SOLAR 2008 Preliminary Program

NOTE: This is a preliminary program and WILL change. The final program will be available on-site at SOLAR 2008.

Saturday, May 3 | Sunday, May 4 | Monday, May 5 | Tuesday, May 6 | Wednesday, May 7 | Thursday, May 8

Saturday, May 3

All Day Events

Registration Open

Special Event

• ASES Chapters Caucus
  

Consumer Presentations - Click here for Schedule >>

Consumer Workshop

• Find Your Dream Job in Solar
  

Professional Workshops

• Advanced Daylighting Design Workshop
• Building Solar (Day 1)
• Commercial and Industrial PV
• Course Development for Renewable Energy Training Programs
• LEED®-NC Technical Review
• Small Wind Power for Homes, Farms, Business, and Schools
  

Public Events

• Exhibit Open
• Film Screenings

Tours

• PV and Wind on the Reservation
• Kyocera's "Solar Grove" and San Diego Attractions

Morning Events

Consumer Workshops

• Biodiesel: Your Homemade Fueling Option
• Investing in Renewable Energy
  

Professional Workshops

• Introduction to Distributed Power Systems
• SRCC OG300 Installation Guidelines for Solar Hot Water Systems

Afternoon Events

Consumer Workshop

• Making Solar Affordable: A Guide to Rebates and Incentives
  

Professional Workshops

• Field Verification and Diagnostic Testing of PV Systems for Installers
• A Technical Introduction to Solar and Radiant Floor Applications

Sunday, May 4

All Day Events

Registration Open

Special Event

• ASES Divisions Caucus
  

Consumer Presentations - Click here for Schedule >>

Professional Workshops

• Advanced Solar Water & Space Heating Systems
• Building Solar (Day 2)
• Permit and Inspection Guidelines for PV Power Systems
• Photovoltaic Markets, Technology, Cost, Performance with Emphasis on Building Integrated PV
• San Diego Tool Day: A Hands-On Building Performance Analysis Workshop

Public Events

• Exhibit Open
• Film Screenings

Tours

• Scripps Aquarium and Black Mountain Ranch
• Solara Development and Stone Brewing Company

Morning Events

Professional Workshops

• Designing High Performance Homes
• PV Payback and Financial Analysis
• Roofpond Building Design:  Heating and Cooling Applications

Afternoon Events

Consumer Workshops

• Green Remodeling Basics
• Overview of Careers in Solar

Professional Workshops

• Analytical Tools for LEED®
• The Effective Use of Findsolar.com and SolarProTools.com
• Energize your Stint as a Guest Speaker

Meeting - 3:00 - 5:00pm

• Solar Decathlon Alumni Association Meeting

Evening Events

Plenary
Conference Opening Plenary

Special Event
Opening Reception

Monday, May 5

Tuesday, May 6

Meetings

• ASES Education Committee
• ASES Fundraising Committee
• SOLAR TODAY Magazine Advisory Council

Meetings

• ASES Membership Committee
• ASES Nominating Committee

Dealer/Installer Training

• Fronius IG/DatCom NABCEP Training

Dealer/Installer Training

• Fronius IG/DatCom NABCEP Training

Dealer/Installer Trainings

• KACO Grid-Tied Inverter Training
• Viessmann - Intro to Solar Water Heating (8:30 - 4:30)

Dealer/Installer Training

• PV and the 2008 National Electrical Code

Plenary
Policy and Marketing Solutions
Speakers Include:

• Van Jones, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
• Former Senator Gary Hart
• Michael Dworkin, Vermont School of Law

Plenary
Renewable Energy Technology Solutions
Speakers Include:

• Jigar Shah, SunEdison
• Chuck Kutscher, National Renewable Energy Lab
• Ed DeMeo, Renewable Energy Consulting Services
• Craig Cornelius, Hudson Clean Energy Partners

Dealer/Installer Training

• Fat Spaniel System Installation

Dealer/Installer Trainings

• Fat Spaniel System Installation
• Solectria Renewables PV Inverter Training (until 2:00pm)

Dealer/Installer Training

• Battery Maintenance and Technology Overview

Dealer/Installer Training

• Introduction to Ready Solar's Pre-Assembled PV Systems: Install Faster & Look Good with Solar in a Box®

Forums

• Green Business Practices in Action
• Growing the Renewable Energy Workforce: A Review of National and State Resources and Actions
• Passive Energy Preferred
• Women in Solar Forum and Luncheon
  

Technical Sessions

• PV System Modeling
• New Transitional Developments in Policies and Programs
• Design that Responds to Place

Forums

• Attracting Solar Home Buyers
• Growing Small Wind Workforce for Today’s Economy
• Renewable Electricity 24/7
• Solar Access Laws
• Solar Water Heating - Installation Issues

