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Updated: February 12, 2008

 

2008 NASEO WINTER CONFERENCE AGENDA

 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3

Southeastern States Regional Meeting

1:00—2:30 p.m. ..................................................................... Executive Room

 

NASEO Board of Directors Meeting

3:00—4:00 p.m. ..................................................................... Executive Room

 

NASEO Strategic Discussion Session—NASEO Board and States Only

4:00—6:00 p.m. ..................................................................... Executive Room

 

NASEO/ASERTTI Executive Committee Dinner (Invitation Only)

6:30 p.m. ............................................................................

 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4

Registration/Exhibit Area Open

7:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m. .............................................................. Palladian Foyer

 

Continental Breakfast

7:00—8:00 a.m. ..................................................................... Palladian Ballroom

 

Welcoming Remarks

8:00—8:15 a.m. ..................................................................... Palladian Ballroom

Dub Taylor, NASEO Chair (TX)

 

Opening Address

8:15—8:45 a.m. ..................................................................... Palladian Ballroom

David Rodgers, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, DOE Office of Energy

Efficiency and Renewable Energy

MODERATOR: Dub Taylor, Director, Texas State Energy Conservation Office

 

Partnering to Advance Clean Energy Priorities

8:45—9:30 a.m. ..................................................................... Palladian Ballroom

Julie Rosenberg, Chief, State & Local Branch, Climate Protection Partners Division, EPA

Charles D. Gray, Executive Director, National Association of Regulatory Utility

Commissioners

Nancy Kruger, Deputy Director, National Association of Clean Air Agencies

MODERATOR: Larry Shirley, Director, North Carolina State Energy Office

 

Securing a Clean Energy Future—Initiative Update

9:30—10:00 a.m. ................................................................... Palladian Ballroom

Sue Gander, Director, Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Division, National

Governors Association—Center for Best Practices

MODERATOR: Janet Streff, Manager, Minnesota State Energy Office

 

Break

10:00—10:15 a.m. .................................................................. Palladian Ballroom

 

How States Can Transform Energy Markets: Following the

Example of Hawaii and Wisconsin

10:15—11:00 a.m. .................................................................. Palladian Ballroom

Maurice Kaya, Former Chief Technology Officer, State of Hawaii

Jon Hurwitch, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Sentech, Inc.

Masood Akhtar, President, CleanTech Partners

David Jenkins, Director of Commercialization & Market Development, Wisconsin

Office of Energy Independence

MODERATOR: Chuck Clinton, Director of State Energy Programs, Sentech, Inc.

 

Residential Energy Efficiency Financing Programs

11:00—11:45 a.m. .................................................................. Palladian Ballroom

Mark Wolfe, Executive Director, Energy Programs Consortium

John Ahearn, Residential Efficiency and Affordability Program Manager, NYSERDA

Matthew Brown, Senior Financial Consultant, Energy Programs Consortium

MODERATOR: Tom Plant, Director, Colorado Governor’s Energy Office (Invited)

 

Joint NASEO-ASERTTI Luncheon

11:45 a.m.—1:00 p.m. ............................................................. Diplomat Ballroom

2008 National Energy Efficiency Advocate of the Year Awards

Deborah Estes, Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources

John Jimison, House Committee on Energy & Commerce

Presented by: Jeff Genzer, NASEO General Counsel

2007 Farm Bill Energy Title: Outlook for Funding and Key Provisions

Dr. Eldon Boes, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

MODERATOR: ASERTTI Representative

 

CONCURRENT COMMITTEE/TASK FORCE SESSIONS

1:00—3:00 p.m.

 

Energy Star Task Force

1:00—2:00 p.m. .................................................................... Palladian Ballroom

John Davies (KY), Chair

Home Performance with Energy Star and Agency Updates

Caterina Hatcher, ENERGY STAR National Manager, Public Sector, EPA

David Lee, Branch Chief, Energy Star Residential Branch, EPA

Lani MacRae, Energy Technology Program Specialist, DOE

 

Energy Production Committee

1:00—2:00 p.m. .................................................................... Congressional A/B

Tom Fuller (WY), Chair

DOE/AWEA/NREL “20% Wind Scenario” Report

Rob Gramlich, Policy Director, American Wind Energy Association

Committee Priorities for 2008

 

Energy, Environment and Transportation Committee

2:00—3:00 p.m. .................................................................... Congressional A/B

Jim Boyd (CA), Chair

John Kerry (ME), Vice Chair

DOE’s EERE Air/Energy Work with States

Cathy Iverson, Branch Chief, Intergovernmental and Outreach Team, DOE Golden

Field Office

Faith Lambert, DOE Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs

Carbon Education

Jack Werner, Director, DC Energy Office

California's Transportation Fuels Initiatives

Jim Boyd, Commissioner, California Energy Commission

Committee Priorities for 2008

 

Industrial Committee

2:00—3:00 p.m. .................................................................... Palladian Ballroom

