[10850] in APO News
Re: Energy reduction event April 7th!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (L. Brown Westrick)
Tue Mar 18 14:23:12 2008
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:22:22 -0400
From: "L. Brown Westrick" <lwest@MIT.EDU>
To: Elizabeth de Regt <ederegt@mit.edu>
CC: apo-news@mit.edu
In-Reply-To: <c10d61f60803171648w3ff51efbp2a499a3842bbafe8@mail.gmail.com>
Hot. I'll be there.
Brown
Elizabeth de Regt wrote:
> Hey APO!
> You know how we're all supposed to be conserving energy this week in our
> dorms? Try making a difference that'll last! Help MIT reduce energy
> usage throughout campus. There's training (and free dinner!) April 7th.
> It's easy, fun, and you can feel a bit more close to home in how your
> work affects the world. Interested? Sign up at
> http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=phiwttH7LFKMpof08GR0yCA.
> So come on April 7th, 6PM!
> You'll get more info when you sign up, and if it all works out, there'll
> be more opportunities to help out later. Below, I copied the info I have
> about it so far.
> Sign up on the spreadsheet, and EMAIL ME if you're planning on going.
> Thanks!
> -Liz
>
> I'm glad to hear that you're helping and that APO is excited about
> this! First about the event on the 7th: it's going to be a fun,
> easy-going event (with dinner!) where we will train the group on
> everything they need to know, then divide and conquer on the
> buildings. The exact retrofitting project hasn't been worked out yet,
> but our aim is to reduce the energy usage in campus buildings. No
> experience is required, and you can sign up at
> http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=phiwttH7LFKMpof08GR0yCA .
> Once the students sign up, we will be in touch with all the logistical
> information. Also, so long as this event is successful (with APO's
> help!), this will be the beginning more similar projects.
>
> This event is part of the MIT Energy Week (April 7-11), which
> kicks-off the MIT Energy Conference with a weeklong schedule of
> hands-on events and activities for students to understand their role
> in the energy challenge. Learn more about the week at
> http://www.mitenergyconference.com/eweek.php
