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12:34

Cristin Lindsay - Hello, this is Cristin Lindsay, VP Prize Management at the X PRIZE Foundation. I'm excited to have an opportunity to live chat with all of you today. We are expecting a good crowd and we'll try to address as many questions as possible.

12:35

[Comment From David [Cornell 100MPG]]
What is the status of the NYC press event that was slated for September of this year?

12:36

Cristin Lindsay - Hi David: Thanks for asking. We are still planning a press event in Fall to announce which teams have made it through Design Judging and to reveal more details to the public about our 2010 competition events.

12:36

[Comment From Bob (EVIN)]
Greetings! everyone

12:36

Cristin Lindsay - We have not yet set a location or specific date for that fall press event.

12:36

Cristin Lindsay - Hi Bob, Welcome.

12:36

[Comment From David [Cornell 100MPG]]
Will this be an opportunity for teams to showcase their prototype vehicles?

12:37

Cristin Lindsay - Yes, we will integrate prototype vehicles into our fall press event. We expect there to be multiple other opportunities to showcase prototype vehicles throughout this year and early next year in advance of the 2010 competition event.

12:37

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12:38

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12:38

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12:38

Cristin Lindsay - We've received some great coverage this week on our release about Registered Teams. I'll share some links to those articles here in case you haven't seen them yet..

12:40

Cristin Lindsay - First, there is a Wall Street Journal article:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123905514976894585.html

12:40

[Comment From Mike]
Will all 111 teams make it to the races?

12:41

Cristin Lindsay - Hi Mike:

It is unlikely that all 111 teams will make it to the races. Teams have to go through Design Judging this year for Business Plan, Cost, Safety and Features after turning in their Data Submissions. Some teams won't make it through that process, and some teams might encounter other challenges in their effort that keep them from making it to the starting line.

12:43

[Comment From Bob (EVIN)]
Will there be an opportunity for universities, high schools, and other groups to get overall updates?

12:43

Cristin Lindsay - We also had a great post from Consumer Reports:
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2009/04/final-automotive-x-prize-entries-announced.html

12:44

Progressive Auto X PRIZE - Looks Like Julie Zona and Bethann Buddenbaum just joined us, as well.

12:44

Cristin Lindsay - Hi Bob:
Yes, there will be way for schools and groups to stay involved. First, you can follow the competition at http://wwwprogressiveautoxprize.org and our new http://www.FuelOurFutureNow.com.

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