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8:15am<\/td><td>Check-in: Closed session badges distributed<\/td><td><p>ORNL Main Campus<br \/>Bldg. 5300 Lobby<\/p><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"56\" class=\"ninja_table_row_2 nt_row_id_56\">\n            <td>8:15 - 9:15am<\/td><td><strong>Working breakfast:<\/strong><br \/>Welcoming remarks<br \/>NSSD Overview<\/td><td>ORNL Main Campus<br \/>Bldg. 5300, Rm S4231<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"57\" class=\"ninja_table_row_3 nt_row_id_57\">\n            <td>9:15 - 10:15am<\/td><td><strong>Keynote Address 1:<\/strong><\/td><td>ORNL Main Campus<br \/>Bldg. 5300, Rm S4231<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"58\" class=\"ninja_table_row_4 nt_row_id_58\">\n            <td>10:15 - 10:30am<\/td><td>Break<\/td><td>ORNL Main Campus<br \/>Bldg. 5300, Rm S4231<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"59\" class=\"ninja_table_row_5 nt_row_id_59\">\n            <td>10:30 - 11:30am<\/td><td><strong>Presentation:<\/strong> Special projects at ORNL<br \/>Presenter: Mason Rice<\/td><td>ORNL Main Campus<br \/>Bldg. 5300, Rm S4231<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"60\" class=\"ninja_table_row_6 nt_row_id_60\">\n            <td>11:30 - 12:30pm<\/td><td><b>Keynote Address 2:<\/b><\/td><td>ORNL Main Campus<br \/>Bldg. 5300, Rm S4231<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"61\" class=\"ninja_table_row_7 nt_row_id_61\">\n            <td>12:30 - 1:30pm<\/td><td><strong>Working lunch:<\/strong> Moderated discussion and team exercises<\/td><td>ORNL Main Campus<br \/>Bldg. 5300, Rm S4231<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"62\" class=\"ninja_table_row_8 nt_row_id_62\">\n            <td>1:30 - 2:30pm<\/td><td><strong>Keynote Speaker 3:<\/strong><\/td><td>ORNL Main Campus<br \/>Bldg. 5300, Rm S4231<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"63\" class=\"ninja_table_row_9 nt_row_id_63\">\n            <td>2:30 - 3:30pm<\/td><td><strong>Breakout Session:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><td>ORNL Main Campus<br \/>Bldg. 5300, Rm S4231<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"64\" class=\"ninja_table_row_10 nt_row_id_64\">\n            <td>3:30 - 4:00pm<\/td><td><strong>Summary Session 4:<\/strong> Review of the day, action items and closing remarks<\/td><td>ORNL Main Campus<br \/>Bldg. 5300, Rm S4231<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"65\" class=\"ninja_table_row_11 nt_row_id_65\">\n            <td>4:00pm<\/td><td><p><strong>Adjourn:<\/strong><br \/><em>Shuttle to Turkey Creek hotels and airport (TYS) will be provided.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><!--ninja_tobody_rendering_done-->\n    <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-394","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/394\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":373,"date":"2025-12-05T13:54:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/?page_id=373"},"modified":"2026-02-18T06:51:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:51:29","slug":"lodging-and-travel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/lodging-and-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Lodging and Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAY 2 LOCATION:<\/strong><br>2350 Cherahala Blvd.<br>Knoxville, TN 37932<br>Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF), Bldg. 2350<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Turkey Creek Hotel<\/strong>s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>(Preferred Hotels)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilton.com\/en\/book\/reservation\/deeplink\/?ctyhocn=TYSHWHW&amp;groupCode=CHW901&amp;arrivaldate=2026-02-16&amp;departuredate=2026-02-19&amp;cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&amp;fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Homewood Suites by Hilton<\/a> Knoxville West at Turkey Creek<\/strong><br>Please book by: January 26th, 2026<br>10935 Turkey Dr<br>Knoxville, Tennessee, 37934<br>Phone: 