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Sierra Club Monthly Happy Hour: CodeNEXT and the Environment

March 13, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Basic Info

Date:
March 13, 2018
Time:
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Event Website / RSVP:
https://www.meetup.com/Austin-Sierra-Club-Outings/events/248323268/

Who's Hosting This Event?

Sierra Club Austin Group
Who We Are:

The Austin Regional Group of the Sierra Club is a volunteer organization of over 5000 members. We’ve been an integral part of the Austin scene since 1968.

Our goal is to ensure that the Austin area remains a healthy, vibrant, place to live. We believe that the health of the human world is inextricably linked to the health of the natural world, and we offer a wide variety of activities and volunteer opportunities to support our goal.

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CodeNEXT
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From the Sierra Club –

Happy Hour /food and beverages (http://www.scholzgarten.com/): 6-7 pm

Socializing and informal discussions on current events: 6-7 pm

Announcements and program begin at 7 pm

PROGRAM: CodeNEXT: Draft 3 and the Environment, with Dave Sullivan

Dave Sullivan is a Research Associate in the Center for Energy and Environmental Resources at the University of Texas at Austin. He has been studying air quality since 2005 and has been working on the city’s CodeNEXT project since 2013. He was previously a data analyst, team leader, and section manager at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, 1993 – 2005. He commutes to and from work by bicycle and bus. He is active in local community affairs, and he has served on a handful of non-profit boards of directors including the Austin chapter of the Sierra Club (mid-1990s) and the Save Barton Creek Association. He has also served on City of Austin citizen boards including the Planning Commission (16 years) and the Zero Waste Advisory Commission. Dr. Sullivan received his undergraduate degree in Engineering and Applied Sciences from Harvard University. He received his M.S. degree in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering in 1984 and his Ph.D. degree in Management Sciences and Information Systems in 1997 from The University of Texas at Austin.

Consider biking, carpooling, or taking Cap Metro (http://www.capmetro.org/planner) to the meeting. Free parking is available after 6pm on San Jacinto and nearby streets.

Venue

Scholz Garten
1607 San Jacinto Blvd.
Austin, TX United States
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