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FRIDAY
June 18

 

 

Pre-
Conference
Workshops

All FREE and
Open to the Public*

2010 Colorado
Bioenergy Conference
Growing Opportunities
to Fuel and Power Colorado’s Economy

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
at the Montrose Pavilion

A Working Session of the
Colorado Governor's
Energy Office
Community Energy Coordinators

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
at the Montrose Pavilion

A Workshop on
Micro-Hydro
Opportunities
in Colorado

1:00 - 5:00 PM
at the Wright Opera House,
460 Main Street in Ouray

* FREE ADMISSION
to each of these events,
but Registration is
Required ...

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Register Now!

 

 

On-Site
Conference
Registration

4:00 - 6:00 PM
in the Lobby of the
Montrose Pavilion

or Click Here to
Register NOW
(online through
Thursday, June 17)

 

 

Exhibitor
Set-Up
4:00 - 6:00 PM
at the
Montrose Pavilion

 

 

Reception
6:30 - 8:00 PM
at the
Montrose Pavilion
(with cash bar
for wine & beer)

 

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Conference Agenda
(as of May 4, 2010)

SATURDAY
June 19

Unless otherwise noted,
all events will be at the
Montrose Pavilion

 

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
On-Site Conference Registration

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(online through Thursday, June 17)

 

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Exhibit Area
FREE and Open to the Public

8:00 - 8:30 AM
Welcome Session

Kathy Ellis (Mayor of Montrose)
Delta Montrose Electric Association
Tony Frank (Executive Director, CRES)

8:30 - 9:15 AM
Keynote Address:
"Going Green is Good Business"
by Don Marostica
(Director, Colorado Office of
Economic Development & Int'l. Trade)

9:15 - 9:30 AM
Break

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9:30 - 10:30 AM
Breakout Sessions I

Communities/Policy
Jon Schulz: "Energy Resource, Local Economy"
Dr. Barbara Farhar: "CSP in San Luis Valley"

Clean Energy: Technology Frontiers
Kurt Johnson: "Micro-Hydro"
Lindsay George: "Low-Head Hydro Potential"

Buildings
Jess Lorentz: "Building Recommissioning"
Ryan Hughes: "Measurement & Verification"

10:30 - 11:30 AM
Breakout Sessions II

Communities/Policy
Panel Discussion:
"Renewable Energy in Co-Ops"
Dan McClendon (Delta Montrose Electric Assn.),
Lee Boughey (Tri-State Gen. & Trans. Assn.),
and Wes Perrin (San Miguel Power Assn.)

Clean Energy: Technology Frontiers
Morgan Williams: "Western Colorado Bioenergy"
Roger Freeman: "Waste to Energy"

Buildings
Larry Kinney: "Efficient Greenhouse Design"
Mark Morgensen: "Energy Efficiency Audit Study"

 

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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch

 

12:00 - 1:00 PM
Candidates Forum on
"The Future of Colorado Energy
and Associated Employment"

Featuring Candidates for Colorado Governor
John Hickenlooper (Mayor of Denver) and
Scott McInnis (Former U.S. Congressman, CO-3),
and moderated by Billie Stanton
(Managing Editor, Montrose Daily Press)

 

1:00 - 1:30 PM
Policy Cafe

Coffee, Pastries, and
Brainstorming for Clean Energy Policy Directions
for the 2011 State Legislative Session and Beyond

 

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1:30 - 2:30 PM
Breakout Sessions III

Communities/Policy
Panel Discussion:
"Local Regulation of Wind Projects"
Mike Bowman (Candidate, State Senate District 1),
Roger Freeman (Davis Graham & Stubbs, LLC),
and Wes Perrin (San Miguel Power Assn.)

Clean Energy: Technology Frontiers
Jeff Tobe: "Agricultural Solar and Micro-Hydro"

Buildings
Michael Haughey: "Technology for Efficiency"

 

2:30 - 2:45 PM
Break

 

2:45 - 3:45 PM
Breakout Sessions IV

Communities/Policy
Leslie Weise: "Climate Change and Policy"
Joyce McLaren: "State of Renewable Energy Policy"

Clean Energy: Technology Frontiers
Fred Klammt: "Optimize Energy Choices"
Ken Beitel: "Renewable Energy and Your 401(k)"

Buildings
Thom Johnson: "Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency,
and Sustainability"

 

3:45 - 4:00 PM
Break

 

Saturday Schedule Continued
in Right-hand Column ...

 

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SATURDAY
June 19

(continued)

 

4:00 - 5:00 PM
Join CRES/DMEA
Keynote Address:

"Climate, Energy,
and Security"
with Vice Admiral
Richard H. Truly
(former Director of NREL,
NASA, and one of America's
original Space Shuttle
astronauts)

 

5:00 - 6:00 PM
Cocktail Hour
(cash bar for
wine & beer)

 

6:00 PM
Dinner

Presentation of
CRES Awards
(Renewable Energy in Buildings,
Volunteer of the Year,
and the Larson-Notari Award
for Distinguished Service)

Video Address by
R. James Woolsey, Jr.
(former Director, CIA)

Dinner Speaker:
Steve Andrews
(Long-Time CRES Member,
and Co-Founder,
U.S. Chapter of the
Assn. for the Study of
Peak Oil)

Speaker Bios and
Presentation Details
will be available
in the Conference Program ...

 

 

SUNDAY
June 20

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
FREE Self Guided Tours
Energy Efficient Homes
Concentrated PV Manufacturer
Micro-Hydro Facilities
Alternative Energy Buildings
And More!

 

 


Clean Energy:
Let's Get
to Work!

 

 

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