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3. ECCSR 11-21-2007liver MEMORANDUM TO: Energy City Commission FROM: Rebecca Haug, Environmental Administrator DATE: November 21, 2007 SUBJECT: April 19, 2008 Energy Expo Update The subcommittee has been making a lot of progress towards the 2008 Energy Expo. The majority of the subcommittee members have decided that a keynote speaker is not going to be part of the event as the ones available are too costly or they don't have the name recognition. Instead, the plan is to focus on the students of Spectrum Charter School showcasing the Science Fair Projects and having them conduct short films on "How Saving Energy Affects Me." We're calling the science fair the "Energy Innovation Contest" and the short films the "Energy Emmy's". The Science Fair projects will be completed by the I I th graders who will be working in teams of 2 so there will be 15 total submissions and then the Energy City Commissioners will judge the projects down to the top 3. The top 3 will then present their projects at the Expo. The grand prize will be working with a local utility for a day and some other small prize. The Short Film projects will be completed by the 9th and I Oth graders. There will be 90 films which will be judged by the city's cable producer, chief of police, city staff, and school staff. The top I 0 will be displayed during the Expo. The top 3 will be winning awards with the 7 honorees winning probably a ribbon. The top 10 will give brief presentations of their films during the expo. There was also talk about having a People's Choice Awards were the peers will judge the films. The school staff is trying to get scholarships and then we'll have some other prizes for the students. The Lion's Club has agreed to cater the Expo. They will be providing both breakfast and lunch. We've asked that they be there at 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The fire station break room will be used for the catering as there is an existing kitchen in the area and will require people to circulate through the exhibitor area. The subcommittee is still working on determining who will be providing the tent, tables, chairs, etc. A schedule of the day's events is also being worked on. The Next subcommittee meeting will be on Tuesday, December I I at 9:00 a.m. in the Uppertown Conference Room at the Elk River City Hall.