CHATTANOOGA ENGINEERS CLUB
www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org
NEXT MEETING:
MONDAY, April 3 - Jack Wagner, P. E. - “The Rubik's Cube - 25th
Anniversary.” This is the world's most prolific puzzle, with over 200
million cubes sold. Jack will illustrate the inner mechanisms of the cube and
show a disassembled cube. He’ll also overview the solution to the puzzle,
as well as solving the puzzle (twisting the planes of the cube until all sides
are the same color). The
Rubik's Cube is of interest to many mathematicians, partly because it is a
tangible representation of a mathematical group. Particle physicists compare
the motions and colors of the cube to quarks and hadrons.
Location: (Cellar Restaurant at
Menu: A buffet lunch for $11 will be available for attendees beginning at
11:30 a.m. Guests are welcome. The buffet will include meatloaf, green beans,
mashed potatoes, cherry cobbler, roll, and drink.
Parking: Free parking is available for attendees at the Days Inn on
FUTURE MEETINGS (noon at Cellar Restaurant unless another location is
indicated)
April 10 - "3D Mapping Technology" - Chris Morabito, FARO
Technologies, Inc. The
presentation is an introduction of their core measurement solutions. Chris will
describe their newest technology solution in large scale 3D Laser Scanning and
overview the applications where it is being utilized. He will run an
actual scan, show some of the capabilities of the hardware and software, and
describe specific projects and customers where 3D scanning has been
utilized.
May 1 – Dr. Richard Rice, UTC, will discuss some aspects of
technology transfer between the
PREVIOUS MEETING MONDAY, March 27 - "CITY WATER -- PUBLIC VS
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP" - Donald C. Thomas, P.E. gave his independent economic
assessment comparing public vs privately-owned water systems, costs,
performance, and application to our situation in Chattanooga. Don made the case
that the city should consider negotiations to purchase the water system. Mayor
Ron Littlefield has expressed interest in the city acquiring the system. Today
(Mar. 30) it was announced that the Executive Board of RWE AG has decided to
pursue an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. for the parent company of
the Tennessee-American Water Company that serves Chattanooga. The target is to
complete the transaction during 2007.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ENGINEERS -
Attend Georgia Tech's "ISO 9001" Lead Auditor course April
24-28, Global Learning Center, Midtown Atlanta, one of the best accredited Lead
Auditor courses on the market. Register at
http://www.pe.gatech.edu/conted/servlet/edu.gatech.conted.course.ViewCourseDetails?COURSE_ID=183.
Questions? Call Craig at 678-494-9938 or 678-699-1690
QUESTIONS & SUGGESTIONS
If you have any questions or suggestions about program items, please
contact Stephen Smith at 423-843-1815 or by email at srsmith@coalsmith.com. You
can find membership application forms, references to future programs,
historical data, and other Chattanooga Engineers Club info at our web site:
www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org. To receive future meeting announcements by
email, join the Cha. Technology Council mailing list at
http://mail.chattanooga.net/mailman/listinfo/chatech