The first event was a press conference with Mayor Rudolph Guliani at City Hall. Mayor Guliani talked to team members from the Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, and MIT Solar Car Teams outside City Hall with the actual solar cars. From there, the team went to a press conference inside City Hall where ECOFEST was officially "kicked off" with the Mayor's staff and award presentations.

   ECOFEST turned out to be a unique event for the Solar Car Team. We were able to raise awareness of the sport as well as the University of Michigan through our participation. It was a great time for everyone involved.