Hi SJSF! I just caught wind of this awesome event being planned at Tufts. The (really) unfortunate thing is that it's happening at the same time as Power Shift, but for anyone who isn't going to be able to make it to DC, this is a smaller-scale event that would definitely be worth checking out.<div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><a href="http://www.tuftsenergyconference.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; ">2011 Tufts Energy Conference, </span></a> April 15 –
16th, Cabot Intercultural Center, Medford, MA</font></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">“Exploring Energy's Great Debates:
Moving Past Posturing to Arrive at Achievable Energy Solutions”</font></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4">Registration NOW OPEN! </font></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">We welcome you to attend the 6th
Annual Tufts Energy Conference. Learn from and engage with key energy industry
experts, policymakers, and the rising generation of energy leaders in a
thought-provoking discussion on the pertinent challenges and opportunities
facing today’s energy sector. Sign-up to get your early-bird
discount! </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Features of the 2011 Tufts Energy
Conference include: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">• <b>Two-day conference </b>with
keynotes, panels and workshops covering a wide range of pressing energy debates
in energy efficiency, mass transit, clean energy, shale gas and deepwater
drilling. Speakers include: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Suedeen Kelly, Partner, Patton Boggs
LLC, Former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairperson</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dipal Chandra Barua, Founder &
Chairman, Bright Green Energy Foundation, Co-founder of the Grameen Bank</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Walter Hook, Executive Director,
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Fred Hauchman, Director, Office of
Science Policy, US EPA</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">David Nagle, Executive Vice
President, BP America</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Richenda Van Leeuwen, Senior
Director, Energy & Climate, UN Foundation</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">David Vogt, Senior Director of
Global Market Development, CB&I</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Govi Rao, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Noveda Technologies</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">• <b>Energy Showcase</b> –
Educational and interactive platform intended to indulge the curiosity of all
energy enthusiasts. Presentations on diverse projects and technologies
developed by companies, NGOs, governmental organizations, and student research
groups</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">• <b>Professional</b> <b>Networking </b>–
Career & internship recruitment opportunities</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">• <b>Inaugural Energy Challenge</b>
– Tufts students compete to win $1000 to fund energy research and action
projects </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">• <b>Hot Rod Show</b> –
Companies & student groups display energy-efficient autos </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">• <b>Cocktail Party </b>–
Food, drinks and live entertainment </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Visit our website <a href="http://www.tuftsenergyconference.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">2011 Tufts Energy Conference</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Contribute to our <a href="http://sites.tufts.edu/tuftsenergyconference/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Tufts Energy Conference Blog</span></a> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Join us on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tufts-Energy-Conference-2011/179099322133648" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Facebook</span></a> page </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Watch & Share the 2011 Tufts
Energy Conference p<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q3KG80UvmY&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">romotional video!</span></a> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This year’s conference theme is
““Exploring Energy's Great Debates: Moving Past Posturing to Arrive at
Achievable Energy Solutions,” our goal is to create constructive debate on how
incremental policy changes and business model innovations can make a meaningful
impact on global energy challenges in the next 10 years. In addition to
learning from our diverse expert panelists, you'll have the opportunity to
network with energy-industry professionals and learn about career and internship
opportunities in a variety of fields. The Tufts Energy Conference is
organized by a diverse mix of Tufts undergraduates and graduate students from
the Fletcher School for Law & Diplomacy, the Urban and Environmental Policy
& Planning program and the School for Arts, Sciences &
Engineering. Sponsors for the 2011 Tufts Energy Conference include
CB&I, BP, Shell, Institute for Global Leadership, Center for International
Environmental and Resource Policy & Energy, Climate and Innovation Program,
Enel, Strook, and Tufts Institute for the
Environment. Registration includes access to conference workshops,
keynotes and panels, energy showcase, hot rod show and Friday hors d’oeuvres,
Saturday breakfast, and Saturday lunch. </span></p>
<br clear="all"><font color="#888888"><br>-- <br>Jingcong Zhao<br>Tufts University, Arts and Sciences, 2012<br>Co-Marketing Director, Tufts Energy Conference 2011<br>(716)601-8437<br>
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