National energy forum to take place on the Web
I just found this out today, but apparently a national energy forum is taking place on Wednesday and Thursday. It's free and online.
Details from a press release:
WHO: Fortune 500 CEOs, COOs, CFOs, public policy leaders, sustainability & energy experts & innovators of energy products & services.
WHAT: www.VirtualEnergyForum.com, a free online-only conference, brings together 5,000 Fortune 500 executives, public policy leaders & energy innovators in an innovative interactive format. Live video presentations by energy experts, with questions answered real-time.
Topics: Obama administration, federal funding, municipal or public works, green building, energy-efficient technologies, sustainability, alternative energy, clean technologies, and manufacturing.
WHEN: Wednesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST.
WHERE: Entirely online at www.VirtualEnergyForum.com. Register and Login Dec. 10-11 to attend this live, interactive event, from the ease of your PC. To view coverage of the last Virtual Energy Forum by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, or to view the complete list of speakers and agenda, visit www.VirtualEnergyForum.com.
WHY: President-elect Barack Obama pledged on Dec. 6 to launch the biggest public works program since the construction of the interstate highway system in the 1950s. The estimated $700 Billion plan is projected to include a push to make federal buildings more energy efficient.
The Virtual Energy Forum includes speaker sessions that address this topic, including:
· Mike Kearney of Siemens Building Technologies, speaking on "Practical Strategies to Green Existing Buildings" on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
· Kevin Kampschroer, US General Services Administration, "Making the Federal Green Building a Reality" on Thursday at 5:15 p.m.
· Public sector keynote speakers at the event include:
o The Honorable James T. Kelliher, Chairman of the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
o The Honorable Ed Markey, US House Select Committee on Energy Independence
o Kathleen Hogan, US Environmental Protection Agency
o Paul P. Bollinger Jr., United States Army
o Kevin W. Billings, of the United States Air Force.
This sounds interesting and I will try to check it out this week.
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