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Program of Events
Monday, February 9, 2009
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| 9:00 a.m. |
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Registration opens |
| 10:00 a.m. |
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Welcome
Wayne Pryor, VFBF President |
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| 10:10 a.m. |
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Building Our Energy Future: Innovation for
the New American Century and the
Implications for Rural America
Speaker: Andy Karsner,
Former Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
| 11:15 a.m. |
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Wind Energy
Speaker: Frank V. Maisano,
Energy and Environmental Media Specialist Bracewell & Giuliani |
| 12 noon |
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Lunch
Speaker: Governor Tim Kaine
Federal Activities and Initiatives:
What’s in Store for 2009?
Speaker: Senator Mark Warner |
| 1:45 p.m. |
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The Virginia Energy Plan
Speaker: Stephen Walz,
Energy Advisor to the Governor,
Virginia Department. of Mines, Minerals & Energy |
| 2:30 p.m. |
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Break |
| 3:00 p.m. |
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Panel Discussion
Current and Promising Renewable and Energy Efficient Applications for Virginia
Speakers:
Bill Gouldin, Strange’s Florists
Gerald Cox, Wood Pellets
Craig Sheely, Osage Bio Energy
Dean Price, Red Birch Energy
Ken Moss, Piedmont Bioproducts
Bill Osl, Anaerobic Digester
Don and Jenny Hochstein, Pick-a-Pine Plantation
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fuels
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Reception immediately following the discussion |
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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| 7:00 a.m. |
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Continental Breakfast |
| 8:05 a.m. |
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Welcome |
| 8:10 a.m. |
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Selling Back to the Grid
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative |
| 8:30 a.m. |
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Financing Projects
Speaker: Paul Franklin, Chief Lending Officer,
Colonial Farm Credit
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| 8:50 a.m.. |
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Zoning Issues
Speaker: Todd Benson,
Fauquier County Land Use Field Officer, Piedmont Environmental Council
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| 9:10 a.m. |
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Legal Considerations
Speaker: Daniel Slone, Partner, McGuire Woods, LLP |
| 9:30 a.m. |
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Environmental Issues
Speaker: Jerome Brooks, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality |
| 10:00 a.m. |
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Break |
| 10:30 a.m. |
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Positioning US Agriculture and Rural America for a New Energy Paradigm
Speaker: Tom Dorr, Former Under Secretary for Rural Development, USDA |
| 11:45 a.m. |
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Lunch |
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