Chattanooga Engineers Club
www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org

NEXT MEETING___________________________

Monday, Feb. 16, 2009, 11:30am - 1:00pm - E-Week Kickoff Luncheon - DOUBLETREE HOTEL CHATTANOOGA (407 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402)

Cost: Single Ticket $20, Table of Eight $150 RSVP by February 10th to Kelley Evatt, kevatt@chatc.org, telephone: 423-209-6813.
Please call if you do not receive a response from your emailed RSVP.

"Creating a New Electric Vehicle and the Grid to Feed It" - Mark Perry, Director of Product Planning and Strategy for Nissan Americas will speak about  their new electric vehicle concept, which was created to draw attention to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.'s global environmental efforts.  This concept is a way to expose American buyers to one of Nissan's most popular domestic market cars at a time when fuel economy and packaging efficiency is popular.  Mr. Perry will briefly discuss Nissan's Green Program 2010 and its focus on three core areas related to the environment:  reducing CO2 emissions, reducing exhaust emissions, and accelerating recycling efforts.

Mark Perry's teams are responsible for Versa, Sentra, Altima, Altima Coupe, Maxima, Quest and the electric vehicle programs. Perry leads the product planning teams to take approved vehicle concepts through development to launch and manage the product’s lifecycle.

Monday, Feb. 16, 2009, 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM - E-week Extra - DOUBLETREE HOTEL CHATTANOOGA

"Green Behind the Scenes" - DOUBLETREE HOTEL CHATTANOOGA General Manager Bill Mish will lead "Green Behind the Scenes -- an
insider's look at the environmental features of the DOUBLETREE"

FUTURE MEETINGS________________________

Thursday, Feb. 19 - 6:00pm – E-Week Award Banquet – DOUBLETREE HOTEL CHATTANOOGA

"Auto Plants and Transplants: What the South Needs Now"                                                                                                                                                         Speaker:  Dr. Jay Baron, President and CEO Center for Automotive Research

Highlight of the evening will be presentation of awards:

JO CONN GUILD - Outstanding Engineer of the Year
GEN. ROBERT NEYLAND -  Young Engineer of the Year
CARLISLE A. JORDAN -  Technician of the Year
PHILIP J. SUTTON -  PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE Award

Cost: Single Ticket, $38, Table of Eight $300; payment processed with reservation

RSVP by February 11 to Kelley Evatt, kevatt@chatc.org,                            telephone:  423-209-6813. Please call if you do not receive a response to your emailed RSVP.

Monday, Feb. 23 - Noon - "Human Factors Engineering for cars and trucks at Toyota Technical Center, Ann Arbor, MI

Speaker:  Fred W. Lupton III           

Meeting Place:  Chattanooga Convention Center

Monday, Mar. 2 - Noon - "Investigation of the potential to turn carbohydrate-rich waste into ethanol"

Speaker:  Terry Howell, Manager of Research and New Technology at McKee Foods

Meeting Place: will advise

Monday, Mar. 9 - Noon - "Warm Mix Asphalt Technology"

Speaker: Daniel Edwards, Lead Engineer  for Astec Inc.'s Green System product

line

Meeting Place: will advise

Monday, Mar. 16 - Noon - “Seasoned cast iron:  How we do it and the problems we’ve overcome”

Speaker:  Keith Nunley, Engineering Manager, Lodge Manufacturing

Meeting Place: will advise

Monday, Mar. 23 - Noon - Enterprise Networks (What’s in your closet?)  Plus, “25, or more, tips to take home with you”

Speaker:  Chuck Chamberlin, Director of Telephone & Network Systems, Chattanooga State

Meeting Place: will advise

Monday, Mar. 30 - Noon - Tennessee Aquarium:  Life Support System Design

Speaker:  Scott McKenzie, Vice President of Special Projects

Meeting Place:  will advise

PREVIOUS MEETING_______________________

Feb. 9 – Dr. Prem Chopra, Professor of Engineering Management at University of Tennessee and CEO of Integrated Voice Solutions, Inc. presented four principles of purposeful action from his latest book: Masters of the Game.  The first principle consisting of three phases:  Defining Purpose, Plan and Act, and Review and Renew.  Second principle including five positive core values:  Integrity, Commitment, Persistence, Teamwork, and Communication.  The third principle is managing your motivation:  Levels of desire, Lust, Wealth, Service and Freedom.  Dr. Chopra also discussed six business archotypes:  Leader, Entepeneur, Manager, Consultant, Trustee, and Intellectual.

ITEMS OF INTEREST_______________________

Please remember to return your dues promptly and consider a donation to the Scholarship Fund.

The meeting location of the CEC is the Chattanooga Convention Center, 1 Carter Plaza. http://www.chattconvention.org/specifications.htm Professional Development Hours (PDH) are available for most meetings.  Free handicap parking spaces are available on the third floor of the parking garage for those with handicap permits.  When you exit the parking area, be sure to list your handicap permit number on the back of your parking ticket and hand your ticket to the parking attendant.

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, items of interest to the Chattanooga Engineers Club, or suggestions for 2009 programs, please contact Joe Robbins by phone at 423-756-4430 or by e-mail at jrobbins@robbinsbohr.com. You can find membership application forms, references to future programs, and 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: http://www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org/email