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Solar 2013 Program

SOLAR 2013 has a special series on Disaster Preparedness in the face of Extreme Weather; Credit: FEMA

SOLAR 2013 has a special series on Disaster Preparedness in the face of Extreme Weather; Credit: FEMA

To view the detailed program, click here- view the program by “Theme” with details on speaker information, view the program by “Day”, and view the Plenary session info by day.

View the Meetings & Social Events Calendar here. 

The American Solar Energy Society has put together five full days of immersion in renewable energy issues, politics and technologies for the National Solar Conference. If you are a renewable energy company, architect, city planner, builder, investor, policy analyst, utility representative, public official or technology researcher, there’s something at the conference for you!

Themes

Extreme Weather  ●  Passive Architecture  ●  Finance & Policy  ● Renewable Technologies  ●  Young Professionals ●  Women in Solar

Conference Outline

(SOLAR 2013 Expo Open 10:00 AM-4:00 PM April 18-20)

  • Monday, April 15: ASES Board Meeting
  • Tuesday, April 16: ASES Divisions & Chapters Meetings, Industry Trainings & Technical Workshops
  • Wednesday, April 17: The Renewable Energy Landscape in 2013
    • Plenary (10:30 AM- 12:00 PM)
      • Kevin Knobloch, President, Union of Concerned Scientists; Eric Martinot, Report Author, REN21 Renewables Global Futures Report; John Byrne, Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy at the University of Delaware
    • Workshops
    • Social Events
    • Meetings
      • Speaker Breakfast 7:00-8:15 AM
      • CSP Division Breakfast 7:00-8:15 AM
      • Transportation Division Breakfast 7:00-8:15 AM
      • ASES Meeting 12:15-1:15 PM
      • SBSE Meeting 12:15-1:15 PM
      • PV Division Happy Hour 5:00-6:30 PM Hyatt F
      • Resource Division Happy Hour 5:00-6:30 PM Hyatt F
      • Sustainability Division Happy Hour 5:00-6:30 PM Hyatt F
  • Thursday, April 18: Climate Change, Extreme Weather & Renewables: Mitigation and Beyond
    • Plenary (10:30 AM- 12:00 PM)
      • Bill McKibben, President and Co-Founder, 350.org; Jochen Flasbarth, President, German Federal Environment Agency; Alice LeBlanc, Environmental and Economic Consulting; Patricia Hoffman, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
    • Climate Chance & Extreme Weather- Disaster Preparedness as a Strategic Opportunity: Special Day-Long Series (continues Friday Morning). Click here to view details.
    • Social Events
    • Meetings
      • Speaker Breakfast 7:00-8:15 AM
      • Water Division Breakfast 7:00-8:15 AM
      • Wind Division Meeting 5:00-6:00 PM
      • Wind Division Reception 6:00-7:00 PM
  • Friday, April 19: Growing the Solar Industry: Challenges, Opportunities, & the View from Germany
    • Plenary (10:30 AM- 12:00 PM)
      • Eric Wesoff, Editor in Chief, Green Tech Media; David Wedepohl, Head of Markets & Communications, German Solar Industry Association; Rhone Resch, President & CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association; Tony Clifford, CEO, Standard Solar
    • Social Events
    • Meetings
      • Speaker Breakfast 7:00-8:15 AM
      • Solar Thermal Division Breakfast 7:00-8:15 AM
      • Sustainability Division Breakfast 7:00-8:15 AM
      • Passive Division Meeting 5:00-6:00 PM
  • Saturday, April 20: Expo Public Day: Free Entry to Public (10:00 AM-4:00 PM)