Exclusive Green Racing Event & Plenty of Impact Conferences

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From: Net Impact Austin <netimpa...@gmail.com>
Sent: Wed, Sep 4, 2013 10:54 pm
Subject: Exclusive Green Racing Event & Plenty of Impact Conferences

Green Racing Panel + Fall Conference Guide! View this email in your browser Announcing a special September Green Drinks presented by Net Impact Austin, Austin Green Drinks, CleanTX, and Circuit of the Americas Green Racing: Technology Transfer from the Raceway to the Driveway Join us for this one-of-a-kind discussion about racing technologies with world-class panelists at the exclusive Velocity Lounge at the Circuit of The Americas!   When: Thursday Sep 19 6:30-8:30pm. Panel starts at 7:00pm. Where: Velocity Lounge at the Circuit of The Americas {GET TICKETS HERE} This September, the American Le Mans Series and the World Endurance Championship are coming to The Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. With its multi-class racing among exotic and technically advanced prototypes and legendary GT sports cars like Porsche, Ferrari, Corvette, BMW and SRT Viper, Le Mans gives fans non-stop action, while providing manufacturers with a real-life laboratory to push the limits of automotive innovation and technology. The race weekend will get kicked-off on Thursday, September 19th at 6:30 pm with a world-class panel to discuss how advanced automotive technology transfers from the raceway to your driveway. Hear from world famous brands and organizations such as Audi, the American Le Mans Series, US DOE, and the Deltawing Project. Join us for drinks, snacks and engaging discussion about how race car innovations become features on consumer vehicles, and meet the people who are directly responsible for designing and implementing these technologies. Ticket includes admissions, snacks, and drink tickets. Come and learn about the development of the Green Racing Protocols used by the American Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship, and hear about the technology that powers cars like the dominant diesel-electric hybrid Audi R18 e-tron quattro that recently won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Toyota TS030 hybrid, or the revolutionary Deltawing that uses half as much fuel as its competitors.   Our world-class panel includes:   Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich, Head of Audi Sport         Scott Atherton, President, American Le Mans Series         Bob Larsen, Green Racing Consultant, US Department of Energy       Andy Meyrick, Driver, The Deltawing Project         About the Velocity Lounge The Velocity Lounge is the concession area for premium seat-holders and VIPs in the main grandstand. A 7,000-square-foot space with high-end food and beverage selections, flat screen TVs, and room for socializing. The decor inside the Velocity Lounge is capped by a one-of-a-kind acrylic painting by Dallas-based artist Christopher Martin.  {GET TICKETS HERE} The annual Net Impact Conference is fast approaching! The conference is a great opportunity to meet members of the Net Impact community from all over the world. You'll also hear speakers from organizations making an impact like TOMS, Unicef, Fast Company, and Skoll Foundation, among many others. There's still time to register for 15% off! Net Impact Austin is excited to be a promotional partner for SXSW Eco! The third annual conference is coming up - October 7-9 at the Austin Convention Center. Topics at this year's event span from Climate Change to Design to Policy & Activism. It's the perfect conference for our Austin members to network with people doing great impact work. Register before September 20th for early bird pricing! More Fall Conferences! We know we're lucky to live in a region that offers so many impact-focused events. A few upcoming conferences we recommend are: The Minitrends Conference (use NetImpact2013 for 20% off!) Oct 2-3 Morgan Stanley's Investing with Impact Conference (contact Chris Moyseos at (512) 370.0455 / chris....@morganstanley.com) Sep 16 The Social Good Summit Sep 24 The Border Energy Forum (San Antonio) Nov 6 - 8  (Let us know of others! - @NetImpactATX) Copyright © 2013 Net Impact Austin, All rights reserved. You are receiving this e-mail because you signed up to find out about awesome Green Drinks events! Our mailing address is: Net Impact Austin 1610 Enfield Rd 103 Austin, TX 78703 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences