Beer Social June 27, 2013

The East Tennessee Section of ASME is sponsoring a social gathering for local engineering and science society members at the Bearden Beer Market on June27th from 5 to 8 PM. The event is a opportunity to meet and network with fellow technical professionals.

There is no cost to attend and all attendees with get a wrist band good for a $1 discount on all beer orders. Attendees who bring proof of regular membership in any engineering or science society and are 35 or under will be eligible for drawings for five door prizes ($25 gift certificates for something or other). Some appetizer trays will be provided, You can bring in your own food (yes, you can even bring a propane tank to cook it on an outdoor grill!), There are food trucks on the street outside the market, pizza can be ordered for delivery, etc.

RSVP (optional) Joe Carson, Chair East Tennessee Section of ASME at carsonj@asme.org. The event will happen, rain or shine - we'll have a covered area in the beer garden.

STEM Gathering at L& N Acadamy Nov. 3, 2012

There will be an event at the L&N Academy highlighting the connection between area students and the local professional community. Please consider attending as an IEEE member to help promote STEM in Knox County. To learn more and to register to attend, visit L&N Stem Gate.

Our area probably has more engineers and scientists (i.e. STEM professionals) than any similarly sized community in Country, if not world.   We estimate about  10,000 STEM professionals live and work in greater Knox County-Oak Ridge area  (Knox County and adjoining counties) - there are over two dozen local STEM societies!   Our area also probably has close to 2000 K-12 STEM educators, who teach over 100,000 K-12 students. 

The objective of the L&N STEM-gate is for area STEM educators and STEM professionals to mix, mingle, learn, and discuss how our area's STEM professional community can become more engaged and committed in advocating, advancing, and attaining EXCELLENCE - by world standards - in K-12 STEM education for area youth.   We hope that this event results in many of area's STEM societies adopting positions advocating excellence in area STEM education - including recruiting and equipping over 2000 area STEM professionals in donating  10 or more hours/year in STEM education outreach activities.      Please be part of this unprecedented event, not just for this area - but for America - because American K-12 STEM education needs Vols to attain excellence! Register to attend at L&N Stem Gate.

First Tennessee Valley Interstellar Workshop Nov. 28-29

The First Tennessee Valley Interstellar Workshop will be held on November 28 (eve.) thru 29 (all day) in Oak Ridge. Astrophysicists Dr-Ing. Claudio Maccone and Dr Greg Matloff from NYC are confirmed headliner speakers. The moderator will be Les Johnson, DepMgr for Advanced Concepts from NASA Marshall Spaceflight Center. The symposium format will be all-day, single-track. Topics will include: astrophysics, radioastronomy and communication, advanced propulsion including fusion, SETI, etc. The preliminary agenda can be found here.

The workshop will be at the Doubletree in Oak Ridge. A reception will be held in Oak Ridge on the evening of the 28th, plus some meals, coffee, snacks provided at the hotel all day the 29th. It will be a NO COST, NO-HASSLE, INVITATION-ONLY conference. Although the agenda appears to be full, adjustments can be made to fit in a special paper. This workshop is about ideas, not credentials.


If you are interested in presenting a paper, or actively participating, please contact Robert Kennedy, PE at robert.kennedy@tetratech.com , 865.220.4736.please contact Robert Kennedy, PE at robert.kennedy@tetratech.com , 865.220.4736.

2010 Tennessee Science Bowl - Call For Volunteers

Please volunteer to help with the 2010 Tennessee Science Bowl! Do your part to encourage students in the pursuit of technical careers.

It is an easy, two-step process: (1) check your calendar to verify your availability on Saturday, February 27, 2010 and (2) visit the new, improved website and volunteer on-line! http://www.orau.gov/sciencebowl/

This year, there will not be a snow-day -- this may simplify your planning. One day, one big festive event! AND! The organizers will award a new 2010 Tennessee Science Bowl T-shirt to the first, fifth and 15th person who signs up!

Last year was pretty darned good. This year will be better still, with an aim for 50 teams, from 50 schools across the state.

IEEE GOLD presents webinar, "Gandhian Engineering" Oct. 2, 2009

In commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi's birthday on 2 October 2009, IEEE GOLD is pleased to announce a special webinar, "Gandhian Engineering," presented by the renowned Dr. R.A. Mashelkar.

As President of Global Research Alliance, a network of publicly funded R&D institutes from Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe, and USA with over 60,000 scientists, and as Chairman of India's National Innovation Institute, Dr. R.A. Mashelkar has played a critical role in shaping India's science and technology policies.

Please join us to hear Dr. Mashelkar's perspective on Gandhian Engineering, describing how to get more from less for more and more people of the world. This style of engineering stems from the application of a combination of Mahatma Gandhi's ideologies of the earth providing enough to satisfy the needs of men, rather than the greed of men and prizing every invention of science that benefits all of humanity.

Topic: Gandhian Engineering
Presented by: Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Date: Friday, 2 October 2009
Time: 10:30 - 11:30 EDT / 9:30 - 10:30 CDT
Registration URL:
https://icm3.ieee.org/eventmanager/OnlineRegistration.asp?eventcode=pwx

An abstract of the topic, as well as a full biography of Dr. R.A.
Mashelkar can be found at:
http://www.ieee.org/web/membership/gold/events/gandhianengrg.html.

Please direct any questions regarding this IEEE GOLD sponsored webinar to gold@ieee.org or Wah W. Myint Garris, Region 3 GOLD Coordinator, wah.garris@bankofamerica.com.

Innovation Imperative Conference Knoxville

The Innovation Imperative Conference will be held at the Knoxville Convention Center Oct. 20-22, 2009. Early bird registration deadline is Sept. 30, 2009.

• Learn from national experts on how the economy is changing and what it will take to survive — and succeed
• Recognize and celebrate emerging growth companies and entrepreneurial champions of our region
• Learn how the State of Tennessee is stimulating innovation and rapid-growth companies through pension plan investments, tax credits and more
• Learn from regional leaders on how they are planning to succeed in the emerging economy
• Obtain valuable insight into how to access capital and innovative ideas for your business success
• Hear about innovative ideas available for your business from ORNL and UT

Learn more and register at http://www.tech2020.org/event_imperative.html

SoutheastCon 2010 Call for Papers

IEEE Region 3 invites prospective authors to submit papers in a wide range of topics for the upcoming IEEE SoutheastCon 2010 conference in Charlotte-Concord, NC on March 18-21, 2010. The paper submission website should be online by October 1, with a firm paper submission deadline of December 1. Also, note the improved fee structure for this year, as indicated at the end of the call for papers.

The Call for Papers can be obtained at:
http://southeastcon2010.org/attachments/084_SEC2010-CFP-v110.pdf

The theme for the conference is "Energizing Our Future." Papers in this and other areas (listed in the call for papers) are solicited. Additional conference information is found on the official website:
http://www.southeastcon2010.org

Tom Weldon
SoutheastCon 2010 Technical Program Chair
tpc@southeastcon2010.org