2025 International Vacuum Insulation Symposium
September 10-11, 2025
Crowne Plaza Hotel Downtown Knoxville
401 W Summit Hill Dr, Knoxville, TN 37902
Draft Agenda as of (August 14, 2025)
ORNL Tours
Friday, September 12, 2025
Agenda as of August 14, 2025
| Time | Event | Lead | Attendees | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Load Buses for ORNL Tours | Nicole White | Crown Plaza Knoxville 401 W Summit Hill Dr Knoxville, TN 37902 | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:50a.m. | Depart Crown Plaza Knoxville Downtown head towards ORNL (Rocky Top Tours) | Nicole White | Crown Plaza Knoxville 401 W Summit Hill Dr Knoxville, TN 37902 | |
| 9:50 a.m.–10:00 a.m. | Arrive at MaxLab & Unload bus; meet in the front lobby | Nicole White | All | Bldg. 4020, Front Lobby |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | MaxLab Tours | Kuma Sumathipala | All | Bldg. 4020 |
| 10:45 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | Load Buses Transition to Graphite Reactor | Nicole White | All | |
| 10:50 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Graphite Reactor (first nuclear reactor intended for continuous operation) Tour | Nicole White | All | |
| 11:45a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Load Buses Transition to 5100 | All | All | |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Working Lunch [Title TBD} | Melissa Lapsa | All | Bldg. 5100 RM 128 |
| 1:15 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. | Transition to Summit Tour | Nicole White | All | |
| 1:20 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | Summit Supercomputer Tour | MacKenzie Boyd | All | Bldg. 5600 |
| 1:50 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. | Transition to Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) Hardin Valley Campus | Nicole White | All | |
| 2:20 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Unload buses; Meet in front lobby | Nicole White | All | Bldg. 2360HVC |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | MDF Tour | TBD | All | Bldg. 2360HVC |
| 3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Load Buses | Nicole White | All | Outside 2360HVC |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. | Depart for Crown Plaza Knoxville Downtown | All | All | Crown Plaza Knoxville 401 W Summit Hill Dr Knoxville, TN 37902 |
| 4:10 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Arrival at Crown Plaza Knoxville Downtown; then depart | Depart | Depart |