Energizing Appalachia: Regional Approaches for Effective Energy Development
Development District Association of Appalachia Conference
March 11-13, 2007
Arlington, Virginia
Updated March 6, 2007
Sunday, March 11, 2007
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| 8:00 am-5:00 pm |
Registration Desk Open (Arlington Room Foyer) |
| 9:00 am-10:15 am |
DDAA EXECUTIVE BOARD BREAKFAST MEETING |
| 10:30 am-11:45 am |
Overview of the Local Economic Assessment Package: A Tool for Evaluating Your Community's Economic Development Potential
Speaker: Lisa Petraglia, Director of Economic Development Research Group, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Noon-1:30 pm |
DDAA LUNCH AND ANNUAL MEETING
Presiding: Jeff Spencer, President, Development District Association of Appalachia
Remarks: Thomas M. Hunter, Executive Director, Appalachian Regional Commission
DDAA Business Meeting with Election of Officers for 2007-2008
Nomination of DDAA Executive Board for 2007-2008 |
| 1:30 pm-3:00 pm |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- ARC Project Performance Measurement Training
Facilitators: Henry King, Director, Program Operations Division, Appalachian Regional Commission
Molly Theobald, Program Manager, Program Operations Division, Appalachian Regional Commission
- Primer on ARC Program and Operations for LDD Board Members
Facilitator: David Campbell, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York
- SouthEast Regional Directors Institute Training for Executive Directors
This session will run until 4:30 pm.
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| 3:00 pm-5:00 pm |
Free Time |
| 5:00 pm-8:00 pm |
RECEPTION AND DINNER
Presiding: Jeff Spencer, President, Development District Association of Appalachia
Speaker: Anne B. Pope, Federal Co-Chair, Appalachian Regional Commission
Presentation of Congressional Award: The Honorable Bill Shuster, Congressman, 9th Congressional District, Pennsylvania |
Monday, March 12, 2007
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| 7:30 am-3:00 pm |
Registration Desk Open (Arlington Room Foyer) |
| 7:30 am-8:50 am |
BREAKFAST (Cosponsored by the National Association of Development Organizations and the National Association of Regional Councils)
Presiding: Keith Jones, Second Vice President, Development District Association of Appalachia
Remarks: Richard J. Peltz, Alternate Federal Co-Chair, Appalachian Regional Commission
Speaker: Daniel J. Desmond, Deputy Secretary, Office of Energy and Technology Deployment, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection |
| 9:00 am-10:15 am |
PLENARY SESSION
Energy Overview
Speakers: Marilyn A. Brown, Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology
Paul Gilman, Director, Oak Ridge Center for Advanced Studies, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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| 10:30 am-11:45 am |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- Encouraging the Development of Renewable Sources of Energy
Speakers: Amy Welch, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University
Lucille G. Olszewski, Senior Meteorologist, Blackwater Environmental Services, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jonathan G. Overly, Executive Director, East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition, Knoxville, Tennessee
Scott Sklar, President, The Stella Group, Ltd., Washington, D.C.
- Helping Appalachian Communities Become More Energy Efficient
Speakers: Stacy Richards, Program Director, Energy Resource Center, SEDA-COG, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Jason Hartke, Manager, State and Local Advocacy, U.S. Green Building Council, Washington, D.C.
John A. Laitner, Senior Economist, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Washington, D.C.
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| Noon-1:15 pm |
LUNCH
Remarks: Anne B. Pope, Federal Co-Chair, Appalachian Regional Commission
Speaker: Douglas L. Faulkner, Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Presentation of the John D. Whisman Vision Award |
| 1:15 pm-1:30 pm |
Break |
| 1:30 pm-2:45 pm |
CONCURRENT SESSIONS (repeat of morning sessions)
- Encouraging the Development of Renewable Sources of Energy
- Helping Appalachian Communities Become More Energy Efficient
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| 2:45 pm-3:00 pm |
Break |
| 3:00 pm-3:45 pm |
The Positive Impact of LDDs on Appalachia
Speaker: Jeff Spencer, President, Development District Association of Appalachia |
| 3:45 pm-7:00 pm |
Free Time
(Dinner on your own) |
| 7:00 pm |
Dessert Reception |
| 8:00 pm |
Special Performance: The Capitol Steps |
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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| 7:30 am-8:40 am |
BREAKFAST
Remarks: Cameron D. Whitman, States' Washington Representative, Appalachian Regional Commission |
| 8:45 am-10:20 am |
JOINT PLENARY SESSION with NADO
The 2007 Political Landscape and the Outlook for Domestic Programs
Speakers: The Honorable Mary E. Peters, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
Jeff Birnbaum, Author, Political Analyst, and Washington Post Columnist |
| 10:20 am-10:30 am |
Break |
| 10:30 am-Noon |
JOINT PLENARY SESSION with NADO
Mastering the "Real World" of Federal Budget and Appropriations Process
Speaker: Stanley Collender, Managing Director, Qorvis Communications |
Conference Adjourned
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