NEXT
WEEK____________________________________________
Monday, May
12 - noon
Cellar Restaurant, Downtown
Topic: Technologies to Enhance Learning - Fred Carr,
Hamilton County School System
Schools have changed a lot in recent
years with the introduction of computers, access to web sites, email, VCRs and
other technological innovations. For example, how many of us were able to
email our teachers for assignments on the days we were at home because of
illness?
Fred Carr will give us an update on the latest technologies tried and used
in our schools, how well they have worked, and plans for the near future. Fred
is Assistant Superintendent for Technology and Support Services for the Hamilton
County School System. He says that educational technologies are evolving so
rapidly that training and technical support is vital to help teachers operate
the technologies they will have in the classroom. Fred notes that training all
of the teachers in the Hamilton County school system to a significant level of
competency in the use of current technologies is a major undertaking, one which
will require broad support throughout the school system and the community.
Invocation will be led by Jim Stites.
Menu: Fried chicken tenders, Caesar salad, Macaroni & Cheese,
Green beans, Pineapple pudding
OUR PREVIOUS
MEETING_________________________________
Recorded and written by
Judy Driggans
Mike Ingram, Tennessee Valley Authority, opened his
presentation with an interesting evening photograph showing lights from the
major cities in the United States. California was missing. The
picture was taken during the blackout that occurred in August 1996. A
sagging conductor (probably from the summer heat) was thought to have started
the chain of events that caused the blackout. He also showed graphically a
small but definite range in system voltages illustrating the need for reactive
power. Near industrial sights the voltage was slightly lower.
Electric generation plants were easy to locate on this graph, because the
voltage near them was high.
Some of the power delivery research and
development projects underway that have been collaborative efforts by many
including the Electric Power Research Institute, Department of Energy, Oak Ridge
National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory, Office of Naval Research,
Vanderbilt University, Virginia Tech University, and others. Many of the
projects described are discussed at this web site:
www.energy.gov/NTGS/reports_v.html
FUTURE MONDAY
MEETINGS_____________________________________
May 19:
Exciting Improvements to Chattanooga - Jack Benson, City
Commissioner, District 4
May 26: Memorial Day - NO MEETING
June
2: The New Economy Institute - Helping local industries
produce high-tech products- Dr. Greg Sedrick
June 9: Design of
the Trade Center Renovations -Combining Energy Efficiency with Ambiance
- Ray Boaz, Derthick, Henley & Wilkerson
June 16: High
Temperature Splicing for Superconducting Transmission Lines- Joe
Graziano, Tennessee Valley Authority
June 23: Valuable Lessons
Learned in Environmental Management - Warren Behlau, Tennessee Valley
Authority
June 30: Tour of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's
Training Facility - Jan Griffin
July 7: To be confirmed
-Speaker from Marshal Space Flight Center.
July 14:
Supercomputers - Thomas Zacharia, Head of ORNL's directorate to
oversee one of the world's most powerful computers.
WHERE WE
MEET_______________________________________
Unless we note
otherwise, all of our presentation meetings are held at the Cellar Restaurant in
the Tallan Building, Union Square, Downtown Chattanooga from 12:00 to 1:00
p.m. Out meeting room and luncheon service are open by 11:30 a.m. Lunch
buffet is $10.00 per person (inclusive). No reservation is required.
Free parking is available in the Days Inn Motel (on Carter Street and MLK Blvd.)
courtesy of the Days Inn management. When you park there, be sure to place
a note on your dashboard indicating you are attending the Engineers Club
meeting.
QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS?
______________________________
If you have any questions or suggestions about
program items please call Judy Driggans at 423-751-7616 or email her at
jdriggans@comcast.net. You can
find references to other Chattanooga Engineers Club members at our web
site:
www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org.
Brad Baucom will return as program chairperson in several weeks.