[announce-gpco] FW: Environment Colorado Invitation: 2007 Colorado Renewable Energy Conference

[Claire Ryder]

Hi Claire,

The sun will shine brightly on the 2007 Colorado Renewable Energy
Conference, June 8-10 at the Steamboat Grand Hotel in Steamboat Springs.
The conference is an annual event hosted by the Colorado Renewable Energy
Society and cosponsored this year by Environment Colorado. 

The theme of this year's conference is "Colorado Renewable Energy: Leading
by Example."  More than forty speakers will address a variety of renewable
energy and energy efficiency topics, many of which have special significance
in Colorado's "New Energy Economy."  

WHAT: 2007 Colorado Renewable Energy Conference
WHEN: June 8th thru June 10th
WHERE: Steamboat Grand Hotel, 2300 Mount Werner Cir, Steamboat Springs, CO
80487

To register for the conference, or for more information, click on the link
below or copy and paste it into your web browser:

http://www.environmentcolorado.org/events


MORE INFORMATION

The conference will begin on Friday, June 8, with numerous workshops showing
how you can take advantage of renewable energy and energy efficiency in your
own life. 

The Saturday morning keynote address will be given by Dr. Charles Kutscher,
Principal Engineer and Manager of the Thermal Systems Group at the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, past Chairman of the American Solar Energy
Society, and editor of the recently released American Solar Energy Society
report, Tackling Climate Change in the U.S.:  Potential Carbon Emissions
Reductions from Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by 2030. Dr. Kutscher
will present the findings. 

Other Saturday sessions will include a roundtable discussion of rural
electric cooperatives regarding challenges and opportunities in Colorado's
"New Energy Economy." Representatives of Colorado's ski industry will
explain why it's not so easy to be green. A husband-and-wife team will share
their personal experiences in going off the electricity grid. And there will
be presentations on a number of renewable energy and energy efficiency
technologies, as well as discussions of legislation, marketing, and
institutional issues.  

Saturday evening's dinner session will feature a keynote address by Dr.
Patricia Nelson Limerick, Chair of the Center of the American West at
CU-Boulder. She is also a co-author of the Center's latest publication,
entitled What Every Westerner Should Know About Energy Efficiency and
Conservation. Dr. Limerick's talk is whimsically titled "Colorful, Practical
and Counter-Intuitive Lessons from the Western Past:  Historically-Based
How-To Guides for Orchestrating Gigantic Social Transitions in Energy Use." 

The Colorado Renewable Energy Society will also present awards for energy
efficient building design from around the state.

A number of seminars will be offered on Sunday, June 10, covering subjects
like running a successful solar energy business, deciding on specific
renewable energy technologies, greening your own home or business, and more.
There will also be self-guided tours of homes and businesses in the
Steamboat Springs area that take advantage of the latest and greatest energy
efficiency and renewable energy technologies.

The Colorado Renewable Energy Society Sponsors and related organizations
will fill the Exhibit Hall during the Conference, displaying their goods and
services throughout the weekend.

To register for the conference, or for more information, click on the link
below or copy and paste it into your web browser:

http://www.environmentcolorado.org/events


Sincerely, 

Matt Garrington
Environment Colorado Field Director
MattG@environmentcolorado.org
http://www.environmentcolorado.org

P.S.  Thanks again for your support.  Please feel free to share this e-mail
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