Date: Monday, August 9th
Time: 5:45pm 'til 8:30pm
Location: Tesla's Headquarters, 3500 Deer Creek Rd, Palo Alto
Cost: $30 for non-members of DAASV (Cash bar will be available.)
Ever wonder how a car can be powered by a mere battery (or two) or what happens when you run out of battery power in the middle of nowhere? How else can we use battery power as clean energy? Join us for our first green energy event at Tesla Motor's headquarters in Palo Alto as we gather for a panel discussion on the innovation frontiers and challenges facing the designing of tomorrow's lighter and longer life batteries for use in automobiles, aerospace, and elsewhere. The Big Green Bus will also be at the event and available for tours.
Tesla Speakers include:
- Diarmuid O'Connell (Vice-President of Business Development)
- Dorian West (Director of Batter Engineering)
Schedule:
5:45 - 6:30 Networking & Cocktail Reception & Big Green Bus Tour
6:30 - 7:15 Panel Discussion
7:15 - 7:30 Questions and Answers
7:30 - 8:00 Facility and Showroom Tour
Tesla will also generously provide a few vehicles for alumni wanting a road test!
RSVP REQUIRED: To aid in the planning of this event, please RSVP by August 3rd to James von Rittmann '95 at president@daasv.org. Please include the first and last name, and Dartmouth class (if applicable), of each attendee. RSVPs received after August 3rd are welcome, but must pay a $10 Administration Fee. So, please register early!
The DAASV Board of Directors deeply appreciates W. Scott Simmons '82 and Harborview Place Nantucket for their generous support of the Big Green Bus and the Dartmouth community in Northern California.
* Tesla Motors is named for electrical engineer and physicist Nikola Tesla. The Tesla Roadster uses an AC motor descended directly from Tesla's original 1882 design, which he said came to him in a feverish hallucination due to exhaustion when he was working as an engineer and inventor in Hungary.
