Year One Reports
This page provides a list of all our outreach events from Year One of the EcoCAR competition. You will find a short description listed as well as a more detailed report available for download as a pdf.
Photos are hosted at Photobucket. Some photos are also hosted on our Flikr page.
A summary of all our events including some photos is available here (MS word).
Outreach and Media Communication Plan
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Date |
Event |
Number of Attendees |
Highlights |
Report File |
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30 August |
Coastal Carolina Game |
1000 |
Drove Equinox around tailgating area talking to people attending the Penn State football opening game. |
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3 September |
Spikes Game |
2,500 |
Invited to “Go Green Night” at the stadium, joining other community groups in promoting green practices and technologies. |
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16 September |
General Motors Event |
200 |
GM held a green showcase at PSU including EcoCar and MorningStar. New GM hybrids were also available to test drive. |
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22 September |
ASME General Meeting |
120 |
Targeted M.E. students to generate student exposure for EcoCAR and recruit volunteers. |
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27 September |
Illinois Football Tailgate |
20,000 |
Reached alumni and a large student population at BJC as they made their way to the game. |
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7 October |
Outreach Scholarship |
80 |
Met with outreach leaders of PSU and gave a presentation about the Challenge X car and EcoCAR competition. |
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11 October |
Tussey Mtn 50 mile Relay |
600 |
Drove as the pace car for the annual 50 mile race. |
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14 October |
Hollidaysburg HS Visit |
180 |
Joint event with GREATT. Talked to students about EcoCAR and hybrid vehicles. Hydrogen fuel cell demonstration. News media present, showing the team on two TV stations. This outreach event featured in a local newspaper. |
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14 October |
Bill Nye Presentation |
3,000 |
Reached general audience who were interested in conservation |
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15 October |
Bill Nye Shuttle |
1 (Bill Nye) |
Escorted Bill Nye to the airport in the Challenge X Equinox. Discussed the EcoCAR competition. |
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16 October |
International Journalists Visit |
20 |
Journalists from Canada and Germany visited and toured our facilities and learned about the EcoCAR competition. |
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17 October |
Homecoming Parade |
40,000 |
Drove Equinox in the PSU Homecoming Parade. |
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18 October |
MorningStar Football Tailgate |
20,000 |
Brought Challenge X vehicle to game and spoke about hybrid technology and EcoCAR to attending football fans. |
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22 October |
Park Forest MS Visit |
40 |
Talked to students about EcoCAR, current hybrid vehicles, and performed a combustion demonstration. Joint event with GREATT students. |
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25 October |
Ohio State Football Game |
30,000 |
Drove Challenge X car to Ohio State for dual showcase of both Challenge X cars. Used this set-up to promote Eco Car at the OSU vs. PSU football game. |
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28 October |
Dean Colin Williamson Visit |
1 (Dean Williamson) |
Met with dean of PTI. He toured our facilities and assessed how Penn Tech could get involved. |
N/A |
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2 December |
Hollidaysburg HS Visit 2 |
80 |
During this visit to the HS the AVT team will do a fuel cell demonstration to the students |
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12 December |
Park Forest MS Visit |
40 |
Another joint event between the AVT Team and GREATT. A liquid nitrogen demonstration was given to show the ‘fun’ side of science. Hope of future cooperation was expressed by Park Forest Middle school |
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15 January |
Saturn Caravan Visit |
200 |
Caravan of 2-mode Saturn Vue Hybrids stopped at Penn State on their way from Detroit to D.C. for inauguration ceremony. |
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21 January |
2009 NAIAS Education Day |
3,000 |
Staffed a booth at the 2009 NAIAS’s new EcoXperience section. Talked to high schoolers and industry professionals about the competition. |
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3 February |
D.C. Auto Show Press Day |
200 |
Attended press day at the D.C. Auto Show where team architectures for the EcoCAR Challenge were announced. Attended by Colin Powell |
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6 February |
Honeoye Falls, NY Visit |
20 |
Visited the team’s GM mentor. Test drove the Fuel Cell Equinox and gave a presentation about EcoCAR and our team to GM employees. |
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7 February |
Foot of Ten Elementary School Visit |
150 |
Participated in FOT Elementary School’s ‘Math and Science Saturday’. Presented on hybrids to students, parents, and faculty. Used Fuel Cell kits for hands on demonstrations. |
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17 February |
PRSSA Meeting |
25 |
Attended Public Relations student group’s meeting to recruit Marketing and PR team members |
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28 February |
Engineering Open House |
1000 |
Members of the EcoCAR team will be present at Penn State’s College of Engineering’s open house to talk to incoming students about opportunities available to them through Penn State and EcoCAR |
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28 February |
Regional TSA Competition |
300 |
Team Members volunteered and helped judge the regional Technical Student Association Competition held at Penns Valley Highschool |
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Fall 09 |
Sustainability Conference |
TBA |
AVT Team will promote EcoCAR through panel discussions at this event |
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