Congressman Zach Wamp Will Visit U of M Sept. 3
For release: August 24, 2004
For press information, contact Gabrielle Maxey

U.S. Congressman Zach Wamp (R-TN) will visit the University of Memphis Friday, Sept. 3, for two events. At 8 a.m. Wamp will speak at the FedEx Institute of Technology as part of its Vision Series. He will discuss the Tennessee Technology Corridor and how it supports the Oak Ridge National Laboratories and UT-Battelle, the company that manages ORNL.

Wamp also will address the importance of technology transfer between the Corridor and the Memphis business and biotechnology market. The event will begin with a breakfast reception at 7:30 a.m.

At 10 a.m. he will speak at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, room 310. Wamp will discuss "The Growth of Government: Trends Leading to Deficit Spending." His visit is sponsored by the law school's chapter of The Federalist Society.

For more information, or to RSVP, contact Joel Wallace in the University's Office of Government Relations and Public Policy by e-mail at mjwallac@memphis.edu or by phone at 678-5588.

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