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TENNESSEE SECTION ASABE NEWSLETTER March 2006 MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE 2006 TN SECTION MEETING ON JUNE 13th The 2006 ASABE TN section meeting will be held on the Agricultural Campus of The University of Tennessee at Knoxville on Tuesday, June 13th. The meeting will be held in room 156 of the Plant Biotechnology Building at 2505 E J Chapman Drive. The guest speakers will be Dr. Joseph DiPietro, the new UTIA vice-president, and Dr. George Grandle, the new department head of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science. We will also be touring the Plant Science Unit and the site of the new Dairy Unit of the East Tennessee Research and Education Center. Registration Early registration through May 15 is $30 and for students $15 (FREE if you give a technical presentation). Late registration through Friday, June 7 is $35. After June 7, on-site registration is welcome, but there is no guarantee of the availability of lunch or tour transportation. To register, simply send an email to wright1@utk.edu and pay the registration fee on the day of the meeting, or send payment by check toTN Section ASABE c/o: Wesley C. Wright 2506 E J Chapman Dr Knoxville, TN 37996.
The registration fee covers refreshments, lunch, and tour transportation. If you are interested in making a 10-15 minute technical presentation, please send an abstract to W. C. Wright at wright1@utk.edu by May 15. Meeting Schedule
During the June 2005 meeting the board decided to hold the TN section meeting on campus at UT - Knoxville. The officers elected were Wesley Wright, President; Timothy Prather, President Elect; Brian Corwin, Secretary/Treasurer; Harmon Towne, Past President; and John Tyner, Awards. Welcome New Members June 05 Mark Lefsrud Knoxville Matthew Brown Nashville Aug 05 Joseph Nenninger Knoxville Sept 05 Ralph Booth Memphis Kimberly Geary Old Hickory William Marsh Knoxville Matthew Rice Erwin Oct 05 Erin Byers Knoxville Chao Li Knoxville Lu Liu Knoxville Erin Wilkerson Anderson County Nov 05 Joe Ashby Fayetteville Dec 05 Benjamin Carlson Sparta Paul Troutt Franklin Susanna Sutherland Knoxville
Feb 06 Kenton Brotherton Greenback
We are glad to welcome you to ASABE and to the TN section. We hope to see each of you at the meeting. Please let any of the officers know if you have any questions about the society or the TN section. Mark your calendars for the Annual International Meeting in Portland, Oregon July 9-12. If you havent received registration materials go online to asabe.org or contact Sharon McKnight at 269-428-6333. |
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