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Background Information for Consideration at the Conference:
December 18, 2009 DRAFT Agenda:
Morning Panels:
Supply Chain 101:
Ed Westin, Great Lakes Wind Network and panels
Breaking the Code...What Are Manufacturers Looking For?...Who's Buying What?.... What's the Business Model for Wind?
Afternoon Panels:
Economic Development 101:
What's Available for You? Tax Credits? Stimulus Funds? NW Connectory? Technical Assistance?
Red Lion Hotel/Conference Center
Jantzen Beach
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Presentations from the June, 2009 "Future of Wind" Conference:
7:30 Registration Opens/Continental Breakfast
8:15 Welcome/ Morning Session
Jim Piro, Portland General Electric
Building a Regional Manufacturing Economy
Speakers
- Tim McCabe, Director, Oregon Economic & Community Development Department [ View Presentation ]
- Tim Stearns, Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development
- Dave Gering, Executive Director, Manufacturing Industrial Council of Seattle [ View Presentation ]
9:00 Getting into the Wind Business
Moderator – Dave Gering
Panelists
Wind Farm Owners/Operators
Original Equipment Manufacturers
- Steve Dayney, REpower USA
- Adam Serchuk, Director of Market Intelligence, Vestas
Local Manufacturers
- Lori Miles-Luchak, CEO, Miles Fiberglass [ View Presentation ]
- Paul Baker, Moventas [ View Presentation ]
- Brad Given, Technical Director, Renewable Energy Composite Solutions
9:55 The Future of Wind: Larger, Smaller, Community, On-Shore or Off-Shore. What’s Next?
Moderator: Robert Grott, Executive Director, Northwest Environmental Business Council
Panelists
10:30 Break
10:45 Morning Keynote
“Integrating Wind into the National System: Overload or Opportunity?”
Phil Moeller – Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
11:15 Breakout Session I
Attendees choose one of the following sessions:
- Technology Session: Components, Materials, Technologies (Parts, Processes, Procurement, and Quality Standards)
Moderator Steve St. Clair, Puget Sound Energy
Panelists
Original Equipment Manufacturers/Suppliers
- John Franco, Siemens
- Dave Johnson, GE Wind
- Russ Germick, REpower [ View Presentation ]
Wind Farm Owners/Operators
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- Transmission and Integration: The Missing Link and what it means for expanded capacity. Siting & Federal funding issues.
Moderator – Mike Grainey, OECDD
Panelists
12:00 Networking/Exhibits and Booths/Pick Up Lunch
12:20 Lunch/Presentations
The Challenge and Opportunities of Wind
- Congressman Jay Inslee
- Denise Bode, CEO, American Wind Energy Association [ View Presentation ]
Update/Call to Action: Wind Energy Coalition
- Lori Miles-Luchak, President, Miles Fiberglass
1:15 Break
1:30 Breakout Session II
Attendees choose one of the following sessions:
- Completing the Supply Chain
Moderator – Erik Andersson, Pacific Power
Panelists
- Ron Schmidt, Principal Manager, Crestline Construction, The Dalles
- Jerry Harper, Principal Engineering Geologist, The Riley Group, Kennewick
- Erin Anderson, Natural Resources & Land Use Group, Stoel Rives
- Duane Downs, General Manager, Wilhelm Trucking
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- Workforce: Current and future workforce needs and what are the current training opportunities?
Moderator – Brad Avakian, Commissioner, Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries
Panelists
- Dan Spatz, Columbia Gorge Bi-State Renewable Energy Zone
- Dr. Susan Wolf– Columbia Gorge Community College’s Renewable Energy Technology Program
- Rod Belisle, NECA/IBEW Training Center
- Thomas White, Oregon Institute of Technology
2:15 Afternoon Session
Government Policies & Incentives - Federal Stimulus, State Funds (BETC/Enterprise Zones), and Local Initiatives
Moderator – Mike Grainey, OECDD
Panelists
- Rachel Shimshak/Suzanne Leta Liou, Renewable Northwest Project
- Bill Fashing, Columbia Gorge Bi-State Renewable Energy Zone
- Peter West, Energy Trust of Oregon
3:10 What Next? Input from the Audience on “Next Steps To Move Our Wind Economy Forward.”
3:20 Prize Winner Drawing
3:25 Closing Remarks and Call to Action
[ View Presentation ]
3:35 – 4:15 Wind Energy Coalition Planning Meeting
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