NASEO Winter Fuels Outlook Conference 2003

October 7, 2003
The Westin Grand, Washington, DC

Agenda and Presentations

8.00am – Registration and Continental Breakfast (Washington Ballroom Foyer)

8.30 – Welcome and Opening Remarks (Washington Ballroom)
David Terry, Managing Director, NASEO
Sara Ward, Chair, NASEO
Denise Swink, Director, Office of Energy Assurance, U.S. Department of Energy

8.45 – Winter Weather Forecast
Michael Halpert, Head of Forecast Operations, Climate Prediction Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

9.00 – World Oil Market Outlook
Katherine Spector, Energy Strategist, Commodity Sales and Trading, Deutsche Bank

9.45 – The View from Washington: A Legislative and Regulatory Energy Forecast
Andrew Parmentier, Vice President and Senior Policy Analyst, Economic and Policy Research Group, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc.

10.15 – Break

10.30 – EIA Heating Fuels Overview
Guy Caruso, Administrator, Energy Information Administration
(Includes Press Conference)

11.30 – Propane Supply and Demand Forecast
Ron Gist, Senior Principal, Purvin & Gertz, Inc.

12.00 – Keynote Luncheon (The Promenade)
Jimmy Glotfelty, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy

1.30 – Natural Gas Supplies: The Near to Long-Term Outlook (Washington Ballroom)
Bruce Henning, Director, Regulatory and Market Analysis, Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc.

2.15 – The Future of LNG
Shirley Neff, Senior Advisor, Goldwyn International Strategies, LLC

2.45 – Break

3.00 – Distillate Supply Issues
Cheryl Trench, President, Allegro Energy Consulting

3.30 - Roundtable Discussion: Communications and Response Plans-The Federal-State Energy Emergency Response
Jon Maclaren, Department of Homeland Security
Jim Caverly, Department of Homeland Security
Bruce Buckheit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Alice Lippert, U.S. Department of Energy
Lee Zimmerman, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Karen Sagett, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Sharon Stroud, State Energy Office of North Carolina (Invited)

5.00 – Discussion and Wrap-up
Sara Ward, Chair, NASEO

For more information on any of the above events, contact Shemika Spencer, 1414 Prince Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314, Phone 703.299.8800; Fax 703.299.6208.