865-777-0375<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.us\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__app.marriott.com_reslink-3Fid-3D1765572931669-26key-3DGRP-26app-3Dresvlink&amp;d=DwMGaQ&amp;c=v4IIwRuZAmwupIjowmMWUmLasxPEgYsgNI-O7C4ViYc&amp;r=s7lLLwias_7uOnctS5flIESzB4zVUTMJlWphHyP80yo&amp;m=G-33J-4WNjDm9FtScmhsQz8DTAaB5W1r6i3eICsrXFWedRhzIhjQOAwfDuOyIDH8&amp;s=5PIajgS3e8fByM3ZLyugEdfv_INCjLKK40G5ObY9RhE&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SpringHill Suites by Marriott<\/a> Knoxville at Turkey Creek<\/strong><br>Please book by: January 26th, 2026<br>10955 Turkey Dr<br>Knoxville, Tennessee, 37934<br>Phone: 865-966-8888<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Important Lodging\/Shuttle Note:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;The above hotels will be the location that the shuttle busses\/transportation will be arranged for the lab. It is strongly encouraged to try to book rooms at this location for the ORNL workshop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ornl.gov\/content\/maps-and-directions\"><strong> Directions to ORNL<\/strong><\/a> (Main Campus)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-dark-color has-text-color\">Restaurant Options:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some suggested restaurants in the Turkey Creek area, close to the above hotels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.connorsrestaurant.com\/knoxville-tn-steakhouse.html\">Connors Steak &amp; Seafood<\/a><br>10915 Turkey Drive<br>Knoxville, TN 37934<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seasonsbarandgrille.com\/\">Seasons Bar &amp; Grille<\/a><br>11605 Parkside Drive<br>Knoxville, TN 37934<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calhouns.com\/locations\/turkey-creek\/\">Calhoun&#8217;s<\/a><br>625 Turkey Cove Lane<br>Knoxville, TN 37934<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smoky-mtn-brewery.com\/locations\/turkey-creek\/\">Smoky Mountain Brewery<\/a><br>11308 Parkside Drive<br>Knoxville, TN 37934<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flemingssteakhouse.com\/Locations\/TN\/Knoxville?y_source=1_MTU1MDMxNDMtNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D\">Fleming&#8217;s Prime Steakhouse &amp; Wine Bar<\/a><br>11287 Parkside Drive<br>Knoxville, TN 37934<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Other<\/strong> <strong>Knoxville Area Hotels<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SpringHill Suites Knoxville at Turkey Creek<\/strong><br>Hot Breakfast, Indoor Pool, Fitness Center, Laundry&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10955 Turkey Drive<br>Knoxville, TN 37934<br>Phone: 865-966-8888<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Homewood Suites by Hilton Knoxville at Turkey Creek<\/strong><br>Hot Breakfast, Nightly Reception (Mon-Thurs), Outdoor Pool, Laundry&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10935 Turkey Drive<br>Knoxville, TN 37934<br>Phone: 865-777-0375&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tru by Hilton Knoxville West Turkey Creek<\/strong><br>Hot Breakfast, Fitness Center&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">380 Lovell Road<br>Knoxville, TN 37934<br>Phone: 865-392-193<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Aloft Knoxville West<\/strong><br>Restaurant, Outdoor Pool, Bar, Fitness Center&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">364 Lovell Road<br>Knoxville, TN 37934<br>Phone: 865-392-6800&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fairfield Inn and Suites Knoxville Turkey Creek<\/strong><br>Hot Breakfast, Indoor Pool, Fitness Center, Laundry&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1763 Snyder Road<br>Knoxville, TN 37932<br>Phone: 865-392-1122&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Staybridge Suites Knoxville West by IHG<\/strong><br>Hot Breakfast, Evening Social Hour, Outdoor Pool, Fitness Center&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">11319 Campbell Lakes Drive<br>Knoxville, TN 37934<br>Phone: 865-675-7829&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-color has-text-color\"><strong>Oak Ridge Area Hotels<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Doubletree by Hilton Hotel<\/strong><br>Onsite Restaurant, Outdoor\/Indoor pool, Fitness Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">215 S. Illinois Ave<br>Oak Ridge, TN 37830<br>Phone: 