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ETEC News & Notes                         3/5/2025

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Friday Meeting Details

 

Teresa Robbins

Acting Administrator

National Nuclear Security Admninistration (NNSA)

Friday, March 7, 2025

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

Join us in person at the UT Outreach Center or 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)
*Click here to register for the online meetings.*

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

 

Meeting Sponsor

Thank you to MS Technology for sponsoring the Friday morning meetings in March.

 

Future Friday Meetings

March 14 - Glenn Jacobs, Mayor, Knox County, Tennessee

March 21 - Randy Boyd, President, University of Tennessee

March 28 - Featured Friday with the ETEC Board of Directors (All members and their guests are welcome to attend.)

April 4 - David Rausch, Director, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI)

 

 

WM Symposium - Celebrate Oak Ridge Day with Us!

Are you going to the WM Symposia next week? If so, make plans to stop by Booth #1139 to visit with ETEC, the Oak Ridge Corridor Development Corporation, and the City of Oak Ridge.

 

Fun things are happening on Tuesday, March 11th...OAK RIDGE DAY!

  • Booth Event, 9:30-10:00 am: Start your day with DONUTS at Booth #1139. We will take a GROUP PHOTO to share on social media. Roane County Executive Wade Creswell will be there to say a few words.
  • Stop by the booth, say hello to Melodie & Tracy Boatner and drop off your business card for a PRIZE that will be given out during the evening reception.
  • Evening Reception, 5-6:30 pm:🎉 Join us at Booth #1139 next to Lounge #1239 for an evening of celebration and conversation as we spotlight Oak Ridge - this year’s featured U.S. DOE site. Grab a limited-edition ETEC shot glass & indulge in a Moonshine Mountain Cookie—made with a splash of Tennessee moonshine.
  • To be part of the conversations - Use the Hashtag: #WMSym2025OakRidgeDay
  • Technical Sessions: Be sure to attend the Oak Ridge-centric panels happening at 10:00 am, 1:45 pm, and 3:20 pm. Also, there's a panel about ORNL technologies at 3:20 pm on Monday! Click here for more details and to see a flyer.

ETEC Members...We have a small table tent for you to put at your booth and your name will be listed on a banner in our booth. Please come by and see us!

 

DOE Women-Owned Small Business Opportunity Day with Oak Ridge National Laboratory & Jefferson Lab 

Join ETEC as we participate as an exhibitor at this
small business opportunity day at ORNL.

 

Thursday, March 13, 2025, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm (EST)

 

Click Here to Register

 

This hybrid event is hosted by the DOE Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Jefferson Lab. It will be held on-site at the ORNL Conference Center (Bldg 5200) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and via Microsoft Teams. Businesses from all socioeconomic categories are welcome to attend. 

  • Learn more about WOSB regulation updates and business opportunities from across the DOE Complex, including the DOE Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU).
  • Get contracting advice and information from government agencies.
  • Participate in small business matchmaking sessions.
  • Tour ORNL, including the supercomputer. (Limited capacity for pre-registered in-person attendees.)
 

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New Member

ETEC welcomes The Maven Consulting, LLC as a new member.

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Weekly Wisdom

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.”

 

- Henry Ford

 

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