CHATTANOOGA ENGINEERS CLUB

www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org

NEXT Meeting (The Read House)_____________________________________________

Monday, August 30, 2004

Topic:  Oak Ridge National Laboratory Summer Tour

The field trip to Oak Ridge National Lab will be this Monday.  For those who have signed up, we will meet at the Days Inn Rivergate parking lot (across the corner from the Read House) in downtown Chattanooga and parking will be free for the day.  We will meet at 9:00 am EST, buy our own lunch in the ORNL cafeteria, and head back to Chattanooga from Oak Ridge around 2 or 3 o’clock.  The tour plan is to visit the supercomputer center, the Spallation Neutron Source site, the hybrid lighting area, and if possible, the High Temperature Materials Laboratory and possibly get a presentation on fuel cells.  Transportation will be in a large van and participants will be asked to contribute a nominal fee to offset the van rental fee.  This will allow us to avoid using funds that we can otherwise donate for scholarships.  We are at capacity for the van but if anyone else would like to sign up, please contact Tiffany Gibby at 423.751.3168 (day) or 423.326.3185 (eve) for more information.

OUR PREVIOUS MEETING________________________________________________

Topic:    “TVA Activities as a Result of the Northeast Blackout” - Tim Ponseti, TVA

The meeting summary for Mr. Ponseti’s presentation will be in the next bulletin.

FUTURE MONDAY MEETINGS_____________________________________________

September 6:  NO MEETING - Labor Day Holiday

September 13:  “Soddy Daisy High School’s Engineering and Technology Academy” - Joel Laney

September 20:  “Georgia Water Issues” - Napoleon Caldwell, Division of Natural Resources

TBD:  “Nuclear Proliferation and Security:  Keeping us safe at home and abroad” - ORNL

WHERE WE MEET _______________________________________________________

We meet at The Read House, and lunch is $11.  Parking is free at the Days Inn across MLK Blvd. but you’ll need a note in your windshield that you’re with the Engineers’ Club.  Valet parking (by AAA, the manager of the Read House Hotel parking garage) is $3 for lunch events.  The Read House Hotel garage entrance is now on Broad Street.

QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS? ______________________________________________

If you have any questions or suggestions about program items please call Tiffany Gibby at 423-751-3168 or email her at tjgibby@tva.gov. You can find references to other Chattanooga Engineers Club members at our web site: www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org.