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Upcoming Friday Programs - ONLINE
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ETEC’s goal is to meet virtually until we can be together again on Friday mornings.
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VIRTUAL BOARD MEETING
Friday, April 24, 2020
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
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ATTENDEES MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND:
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This meeting will be different than the webinar format used in our previous virtual meetings. We will be using the Zoom Conferencing platform in its normal format. Attendees will be visible unless they choose to turn off their video.
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As part of our regular Board meeting format we will have three speakers:
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- Thomas Zacharia, ORNL
- Ken Rueter, UCOR
- Bob Eby, State of TN Board of Education
Please Note: Your video camera and microphone will be active when you enter the meeting. You can choose to turn off your camera and microphone once you are in the "room". In order to allow for attendees to interact, the Zoom session will be open from 7:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. The Board meeting content will begin at 7:30 a.m.
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We look forward to seeing you on Friday morning!
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Future Virtual Meetings
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May 1 - Joe Hoagland, TVA
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May 8 - Indya Kincannon, Knoxville Mayor
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May 15 - Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator
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Virtual Events
Apr 22 - TN CHAMBER: Handling Stress Online Workshop
Apr 28 - KTECH: Virtual Networking Happy Hour-Sugarlands Distilling
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Apr 30 - MGMT SOLN'S: Using MS Team to Run Your Business & Collaborate with Staff
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US Plasma Science Strategic Planning Reaches Pivotal Phase
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The U.S. plasma science community has achieved a major milestone in its effort to forge a long-term consensus strategic plan, agreeing on a set of priorities that will now be shaped into formal recommendations for the Department of Energy.
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Y-12 Recycling Sensitive Documents, Converting into Reusable Briquettes
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The paper disintegrator system at the Y-12 National Security Complex produces paper briquettes to be used by off-site recycling vendors to make compressed paper products. The briquettes are currently reused by a commercial company to make a cellulose binder for construction products, such as asphalt sealants.
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World's Fastest Production Submarine's Crazy Molten Metal Cooled Reactor
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When it comes to nuclear fast attack submarines, it doesn't get more hot-rod than the Soviet Alfa class. With a hull built of titanium, a highly automated control system run by a skeleton crew, and a reactor that was cooled by molten lead-bismuth, the Alfa class was absolutely cutting-edge when it debuted in the early 1970s
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President Trump Recognizes ORNL During COVID-19 Update
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During President Trump's White House briefing Sunday evening, he mentioned how different states and organizations are stepping up to help the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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EDP Biotech One of 13 Labs Listed on FDA’s Serology Testing Sites
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Knoxville-based EDP Biotech Corporation is one of 13 entities currently listed on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s website as a commercial testing lab and manufacturer of COVID-19 serology (antibody) tests.
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Fast COVID-19 Test Being Produced by Company Led by UT Haslam Alum
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Integrity Laboratories, headed by CEO Christian Clevenger, is distributing a test for people possibly infected by the coronavirus. The test uses real-time polymerase chain reaction to perform rapid testing and identification of suspected coronavirus.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Knoxville native Brad Smith is a part of President Trump’s virus team. Click here for the press conference transcript on April 20 where he spoke about coronavirus testing.
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ECONOMIC RECOVERY
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The Economic Recovery Group would like to hear from you as they build solutions for economic recovery. Click here to share how the pandemic is affecting your business and what you need most.
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WORDS OF THE WEEK
"In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity."
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Membership Information
Ready to Join . . .
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• To learn more about ETEC and the Friday morning meetings, visit the website.
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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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