[Federal Register: November 2, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 212)]
[Notices]
[Page 62208]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Department of Commerce ``Charting Our Energy Future'' Conference
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce will host a one-day Conference
during which experts from the federal government, U.S. industry,
academia, and public interest groups will explore and discuss
strategies to promote the rapid uptake of clean energy technologies in
the United States, as set forth in the President's Advanced Energy
Initiative and to follow up on the September 27-28 Major Economies
Meeting.
DATES: Deadline for applications: December 16, 2007. Date of the event:
February 5, 2008.
ADDRESSES: To apply to participate in the Conference, please contact
Catherine Vial, Officeof Energy and Environmental Industries; Room
4053; U.S. Department of Commerce; 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; 202-482-2823; catherine.vial@mail.doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Vial, Office of Energy and
Environmental Industries; Room 4053; U.S. Department of Commerce; 14th
& Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; 202-482-2823;
catherine.vial@mail.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With his Advanced Energy Initiative,
President Bush established a vision of an energy future in the United
States where clean energy technologies ensure energy security, mitigate
climate change, and provide energy for robust economic growth. In
addition, with the Major Economies Meeting on Climate Change the
President created a venue to work with all of the world's largest users
of energy and largest producers of greenhouse gas emissions, to
establish a new international approach on energy security and climate
change in 2008 that will contribute to a global agreement by 2009 under
the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The Department of Commerce is hosting a one-day Conference to
advance the President's climate change agenda and to support our
business community by exploring practical steps government and industry
can take to speed the commercialization and deployment of clean energy
technologies in the United States.
The following issues will be explored during the Conference: (1)
The potential to commercialize and deploy existing clean energy
technologies in the near future; and (2) international best practices
in promoting clean energy technologies. In addition, there will be
focus sessions on the challenges and opportunities of technology;
financing; public acceptance; commercialization; international
cooperation; and regulatory issues.
The Department invites applications to participate in the
Conference from industry leaders (CEO, President, or Senior Vice
President level); state and local government officials; national and
state legislators; recognized experts from academia and think-tanks;
and senior government officials or business leaders representing
international partners. A number of senior U.S. government officials
will attend.
Applicants should provide information regarding their
qualifications to participate in the event and make a valuable
contribution. Participants will be selected according to their ability
to successfully advance the goals of the Conference.
Catherine Vail,
Acting Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 07-5449 Filed 11-1-07; 8:45 am]
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