Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Reminder: Friday's Early Registration Deadline for AWEA Siting Workshop


Discounted Registration Ends This Friday (February 11)!
Workshop Speakers Announced
Siting Wind Power Projects in the Eastern U.S.
March 8 - 9, 2005
The Fairmont Copley Plaza
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
To register on-line, go to www.awea.org/seminars and click on the link for the Siting workshop. Then click on the link for registration to go to our secure on-line registration system for the fastest registration method.
This day and a half workshop will focus on the various ways in which wind power projects affect – and don’t affect – elements of the human and natural environment. The program will include presentations on emerging issues of project siting, such as bat interactions and wildlife survey techniques, and address ways in which to build support for wind projects.

Confirmed Speakers:

Ed Arnett, Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative

Bruce Bailey, AWS Truewind, LLC

Margaret (Peggy) Farrell, Ecology and Environment, Inc.

John Hecklau, EDR

Erik Kalapinski, Tech Environmental

Carolyn S. Kaplan, Esq., Nixon Peabody LLP

Paul Kerlinger, Curry & Kerlinger, LLC

John Kassel, Shems Dunkiel Kassel & Saunders PLLC

Kit Kennedy, Natural Resources Defense Council

Todd Mabee, Alaska Biological Research Inc.

Jim Manwell, University of Massachusetts

Deidre Matthews, Massachusetts Energy Facility Siting Board

Bill Moore, PPM Atlantic Renewable LLC

Jeff Parsons, Arrowhead

Jim Patterson, Federal Aviation Administration

Randy Swisher, American Wind Energy Association

Doug Ward, Young, Sommer...LLC

Carol Wasserman, ESS Group

Greg Watson, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

Workshop Topics:

  • Permitting and Procedural Issues – including Environmental Impact Reviews, siting boards, local permitting processes and endangered species / migratory bird issues
  • Wildlife Studies and Tools – past experience and current practices
  • Emerging Wildlife Topics – including bird and bat interaction research as well as habitat considerations
  • Non-Avian Technical Issues such as Aesthetics, Sound and Lighting – what to anticipate and how to respond
  • Practical Considerations of Community, Agency and Advocate Relations – lessons learned about effective interaction with key stakeholders
  • Offshore Project Siting – current state of offshore wind energy

ATTENTION!
Additional information about both workshops is available on the AWEA website at www.awea.org/seminars including more detailed workshop topics, registration costs, hotel reservations, and much more.
Interested in enhancing your name recognition with workshop attendees? Become a sponsor by contacting Stefanie Brown at sbrown@awea.org or (310) 476-7139.
American Wind Energy Association
Conference & Education Department
Phone: (202) 383-2512
Fax: (202) 383-2505
Mailing Address: 1101 14th Street NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20005 USA

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