Buffalo, N.Y. Hosts Longest Running National Solar Conference this May
American Solar Energy Society (ASES) hosts America’s longest running solar conference. This year’s SOLAR 2009 conference in Buffalo, N.Y., which runs from May 11 through the 16th, will be highlighting huge economic opportunities this year.
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ASES, now in its 38th year, is a leading non-profit solar energy organization, with a membership of 12,000 solar experts and advocates. Their conferences showcase the best talent and up-and-coming trends in solar. The conference attracts thousands of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and solar industry professionals each year. The conference will host crucial keynote presentations, workshops, public events, SolarSuccess training, tours, and a vast renewable energy trade show.
The event will be held at the Buffalo-Niagara Convention Center, 153 Franklin Street, Buffalo, N.Y. 14202.
Headliners include:
SunEdison’s Chief Strategy Officer, Jigar Shaw
CEO Kim McLawhorn of Conergy North America
Honorable David A. Patterson, Governor of New York
Dr. Danielle Merfeld – Solar Director at GE’s Global Research Center
Keven Law, CEO at Long Island Power Authority
David Zach – acclaimed Futurist and Author
Director of AEE Solar, Jeff Spies
Dennis Andrejko, Author, Passive Solar Architecture
Jonathan Pickering, VP Global Marketing
Robert Callendar, VP NYSERDA
Applied Materials’ Solar Business Group
And, over 300 other leaders and industry experts
At the end of the conference you can visit the solar-themed exhibits and projects at the convention center.
Buffalo is no stranger to green living. The city utilizes clean renewable hydropower and has a growing number of wind power installations. It boasts a series of green buildings that are LEED certified, including the Burchfield Penny Art Center, BlueCross BlueShield, and the University at Buffalo’s new Life Sciences Complex. As a participant at the conference you can sign up for tours at many of Buffalo’s green projects, including a visit to an international environmental consulting firm in a LEED “platinum” building, Ecology and Environment (E & E) in Lancaster.
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Resources and related links:
http://www.buffalonews.com/opinion/editorials/story/641312.html
http://www.ases.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=575&Itemid=58
www.solar2009.org
http://www.ene.com/
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Posted on April 29th in Solar News by Beth.