865-481-2468<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TownePlace Suites by Marriott<\/strong><br>Continental Breakfast, Outdoor Pool, Fitness Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">300 S. Rutgers Ave<br>Oak Ridge, TN 37830<br>Phone: 865-409-5059&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Staybridge Suites by IHG<\/strong><br>Hot Breakfast, Evening Social Hour, Fitness Center, Laundry&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">420 S. Illinois Ave<br>Oak Ridge TN 37830<br>Phone: 865-298-0050&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hampton Inn Oak Ridge<\/strong><br>Hot Breakfast, Indoor Pool, Fitness Center&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">208 S. Illinois Ave<br>Oak Ridge TN 37830<br>Phone: 865-482-7889&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-primary-background-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ornl.gov\/content\/maps-and-directions\">Getting to ORNL<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAY 2 LOCATION:2350 Cherahala Blvd.Knoxville, TN 37932Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF), Bldg. 2350 Turkey Creek Hotels (Preferred Hotels) Homewood Suites by Hilton Knoxville West at Turkey CreekPlease book by: January 26th, 202610935 Turkey 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10:15am<\/td><td>Board Shuttle Busses at Turkey Creek hotels<\/td><td><p>Homewood\/Springhill Suites at Turkey Creek<br \/>10935\/10955 Turkey Dr<br \/>Knoxville, Tennessee, 37934<\/p><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"94\" class=\"ninja_table_row_2 nt_row_id_94\">\n            <td>10:15am<\/td><td>Shuttles depart Turkey Creek hotels for ORNL Main Campus<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"29\" class=\"ninja_table_row_3 nt_row_id_29\">\n            <td>11:00 - 11:30am<\/td><td>Arrival &amp; registration<\/td><td>ORNL Main Campus:<br \/>Bldg. 5200, TN Rooms<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"30\" class=\"ninja_table_row_4 nt_row_id_30\">\n            <td>11:30 - 12:00pm<\/td><td>Welcome and opening remarks: <a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/speakers\/robert-wagner\/\">Robert Wagner<\/a> (ORNL)<br \/>Host overview, update on data center RFP; key announcement and working goals: <a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/speakers\/tom-king\/\">Tom King<\/a> (ORNL)<\/td><td>ORNL Main Campus:<br \/>Bldg. 5200, TN Rooms<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"31\" class=\"ninja_table_row_5 nt_row_id_31\">\n            <td>12:00 - 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4:00pm<\/td><td>Break<\/td><td>ORNL Main Campus:<br \/>Bldg. 5200, TN Rooms<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"36\" class=\"ninja_table_row_10 nt_row_id_36\">\n            <td>4:00 - 5:00pm<\/td><td><strong>Panel Session 3:<\/strong> \u00a0Data Center power architectures: what are the limitations to existing power architectures?\u00a0 What options are there for the future?<br \/><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/speakers\/madhu-chinthavali\/\">Madhu Chinthavali<\/a><br \/><strong>Panelists:<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/speakers\/brian-dow\/\">Brian Dow<\/a> (Amperesand)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/speakers\/stephen-johnson\/\">Stephen Johnson<\/a> (Eaton)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/speakers\/rudy-wang\/\">Rudy Wang<\/a> (Delta Electronics)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/speakers\/michael-williams\/\">Michael Williams<\/a> (Infineon Technologies)<\/td><td>ORNL Main Campus:<br \/>Bldg. 5200, TN Rooms<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"39\" class=\"ninja_table_row_11 nt_row_id_39\">\n            <td>5:00 - 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7:30am<\/td><td>Board Shuttles at Turkey Creek hotels<\/td><td>Homewood\/Springhill Suites at Turkey Creek<br \/>10935\/10955 Turkey Dr<br \/>Knoxville, Tennessee, 37934<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"93\" class=\"ninja_table_row_17 nt_row_id_93\">\n            <td>7:30am<\/td><td>Shuttles depart from Turkey Creek hotels for ORNL Hardin Valley Campus<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"43\" class=\"ninja_table_row_18 