7:30-8:30 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Jeffrey Pillon, Chair, NASEO Energy Data and Security Committee

The Honorable Pat Hoffman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy

8:45 a.m.

Winter Weather Forecast

Michael Halpert, Director, Climate Prediction Center, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

9:15 a.m.

World Oil Overview

Frank Verrastro, Director and Senior Fellow, Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies

10:00 a.m.

EIA 2008-2009 Winter Heating Fuels Overview

Howard Gruenspecht, Acting Administrator, Energy Information Administration

10:45 a.m.

EIA Press Conference

11:00 a.m.

Break

11:15 a.m.

Natural Gas: Domestic Production and Demand Forecast

Lee Van Atta, Director, Enterprise Management Solutions, Black & Veatch

12:00 p.m.

Keynote Luncheon

Jeffrey Pillon, Chair, NASEO Energy Data and Security Committee

1:15 p.m.

Propane Demand and Supply Trends and Forecast

Walt Hart, Principal, Purvin & Gertz, Inc.

2:00 p.m.

Heating Oil Issues – Supplies, Prices, Distributor Financing

John Felmy, Chief Economist, American Petroleum Institute

Mark Wolfe, Executive Director, National Energy Assistance Directors' Association

Robert C. Adams, Director, WAP Services, National Association for State Community Services Programs

Sloan Coleman, Senior Regulatory Analyst, Office of Financial Assistance, Small Business Administration

3:00 p.m.

Wrap Up and Adjourn

Alice Lippert, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy