Breakfast at the American Council on Renewable Energy

I landed in Washington DC late last night.  Just came back from a little jog; I certainly wasn’t alone out there.  I guess the concept is get out and back before the humidity starts to kick in hard. 

I’m off to meet Dennis McGinn at ACORE (American Council on Renewable Energy) for breakfast.  I’m looking forward to this; I’m always impressed with people who:

a) Rise to the top of their fields (Dennis was a vice admiral in the US Navy).

b) Have an unflaggingly calm and professional demeanor, even in the face of combative behavior on the part of others, and some potentially heated conversations. 

I’m not 100% sure how to dress.  This is one of the two or three most formal cities in the U.S., and I brought a suit and a couple of ties, but they seem out of place in August.