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1997 ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SOLAR WINTER GALA

Facts To Consider:

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• One Million Solar Rooftops in the United States 1997-2010 Program
• Program Proposed by the Solar Energy Industries Association on April 23rd 1997
• President Clinton endorsed Million Solar Roofs initiative at World Congress Earth Summit +5 June 27, 1997
• California is Number ONE Market For Grid-Connected BI-PV Within the Continental United States
• ORANGE COUNTY ONE OF MOST IMPORTANT BUILDING-INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS (BI-PV) MARKETS IN CALIFORNIA, THE NATION AND THE WORLD
  

  Goals of the Orange County Solar Winter Gala:

  Our goal is to educate the consumer, the public and related professionals as we evolve a competitive and reliable BI-PV industry in Orange County & to establish a model for other counties, states and nations.

  1997 SOLAR WINTER GALA PROPOSED ACTIVITIES

  • First All Schools Solar Winter Gala Poster Contest
  • Establish A Charitable Foundation For Non-Profit BI-PV Development Office In Orange County To Organize Resources And Educational Activities For BI-PV Projects And To Monitor Activities

  • Develop An Orange County BI-PV Christmas Lights Program
    

    1997 Orange County Solar Winter Gala

    ALL SCHOOLS POSTER CONTEST

    Solar Winter Gala All Schools Poster Contest Rules:

    1997 Orange County Solar Winter Gala - All Schools Poster Contest Rules:

    • Posters Must Be Completed By December 1st 1997
    • Students From K Through 12 Are Elegible To Enter the Contest
    • One Winner Chosen By Each School To Enter County-Wide Contest
    • Twenty-Five Winning Posters To Be Awarded Prizes at 1997 Orange County Solar PV Winter Gala

    • 1997 Solar Winter Gala At Rain Forest Cafe December 12th
    • Media Is Flexible As Long As Easy To Transport -Stable
    • Each School Encouraged To Display All Posters In Own School
    • Winning Posters From Each School Will Be Displayed At (TBA)
    • Posters Will Become Part Of A Permanent Collection (TBA)
    

    Theme for Poster Contest 1997:

    What Does The One Million Solar Rooftops In The United States 1997-2010 Program Mean To Me

    

    Criteria for Poster Judges:

    1. Aesthetic
    2. Nicely Balanced Design
    3. On 20"X 24" Poster Board
    4. Creative and Original Design
    5. Clean Appearance With No Smudges
    6. Consideration Given As To Skill Level & Focus of Posters
    7. Educational -Informs Others Of Importance of Solar Program
    8. Poster Description Secured On Back w/Name - White Paper

    Sponsors For Facilities - Food - Prizes, etc. Are Needed To Make This Event A Grand Success!

    We Plan For Orange County Solar Winter Gala Every Year Of Million Solar Rooftops Program 1997-2010

    

    For Further Information Please contact Eileen M. Smith, M. Arch. by E-Mail: bi_pv@yahoo.com or by phone at 714-862-5826. This announcement has been sent to the Orange County, California schools listed on the website database at the University of California Irvine. If you know of a school that has not received this announcement, please send them a copy by facsimile and/or alert me and I will contact them, directly. Thank you for your cooperation in this regard. The poster contest is intended to compliment existing photovoltaics studies and activities and the One Million Solar Rooftops Program. If you would like to explore additional educational activities such as related field trips and/or having a speaker; please let me know. Visit our WebSite to find a number of educational links including a Suggested Readings list and a Fun Facts page. I would like BI-PV bibliograpies and educational resources to evolve from the Orange County Solar PV Winter Gala. The primary goal is to inform, explore BI-PV energy, discover the BI-PV industry and organize related information about BI-PV.

    Thank you for your cooperation in making this activity a success for Orange County youth and businesses as we set a model of BI-PV deployment for the Nation and for a global community.

    Best Regards!

    Eileen M. Smith, M.Arch.
    714-862-5826
    E-Mail: bi_pv@yahoo.com
    WebSite: http://www.oocities.org/Eureka/1905

    

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