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ANNUAL MEETING

Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
December 10-11, 2009

* Schedule subject to change.

Thursday, December 10
10:00 am

Welcome

  • Honorable Chet Culver
    Chairman and Governor of Iowa
  • Honorable Donald L. Carcieri
    Vice Chairman and Governor of Rhode Island
10:30 am

National Wind Energy Development

  • Honorable Carol Browner
    Assistant to the President of Energy and Climate Change, White House (invited)
  • Honorable Steve Chu
    Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy (invited)
11:00 am.

The Value of a National Renewable Electricity Standard

  • Honorable Ed Markey
    Chairman, Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, U.S. House of Representatives
12:00 am

Working Lunch
12:30 pm

Offshore Wind Development

  • Robert Abbey
    Director, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior
1:00 pm

Wind Energy Technology Advancement

  • Honorable Paul Tonko
    Member, Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives
1:30 pm

Coastal Wind Development

Moderators

  • Kenny Esser
    Office of New Jersey Governor John Corzine
  • Malcolm Woolf
    Office of Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley

Panel

  • Larry Shirley
    North Carolina Department of Commerce
  • Bonnie Ram
    Energetics
  • Jim Gordon
    Cape Wind
2:30 pm

The Governors and States’ Roles in Transmission Development

  • Leon Lowery
    Professional Staff Member, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senate
  • Rick Sergel
    CEO, North American Electric Reliability Corporation
3:30 pm

State of the Wind Industry

  • Denise Bode
    CEO, American Wind Energy Association
4:00 pm

The Next Steps for Wind Energy Development

  • Bracken Hendricks
    Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
4:30 pm

Regional Benefits of Wind Energy Development

  • Susan Tomasky
    President - AEPTransmission, American Electric Power
5:30 pm

Reception

American Wind Energy Association
1501 M Street, NW, Suite 1000,
Washington, D.C.
Friday, December 11
7:30 am

Continental breakfast
8:30 am

Welcome and introductions

  • Roya Stanley
    Governor Culver’s Representative
  • Tim Costa
    Governor Carcieri’s Representative
8:45 am

Coalition’s Policy and Program Update

  • Draft recommendations
9:15 am

Wind Technology Status, Prospects and Key Needs

  • Robert Thresher
    Senior Fellow, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    • Deployment status
    • Technology – current and prospective
    • Key needs – research, engineering and testing
    • Discussion
10:15 am

Wind Power Integration and Electrical Transmission Needs

  • J. Charles Smith
    Executive Director, Utility Wind Integration Group

    • Overview and findings of major, large-area studies of wind integration and transmission

      • Eastern Wind Integration and Transmission Study
      • Western Wind and Solar Integration Study
      • Key Findings of Recent Studies
    • Smart Grid Issues
    • Discussion
11:15 am

Draft Recommendations Discussion

  • Larry Pearce

    • Are the priorities correct?
    • Is the work on track?
12:00 pm

Working lunch

 

Coalition Business Meeting

  • Roll call
  • Organization update
  • Selection of officers
  • Discussion of Committee Purpose, Formation and Volunteer Chairs
  • Financial update

Other Business, Wrap-up

* Schedule subject to change.

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Thursday & Friday
December 10 & 11, 2009
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
Washington, DC

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