2011 Northeast Area Event Coordinators and Event Dates
NORTHEASTERN US AREA JUNIOR SOLAR SPRINT DESIGN AND RACE COMPETITIONS:
Top winners from the area events listed below get invited to the NORTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIP Sunday, June 12, 2011 at the Springfield Museums Quadrangle, Springfield, MA
Invitations are handed out to top winning middle school aged student teams at the area events. Contact us if you are interested in volunteering or exhibiting a renewable energy project for the day. All are welcome to come cheer! In case of rain - check the NESEA site on Sunday, June 12 by 6:00 a.m. for the nearby indoor/rain location.
CT - DC/MD -DE - MA - ME - NH - NJ - NY - PA - RI - VT
Connecticut
Connecticut State
Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011
Site: TBA
Contact: Jeff Bechard, Slade Middle School
(860) 225-6395, jkbechard@aol.com
Fairfield County
Will not be held in 2011
Contact Jeff Bechard jkbechard@aol.com
to participate in CT State Event
For interest in participating in a future event in Fairfield County,
Contact: Amar Gada
203-223-9251, amar_gada@hotmail.com
Delaware
Delaware State
Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Site: Saint Thomas Moore Preparatory School, Magnolia, DE
Contacts:
Jacqueline Bryant, Delaware Energy Office
Jacqueline.Bryant@state.de.us
Suzanne Sebastian, Delaware Energy Office
(302) 739-5644, suzanne.sebastian@state.de.us
Maine
Maine State
Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011
Site: Owls Head Transportation Museum, Rockland, ME
Contact: Peter Zack, Maine Energy Education Program (MEEP)
207-625-7833, peter@meepnews.org
Massachusetts
Berkshire-Hudson Area
Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011
Site: Reid Middle School, Pittsfield, MA
Contact: Cynthia Grippaldi, Center for Ecological Technology (CET)
413-445-4556 x25, cynthiag@cetonline.org
Cape and Islands
Date: Saturday, May 21, 2011
Site: Cape Cod Community College tennis courts
Rain plan: Same in the gym if it rains
Contact: Megan Amsler, Cape and Islands Self-Reliance Corporation
508-563-6633, megan@reliance.org
Eastern Massachusetts
Date: Saturday, May 14
Site:
Contact: Henry Vandermark, Boston Area Solar Energy Association;
Solar Wave, Inc. 617-242-2150, hkv@solarwave.com
Eastern Mass JSS
West Central Massachusetts
Date:
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Site:
Western New England College
Contact: Richard Mindek, Western New England College
413-796-2215, rmindekj@wnec.edu
New Hampshire
Southern New Hampshire Area
Date: Saturday, May 21, 2011 (Note date change)
Site: Hood Park, Derry, NH
Contact: Tom Minnon, Derry Energy & Environmental Advisory Committee
603-432-7782, tminnon@comcast.net
Keene - Monadnock Area
Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Site: Adam's Playground in Peterborough, NH
Contact: Sara Lefebvre, Harris Center for Conservation Education
603-525-3394, lefebvre@harriscenter.org
Upper Connecticut River Valley
Date: May 25, 2011
Site: Lebanon CCBA
Contact: Jennifer Tate, 774-278-1473, tatester@gmail.com
This event is run by the local chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and several Dartmouth student members.
New Jersey
Bergen County
Date:
Site:
Contact: Doug Deubel, Teaneck Community Charter School
201-833-9600, ddeubel@tccsnj.org
New Jersey Inter-County Four area events feed an inter-county Sprint final. Each division has its own date and site. Please visit TransOptions for more information on Division races.
Inter-County Final: Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Site: Central Park of Morris County
Contact: Cindy Reuther, TransOptions, Inc.
973-267-7600, creuther@transoptions.org
Somerset County
Date: Friday, May 20, 2011
Site: Warren Middle School, Warren, NJ
Contact: Susan Cooper, scooper@warrentboe.org
New York
Albany Adirondack Area
Jeff Gargano, JGargano@bscsd.org
No Albany race this year.
Buffalo Area
Date: Saturday, May 14, 2001
Site: Jamison Road Volunteer Fire Company, Elma, NY
Contact: Carl Berger, Buffalo JSS
716-655-1809, jssbuffalo@yahoo.com
Lower Hudson - Seeking a new coordinator.
Long Island
Date:
Contact: CarolAnn James, cjames@mail.nasboces.org
Manhattan, NYC
Date:
Contact: Sarah Pidgeon, Solar One
212-505-6050, sarahpidgeon@gmail.com
NYSTSA -New York State Technology Student Association
Date: no race this year.
Contact: Dave Buchner, DeWitt Middle School
607-257-2527, dbuchner@icsd.k12.ny.us
Otsego County Area
Contact: Paul Agoglia, pagoglia@stny.rr.com
No race this year.
Southern Finger Lakes
Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011
Site: DeWitt Middle School
Contact: Bob Walters, DeWitt Middle School
607-257-2527, bwalters@icsd.k12.ny.us
Pennsylvania
North Allegheny Area
Date:
Site:
Contact: Rich Gebrosky, Teacher of the Gifted, Ingomar Middle School
412-348-1425, RGebrosky@northallegheny.org
Philadelphia Area
Date: Saturday, May 14
Site: Franklin Institute on Winter Street, Philadelphia
Contact: Joe Bruno, Philadelphia Solar Energy Association
610-639-1813, joegbruno@comcast.net
Rhode Island
Rhode Island State
Date: Saturday, May 21
Site: TBA
Contact: Elisabeth Bux, Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living
401-228-7930 or elisabeth@apeiron.org
Vermont
Northern Vermont
Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011
Site: Williston Central School, Williston, VT
Contact: Mike Thomas, Williston Central School, Williston, VT
mthomas@cssu.org
Upper CT River Valley NH-VT
Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Site: Lebanon CCBA, Lebanon, NH
Jennifer Tate, tatester@gmail.com
Washington D.C.- Maryland Area
Maryland-Washington D.C. Area Event
Date:
Site:
Contact: Charlie Garlow, Electric Vehicle Association of Greater Washington, D.C.
202-564-1088, Garlow.Charlie@epamail.epa.gov
Maryland
Contact: Jane Hager, Potomac Area Solar Energy Association
exec_asst@prsea.org