nt_row_id_43\">\n            <td>8:00 - 8:15am<\/td><td>Check-in<\/td><td>ORNL: Hardin Valley Campus<br \/>Bldg. 2350 (MDF)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"87\" class=\"ninja_table_row_19 nt_row_id_87\">\n            <td>8:15 - 8:45am<\/td><td><strong>Keynote:<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/speakers\/sparrow-mahoney\/\">Sparrow Mahoney<\/a> (STAK Energy)<br \/><br \/><em>(Coffee \/ Breakfast)<\/em><\/td><td>ORNL: Hardin Valley Campus<br \/>Bldg. 2350 (MDF)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"44\" class=\"ninja_table_row_20 nt_row_id_44\">\n            <td>8:45 - 9:45am<\/td><td><b>Panel Session 4: <\/b>Powering NGDC<br \/><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/speakers\/joe-hoagland\/\">Joe Hoagland<\/a> (ORNL)<br \/><strong>Panelists:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/speakers\/timothy-tim-bright\/\">Timothy Bright<\/a> (T5 Data Centers)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/speakers\/mike-marshall\/\">Mike Marshall<\/a> (DRG Solutions)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/speakers\/jim-rogers\/\">Jim Rogers<\/a> (ORNL)<\/td><td>ORNL: Hardin Valley Campus<br \/>Bldg. 2350 (MDF)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"45\" class=\"ninja_table_row_21 nt_row_id_45\">\n            <td>9:45 - 10:00am<\/td><td>Break<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"88\" class=\"ninja_table_row_22 nt_row_id_88\">\n            <td>10:00 - 11:00am<\/td><td><strong>Panel Session 5:<\/strong> Securing NGDC; Discuss potential security scenarios and risk to high-demand growth of DCs.<br \/><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/speakers\/mason-rice\/\">Mason Rice<\/a> (ORNL)<br \/><strong>Panelists:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/speakers\/kenneth-carnes\/\">Kenneth Carnes<\/a> (TVA)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/speakers\/noah-kroloff\/\">Noah Kroloff<\/a> (GSIS)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/speakers\/ashley-rice\/\">Ashley Rice<\/a> (ORNL)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/speakers\/jay-tetreault\/\">Jay Tetreault<\/a> (ORNL)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/speakers\/bruce-walker\/\">Bruce Walker<\/a> (PNNL)<\/td><td>ORNL: Hardin Valley Campus<br \/>Bldg. 2350 (MDF)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"89\" class=\"ninja_table_row_23 nt_row_id_89\">\n            <td>11:00 - 11:15am<\/td><td>Break<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"46\" class=\"ninja_table_row_24 nt_row_id_46\">\n            <td>11:15 - 12:15pm<\/td><td><strong>Breakout Sessions:<\/strong> (3 tracks)<br \/>1) Grid Integration<br \/>2) Security<br \/>3) Supply Chains and Critical Materials<br \/><br \/>Each track will ask\/answer the following:<br \/>- Define state-of-the-art<br \/>- Where is industry going?<br \/>- What are technical gaps?<\/td><td>ORNL: Hardin Valley Campus<br \/>Bldg. 2350 (MDF)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"47\" class=\"ninja_table_row_25 nt_row_id_47\">\n            <td>12:15 - 12:45pm<\/td><td>Breakout Sessions Summary Reports<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"48\" class=\"ninja_table_row_26 nt_row_id_48\">\n            <td>12:45 - 1:45pm<\/td><td><strong>Working Lunch: Guided Discussion<\/strong><br \/>Define research and industry's deployment priorities, building off of the breakout session summaries: What can DOE and National Labs focus on to make the most impact?<\/td><td>ORNL: Hardin Valley Campus<br \/>Bldg. 2350 (MDF)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"49\" class=\"ninja_table_row_27 nt_row_id_49\">\n            <td>1:45 - 2:00pm<\/td><td>Split out into tour groups (4 groups of ~15-20)<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"50\" class=\"ninja_table_row_28 nt_row_id_50\">\n            <td>2:00 - 4:00pm<\/td><td><strong>ORNL Facilities Tours:<\/strong><br \/>MDF<br \/>GRID-C<\/td><td>Hardin Valley Campus<br \/>Bldg. 2350 (MDF)<br \/>Bldg. 2370 (GRID-C)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"51\" class=\"ninja_table_row_29 nt_row_id_51\">\n            <td>4:00 - 4:15pm<\/td><td>Break<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"52\" class=\"ninja_table_row_30 nt_row_id_52\">\n            <td>4:15 - 4:30pm<\/td><td><strong>Closing Remarks and Next Steps:<\/strong><br \/>Summary of action items, follow-up timeline, and workshop report plan<\/td><td>ORNL: Hardin Valley Campus<br \/>Bldg. 2350 (MDF)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"53\" class=\"ninja_table_row_31 nt_row_id_53\">\n            <td>4:30pm<\/td><td><strong>Adjourn Day 2<\/strong><br \/>Shuttle to hotels and airport (for those leaving) will be provided. Please let ORNL staff know if you plan to use this service so we can be sure to have enough seats\/vehicles available.