Technical Sessions

• Improving PV Performance
• Green Fuels and Sustainable Mobility
• Case Studies - the Built Environment

Dealer/Installer Training

• Stand Alone with Phocos

Special Event

• Women in Solar Luncheon

Technical Session

• Posters

Meetings

• Society of Building Science Educators Annual Meeting
• ASES Ethics and Members Concerns Committee
• ASES Renewable Fuels and Sustainable Transportation Division
• ASES Solar Thermal Division

Training

• Apollo Solar Off-Grid PV Power NABCEP Training

Training

• Apollo Solar Off-Grid PV Power NABCEP Training

Forums

• Beyond the Sale: Creative Uses of Solar Installation Data
• Federal, State, and Local Incentive Programs
• Tackling Climate Change with Renewable Energy and Efficiency

Technical Sessions

• PV System Performance
• Innovative Utility Programs
• Deobfuscating Daylight Delivery

Dealer/Installer Training

• Launch and Grow Your Solar Business

Forums

• Buildings That Teach
• Certification and Testing: Keeping Pace with Growing Markets
• Concentrating Solar Power
• Local Government’s Role in Building a Solar Infrastructure
• Small Wind, Big Impact: Smart, Effective Marketing Tips for Small Wind Retailers

Technical Sessions

• Focusing Attention on New Concentrating Collector Technologies
• PV and Passively Active Buildings
• Sustainable Skins

Dealer/Installer Training

• Battery Maintenance and Technology Overview

Meetings
4-5pm

• ASES Clean Energy and Water Division
• ASES Small Wind Division
• ASES Solar Buildings Division

4-6pm

• Solar Advisor Model Introductory Training

5-6pm

• ASES SOLAR 2009 National Organizing Committee

Forums

• Real Stories from Real Buildings
• SBSE Architectural Education Initiatives
• Solar Thermal = Electricity = Natural Gas! - A Hot Way to Cool Climate Change
• U.S. Photovoltaic Markets

Technical Sessions

• Utility Integration and Renewable Technology Optimization
• Evaluating Renewable Energy Economics
• Measuring and Testing Building Performance

Meetings

• ASES Meetings & Conferences Committee
• ASES Solar Electric Division
• ASES Sustainability Division

Special Event
Banquet Reception

Special Event
Awards Banquet

Plenary Sessions
Emerging Architecture
Emerging Transportation

Wednesday, May 7

Thursday, May 8

Meeting

• ASES Policy Committee

Meetings

• ASES Divisions Committee
• ASES International Committee

Plenary
Community Solutions
Speakers Include:

• Daniel Lerch, Post Carbon Institute
• Julie Blunden, SunPower Corporation
• Timoty N. Tutt, California Energy Commission
• Ed Mazria AIA, Architecture 2030

Forums

• New Tools and Strategies for Green Communities
• Solar Energy Enters into UN Climate Change Negotiations
• Spirit and Sustainability: The Politics and Personality of Fear
• State Solar Policy Initiatives: Recent Developments and Lessons Learned

Technical Sessions

• Agriculture and Water Issues
• Water Quality, Freezing, Safety and Back-up Issues
• Expanding Educational Efforts

Forums

• Discovering the Distribution-Capacity Value of Solar
• Filling the Workforce Gap - Green Skills in the Golden State
• Showcasing LEED Institutional Buildings in California
• Solar Charged Agriculture
• Status of the Feed-In Law Movement in the U.S.

Technical Sessions

• New Developments in Resource Assessment
• Buildings' Carbon Neutrality - the Journey to 2030

Forums

• An Update on the Status of Renewable Energy Forecasting
• Climate Change:  Ethics, Politics, and Energy Behavior
• Two Global Presentations -- How to get to the Renewable Energy Future

Technical Sessions

• Testing and Monitoring of Solar Thermal Systems and Components
• Cool Strategies for Hot Buildings

Meeting

• ASES Annual Meeting

Plenary
Closing Luncheon

Forums

• The Bright Promise of Thin Film Photovoltaics
• Smart Grid
• Two Thumbs Up - Videos that Spotlight Renewable Energy Solutions to Climate Change

Technical Sessions

• Solar Resource Data Applications
• Innovative Workforce Development Programs
• The Zen of ZEH

2:00 – 5:00pm
Tour
Ridgehaven Building & IBEW PV Training Center

3:00 – 6:00pm
Meeting
ASES Board of Directors Meeting

Forums

• LEEDing to Residential Solar
• Making Installations Easier: Zoning For Renewable Energy
• Solar Schools

Technical Sessions

• Renewable Energy Education Programs, Courses and Techniques
• Comfortable Yet?
• Home Heating and Cooling

Meeting

• ASES Resource Applications Division

Special Event
Pirate Party