CHATTANOOGA ENGINEERS CLUB
www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org

NEXT WEEK____________________________________________
Monday, June 2 

The New Economy Institute - Helping Local Industries Produce High-tech Products- Dr. Greg Sedrick

THE NEW ECONOMY INSTITUTE (NEI) is a federally funded regional economic development organization established to assist businesses in the application of new technology.  NEI will operate in a corridor from southwest Virginia through east Tennessee and into northern Alabama as far as Huntsville and Decatur.  NEI is a joint effort of Chattanooga State Technical Community College and the Southeast Development and Resource District.

Dr. Greg Sedrick, Director of the NEI, says they intend to overcome gaps in traditional economic development, the most important gap being between education and work performance.  They will catalog advanced technical resources available within the region and serve as a clearing house to make resources available to businesses.  In addition to coordinating the needs of businesses, state, and federal employers with training and expertise already available in the region, Dr. Sedrick says, the NEI will help new and existing businesses develop new products using advanced technology.  They will also encourage technical and scientific education at all levels in order to raise the technical competence in the entire region.
 

Invocation Chairperson:  Ron Burton

Menu:  Chicken Cordon Bleu, tossed salad, broccoli casserole, creamed potatoes, apple cobbler

OUR PREVIOUS MEETING_________________________________

No meeting was held on May 26 in observance of Memorial Day.

FUTURE MONDAY MEETINGS_____________________________________

June 9: Design of the Trade Center Renovations -Combining Energy Efficiency with Ambiance - Ray Boaz, Derthick, Henley & Wilkerson

June 16: Presentation of a Winning Science Fair Project  - Daniel Gruwell, recent graduate of Baylor High School and winner of the ASM International Foundation Award for the best exhibit at the regional science fair in materials engineering

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: The Next Generation Orbiting Space Telescope - NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

July 14: Supercomputers - Their Design and Application at ORNL- Thomas Zacharia, Director of ORNL's Computational Science Laboratory

July 21: To be confirmed

July 28: Garbage! How much more of this can we take? - Damon Riggs, Project. Manager, Solid Waste, ARCADIS

In August: Internet II - Awesome Speed and Immense Possibilities - Dr. Clint Smullen, UTC

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.