GovEnergy, August 15-18, 2010, Dallas, TX

Join federal employees and energy industry professionals on the frontier of federal energy management! GovEnergy continues to foster education and encourage the best application of practices, products, and services as they relate to energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water efficiency within the federal sector. Participants will attend training sessions, discover financial and technical resources, explore energy-saving technologies, and meet energy experts.

SUNY/PPAA and NYAPPA conference, July 20-22, Syracuse, NY

The theme is "Sustainable Horizons" and the educational tracks are geared for sustainable design, operations & maintenance and energy conservation.

National Demand Response & Smart Grid, June 23-24, Washington, DC

The agenda for the 2010 National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid is being finalized, but it will focus on the following topics: http://www.demandresponsetownmeeting.com

  • FERC’s National Action Plan and a “Coalition of Coalitions”
  • Smart Grid and DR – Overlap and Distinction
  • Customer Acceptance of Smart Meters
  • Customer Acceptance of Time-Based Pricing/Incentives
  • Incentives for Deployment – What’s Next after the DOE Grants
  • Renewables & Smart Grid – The Symbiotic Relationship
  • Peak Reduction Standards and Other State Policy
  • FCC’s National Broadband Plan and Its Impact on Smart Grid
  • NIST Standards – Timetable for Impact
  • Cybersecurity – Myths and Realities
  • Data – Ownership, Privacy and Access
  • DR Inside the Home – Who Will Provide
The National Town Meeting will feature traditional roundtable discussions as well as a day with two concurrent tracks of breakout sessions. The timeline for the two-day event is below: