The 2008 Energy Hub Conference was a great success
See you at the next eHub Conference!

Feedback on the Energy Hub Conference
Press coverage on the issues discussed at the 2008 Energy Hub Conference:

•The Badger Herald, “Energy Forum Looks Ahead“
•The Daily Cardinal, “Environmental Activist Pushes Nuclear Energy“
•The Daily Cardinal, “Developing more nuclear plants in U.S. necessary, overdue”

Photos from “Energizing the Midwest” November 7, 2008

Energizing the Midwest:

Technology, Policy, and You

November 7, 2008

Location: The Fluno Center in Madison, WI

Introducing the 2008 UW Energy Hub Conference: “Energizing the Midwest: Technology, Policy, and You”. This all-day event will take place November 7, 2008 at the Fluno Center in downtown Madison. Energy industry representatives will be attending all parts of the conference and are eager to network with students. This is a great opportunity for students to learn about the world of energy, and establish solid contacts with future employers.

Conference Agenda (as of September 25, 2008): Agenda.pdf

Keynote Speakers:

Special Panel Sessions:

Structure of the Energy Industry: An Overview
The current technologies, policies, and economics of the Midwest energy industry.

Dr. Paul Meier, Director of the UW-Energy Institute

Panel: Potential Futures for the Energy Industry
Where is the Smart Money and what are the Smart Technologies for the future of energy? A hard look at some of the more controversial but potentially beneficial technologies.

Ed Tirello, Berenson & Company, Managing Director and Senior Power Strategist
Dennis Ray, Power Systems Engineering Research Center, Executive Director
Jim Meister, Exelon Nuclear, Vice President of Operations Support

Panel: Achieving Environmental Compliance in Wisconsin
A discussion of how environmental regulations, current and future technologies, and consumption behaviors will affect Environmental Compliance goals in Wisconsin.

Roy Thilly, Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming, Chairman
Bill Saxonis, New York Department of Public Service, Utility Analyst
Kathryn Reif, Alliant Energy, Lead Project Engineer

Panel: Demand Side Management – How the Midwest is Doing Its Part
This panel will showcase how the university, state, and individuals are implementing Demand Side Management.

Faramarz Vakili, WE Conserve, Program Director
George Edgar, Focus on Energy
Jerry Akers, Herman Miller, Energy Manager

Student Poster Session and Reception
Student research posters will be featured in a 45-minute reception following the Demand Side Management Panel (Poster Session begins at 5:00 pm). We’ll highlight the excellent work that UW students have been doing in energy technology, policy, and economics. The poster session is meant to showcase the diversity of efforts that go into effective energy solutions.