NVIDIA CUDA Center of Excellence Documents (Tennessee)

Tom Nash filed this request with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville of Tennessee.
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Rejected

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From: Tom Nash

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Tennessee's Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

- The contract, memorandum of understanding or agreement that established the NVIDIA CUDA Center of Excellence at University of Tennessee Knoxville, which was announced in 2009. The center's creation is outlined here: https://developer.nvidia.com/academia/centers/university-tennessee-knoxville-ccoe
- Any yearly reports, memos or press releases summarizing activity at the center between 2009 and 2014.
-Any documents detailing changes to the original contract/agreement.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Tom Nash

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 5, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 5, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: Primm, Charles

Records Request Denial Letter
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
91 Communications Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-0315

March 10, 2015

Dear Sir or Madam:

On March 10, 2015, this Office received your open records request to inspect/receive copies of the following records:

- The contract, memorandum of understanding or agreement that established the NVIDIA CUDA Center of Excellence at University of Tennessee Knoxville, which was announced in 2009.

- Any yearly reports, memos or press releases summarizing activity at the center between 2009 and 2014.

-Any documents detailing changes to the original contract/agreement.

After reviewing the request, this Office is unable to provide you with either all or part of the requested record(s). The basis for this denial is:

 No such record(s) exists.
 This office is not the records custodian for the requested record(s).
 Additional information is needed to identify the requested record(s).
X – Requestor is not a Tennessee resident
_____________________________________________________________________________
The following law (citation and brief description why access denied):

 Tenn. Code Ann. Section: ____ T.C.A. § 10-7-503 (a) (2) (A) _____________________
 Court Rule: __________________________________________________________________
 Common Law Provision: _______________________________________________________
 Federal Law (HIPAA, FERPA, etc.): _____________________________________________

If you have any additional questions please contact me at 865-974-5180.

Sincerely,

Charles Primm
Public Records Designee

Records Request Denial Letter
Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-503(a)(2)(B)(ii)

Form #CT-0447
Revised 12/10

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