MAYOR'S FORUM
Chattanooga held the first Mayor's Town Hall Forum a year ago
featuring our technology partner NASA- Mar shall Space Flight Center,
with approximately 500 persons attending from throughout the region.
Six months later, several hundred others attended a workshop hosted
by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) that focused on how
companies could take advantage of the millions of dollars in
contracts the y award every year.
As a result, various companies in the Chattanooga area secured
millions of dollars in contracts from Oak Ridge this past year,
representing a significant increase from previous years. These
companies represented a wide range of products and services from
logistics and transportation consulting, plumbing and electrical
contracts to office supplies.
Now, you are invited to take advantage of the second Mayor's Town
Forum: Working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory-Energy to Build
Your Business. This meeting will be Thursday, January 3, 2003 from
1:30- 3:15 p.m. at The Chattanoogan Hotel, 1201 Broad Street,
downtown Chattanooga.
The program will give an overview of ORNL technologies, tech transfer
opportunities and the type of contracts they award each year for gods
and services. This Forum is free, but reservations are required.
There will also be a networking reception for those who attend. For
reservations, call: 763-4056.
ORNL is one of Chattanooga's three technology partners and one of the
leading research laboratories in the world. This is a tremendous
opportunity that you and your business partners will not want to miss.
Mayor's Town Hall Forum
Working with Oak Ridge National Lab-
Energy to Build Your Business
January 30, 2003
1:30 to 3:15 p.m.
The Chattanoogan
(In- depth break out sessions & reception following)
Forum Overview:
ORNL's area of expertise
Current research priorities
How you can access ORNL technologies
Upcoming contracts for goods & services at ORNL
Featured Speakers:
Matt Kisber, Tennessee Commissioner of Economic and Community Development
Dr. Bill Madia, National Director of ORNL, Keynote Speaker & Overview
Alex Fischer, Director, Technology Transfer & Economic Development
Dr. Terry Payne, Manager, Laboratory Technology Research Program
Will Minter, Director, Small Business Program Office
Special Guests:
Zach Wamp, United States Congressman, Tennessee's 3rd District
Claude Ramsey, County Executive, Hamilton County
Reserve your seat now!
Admission is free, but seating is limited.
Call 763-4056 for reservations.
This forum is a public/private initiative sponsored by the Mayor's
Office and UT- Battelle, Tennessee Technology Development
Corporation, ATTI, Blue Cross/ Blue Shield, UnumProvident, University
of Tennessee- Chattanooga, Tennessee Valley Authority, and the
Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce.
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Chuck Cantrell
Assistant Vice Chancellor for University Relations
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
201 Founders Hall
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598
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