82nd Annual National Technical Association Conference
"Diversifying the Labor Force to Innovate 2020 Technical Solutions"
September 8 - 10, 2010
Howard University, Blackburn Student Center 400 Bryant Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20059
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson - Honorary Conference Chair Congresswoman Johnson is a senior member of the House Science and Technology Committee and she established a subcommittee in the Black Caucus for Diversity in Science and Technology
82nd Annual National Technical Association Conference
Gold Sponsor NASA Headquarters Washington, DC Silver Sponsor NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, Ohio
President's Message
The first six months of the fiscal year have been very busy. The NTA transition to its new list serv was completedat the end of January and the number of people on the list serv has doubled.
The NTA sphere of influence is growing.Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson has agreed to serve the Honorary Chair of the 82nd Annual Conference.Staffers of Congresswomen Barbara Lee of California and Martha Fudge of Ohio have agreed to support NTA in its mission and look forward to NTAs help withtechnical issues.All three Congresswomen have seats on the House of Representatives Science and Technology.It is a win win situation for everyone.
Knox Tull, CEO, Jackson and Tull, CharteredEngineers and long time NTA member, invited the organization to move its headquarters to his office at 2705 Bladensburg Rd., NE, Washington, DC. Also, he is providing two of his staffers, Lauren Summers and Allison Stouffer part-time to assist NTA.This is not the first time that Tull has been so generous.In the early 1990s, NTA shared space in his Alexandria Office. he NTA website has had a facelift. Its has a smart new look and is becoming more interactive. Membership and Conference registration applications can be completed and paid online.You can leave comments, as we develop our new look.NTA has also joined facebook to provide up to the minute information about the organization and events.
Lauren Summers and Allison Stouffer hard at work on the NTA Annual Conference
Membership increased 34% and continues to grow. It has been several years since the last NTA Journal was published.Plans torestart publishingare underway. Volunteers are needed for the Journal Committee. Anyone interested in volunteering should contact the editor, Dr. George Carruthers at george.carruthers@nrl.navy.mil.
Also, volunteers and historic materials are needed to help research and write the NTA story.Oral histories and reminisces of NTA will begin at the NTA Conference at Howard University where several of the early Presidents were key leaders in the development of the Engineering and Architecture Department.
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Hattie Carwell
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Based on a request by our members and approved by the NTA Board of Directors all membership dues are due the first month of the NTA fiscal year which is October.Your dues must be paid directly to the NTA National Treasurer electronically via this website or by sending a check/money order to the address below. The annual dues for a full member remains unchanged at $100.00. All NTA national and local officers dues must be paid and they must be in good financial standing with the organization at all times. All persons representing NTA in any form must be in good financial standing as a Life Fellow or paid member.
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