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UD Energy and Sustainability Conference 2011
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The 5th annual Energy & Sustainability Conference, brought to you by the Solar Hydrogen IGERT and the University of Delaware Energy Institute at the University of Delaware will be held September 15-17, 2011 in Newark, Delaware.
The registration to this conference is free and a free live stream of this year’s conference will also be broadcasted here on IGERT.org. Visit www.igert.org starting on September 15 and click /public/conference.html/energy-confe...!
In the spirit of the NSF-IGERT program, this conference is a truly interdisciplinary experience, designed to broaden our thinking about Energy & Sustainability, and foster conversations that will lead to a brighter – and more sustainable – future.
We begin the conference on Thursday, September 15th with a more technical view of energy, including energy research, use, and production. Thursday evening’s opening ceremony broadens this view, preparing the conference to leap into other ways to think about energy and sustainability, with a magical concert produced, directed, and performed by violinist Xiang Gao. The concert will explore sustainability through music, so that we do not simply think about the issue – we experience it.
Friday, September 16th moves from the technical side of energy to a discussion of energy and climate change policy, business practices, horticulture, and fashion.
Saturday, September 17th is a day that focuses on the community – where issues of energy and sustainability culminate in how we live with these issues. Highlighting this day will be a series of hands-on workshops – a chance for conference-goers to fully engage in the topics for discussion.
2011 Conference Speakers:
*Senator Tom Carper
*Eric Teather, President and Founder of White Optics
*Omar Freila, Majora Carter Group
*Greg Kiss, BIPV Architect
*Nikki Roy, Pew Trust
*Brian Murray, Duke Professor
*John Byrne, UD Professor
*Steve Dentel, UD Professor
*Barry Yerger, CEO Mid-Atlantic Renewable Partners
For more information, please visit:
http://energy-sustainability-2011.com
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If you plan to attend this IGERT event, please be sure to click on the attending link in the right column of this conference page: /events/27.html
