June 15-16, 2011
Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA


Seminars in conjunction with EMC


EXPO HOURS
Wednesday, June 15, 2011• 10 am - 4 pm
Thursday, June 16, 2011• 10 am - 2 pm

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Workshop Schedule (2010)

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Opening Session - A Greener Future

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 / 9:15-11:00AM

Chair: Stuart R. Hemphill, Senior Vice President, Power Supply, Southern California Edison


9:15 - 9:20 AM

Welcome from AEE
Albert Thumann, P.E., C.E.M., Executive Director, Association of Energy Engineers


9:20 - 9:30 AM

Welcome from Host Sponsor, SCE
Stuart Hemphill, Senior Vice President, Power Supply, Southern California Edison


9:30 - 10:00 AM

New Directions in Energy
Ronald L. Litzinger, President, Southern California Edison


10:00 - 10:30 AM

Sustainability in California's Community Colleges
Fred Harris, Vice Chancellor, California Community Colleges


10:30 - 11:00 AM

IKEA Goes Beyond Energy Efficiency
Ryan Park, Director of Business Development, REC Solar

Conference Program

Wednesday
June 15, 2011 / 2:00 - 4:00 PM

TRACK 1
Smart Grid

TRACK 2
New Climate/Environmental Realities

TRACK 3
Green Energy & Buildings
TRACK 4
Making the Most of Renewable Energy Resources
TRACK 5
Integrated Demand Side Management
SESSION 1A
Smart Meters
SESSION 2A
Environmental Considerations
SESSION 3A
Building Codes/Standards
SESSION 4A
Wind
SESSION 5A
Energy Efficiency in Action

CHAIR
Marc Guirguis, Manager, Smart Connect Program Controls, Southern California Edison
CHAIR
Ronald Jensen, Manager, Corporate Environmental Health & Safety, Southern California Edison
CHAIR
Arun Jhaveri, Ph.D., C.S.D.P., Senior Advisor/Consultant, Arun Jhaveri & Associates
CHAIR
Richard Costello, P.E., M.S.E.M., B.S.M.E., C.E.M., President, Acela Energy, Inc.
CHAIR
Foroud Arsanjani, Chief Operating Officer, North America Power Partners, LLC

2:00 - 2:30 PM
Edison Smart Connect: Overview
Marc Guirguis, Manager, Smart Connect Program Controls, Southern California Edison

2:00 - 2:30 PM
Precision Agriculture Irrigation Techniques
Robert Farber, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Corporate Environmental Health & Safety, Southern California Edison
2:00 - 3:00 PM
CALGreen: The New 2010 California Green Building Standards Code
Enrique Rodriguez, Associate Construction Analyst, California Buildings Standards Commission

2:00 - 2:30 PM
First 200kW Vertical Axis Wind Turbine - Ishpeming Michigan
Richard Costello, P.E., M.S.E.M., B.S.M.E., C.E.M., President, Acela Energy, Inc.

2:00 - 2:30 PM
Incubating Innovators: TRIO Program
Robyn Zander, Manager, Contract Support Services, Customer Energy Efficiency & Solar, Southern California Edison

2:30 - 3:00 PM
Smart Appliances
Christopher A. Saikus, Smart Grid Project Leader, Whirlpool Corporation

2:30 - 3:00PM
Implications of Eliminating Once Thru Cooling
David Asti, CPG, CHMM, Manager, Corporate Environmental Policy, Southern California Edison

2:30 - 3:00 PM
The Tehachapi Project
Juan Castaneda, Manager, Power System Technologies, Advanced Technology, Southern California Edison

2:30 - 3:00PM
How CA Utilities are Implementing Demand Side Management
Richard Jett, Manager, Market Segment Solutions, Customer Energy Efficiency & Solar, Southern California Edison

3:00 - 3:30 PM
Edison Smart Connect: Technology Enabled Applications
Mark Podorsky, Senior Manager, Business Design, Edison SmartConnect, Southern California Edison

3:00 - 3:30PM
Renewable Impacts
Adam Shor, Project Engineer/Scientist, Electric Power Research Institute

3:00 - 3:30PM
Building Efficiency Standards & Practical Considerations
Carl Salas, P.E., Founding Principal, Salas O'Brien Engineers, Inc.

3:00 - 3:30 PM
Wind and Load Following Challenges
Randy Minnier, CEO, Principal, MPE Consulting, Inc.

