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Derren Burrell

President

Veteran Ventures Capital

March 11, 2022

7:30-8:30 a.m. (EST)

UT Outreach Center in Oak Ridge & on Zoom
Darren is planning to join us in person on Friday.
Derren Burrell

Hybrid Friday Meeting Details:

Virtual Attendees (Please Register):

To participate in the meeting via Zoom, register for this and future upcoming Friday meetings with the link below:
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https://tennessee.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkcOuvrj0sGtH310HtTdFkG1Hk4G3sF3k0

In-Person (Registration not Needed):

Meetings are held in the UT Outreach Center in Oak Ridge. Attendees are no longer required to wear masks but may do so at their discretion.
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Meeting Sponsor

Thank you to UCOR - United Cleanup Oak Ridge, LLC for sponsoring the Friday morning meetings in March.
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Meeting Sponsorships

June, August, September, October, and November/December are still available.

Consider sponsoring a month of ETEC meetings. The cost is $750 per month and the benefits are below. To easily purchase this great promotional opportunity for your organization, click here.

  • 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 during the month
  • Logo ad with a link to your website in ~4 weekly newsletters per month
  • Logo with link to your website on the events page of the ETEC website

Events

Jim's Retirement Reception

ETEC is hosting a retirement reception for Jim Campbell on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Calhoun's on the Lake in Oak Ridge. Please RSVP here.

Do you have a good Jim Campbell story? RSVP to let us know if you want to say a few words at the event. Or, you can just fill in the well-wishes section. Those messages will be compiled for Jim to keep after the event.
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Upcoming ETEC Friday Meetings

March 18 - Global Security: Dr. Krista Wiegand, UT Howard Baker Center
March 25 - ETEC Board of Directors Meeting
April 1 - Special Program and Muddy Boot Awards Presentation
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Other Events

Mar 10 - TVA Virtual Open House: Clinch River Nuclear Site/Technology Park Draft PEIS
Mar 18 - TSBDC: Startup Bootcamp for Entrepreneurs
Mar 19 - MPNHP: Jackson Square In-Person History Program
Mar 21-24 - Launch Tennessee: Innovation Week
Mar 22 - BDL: Labor Market & Supply Chain Update, Marianne Wanamaker, PhD
Mar 22 - Knox Chamber, KEC, Innov865: Angel Investing Series
Mar 23 - ETEC Nuclear Working Group Meeting – Featuring GAIN
Mar 24 - UT Baker Center: Energy and Environment Forum with Valerie Karplus
Mar 29 - TAEBC: Virtual Annual Member Meeting
Mar 29-30 - SBA: Women’s Business Summit
Mar 30 - ETEC Retirement Reception for Jim Campbell
Apr 11- Spark Cleantech Accelerator Applications Due – Extended Deadline
Apr 20 - Burns & McDonnell Open House & Ribbon-Cutting
Apr 20-21 - Knox Chamber: Workforce Symposium-Growing and Retaining Talent

News

Smithsonian Exhibit Honors ORNL’s Amy Elliott with Life-Sized Statue Recognizing Women in STEM

Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist Amy Elliott is one of 120 women featured in a new exhibit, IfThenSheCan, at the Smithsonian to commemorate Women's History Month.

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Smithsonian Exhibit Honors ORNL’s Amy Elliott with Life-Sized Statue Recognizing Women in STEM

DOE-EM Announces Upcoming Leadership Changes

DOE’s Office of Environmental Management has announced upcoming leadership changes in the DOE headquarters organization.

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Roane State to Develop Cyber Defense Training for Manufacturers

Roane State will play a key role in an ambitious program to establish the Tennessee Valley as the national hub for machine tool research, development and training.

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Roane State to develop cyber defense training for manufacturers

Oak Ridge Reservation Cleanup Contract Transition News

Last October, DOE’s Office of Environmental Management awarded the $8.3 billion, 10-year Oak Ridge Reservation Cleanup Contract to United Cleanup Oak Ridge LLC. UCOR updated key stakeholders last week with information regarding the contract transition.

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Oak Ridge Reservation Cleanup Contract Transition News

ORAU Publication Celebrates Pioneering History, Including Major Milestones, Areas of Thought Leadership and More

As part of ORAU’s 75th anniversary celebration, ORAU's annual report, ORAU Story, 2021, marks major milestones in the company’s history, including many of the areas in which they are leaders in workforce development, technology, medicine, and more.

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ORAU Publication Celebrates Pioneering History, Including Major Milestones, Areas of Thought Leadership and More

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation Sites Pilot Fuel Manufacturing Facility

USNC announces the siting of its Pilot Fuel Manufacturing operation in Oak Ridge. The facility is located on the East Tennessee Technology Park, site of Manhattan Project’s K-25 gaseous diffusion plant

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Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation Sites Pilot Fuel Manufacturing Facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

ETEC Member Featured in HUBZone Council Trailblazer Magazine

ETEC member Henry Perry, president of HME, Inc. was featured in the February Black History Month Edition of the HUBZone Council's Trailblazer Magazine.

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ETEC Member Featured in HUBZone Council Trailblazer Magazine

Membership

New Member

ETEC welcomes HukariAscendent, Inc. as a new member.

HukariAscendent is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business providing high-quality technical and professional services to clients in the nuclear industry and power generation facilities (e.g. biomass, gas/coal, and solar) including: Engineering; Nuclear Safety; Construction, Maintenance, & Operations; D&D; Design; Environmental & Waste Management; Industrial & Occupational Health & Safety; Program & Project Management; Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement; Regulatory & Licensing.
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Thinking about Joining?

• To learn more about ETEC and the Friday morning meetings, visit our website.
• To learn more about membership and to join, click here.

Already a Member?

• To inquire about the status of your membership, email Tracy
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• To update your company profile, account, or visit the member directory, click here.
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