<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"85\" class=\"ninja_table_row_32 nt_row_id_85\">\n            <td><strong>DAY 3:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Thursday, February 19th (General Audience)<\/strong><\/td><td>Optional Tours: ORNL Main Campus<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"96\" class=\"ninja_table_row_33 nt_row_id_96\">\n            <td>7:00 - 7:15am<\/td><td>Board Shuttles at Turkey Creek hotels<\/td><td>Homewood\/Springhill Suites at Turkey Creek<br \/>10935\/10955 Turkey Dr<br \/>Knoxville, Tennessee, 37934<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"97\" class=\"ninja_table_row_34 nt_row_id_97\">\n            <td>7:15am<\/td><td>Shuttle to ORNL Main Campus \/ SNS<\/td><td>Building 8600 (SNS)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"103\" class=\"ninja_table_row_35 nt_row_id_103\">\n            <td>8:00 - 9:00am<\/td><td><b>Facilities Tour: <a href=\"https:\/\/neutrons.ornl.gov\/sns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spallation Neutron Source<\/a> (SNS)<\/b><br \/>Barry Winn; Karoly Magda<\/td><td>Bldg. 8600<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"98\" class=\"ninja_table_row_36 nt_row_id_98\">\n            <td>9:00 - 9:15am<\/td><td>Break<\/td><td>Bldg. 8600 (SNS)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"99\" class=\"ninja_table_row_37 nt_row_id_99\">\n            <td>9:15 - 9:30am<\/td><td>Board Shuttle for Graphite Reactor<\/td><td>Bldg. 8600<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"100\" class=\"ninja_table_row_38 nt_row_id_100\">\n            <td>9:30 - 9:45am<\/td><td>Shuttle from SNS to Graphite Reactor<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"101\" class=\"ninja_table_row_39 nt_row_id_101\">\n            <td>9:45 - 11:00am<\/td><td><strong>Facilities Tour: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ornl.gov\/content\/graphite-reactor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graphite Reactor<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Brian Fricke<\/td><td><\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"102\" class=\"ninja_table_row_40 nt_row_id_102\">\n            <td>11:00am<\/td><td><strong>Adjourn: Shuttle to Hotels<br \/><\/strong>Shuttle to Turkey Creek and then the airport (TYS) will be provided. 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19, 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday, February 19th will consist of optional tours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-63375db1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/ngdcps\/registration\/\">Register<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Next-Generation Data Center (NGDC) Power and Security Workshop<\/strong> will bring together leaders from government, industry, and research to address one of the most urgent challenges in energy: how to power, secure, and integrate the nation\u2019s rapidly expanding AI data infrastructure. As artificial intelligence accelerates across every sector, the energy and security implications are profound. By 2030, data centers could represent nearly one-tenth of U.S. electricity demand, reshaping how power is generated, distributed, and protected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The workshop, hosted by <strong>Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)<\/strong>, will explore the intersection of <strong>power architecture, grid reliability, critical material supply chains and cybersecurity&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 pillars that will define next-generation data center performance. 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