3:00 - 3:30 PM
Demand Response and TATI Programs
Erik Oh, Regional Sales Manager, North America Power Partners

3:30 - 4:00 PM
Benefits of Smart Meters
Doug Mitarotonda, Ph.D., Associate, The Brattle Group

3:30 - 4:00PM
Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Energy Efficiency
Nancy Whalen, Director, North American Energy Efficiency Program, The Climate Registry
3:30 - 4:00PM
New Legislation for the Training of Federal Buildings Personnel vis-a-vis Better Buildings Initiative
Arun Jhaveri, Ph.D., C.S.D.P., Senior Advisor/Consultant, Arun Jhaveri & Associates

3:30 - 4:00 PM
Managing Customer Expectations: Small Scale Wind
Jake Wade, Net Metering Program Manager, Puget Sound Energy

3:30 - 4:00PM
Integration of Demand Response into Traditional EE Programs
Kimberly Rodriguez, M.S., Manager, Commercial Third Party Programs, Customer Energy Efficiency & Solar, Southern California Edison and Cody Coeckelenbergh, M.S., Program Manager, Solaris Technical

Thursday
June 16, 2011 / 9:00 - 11:00AM

TRACK 1
Smart Grid

TRACK 2
New Climate/Environmental Realities

TRACK 3
Green Energy & Buildings
TRACK 4
Making the Most of Renewable Energy Resources
TRACK 5
Integrated Demand Side Management
SESSION 1B
Electric Vehicles
SESSION 2B
Behavioral Actions
SESSION 3B
Building Intelligence
SESSION 4B
Solar
SESSION 5B
Energy Efficiency/Demand Response in Sustainability
CHAIR
Jack McGowan, C.E.M., President, Energy Control Inc.
CHAIR
Tiffany Stovall, Energy Management Program Director, Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center
CHAIR
Jon Haviland, P.E., C.E.M., G.B.E., Assistant Vice President, Marx/Okubo Associates
CHAIR
Philip Le Grand, C.E.M., B.E.P., C.E.P., C.D.S.M., C.S.D.P., Senior Account Manager, Government & Institutions, Business Customer Division, Southern California Edison
CHAIR:
Steve Sullivan, Director, Government & Institutions, Business Customer Division, Southern California Edison
9:00 - 9:30AM
Plug-in Electric Vehicle Readiness
Robert Graham, Manager, Plug-In Vehicle Readiness, Advanced Technology, Southern California Edison
9:00 - 9:30AM
Piloting Global Energy Management System Standards for Behavior Change
Dresden Skees-Gregory, M.S., C.E.M., C.D.S.M., LEED AP, Principal & CEO, Environmental Engineer, Sustainable Environmental Services
9:00 - 9:30AM
The Neglected Intelligence: What Utility Bills Can Tell You
John Avina, C.E.M., B.E.P., C.S.D.P., C.M.V.P., President, Abraxas Energy Consulting
9:00 - 9:30AM
SCE Solar Program: Rooftops and Power Contracts
Russell Harding, Manager, Finance, Regulatory & Communications, Solar Photovoltaic Program, Southern California Edison
9:00 - 9:30AM
Southern California Edison Energy Leader Partnership
Doug Krauss, Environmental Programs Coordinator, City of Hawthorne, Tara Becnel, Project Manager, Customer Program, Outreach, Partnerships, Tariff Programs & Services, Southern California Edison, and Michelle Prewitt, Project Manager, Local Government Partnerships, Customer Energy Efficiency & Solar, Southern California Edison
9:30 - 10:00AM
Impacts on the Grid
Jack McGowan, C.E.M., President, Energy Control, Inc.
9:30 - 10:00AM
Awareness IDEAS & Energy Conservation
Marvin Weisenthal, President, FLEXi Display Marketing, Inc.

9:30 - 10:00AM
Advanced Lighting Controls
Douglas Avery, Project Manager, Technical Services, Business Customer Division, Southern California Edison

9:30 - 10:00AM
Property Assessed Clean Energy Program
Cisco DeVries, President, Renewable Funding, Inc.
9:30 - 10:00AM
Mount San Antonio College
Gary Nellesen, Director, Facilities Planning & Management, Mount San Antonio College
10:00 - 10:30AM
Transportation Efficiency
Alicia Reich, EIT, Associate Energy Engineer, CLEAResult
10:00-10:30AM
It All Comes Down to People - The Key to Sustaining Energy Efficient Behavioral Change
Nick Blandford, MSc, Speakers Bureau Manager - North America, Schneider Electric
10:00 - 11:00AM
High Performance Buildings: Achieving Superior Performance for Life
Dane Taival, Vice President, Building Services, North America Region, Trane

10:00 - 10:30AM
West Coast Solar Economics: What is Driving Projects in Your Area?
Chris Hiller, Solar Analyst, Stellar Energy, GP, Inc.
10:00 - 10:30AM
The New USGBC LEED Demand Response Credit
Peter Weigand, Chairman & CEO, Skipping Stone
10:30 - 11:00AM
Establishing a Regional Coalition to Enable the Region to Become PEV Ready
Robert Graham, Manager, Plug-in Vehicle Readiness, Advanced Technology, Southern California Edison
10:30 - 11:00AM
Phantom Load - Be an Outlet for Change
Steve Galanter, Manager, Strategic Planning & Technical Services, Customer Energy Efficiency & Solar, Southern California Edison
10:30 - 11:00AM
SCE Customer Solar & Self-Generation Programs
Priscilla Ortiz, Manager, Solar Customer Solutions, Customer Energy Efficiency & Solar, Southern California Edison
10:30 - 11:00AM
Statewide Energy Efficiency Collaborative
Kate Meis, Associate Director, Local Government Commission, Monica Gilchrist, Regional Officer, Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), and Yvonne Hunter, Program Director, California Climate Action Network, Institute for Local Government

