Chattanooga Engineers Club
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May 21, 2008 – Wednesday – EPB, 7th Floor Auditorium, 11:30-1:00.  There will be a Joint meeting with the Chattanooga Technology Council (CTC).  We will have presentations f rom 2008 Early Innovator Award finalists.  The four finalists will describe their successful inventions. The award contest was sponsored by the Chattanooga Technology Council and the award is one of three that were presented at the annual Spirit of Innovation Event in April.  Now in its fourth year, the Early Innovator Award honors emerging technology-based companies that have produced a groundbreaking prototype product or beta-stage software application with potential for a significant competitive advantage.

 

The four finalists for the 2008 Early Innovator Awards were the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority, Cushion by Design, Inc., NanoChromatic, Inc. and UtiliFlex.  During the April Spirit of Innovation Event, Cushion by Design was named the winner and this Award.  See  http://www.chatc.org

 

Buffet lunch will be provided; cost is $10 per person payable by cash, check or credit card.
RSVP deadline is Thursday, May 15th to info@chatc.org or call 423.209.6813.

 

NOTE – There will be no Monday meeting on May 19 at the Cellar due to the Joint Meeting with the CTC on May 21.

  

FUTURE MEETINGS

May 26, 2008 – Memorial Day – No meeting. 

June 2, 2008 – TBD

June 9, 2008 – Don Thomas will be speaking on “Synthetic Liquid Fuel from Coal”.

  

LAST MEETING

May 12, 2008, Noon - The final 2008 Capstone Design presentation was capably made by senior Chemical Engineering UTC student Josh Oliver.  Josh is also an employee of UTC, working with the Facilities Planning and Management Dept.  This senior project team project involved the conversion of waste paper to ethanol, hence the term PAPERNOL - http://che m.engr.utc.edu/ench430/2008/Teams/100/  .

  

ITEMS OF INTEREST 

Watch This Space! - Please send items of interest to the Chattanooga Engineers Club at the e-mail address in the Questions/Suggestions section.

 

Professional Development Hours (PDH) are available for most meetings.

 

Looking for details on a local society meeting?  Links to local engineering societies are available to you at:

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QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS? If you have any questions or suggestions about program items please contact Jim Schwall at 423-267-4257 or by email at jimgineer@comcast.net.  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:   

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