Friday Meeting: Join us to hear from Hancen Sale Government Affairs and Policy Director at the Knoxville Area Association of Realtors. See inside for details, news, and events.

11/1/2023

Image
 
Image

Friday Meeting Details

 

Dr. Susan Hubbard 

Deputy for Science & Technology

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Friday, November 3, 2023

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

In person at the UT Outreach Center in Oak Ridge & on Zoom

 

In-Person (Registration Not Needed)

Meetings are held in the UT Outreach Center in Oak Ridge. Guests of our members are welcome. Find more information about our Friday morning meetings here.

 

Virtual Attendees (Please Register)

To participate in the meeting via Zoom, register for this and future Friday meetings by clicking here.

 

Meeting Sponsor

Thank you to Strata-G for sponsoring the Friday morning meetings in November.

 

Upcoming Friday Morning Meetings

November 10 - Marc Gibson, Associate Vice Chancellor Partnerships & Economic Development, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

November 17 - Featured Friday with the ETEC Board of Directors (All members and their guests are welcome to attend.)

November 24 - No ETEC due to the Thanksgiving Holiday

December 1 - 'The Women of Oak Ridge' Historical Program by Ray Smith, Oak Ridge Historian & the ETEC Membership will vote on the 2024 Board of Directors Slate 
December 8 - Special ETEC Meeting. Join us for our Annual Meeting & Awards Celebration, Bridgewater Place at 8:30 a.m. Registration is required. (ETEC will not meet at 7:30 a.m. in the UT Outreach Center or on ZOOM due to the Annual Meeting.)

 

 

ETEC News & Events

 

Annual Meeting & Awards Celebration
* Featuring a Keynote Speech by Senator Lamar Alexander *

Come celebrate with us at ETEC's 2023 Annual Meeting on Friday, December 8, 8:30-10:00 a.m. at Bridgewater Place in Knoxville. This 50th anniversary celebration will feature a keynote speech by Lamar Alexander, former U.S. Senator and Tennessee Governor; presentation of ETEC's Muddy Boot Award and Postma Young Professional Medal; plated breakfast; and more. Click here to purchase a ticket.

 

News

 

Science & Energy News

 

Security & Environmental News

 

Entrepreneurial & Education News

 

Local & Regional Economic Development News

 

New Member

ETEC welcomes MartinFed as a new member!

MartinFed provides for the safety and security of the nation through four primary areas of expertise: Advanced IT, Cybersecurity, Engineering & Technical Solutions, and Training. Their diverse missions for the United States government and commercial clients are supported by extraordinary team members who display drive, curiosity, humility, and pursue excellence. In addition to professionalism, they believe in giving back to the communities where they live and work through philanthropic involvement and contributions. MartinFed values an environment of continuous improvement and innovation by equipping their teams for success every day.

 

Did You Know?

October was cybersecurity month. Last Friday at ETEC Jeff and Lisa Atkinson with Zelvin Security spoke for a few minutes about this important topic. They also created a resource page just for ETEC members! You can see it here: https://zelvin.com/what-etec-members-need-to-know-about-cybersecurity/.

 

Opportunitity to Consider

India Clean EDGE and EnviroTech Business Development Mission

The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA) is organizing an executive-led Clean EDGE (Enhancing Development and Growth through Clean Energy) and Environmental Technologies Business Development Mission to India, March 4-8, 2024. The objective for this mission is to support the U.S. vision to grow sustainable and secure clean energy markets in India by promoting U.S. exports and removing trade barriers. For more information, click here.

 

Weekly Wisdom

"The sun himself is weak when he first rises and gathers
strength and courage as the day gets on."

 

- Charles Dickens

 

Be A Part of ETEC

Info 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 see your membership details, resources, pay, and more, visit the Members Only Info Hub log in here.

  • New to ETEC's Members Only Info Hub, or haven't signed in since June 2023? Click here to create an account on ETEC's new system.
  • If you are having trouble logging in, email Nicole.

Unsubscribe
East Tennessee Economic Council

1201 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Suite 100

Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830

865.483.4577

info@eteconline.org

www.eteconline.org

 

 
 
 
 
This email was sent on behalf of ETEC located at the address above. To unsubscribe click here. If you have questions or comments concerning this email contact info@eteconline.org.