2008 HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY PROGRAM PEER REVIEW
Date: July 29-31, 2008
Location: Crystal City Marriott--Arlington, Virginia
Description: This meeting is a peer review of the U.S. Department of Energy’s High Temperature Superconductivity (HTS) Program. The HTS program resides within the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. The event is open to the public and will bring together the world’s leaders working on the research and development of high-temperature superconductivity for electric systems. This forum will provide an opportunity to learn about the latest innovations and integration activities.
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19th WORLD PETROLEUM CONGRESS
Date: June 29, 2008 - July 3, 2008
Location:  Madrid, SPAIN
Description: The World Petroleum Congress will hold its week- long conference addressing the ongoing concerns of the world-wide energy industry with thousands officials including US Government (DOE) officials, international governments, oil companies, IOCs and NOCs, industry and stakeholders from around the world.  There will be a series of wide-ranging technical programs discussing the scientific, technological and professional achievements of the petroleum industry. Assistant Secretary Kevin M. Kolevar will present and chair a session on the impacts of natural disasters on the oil industry.
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WHAT IS A SMART GRID? A E-FORUM DIALOGUE
Date: May 19, 2008 -- 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location:  Edison Electric Institute (EEI), 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW--Washington, D.C.
Description: The objective of this E-forum is to share emerging industry views on what constitutes a Smart Grid among our fellow stakeholders, with the intent to advance the understanding of this global initiative.  
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2009 CONGESTION STUDY KICK-OFF BRIEFING
Date: May 8, 2008 -- 10:00 am -11:00 am
Location: The Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington D.C.
Description: Assistant Secretary Kevin Kolevar will outline DOE's intentions with respect to the 2009 National Transmission Congestion Study,  which is due in August 2009.   A/S Kolevar will outline the scope of this second Congestion Study and the schedule for  technical workshops to provide feedback to the Department on appropriate transmission congestion data and analysis.  
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2008 SUMMER ENERGY OUTLOOK CONFERENCE AND ENERGY ASSURANCE PLANNING WORKSHOP
Date: April 22-23, 2008
Location: The Brown Palace, 321 Seventeeth Street, Denver, CO
Description: The Summer Energy Outlook Conference will feature the Energy Information
Administration’s 2008 Short-Term Energy Outlook including energy demand and price forecasts. The Workshop on Building Resiliency in Energy Assurance Planning will provide State andlocal participants with information they can use to improve energy assurance planning and response and look toward how a locality, State, or region can achieve energy resiliency.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY-INDUSTRY WORKSHOP ON THE ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL AC UNITS IN CONTRIBUTING TO FAULT-INDUCED DELAYED VOLTAGE RECOVERY
DATE: April 22, 2008
Location: Westin Dallas Fort Worth Airport, 4545 W. John Carpenter Freeway, Irving, Texas 75063
Description: Installation of residential units that cool and dehumidify indoor air -- i.e., air-conditioning units, or AC -- is at an all time high in the United States today and continues to grow. Utilities have expressed concern that high penetrations of residential AC units pose new challenges for electric system reliability. The purpose of this one-day workshop is to bring the electric utility industry and AC manufacturing industry together to discuss the role that "stalling" by residential AC units following faults in the electric transmission and distribution system may be playing in increasing the risk of power system blackouts. This DOE-sponsored workshop represents an important public forum at which panelists will share information on what is known, the options available, and the considerations that must be made in assessing the best paths forward to address this problem. Panelists include experts from utilities, induction motor manufacturers, the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), EPRI, DOE, and others.
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2008 NATIONAL ELECTRICITY DELIVERY FORUM
DATE: February 20-21, 2008
Description: OE and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners hosted this forum, which will examine the role of electricity delivery infrastructure in addressing climate change, demand growth, and energy security.
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Date: February 5, 2008
Location: Embassy Suites Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
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Date: January 31, 2008
Location: Holiday Inn Cherry Creek, Denver, CO
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Date: January 31, 2008
Location: Best Western Visa Inn & Conference Center, Boise, ID
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Date: January 29, 2008
Location: Best Western Helena Great Northern Hotel, Helena, MT
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Date: January 29, 2008
Location: Best Western Hitching Post & Inn, Cheyenne, WY
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Date: January 24, 2008
Location: Holiday Inn & Suites, Albuquerque, NM
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Date: January 23, 2008
Location: Navajo Education Center, Window Rock, AZ
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Date: January 17, 2008
Location: Airport Hilton Hotel, Salt Lake City, UT
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Date: January 17, 2008
Location: Atomic Testing Museum, Las Vegas, NV
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Date: January 15, 2008
Location: Marriott Courtyard, Phoenix, AZ
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Date: January 10, 2008
Location: Renaissance Hotel Seattle, Seattle, WA
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Date: January 10, 2008
Location: Ayres Hotel & Suites, Ontario, CA
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Date: January 8, 2008
Location: California Energy Commission, Sacramento, CA
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Date: January 8, 2008
Location: Doubletree Portland Lloyd Center, Portland, OR