[AEN] Green Technology Alliance Newsletter: KUT/NPR, Survey and Green Tips

Thu May 29 14:00:14 CDT 2008

From: Michelle Naquin michelle.naquin at greentechnologyalliance.org

GTA Newsletter  Issue 2 Date: May 29, 2008   
   Seeding the Alliance... One contact at a time  
In This Issue:
	* KUT/NPR News clip on GTA 
	* GTA Survey (create the organization you want to join) 
	* Newsletter Delivery Changeover 
	* Upcoming Changes to Website 
	* Events Calendar  
	* Green Tip of the Week 
	* Green Articles  

GTA News... 
  Our very own co-founder and CEO Michelle Naquin was interviewed by KUT on Austin's very own NPR Affiliate.  They aired a short segment newsbite and events promotion for our June 3rd conference.

Click here to hear the clip

 KUT post on the GTA:  

An Austin organization is trying to green up Austin’s IT firms for the good of the city’s economy.
The Green Technology Alliance says IT companies waste lots of energy running program and electrical hardware and software that can be easily turned off. 

GTA Membership Survey

Please participate in our short survey to help us develop the organization you want and need.  Based on extensive feedback we have developed a 6 question survey to help us better create the programs you want us to create.  

The survey takes less than 5 minutes and could help the GTA green the world!  Go to survey here...

GTA Launch Party
Help Needed...
We are working with several potential sponsors to make this event free to the community.  The current $55 dollar cost is to cover the meal and power play card for each attendee.  

If your organization would like to be a sponsor to help make this event both a success and free please contact Michelle Naquin at your earliest convenience at 512-484-8573.   

Newsletter Changeover

While the membership and event registration site is fully functional their mailing list option did not provide the tracking of delivery and click through analysis or ability to send out HTML newsletters.  

We moved the email delivery system only to iContact with this newsletter and apologize for not sending out a newsletter last week.  Our outlook option used last time did not enable us to get a newsletter out as the list had grown too large to do so.  

With the new set up I did not select the double opt out option when I moved the list over because everyone on the list has had several opportunities to remove themselves from the list.  You will continue to be able to do so with the new set up.

Note: please use the 123 links to update your profile, opt out of the newsletter etc. NOT the iContact link because we will continue to register people and link membership and event registration etc. through 123. 
Upcoming Changes to Website

Watch the website for changes to the website.  We will be adding additional information on the GTA alliance model, the roll-out plan for the next year and much more.  

General membership information on programs and benefits will also be added as the feedback from the survey rolls in.  GTA Events 
Register now for our... 

6/03 Green IT Forum & Panel  
6/03 GTA Town Hall Meeting  
6/18 Launch Party 
7/16 GTA/door64 Happy Hour  
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Take These Four Easy Steps To Support the GTA 

Please review the newsletter and our beta websiteif you are in support of the GTA please:  

1.  Complete our 5 minute survey!
2.  Register for our Launch Party! 
3.   Subscribe to the newsletter  
4.  Forward this email   

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Green IT Forum 
Date: June 3rd 
Time: 8:30 am—12:45 pm 
Cost: Free
Breakfast: Catered by Central Market
Location: MTC Austin  

The Green Technology Alliance of Austin will hosts its kickoff forum, with green business industry leaders from Microsoft, Hitachi, Dell, Sychron and other technology firms.  The half-day symposium will address various processes that can help Austin-based businesses conserve energy and save money, includes a panel of representatives from several of the event sponsors. 

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GTA Community Town Hall Meeting 
Date: June 3rd 
Time: 1-3 pm  
Cost: Free
Location: MTC Austin 
Sponsored by: Microsoft (additional sponsorships available) 

Come and meet the founders as well as several of our rock start launch team community and business leaders. Learn more about the GTA, participate in our community focus groups based on dialogue and open space.   Help us make the GTA the organization that delivers value to you. 
 Register here...

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Launch Party...  
Help us determine just how big our launch party will be… 
Pre-register here...

Cost:  Free for one Founding GTA member from each organization. 

Date: July 16th
Time: 6-9 pm
Location: Six
Cost: Free

door64 Austin and GTA Austin invite you to this free networking event for Central Texas technology professionals.  Our last one in March was drew a huge crowd of software, hardware, semiconductor, and IT folks.  Here's another chance to meet your industry peers while enjoying free food, drinks, and door prizes at Six downtown!
register here...

Non-members: $55 for all others including family members.   

Party has almost unlimited capacity. 
Families welcome, this is for the children after all— 7 generations. 

Date: June 18th 
Time:  6-9 pm 
Location: Dave and Busters... 

Get ready to party with the rock star launch team that grows every day.  Learn more about the GTA and network while having a great time with other professionals that are passionate about Greening Our Planet.

Includes a full buffet cocktail dinner with Grilled shrimp skewers glazed with garlic lemon butter, Four-cheese pizza bites with basil pesto, Grilled Fajita steak kebabs served with creamy avocado sauce.

AND A FREE FOURTY DOLLAR D&B POWER CARD!!!

No one delivers more value and fun to you than the GTA! 

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 Where Tech Meets Green   
Green Tip of the Week

Reduce your paper trail!

Every US worker is using about 10,000 sheets of letter paper a year.  Only 10% of the over 12 million tons of printing and writing paper used in the US contains recycled content.
Recycled paper uses less than half the energy and up to 90% less water to produce.  

With advancements in technology and high quality recycled paper make a commitment today.

Commit to using only recycled content paper the higher the recycled content the better.  Office Max and other retailers offer 100% recycled paper perfectly adequate for copiers and drafts.  Use lower content higher quality paper only when necessary.  

sustainable
 development  

Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environmentso that these needs can be met not only in the present, but in the indefinite future. 
read more...

E-Book
The green data center: 
Energy-efficient computing in the 21st century
This e-book explains the forces driving IT energy consumption, why you should care and how you can mitigate the problem.