Unscheduled Programs


Items shown in red are pending Board approval.

Talks


Sponsor Speaker Description
William Dick William Dick -- Scientech Club Historian TR's 1902 Visit to Indy: (Also OK for Emergency Use)(Sub: 3/30/2022) President Theodore Roosevelt was the first President to campaign in the non general election years. He came to Indianapolis when a medical emergency happened to him.
Helmi Banta Greg Wright CFE -- Greg Wright is a Certified Fraud Examiner. How to Pass a Polygraph: (Sub: 4/6/2023) Russian and Cuban intelligence organizations have taught polygraph countermeasures to American spies, including Aldrich Ames (CIA), and Ana Belén Montes (Defense Intelligence Agency). Thus, they passed the U.S. government's polygraph and avoided capture for many years. This talk is about the polygraph device (also called a lie detector) and polygraph countermeasures.
Rick Whitener TDB The Scientech Dialogs: We will have a better world if we had more dedicated atheists / people of faith.: (Sub: 3/8/2024) This will be a dialog with two people and a moderator. Each discussant will present his/her case for 10 minutes. After the two presentations, the moderator and the two people in the dialog will ask each other questions for 20 minutes. Members of the audience will ask questions for the remainder of the time.
John Peer Jim Morris -- Jim Morris is the president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity in Indianapolis. He heads the affiliate that has built 800+ homes in the metro area. 200 of these homeowners have now paid off their mortgages. Habitat for Humanity - The History, the Engineering and the future.: (Sub: 4/5/2024) Jim Morris will talk about what has happened with Habitat for Humanity Indy in the 35+ years they have been in business. He will cover the engineering behind designing homes where volunteer labor can significantly reduce the cost. He will also talk about the impact of the organizations work and their plans for the future.

Tours


Sponsor Description
Russel.l Judd Life and art of Bob Ross: (Sub: 7/3/2021) Bob Ross was an iconic painter whose art shows were taped by PBS in Muncie. Ross was a complex person who captured a large audience with his program “The Joy of Painting”. We are waiting until the museum has a guided tour option to present this tour to the board.
Russel.l Judd Tour Grand Park. Multiple facilities and location of proposed astronomy building: (Sub: 9/22/2021) Grand Park is a large multiuser facility for all kinds of sports. The area around Grand Park is growing because of it’s presence. Expansion plans include an astronomy building.. A tour in April would be appropriate since it is nearby and members can easily drive there
Rick Whitener RDM Aquaculture tour: (Sub: 7/27/2022) RDM Aquaculture was featured in an Indianapolis Star article on July 25th. They are located in Fowler, Indiana, about 1 hour and 20 minutes away from the NESC. They grow shrimp for both retail and commercial customers. RDM Aquaculture is the 2015 winner of the Indiana Innovation Award. The tour is about 1 hour and includes a powerpoint presentation, a walk through the tanks and other parts of the production facility and a time for questions. They can easily accommodate 40-60 people. The cost to the facility is $5 per person. Since the trip is outside the Indy area, it would make sense to hire a bus and driver for this event. We might also want to have a lunch stop after the tour.
Russell Judd Visit to Fair Oaks Farm: (Sub: 7/30/2022) Learn about big dairy, animal and crop production. Located 107 miles or 1 hour and 40 minutes away from our meeting location.
Becky Lomax-Sumner Tour of RLL Racing World Headquarters: (Sub: 10/27/2022) Tour of the new headquarters on 106th.Street. A Tour will include the garages and up close demonstrations of the cars. Tour is limited to 20 people. All kinds of racing cars,oval track and sporting cars are there.