Chattanooga Engineers Club

Great Programs, Great Food and Free Parking

NEXT MEETING___________________________

Monday, June 1 - Noon - DOUBLETREE HOTEL, Second Floor (407 Chestnut St., Chattanooga, TN 37402)

"High Definition Land Surveying: A Competitive Advantage in a Down-Turn Economy” – Shane Loyd - RLS Group, LLC

Tape measures are a thing of the past. The future includes high definition three-dimensional laser scanning. If you can see it with your eyes, you can capture, digitize and model it.

Three-dimensional laser scanning provides high definition surveying for architectural, as-built, and engineering requirements. The level of detail captured by high definition survey technology is unparalleled. While the surveying tools that are built with this technology are more expensive than traditional devices, they make the task of conducting surveys and creating three-dimensional maps easy and effective. High definition surveying makes data available quickly for a variety of disciplines, such as construction planning, engineering, demolition, and environmental classification.

The RLS Group, LLC, located in Chattanooga, has over 30 years of combined land surveying experience, utilizing the latest surveying tools. Shane Loyd, owner and founder of The RLS Group, LLC, with more than 18 years of service in the surveying community, will describe high definition three-dimensional laser scanning, a revolutionary new technology for land surveying. Mr. Loyd said that his company has benefited greatly by incorporating high definition three-dimensional laser scanning. The company has had a full work schedule, even during the economic slowdown.

FUTURE MEETINGS________________________

Monday, June 8 - Noon - "Algae-Based Biodiesel: Fact of Fairytale?"

Speaker: Dr. Tricia Thomas, Visiting Assistant Professor at UTC

Meeting Place: DOUBLETREE HOTEL

Monday, June 8 - 12:50 p.m. - "ACE Mentor Program of Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia" – A FREE after-school program for high school students who wish to learn more about careers in architecture, construction and engineering.

Speaker: Linda Allen

Meeting Place: DOUBLETREE HOTEL

Monday, June 15 – Noon – New Chattanooga State Programs Partnered with the Following Companies: VW, TVA, Alstom, Westinghouse, Wrigley, DuPont, etc.

Speaker: Tim McGhee, Department Head, Engineering Technology, Chattanooga State

Meeting Place: DOUBLETREE HOTEL

Monday, June 22 – Noon – “Wastewater in Chattanooga – Past, Present and Future”

Speaker: Jerry Stewart, Department of Public Works, City of Chattanooga, Waste Resources Division

Meeting Place: DOUBLETREE HOTEL

Monday, June 29 – Noon – PLANT TOUR & PRESENTATION: BlueCross BlueShield “Cameron Hill Campus”

Speakers: Bob Worthington, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, and Dan Jacobson, Vice President Properties & Corporate Services Division for BlueCross BlueShield

Meeting Place: Cameron Hill Campus, Reception Hall, 1 Cameron Hill Circle, Chattanooga, TN 37402

Thirty persons maximum may participate. First-come first-served, based upon reservation. Please RSVP before Noon on Wednesday, June 24^th, to Misty Walker by e-mail at mwalker@robbinsbohr.com or by phone at 423-756-4430 ext. 138.

PREVIOUS MEETING_______________________

No Meeting: In observance of Memorial Day

ITEMS OF INTEREST_______________________

The Chattanooga Engineer's Club meets at the DOUBLETREE HOTEL, CHATTANOOGA (407 Chestnut St., Chattanooga, TN 37402). Free parking is available in the gated parking lot on the south side of the Hotel. The gate will be open from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. There is additional free parking east of the Hotel on Chestnut Street in the paved parking pit.

Looking for details on a local society meeting? Links to local engineering societies are available to you at: http://www.chattanoogaengineersclub.org/engineer

Click on the following link to view Chattanooga State’s Summer Enrichment program for Teens, http://www.chattanoogastate.edu/continuinged/busmwksp.asp

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 e-mail at jrobbins@robbinsbohr.com or by phone at 423-756-4430. 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: http://www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org/email