Events FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2005 Contact: Robin Micket (860) 548-7894 Rensselaer Alumni Association Hartford Chapter Presents a Discussion with Mr. Gordon Hard, Editor and Automotive Writer, Consumer Reports What do you look for when buying a car? Cost, reliability, safety, fuel-efficiency? With gasoline prices soaring to over $3.00 a gallon, many of us are looking a little more carefully at the type of vehicles we see on the road. EVENT: The Hartford Chapter of the Rensselaer Alumni Association will host an evening with Mr. Gordon Hard, Senior Editor and Principal Automotive Writer, Consumer Reports. Mr. Hard is the magazine's main auto writer, working out of the Auto Test Facility in East Haddam, Connecticut, which is the largest, most sophisticated consumer-based facility of its kind. Mr. Hard writes ten or more road test reports each year and contributes material for the Annual Buying Guide, auto-related publications, and the Web site, ConsumerReports.org.    Mr. Hard will talk about the hybrid cars of the future, and an outlook of what is realistic and what is not in alternative fuels. He will also share his 21 years of experience with Consumer Reports, including the ins and outs of buying a car, the magazine's impact on car manufacturers, and his personal philosophies. In addition, two hybrid cars from a local auto dealership will be on display for viewing. DATE: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 TIME: 6:30 p.m. LOCATION, DIRECTIONS, PARKING: Seminar Hall, Rensselaer's Hartford Campus, 275 Windsor Street, Hartford, Connecticut . For directions to the campus, please visit: www.ewp.rpi.edu/hartford. Free parking is available in the on-site garage. REFRESHMENTS: Beverages and dessert will be served. ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION: Registration is $5 for dues-paying chapter members and their guests, and $8 for all others. To receive the discounted rate and become a dues-paying chapter member, please include your dues of $15 in the total payment. Tickets will be available at the door, or for secure online registration, please see: https://arpinet.rpi.edu/Events/EventView.asp?EventID=661&headingid=&override=. MORE INFORMATION: To learn more about the event, please contact Vanessa Dudack '00, Hartford Chapter President, at (860) 833-5454 or e-mail: vdudacv@alum.rpi.edu. Or visit the Web site at: www.alumni.rpi.edu/si/chapters/hartford.html. # # # BACK to News and Events