E-Week Kickoff Luncheon, Monday, February 19, 2007, 11:30-1:00 pm at Chattanooga Trade and Convention Center. Senator Bo Watson will talk about his legislative experiences on technology issues, with emphasis on issues that are important to Tennessee and Chattanooga, and share his insights on technology outlook in Tennessee as related to the economic development for counties around Chattanooga. Cost: $18.00 per person. RSVP by Feb. 15 to Tiffany Gibby at tjgibby@tva.gov or (423)751-3168.Co-sponsored by the Chattanooga Engineers Club, Chattanooga Technology Council, and Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers

E-Week Awards Banquet, Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 6:00 pm. Chattanooga Room in the University Center on the campus of UTC. Dr. John K. Bennett Chairman of Engineers without Borders – USA and Associate Dean for Education, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado at Boulder will speak on “Engineering for a Developing World.” Engineers without Borders are a non-profit humanitarian organization established in partnership with developing communities worldwide in order to improve the quality of life. This partnership involves the implementation of sustainable engineering projects that developing communities can own and operate by socially responsible international engineers and engineering students. Cost: $25 per person. RSVP by Feb. 15 to Tiffany Gibby at tjgibby@tva.gov or (423)751-3168. Co-sponsored by American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Chattanooga Engineers Club, and Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers.

FUTURE MEETINGS

February 26 – Fuel Cell Technology for Commercial Applications. Chris Davis, Chief Operating Officer of Logan Engineering, will describe different types of fuel cell technology.

March 5 – Dr. Marilyn A. Brown, Professor of Public Policy at Georgia Tech has been invited to speak on “Energy and Public Policy.”

March 12 – Wayne Huddleston, Project Manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be speaking on the construction of the lock at the Chickamauga Dam on the Tennessee River.

March 19 – Rob Del Bueno of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy will describe the process developed by his company to convert used cooking oil into fuel for mass transit.

March 26 – Robert Whitten, Jr. from the National Center for Computational Science at Oak Ridge National Laboratory will be speaking on status of high performance computing at ORNL.

PREVIOUS MEETING

February 12, 2007 David Ballard, District Operations Manager for Brenntag Mid-South Chemicals spoke on chemical safety with particular emphasis on hazards associated with common household chemicals. He shared many personal experiences ranging from controlling industrial fires to humorous “misadventures” involving chemical accidents, all of which could have been prevented with proper care and handling.

ITEMS OF INTEREST

Math Counts, February 17, 2007, 9-1:30. UTC Engineering Building, room 422. MATHCOUNTS is the nationwide math coaching and competition program for 7th and 8th grade students. There are team and individual competitions. Cost: School team registration is $80; individual registration is $20. For details, visit http://www.tnspe.org/Mathcounts/mathcounts.htm. Volunteers needed. Contact: Jeff Parris, TSPE, (423)643-6167, jeffreyhparris@yahoo.com. Sponsored by Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE).

“Global Emergency Teach-in.” February 20th, 2007 from Noon to 3:30 p.m. Learn how buildings affect climate change and how we can help meet the 2030 ˚Challenge, recently signed by Mayor Littlefield. The event will be web-cast live from New York to hundreds of thousands of students, faculty, deans and practicing professionals in the architecture, planning and design communities in North and South America and around the world. Discover how building design can reduce global warming. Bring your own lunch, Space is limited. Please RSVP to kathy3423@comcast.net.

Engineering Town Hall Meeting for High School Students, a Panel Discussion with Engineers for High School Students, including engineering exhibits. Sponsored by City of Chattanooga’s Engineering Division, Date/Time: Thursday, February 22, 2007, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, Lunch included. Location: Hamilton Co./City of Chattanooga Development Resource Center, Conference Room 1, 1250 Market St., Chattanooga. Free of charge. Please RSVP to Kim McClurkin at (423)757-5109.

Engineering Fun Day at the Creative Discovery Museum, Saturday, Feb. 24, 12 noon to 4:00 pm, for children grades 1-6 and their parents. Hands-on engineering activities include Cup Tower, Egg Bunge, Hoop Glider, Steady Tray, Hovercraft, and Spaghetti and marshmallow Dome. If your child has a knack for engineering, this will be fun.

Engineers Day on the Hill 2007, March 6, 2007. Visit by engineers to the Tennessee General Assembly to promote engineering. Watch for updates at http://www.tnspe.org/

53rd Annual Chattanooga Regional Science & Engineering Fair, March 12-15, 2007, Harrison Racquet Center, UTC Campus, Chattanooga. For students in grades 6-12. For details, visit http://chattanoogasciencefair.org or contact Ginny Reese, Executive Director, at (423)425-4155

Speaking Opportunities! Volunteers needed to address speaker requests from elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and youth groups to visit classrooms, assemblies, and group meetings. High school student groups may schedule tours of CSTCC to visit mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical technology classes and other locations of the campus. The tour invitation is not limited to E Week, but all through the school year. Contact Jackie Rutledge at (423)697-2698 or lulu.copeland@chattanoogastate.edu.

QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS? If you have any questions or suggestions about program items please contact Ron Bailey at 423-425-5536 or by email at Ronald-Bailey@utc.edu. You can find membership application forms, references to future programs, historical data, and other info at http://www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org. To receive future meeting announcements by email, join the Cha. Technology Organization mailing list at http://mail.chattanooga.net/mailman/listinfo/chatech. Professional Development units (PDUs) are available for most technical programs.