                                               Chattanooga Engineers Club
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NEXT MEETING

Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 - Noon - Chattanooga Convention Center, 1 Carter Plaza, Room #2
Dr. Hinsdale Bernard, UTC, will speak on his invention, the 3-D Periodic Table. The title of his presentation is "Three Dimensional Periodic Spiral of the Elements: Thinking Outside the Box". The Three Dimensional Periodic Spiral of the Elements is a three dimensional arrangement of the elements that can be used in place of the traditional rectangular chart of the Periodic Table. This colorful rendition is based on an elliptical periodic plan that makes the periodic table more intuitive and attractive. This Three Dimensional Periodic Table (3DPT) could provide a hands-on teaching/learning kit that can faci litate the understanding of the basics of the chemical elements. This kit may be adapted for all developmental levels including an exciting game/toy for younger children who could learn about the elements vicariously during play. Many different renditions of the 3DPT are envisioned, ranging from manual or electrically motorized rotating versions that could be lighted for colorful displays, to interactive computer models.

Lunch is available, buffet style, beginning at 11:30 am. The cost is $14. Since we have to guarantee a minimum number, please make plans to participate. Parking is available as metered street parking and nearby commercial parking garages (including handicap spaces) and lots. A passenger drop-off is available at the door near where we meet.

Please provide feedback on meeting at the new location - pro or con - as to facility, food or cost (see e-mail address below).

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

Oct. 6 - Gordon Phillips will speak on "What Chattanooga Might Have Been". A canal short-cut on the Tennessee River? Come and find out.
Oct. 13 - No Meeting - Columbus Day

Oct. 20 - Plant Tour of Coca Cola.

LAST MEETING

Monday, Sept. 22, 2008 - Tim McClanahan of TVA spoke on Advanced Low Temperature Power Cycle (ALTPC). Industrial waste heat can be cost effectively converted to power using a new TVA patented process called Advanced Low Temperature Power Cycle technology (ALTPC). TVA has executed a license agreement with Facilities Management Company, Inc. (FMC) to build, own, operate and market ALTPC.

ITEMS OF INTEREST
Our new meeting location is the Chattanooga Convention Center, 1 Carter Plaza. Currently we are meeting in Room #2. The room may change from time to time. http://www.chattconvention.org/specifications.htm

Map and driving instructions available on internet: Use 1150 Carter St., Chatt., TN, 37402

Lunch is buffet-style, starting at 11:30. The cost of the lunch is $14.

Please send items of interest to the Chattanooga Engineers Club to the e-mail address in the Questions and Suggestions section. Looking for details on a local society meeting? Links to local engineering societies are available to you at: http://www.chattanoogaengineersclub.org/engineer/.

QUESTIONS and 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 Chattanooga Technology Organization mailing list at:
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