School
of Mines Campus Maps
and Parking Information
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
(Green Center)
On-Site Registration
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
(Green Center Lobby)
Exhibit Hall
FREE and Open to the Public!
8:30 - 9:00 AM
(Metals Hall)
Welcome to CREC 2009 and Golden
Hon. Jacob Smith, Mayor of Golden
Professor Craig Taylor, Colorado School of Mines
Steve Sargent, President of CRES
9:00 - 10:00 AM
(Metals Hall)
Keynote Address
FREE and Open to Public
Dr. Eric Barron, Director
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
Climate - State of the Science
10:15 - 11:15 AM
(Metals Hall)
Plenary Session 1
"Communities Addressing Climate Change"
Panel Discussion:
Linking Technology and People
for Carbon Mitigation in Colorado Cities –
Strategies and Outcomes
Moderator: Dr. Anu Ramaswami, Univ. of Colorado Denver
Derek Okubo, National Civic League
Brook Svoboda, Central City
Greg Thomas, City & County of Denver
Kevin Standbridge, City & County of Broomfield
Karen Hancock, City of Aurora
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
CRES Education Committee
Clean Energy Education for P-20 Teachers
NOTE: This
event takes place just off-campus at the
Renewable Energy Demonstration Center,
623 14th Street in Golden
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
(Metals Hall)
Plenary Session 2
"Utilities Addressing Climate Change -
The Promise of the Smart Grid"
Panel Discussion:
Smart Grid - Policy, Technology,
Distributed vs. National Grid,
People and Strategy
Steven Hauser, NREL
Honorable Matt Baker, Colorado Public Utilities Commission
Ken Regelson, Five Star Consultants
12:30 - 1:30 PM
(Green Center Lobby & Patio)
Lunch
1:30 - 2:45 PM
(Metals Hall)
Track 1 - Communities: Case Studies
John Phelan, Ft. Collins Energy Policy: Pushing
Limits of Efficiency
Dr. Barbara Farhar, Boulder's SmartGridCity Perceptions
Kimberly Peterson, Aspen Clean Energy Pathway
(Petroleum Hall)
Track 2 - Low-Carbon Power: Technology Frontiers
Joe McCabe, Lightweight Thin-Film
PV Unique Applications
Dr. Zhiyong (Jason) Ren, Microbial Fuel Cells
Dr. Martin Smith, Xcel Energy, Solar and SolarTAC
(Room 265)
Track 3 - Carbon Sequestration: Pros and Cons
Dr. Dag Nummedal,
Carbon Sequestration
Andrew Horn, Carbon Sequestration Impacts
3:00 - 4:00 PM
(Metals Hall)
Track 1 - Communities: Policy/Transportation
Richard Heinemeyer, Protecting Solar Rights
in Urban Environments
Robert Wilson, Transit and Renewable Energy
Kathryn Miles, SmartGrid, Vehicle Plug-in and Future Infrastructure
(Petroleum Hall)
Track 2 - Low-Carbon Power: Analytical Tools
Adam Stenftenagel, Next Generation Home Energy
Analysis
Seung-Jae Lee, Estimating Solar PV Output
(Room 265)
Track 3 - Carbon Sequestration: Better Solutions?
Ron Larson, Carbon Negativity: Biochar
Steve Stevens, Your Home as a Carbon Sink!
4:00 - 5:00 PM
(Metals Hall)
Track 1 - Communities: Wind, Solar, Storage Development
Patrick Pelstring, Community Wind
Development
Skip McClimans, Community Wind and Solar
(Petroleum Hall)
Track 2 - Low-Carbon Power: Policy & Mitigation
Matt Futch, Colorado Climate Action Plan
for Public Utilities and Rural Electric Cooperatives
Tom Konrad, Investing in Clean Energy (Funds, ETFs, Stocks)
(Room 265)
Track 1 - The Big Picture and Close to Home!
John Seager, Population Growth:
6.7 Billion+ Carbon Emitters
Dana Miller, The Transition Movement, Grow Local Colorado
Campaign & Urban Gardens
5:00 - 6:00 PM
(Friedhoff Hall)
Cocktail Hour
(Host bar for wine and beer)
Wine Courtesy of Canyon Wind Cellars (Palisade,
CO)
and
Beer Courtesy of Ska Brewing Company (Durango,
CO)
6:00 PM
(Friedhoff Hall)
Conference Dinner and Awards Ceremony
CRES Award Presentations
for
Renewable Energy in Buildings,
Larson-Notari (Achievement),
and Volunteer of the Year
(see award winners at left)
Dinner Speaker:
Mike Nelson, KMGH-TV, Denver
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