BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, October 27th at 6:30 PM\, we will hold an in perso n club meeting\, our speaker is Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea.   She will discuss the environmental issues Travis County faces in the fu ture\, from water resources to wildfires.    Our meeting will be held a t Shoal Creek Saloon\, located at 909 N Lamar Blvd\, Austin\, TX 78703.  This will be a very interesting program\, we encourage you to invite fami ly\, friends\, and colleagues to join us.     About Brigid Sh ea\,   Brigid Shea is a former award-winning reporter at NPR stations who has proved her grit by fighting climate change in Texas since 1988. She helped save Austin’s iconic Barton Springs\, organizing a massive city- wide ballot initiative that resulted in the historic SOS law to save Barto n Springs. As a former Austin City Council member\, she helped create the first wind project in Texas and championed consumer\, electoral and envir onmental reforms. Since being elected to the Travis County Commissioners C ourt in 2014\, her work to reverse climate change and better prepare resi dents for climate impacts has won 4 National Association of Counties (NACo ) Achievement Awards\; one for creating a neighborhood wildfire drill\, t he second for dramatically improving the reach of critical emergency warn ing systems\, the third for significantly reducing Greenhouse Gas emissio ns through an ambitious remote work policy at the County\, and the fourth for critical water conservation efforts through use of reclaimed treated wastewater for non-drinking purposes like air conditioning in several Coun ty buildings. Currently\, Brigid serves as the US Board Chair of ICLEI\, L ocal Governments for Sustainability\; Vice Chair of NACo Environmental En ergy Land Use Steering Committee\; Vice Chair of NACo Resilient Counties A dvisory Board\; member of NACo Large Urban Counties Caucus\; Executive Co mmittee member of the Greater Austin-San Antonio Corridor Council\, Compa ct Co-Chair for the Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance\; me mber of FEMA’s Resilient Nation Partnership Network\; and Board of Direc tor for the Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS). She previ ously served on the national board of Clean Water Action and the State Boa rd of Texas Campaign for the Environment and is a former member of the Au stin Chamber of Commerce Clean Energy Council. She has also advised the L CRA\, Seton Hospital\, and the City of Austin. She was selected for the 20 19 Women in Government Leadership Program of Governing magazine. In 2010\, her carbon-reduction work won the TCEQ Environmental Excellence award. T he Texas Energy Summit also awarded her a lifetime achievement award. Bri gid is a native of North Dakota. She is married to John Umphress\, a forme r Austin Energy green Building specialist and beekeeping entrepreneur. Tog ether\, they have two sons.     About Rotary Club of Austin University Area: Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors\, friends\, leaders\, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite  and take action to create lasting change – across the globe\, in our c ommunities\, and in ourselves. The Rotary Club of Austin University Area  has a special focus on education - thru providing books\, tutoring and sch olarships for those kids who need a helping hand. You can find out more a bout us at https://austinuniversityrotary.org/   #1DistrictStrong #Peo pleofAction #ServiceAboveSelf #RotaryConnectsTheWorld DTEND:20251028T003000Z DTSTAMP:20261026T115701Z DTSTART:20251027T233000Z LOCATION:Shoal Creek Saloon SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea UID:6fe3a983-d7c7-455a-ac3f-97dbcbe503f2 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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On Monday\, October 27th  \;at 6:30 PM\, we will hold an in person \;club meeting\, our spe aker is Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea.
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She will d iscuss the environmental issues Travis County faces in the future\, \; from water resources to wildfires. \;
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Our meet ing will be held at Shoal Creek Saloon\, located at 909 N Lamar Blvd\, Aus tin\, TX 78703. \; This will be a very interesting program\, we encour age you to \;invite family\, friends\, and colleagues to join us.
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About Brigid Shea\,
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Brigid Shea is a fo rmer award-winning reporter at NPR stations who has proved her grit by fig hting climate \;change in Texas since 1988. She helped save Austin&rsq uo\;s iconic Barton Springs\, organizing a \;massive city-wide ballot initiative that resulted in the historic SOS law to save Barton Springs. A s a former \;Austin City Council member\, she helped create the first wind project in Texas and championed consumer\, electoral and environmenta l reforms.
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\nS ince being elected to the Travis County Commissioners Court in 2014\, her work to reverse climate change \;and better prepare residents for clim ate impacts has won 4 National Association of Counties (NACo) \;Achiev ement Awards\; one for creating a neighborhood wildfire drill\, the second for dramatically \;improving the reach of critical emergency warning systems\, the third for significantly reducing \;Greenhouse Gas emissi ons through an ambitious remote work policy at the County\, and the fourth for \;critical water conservation efforts through use of reclaimed tr eated wastewater for non-drinking purposes like air conditioning in severa l County buildings.
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\nCurrently\, Brigid serves as the US Board Chair of ICLEI\, Local G overnments for Sustainability\; Vice Chair of \;NACo Environmental Ene rgy Land Use Steering Committee\; Vice Chair of NACo Resilient Counties Ad visory \;Board\; member of NACo Large Urban Counties Caucus\; Executiv e Committee member of the Greater \;Austin-San Antonio Corridor Counci l\, Compact Co-Chair for the Texas Electric Transportation Resources \ ;Alliance\; member of FEMA&rsquo\;s Resilient Nation Partnership Network\; and Board of Director for the Institute
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\nShe previously served on the national board of Clean Wat er Action and the State Board of Texas Campaign for the Environment \; and is a former member of the Austin Chamber of Commerce Clean Energy Coun cil. \;She has also advised the LCRA\, Seton Hospital\, and the City o f Austin.
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\nSh e was selected for the 2019 Women in Government Leadership Program of Gove rning magazine. In 2010\, her \;carbon-reduction work won the TCEQ Env ironmental Excellence award. The \;Texas Energy Summit also awarded he r a lifetime achievement award.
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Rotary \;is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors\, friends\, leaders\, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite \;and take action to create lasting change &ndash\; across the globe\, in our communities\, and in ourselves. The Ro tary Club of Austin University Area \;has a special focus on education - thru providing books\, tutoring and scholarships for those kids who nee d a helping hand. You can find out \;more about us at \;https://austinuniversityrotary.org/
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