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ETEC’s goal is to meet virtually until we can all be together again on Friday mornings.
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No Friday ETEC Meeting
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. (EST)
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Instead, you are invited to attend the Chamber's Regional Legislative Agenda Virtual Event (Registration Required)
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Join us next Friday, February 12, to hear
Dr. Suresh Babu speak about the
National Science Board's Vision 2030.
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Upcoming Friday Meetings
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February 12 - Dr. Suresh Babu, National Science Board Vision 2030
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February 19 - ORR Cleanup Progress at Y-12 & ORNL, Jay Mullis & Ken Rueter
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Openings for Virtual Meeting Sponsors
Reservations are now being taken to sponsor a month of ETEC’s virtual meetings in 2021. Sponsorships are $750.00 and include the following benefits. These go quickly and are first-come, first-serve.
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- Verbal recognition of sponsorship by the ETEC Chairperson at weekly meetings
- Advertisement with logo on meeting slides at weekly meetings
- Opportunity to speak for 3 minutes during one weekly meeting
- Logo ad with a link to your website in the weekly e-newsletters
- Logo with a link to your website on the Weekly Meetings page of the ETEC website
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Regional Events
Feb 3 - Explore Oak Ridge: Virtual Discussion, Economic Impacts of Motorsports Parks
Feb 4 - ORNL: Community Outreach Meeting: Subcontracting Opportunities
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Feb 10 - TSBDC: How to do business with the government, Part 1 / WEBINAR
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Feb 11 - TSBDC: How to do business with the government, Part 2 / WEBINAR
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Feb 11 - KTech: Virtual Lunch & Learn – FBI InfraGard Enterprise
Feb 23 - PTAC: Cybersecurity compliance Update: CMMC and SPRS
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Mar 8-12 - Waste Management 2021 Virtual Symposia
Mar 10 - TSBDC: How to do business with the government, Part 1 / WEBINAR
Mar 11 - TSBDC: How to do business with the government, Part 2 / WEBINAR
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TVA Notice of Intent for Clinch River Nuclear Site PEIS
TVA intends to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to address the potential environmental effects associated with the construction, operation, and decommissioning of an advanced nuclear reactor technology park at TVA’s 935-acre Clinch River Nuclear site.
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Senator Hagerty Hires Former Trump Staffers
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) announced that he’s hired 13 former Trump administration officials to work in his office. Judd Deere, the former deputy White House press secretary, will be Hagerty’s deputy chief of staff for communications.
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NNSA Final FY21 Appropriations
The National Security Administration budget is surging by $3 billion to nearly $20 billion for fiscal year 2021, with most of the increase directed to modernizing the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile and associated infrastructure.
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Major Construction to Enable U-233 Processing This Fall
Major construction upgrades are progressing that will allow DOE’s OREM and contractor Isotek to begin processing a high-dose inventory of uranium (U)-233 stored at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory later this year.
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Scientists Studying Smallest Particles with Supercomputer
Using the Summit supercomputer a team of nuclear physicists led by Kostas Orginos at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility and William & Mary have developed a promising method for measuring the smallest particles in the universe.
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UTHSC Researcher’s Work Aids in COVID-19 Vaccine Development
When Moderna wanted to check if its COVID-19 vaccine would work against the new strains emerging in England and South Africa, it again turned to a UT Health Science Center researcher’s work.
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Vistage Taking Applications for Leadership Dev. Program
The Vistage Emerging Leader program has put together a leadership development program. The curriculum is structured with an emphasis on the things that bring about true growth and mastery: reflection, repetition, and reinforcement. Applications are now being accepted for the first cohort.
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Made Right Here, Knoxville Focused Podcast Launches
One of the recommendations coming out of the Techstars assessment of the Knoxville region’s innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem was to tell more stories about entrepreneurs – past, present and aspiring. Paul Sponcia, Principal and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The IT Company LLC, is stepping into the mix with a new podcast series.
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East Tennessee Wellness Roundtable Kicks Off 2021 Program
East Tennessee Wellness Roundtable announces the kickoff of their 2021 Recognition Program. The purpose of the three-tier program is to recognize employers who are pursuing opportunities to exemplify excellence in worksite wellness and consistently working to move the needle on worksite health.
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Membership Information
Thinking about Joining?
Already a Member?
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• To inquire about the status of your membership, email Tracy
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East Tennessee Economic Council
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1201 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Suite 100
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