Jake Fey (WA), Chair

Jeff Herholdt (WV), Vice Chair

DOE Industrial Technologies Program Priorities: Combined Heat & Power, Regional

Application Centers, and the “25 in 10” Initiative

Patricia Garland, DOE Industrial Technologies Program

Bill Orthwein, DOE Industrial Technologies Program

Discussion of State and NASEO Industrial Priorities in 2008

 

NASEO Congressional Outreach Meetings

3:00—5:30 p.m. .................................................................... Capitol Hill

Meetings with Members of Congress and Congressional Staff

 

NASEO Congressional Reception

6:00—7:30 p.m. ...................................... SH-902, Hart Senate Office Building

Open to All Registrants and Invited Guests

 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5

Registration/Exhibit Area Open

7:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m. .............................................................. Palladian Foyer

 

Continental Breakfast

7:00—8:00 a.m. .................................................................... Palladian Ballroom

 

Keynote Address

8:00—8:45 a.m. .................................................................... Palladian Ballroom

Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator, EPA

MODERATOR: Dub Taylor, Director, Texas State Energy Conservation Office

 

Climate Change Panel (Joint NASEO—ASERTTI Session)

8:45—9:30 a.m. ..................................................................... Palladian Ballroom

James Bradbury, Legislative Assistant, Congressman Jay Inslee’s Office

MODERATOR: Susan Stratton, Executive Director, Energy Center of Wisconsin

 

The FERC Role in Promoting Renewable Energy and Distributed

Generation—New Approaches

9:30—10:15 a.m. ................................................................... Palladian Ballroom

Jon Wellinghoff, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

MODERATOR: Michael W. Grainey, Director, Oregon Department of Energy

 

Break

10:15—10:30 a.m. .................................................................. Palladian Ballroom

 

Paving the Way for Accelerated Performance Contracting—State

Successes

10:30—11:00 a.m. .................................................................. Palladian Ballroom

Eddie Riddle, Energy Services Coalition

Linda Smith, Energy Services Coalition

MODERATOR: John Wilson, Advisor to Commissioner Art Rosenfeld, California Energy

Commission

 

CONCURRENT COMMITTEE/TASK FORCE SESSIONS

11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

 

Buildings Committee

11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. ........................................................... Palladian Ballroom

John Wilson (CA), Chair

Janet Streff (MN), Vice Chair

Jim Ploger (KS), Vice Chair

Federal Tax Incentives for Energy Efficient Buildings

Liz Martin, Climate Policy Specialist, Natural Resources Defense Council (Invited)

International Energy Conservation Code Update

Aleisha Khan, Executive Director, Building Codes Assistance Project

Committee Priorities for 2008—Discussion

 

Energy Data and Security Committee

11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. ........................................................... Capitol Ballroom

Jeff Pillon (MI), Chair

Cyrus Bhedwar (GA), Vice Chair

Energy Data Working Group Report

DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Program Update

Alice Lippert, DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

State Energy Assurance Planning Status and Examples

Don Milsten, State Service Program

Mark Anderson, Senior Energy Policy Specialist, Washington CTED

Supporting Energy Emergency Preparedness and Monitoring Energy Supply and

Demand with Reduced State and Federal Resources—Discussion

Development of State Level Table Top Exercise Package—Discussion

Energy Assurance Guidelines—Discussion of Version 3

Energy Assurance State Technical Assistance Grants Update

Other Business

 

Regional Lunches—Open to All Meeting Attendees

12:00—1:00 p.m.

Regional Lunch 1 ................................................................... Diplomat Ballroom

Western and Central Regions

Regional Lunch 2 ................................................................... Congressional A/B

Midwest and Southeast Regions

Regional Lunch 3 ................................................................... Cabinet Room

Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions

 

2008 Annual Meeting—An Invitation to Kansas

1:00—1:15 p.m. ..................................................................... Palladian Ballroom

Jim Ploger, Manager of Climate and Energy Programs, Kansas Energy Office

 

Washington D.C. Update

1:15—2:00 p.m. ..................................................................... Palladian Ballroom

Jeff Genzer, NASEO General Counsel

MODERATOR: Jim Ploger, Manager of Climate and Energy Programs, Kansas Energy Office

 

Effective Communication with State Legislators

2:00—2:30 p.m. ..................................................................... Palladian Ballroom

Tom Plant, Director, Colorado Governor’s Energy Office

Matthew Brown, InterEnergy Solutions, former Energy Program Director, National

Conference of State Legislatures

MODERATOR: Vaughn Clark, Director, Oklahoma State Energy Office

 

Critical Energy Infrastructure and Energy Emergency Responses in States

2:30—3:15 p.m. ..................................................................... Palladian Ballroom

Steve Foute, City and County of Denver & Public Technology Institute

Cherrie Black, Bureau Chief, Critical Infrastructure Protection, New Jersey Office of

Homeland Security

Alice Lippert, DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

MODERATOR: Jeff Pillon, Michigan Public Service Commission

 

Adjournment

3:15—3:30 p.m. ..................................................................... Palladian Ballroom

Dub Taylor, NASEO Chair (TX)

 

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