January 2008 Friends of ORNL Lunch/Lecture “TBA" by Jim Rushton, ORNL ABSTRACT: January 16,2007: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 1201 Oak Ridge Turnpike see directions below Speaker’s bio below. Lunch by the Soup Kitchen will be $7.00 and includes at least 2 choices of hot soup, choice of sandwich, pickle, chips, choice of iced tea or hot coffee, and choice of dessert. As always, registered professional engineers who attend shall receive one (1) PDH certificate. MONTHLY AGENDA: 11:00 a.m. Socializing and coffee 11:30 a.m. Lunch served 11:50 a.m. Annual Meeting 12:00 noon Lecture begins 12:45 p.m. Q&A 1:00 p.m. Adjourn HEADS UP: February 20 - - TBA ABOUT THE SPEAKER: *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* NOTICE NOTICE Please note that the Board and Membership has decided to change the annual dues policy. Starting October 2007 we are changing to a fiscal-year-dues policy. Thus, all dues for 2008 are due starting October 1, 2007. Please send dues ($20) to Warren Webb, FORNL Treasurer, 214 Park Lane, Oliver Springs, TN 37840. If you have questions, call Warren at 435-9644 or email him at warren_webb@comcast.net. ****** Thanks to all of you who have already submitted your FY2008 dues! ****** *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* NOTICE NOTICE DIRECTIONS TO FORNL MEETING LOCATION Our meeting location is the white-colored building at 1201 Oak Ridge Turnpike (State Highway 95) between Taco Bell and Applebee's at the intersection of the Turnpike and Rutgers Ave (at Traffic Light #7). At the south-west corner of the white-colored building there is an entrance with a canopy. Caution - - there is an additional entrance with a canopy close by - - the entrance we use is that closest to the Jameson Inn. The glass door is identified as "The University of Tennessee - University Outreach & Continuing Education." *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* NOTICE NOTICE Members wishing to submit renewal dues by mail can make a check for $20.00 payable to FORNL and mail it to: Treasurer, Friends of ORNL 214 Park Lane Oliver Springs, TN 37840 Non-members who wish to join should also mail a check for $20.00 payable to FORNL and mail it to the same address. [Note that the dues cover the subsequent twelve (12) months rather than a specific calendar period. When renewal is required you will be notified by the treasurer.] Non-members should also submit the following information: Name Mailing address e-mail address (if applicable) *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Click here to view the pdf file of Thom Mason's October 2007 Lecture, "Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Report to the Community, 2007" Note that the size of this file is about 2.26 MB. Click here to view the pdf file of David Beshears' February 2007 Lecture, "Hybrid Solar Lighting" Note that the size of this file is about 1.78 MB. Click here to view the pdf file of Marilyn Brown's March 2006 Lecture, Climate Change Technologies: Better, More Cost Effective Solutions" Note that the size of this file is about 735 KB. Click here to view the pdf file of Charles Forsberg's February 2006 Lecture, “The Advanced High-Temperature Reactor: Back to the Future with Liquid and Molten Salt.” Note that the size of this file is about 3 MB. To view such files you will need a pdf file viewer such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader available at www.adobe.com if one is not already installed in your browser.