Thursday
June 16, 2011 / 2:00 - 4:00 PM

TRACK 1
Smart Grid

TRACK 2
New Climate/Environmental Realities

TRACK 3
Green Energy & Buildings
TRACK 4
Making the Most of Renewable Energy Resources
TRACK 5
Integrated Demand Side Management
SESSION 1c
Zero Net Energy
SESSION 2C
New Legislation
SESSION 3C
Green Business Strategies


SESSION 4C
Energy Storage
SESSION 5C
Customer Success Stories
CHAIR
Peter W. Turnbull, Principal, Commercial Buildings, IDSM Products, Zero Net Energy Program, Pacific Gas & Electric Company
CHAIR
Leslie A. Solmes, Principal/Author, LAS & Associates
CHAIR
Eric Woodroof, Ph.D., C.E.M., C.R.M., President - Association of Energy Engineers, Founder - www.profitablegreensolutions.com
CHAIR
Christopher Kuhl, Sales Application Engineer. ZBB Energy Corporation
CHAIR
Janet Pasker, Director, Commercial Segment, Business Customer Division, Southern California Edison
2:00 - 3:00PM
Net Zero Strategies
Kim Fowler, LEED AP, Chief Research Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

 

2:00 - 2:30PM
Global Warming, Energy Crisis & Legislative Issues
Darr Hashempour, Ph.D., P.E., President & Founder, DH Green Energy
2:00 - 2:30 PM
Efficiency, Carbon Abatement & Improving the Bottom Line: A Case Study of Award Winning Results
Tom Bowman, President, Bowman Design Group
2:00 - 2:30 PM
Bulk Power Storage in the Tehachapi Wind Project
Michael R. Montoya, Director, Grid Advancement, Southern California Edison
2:00 - 2:30 PM
A Megawatt Saved is $1 Million Earned: LA County Sanitation Districts Energy Efficiency Management Program
Andre Schmidt, P.E., Senior Engineer, Los Angeles County Sanitation District
2:30 - 3:00PM
California's Renewables Portfolio Standard
Laura Genao, Manager Regulatory & Legislative Matters, Southern California Edison
2:30 - 3:00PM
Lighting & Daylighting: Energy Efficiency and Creating Sustainable Commercial Spaces of the Future
Chip Israel, FIALD, MIES, LC, LEED AP, President, Lighting Design Alliance
2:30 - 3:00PM
ZBB Power PECC & DC Micro-Grid in Commercial Building Applications
Christopher Kuhl, Sales Application Engineer, ZBB Energy Corporation
2:30 - 3:00PM
Customer Success Story - Nordstrom
Keli Stosich, C.E.M., C.E.P., Energy Manager & Facilities Analyst, Nordstrom
3:00 - 3:30PM
PG&E's Zero Net Energy Pilot Program
Peter W. Turnbull, Principal, Commercial Buildings, IDSM Products, Zero Net Energy Program, Pacific Gas & Electric Company
3:00 - 3:30PM
Renewable Resource Efficiency
Leslie A. Solmes, Principal/Author, LAS & Associates
3:00 - 3:30PM
Sustainable Outdoor Lighting
Jay Schuler, Vice President of Marketing, Xeralux
3:00 - 3:30PM
Fuel Cell Technology
Richard Shaw, P.E., Regional Sales Manager, UTC Power
3:00 - 3:30PM
Customer Success Story - The Irvine Company
Rich Bluth, Vice President, Energy Management, The Irvine Company
3:30 - 4:00PM
SMUD's Zero Energy Building Experience
Michael Keesee, Project Manager, Energy Research & Development, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
3:30 - 4:00PM
The Challenges of Generation Interconnection
Jorge Chacon, Project Manager, Transmission Planning, Southern California Edison
3:30 - 4:00PM
Sustainable Construction: Non-Profits can do it, Learn How you can too!
Sally Muir, LEED AP, Project Manager, San Diego Gas & Electric
3:30 - 4:00PM
Thermal Energy Storage - A Vital Ingredient to a Low Carbon Future
Terry Andrews, Western Regional Sales Manager, Calmac Manufacturing Company
3:30 - 4:00PM
Successful Implementation of SCE's Energy Management Solutions Projects in a Food Manufacturing Plant
Tom Rochester, Engineering Manager, Ventura Foods
**Program is subject to change without notice. Updated June 7, 2011**