Spring Board Meeting and Conference

NW Energy Coalition
Spring Board Meeting & Conference
May 30 & 31, 2008

Helena, Montana

Thanks for making the Spring Conference and Board Meeting a huge success! We'll have photos and audio from our panels up shortly.

Agenda

Thursday, May 29th

            Location:  Valley Bank - Downtown Branch
            321 Fuller Ave. <Map>
            Phone: (406) 495-2540

Friday, May 30th

Location: Best Western Helena Great Northern Hotel

 
8:00    Registration opens & Breakfast

9:00    Welcome and Keynote address

               Former Montana Congressman Pat Williams

9:45    Panel: Energy Efficiency: The Surest Route to our Energy Future

Moderator: Dale Horton, National Center for Appropriate Technology
Stan Price, Northwest Energy Efficiency Council
Bill Thomas, NorthWestern Energy
Mike Weedall, Bonneville Power Administration
Robert Balzar, Seattle City Light, Board member of Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

11:00    10 min Break

11:10    Panel: Protecting the Climate and Consumers

Moderator: Representative Mary Caferro
Jim Morton, Human Resources Council, District XI
Tom Power, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Economics, University of Montana
Joel Eisenberg, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

12:30    Lunch / Utility & Low-income Caucus Meetings

1:45    State and Regional Caucus Meetings

3:00     Panel: Montana Renewables at a Crossroads

Moderator: Ralph Cavanagh, Natural Resources Defense Council
Commissioner Ken Toole, Montana Public Service Commission
Wilbur Wood, Alternative Energy Resources Organization
Tom Schneider, Western Electricity Coordinating Council, former member of Montana Public Service Commission
Commissioner Peggy Beltrone, Cascade County Commission

4:30    Break

5:15    Evening Reception

Join Coalition members and allies for a lively evening reception celebrating our Montana member organizations. Look forward to appetizers, a no-host bar and good conversation! <More Info>

Saturday, May 31st

7:30    Breakfast

8:30    Welcome and Announcements

8:45    Strategic Planning Roundtable

10:15    Break