WELCOME TO
THE TECHNICAL CLUB OF MADISON
MADISON, WISCONSIN

The Technical Club of Madison is open to all who share an interest in technical topics. Current members include engineers, architects, doctors, craftsmen, technicians, and those with general technical interest. Programs are intended to be general in nature yet stimulating in content, providing recreation for the technically minded.

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Technical Club Meeting Schedule for 2011-2012:
(All meetings are held on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 pm.)

Meeting Schedule for 2011-2012:
September 14, 2011 Weather CentralDone
October 12, 2011 Adam's Outdoor AdvertisingDone
November 9, 2011 Technology, Time, and Saving Heart Muscle 
December 14, 2011 Healthcare HVAC 
February 8, 2012 911 Call Center 
March 14, 2012 A Topic in Astronpmy 
April 11, 2012 Robotic milking dairy farm 
May 9, 2012   
June 13, 2012   


Meeting Schedule for 2010-2011:
September 8, 2010 Madison Metro OperationsDone
October 13, 2010 Comparative Ocular Pathology Laboratory of WisconsinDone
November 10, 2010 Hindenburg (Tomas Thomas)Done
December 8, 2010 High Speed Rail (cancelled) 
February 9, 2011 Pro-Active Engineering tourDone
March 9, 2011 Arecibo Radio TelescopeDone
April 13, 2011 (no meeting planned) 
May 11, 2011 Emergency Medicine -- Middleton EMSDone
June 8, 2011 Human Forensic DNA AnalysisDone


Meeting Schedule for 2009-2010:
September 9, 2009 (No meeting this month)Done
October 14, 2009 Rod Clark, DOT: WI TrasnitDone
November 11, 2009 Ron Adams, DOT: WI RailroadsDone
December 9, 2009 Tomas Thomas, aviation (cancelled) 
February 10, 2010 Tomas Thomas, aviation (rescheduled)Done
March 10, 2010 The Search for ET and Some ImplicationsDone
April 14, 2010 Wisconsin Aviation HistoryDone
May 12, 2010 Chuck Kamp, Madison MetroDone
June 9, 2010 Social gathering, UW Memorial Union TerraceDone


Meeting Schedule for 2008-2009:
September 12, 2008 UW Geoscience Visualization CenterDone
October 8, 2008 Sutle-Straus Printing, WaunakeeDone
November 12, 2008 Potter Lawson ArchitectsDone
December 10 , 2008 North American HydroDone
February 11, 2009 Ufology (UFOs)Done
March 11, 2009 GLIMPSE, and the ALMA Radio TelescopeDone
April 8, 2009 J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.Done
May 13, 2009 (no meeting planned) 
Tuesday
May 26, 2009
"Special Event" day tour #6.
NewPage Corporation, Wisonsin Rapids
Paper making.
Done
June 10, 2009 Olbrich Gardens greenhouse tourDone


Meeting Schedule for 2007-2008:
September 12, 2007 Polymer engineering lab, UW-MadisonDone
October 10, 2007 Epic Systems (Verona)Done
November 14, 2007 Milwaukee Valve Co. (Prairie du Sac)Done
December 12, 2007 Tour of the Microbial Science BuildingDone
February 13, 2008 Nothing tonight, but check out WNaTLDone
March 12, 2008 Nuclear Energy: Current Trends, the Next Decade, and BeyondDone
April 9, 2008 The AIDS/HIV Epidemic -- Some things we know and some things we don'tDone
May 14, 2008 Chasing the Ghost Birds (Whooping crane migrations led by ultralights)Done
May 28, 2008 "Special Event" day tour #5. Argonne National LaboratoryDone
June 11, 2008 UW/MGE cogeneration power plantDone


Meeting Schedule for 2006-2007:
September 13, 2006 Madison Water UtilityDone Gallery
October 11, 2006 Vendura IndustriesDone Gallery
November 8, 2006 Historic Piano ConstructionDone Gallery
December 13, 2006 Emerging Disease ThreatsDone
February 14, 2007 West Side Police DistrictDone Gallery
March 14, 2007 UW Synchrotron Radiation Center   In the News Done
April 11, 2007 High-Definition Television (WHA HD)Done
May 9, 2007 Studio Paran Glass ShopDone
May 22, 2007
(Tuesday)
"Special Event" day tour #4.
Miller Park (Milwaukee) & Waukesha Engine (video)
Done
June 13, 2007 The IceCube Project, UW-MadisonDone


Meeting Schedule for 2005-2006:
September 14, 2005 Madison Kipp CorporationDone      
October 12, 2005 Germania Dairy Automation & dairy farmDone Gallery
November 9, 2005 Topics in air traffic control, Dane Co. R. AirportDone
December 14, 2005 A Wisconsin Cooperage (barrel making)Done
February 8, 2006 WI Department of Revenue (virtual tour)Done
March 8, 2006 Biotechnology UW-MadisonDone
April 12, 2006 Hospital Meriter — MRI and prep systemsDone Gallery
May 10, 2006 Geographic Information Systems (GIS)Done
May 24, 2006 "Special Event" day tour #3. The Kohler Company (Kohler)
and Bemis Manufactuing (Sheboygan Falls)
Done
June 14, 2006 Wisconsin and Southern Railway Co.Done Gallery


Meeting Schedule for 2004-2005:
September 8, 2004 West Campus Cogeneration FacilityDone Gallery
October 13, 2004 Wolf Appliance CompanyDone Gallery
November 10, 2004 Commercial Space vehiclesDone
December 8, 2004 Battery technologyDone
February 9, 2005 Schoep's Ice Cream (virtual tour)Done
March 9, 2005 Star CinemaDone Gallery
April 13, 2005 Dental technologyDone
May 11, 2005 Backstage at Overture HallDone
Thur, May 19, 2005 "Special Event" day tour #2. North American
Hydroelectric plant and General Motors, Janesville WI
Done
June 8, 2005 Dane County Coroner John Stanley
Mass casualty response program
Done

Guests are welcome to attend all TCM meetings.


Annual dues are $20.00. Each meeting is $20.00 and includes dinner.
Dinner locations vary and are announced in the notice mailed prior to each meeting.

Please make your reservations for TCM meetings (including any guests you plan to bring) before noon on the previous Friday: