Relevant Meetings/Conferences/Symposia

NATIONAL ACADEMIES ENERGY SUMMIT
On March 13th and 14th, 2008, the National Acadmics will be sponsoring an Energy Summit in the main auditorium of the NAS building at 2100 C St., NW, in Washington D.C.  This high-profile event will feature presentations by leading thinkers on energy policy from the U.S. government (state and federal), universities, and the private sector, as well as international perspectives.

The Summit will include presentations addressing three major energy themes: Energy Security; Energy and the Economy; and Energy and the Environment.  During the sessions, the analyses and results of key recent energy studies will be presented by principals from:

Council on Foreign Relations
Electric Power Research Institute
InterAcademy Council
International Energy Agency
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
McKinsey Global Institute
National Commission on Energy Policy
National Petroleum Council
National Research Council
Rocky Mountain Institute
U.S. Climate Change Science and Technology Program
U.S. Department of Energy

In each session, there will also be time provided for participants to ask questions to a roundtable of speakers.  A preliminary agenda will be circulated shortly.

This event will serve to feed information into the Academies' ongoing study America's Energy Future: Technology Opportunities, Risks, and Tradeoffs, and to stimulate discussion among experts with diverse points of view on energy issues as the 2008 U.S. elections approach.

To register for the event, please visit www.nationalacademies.org/energysummit.  The preliminary agenda and other updates will be added as they are available.  Questions or comments about the Summit may be directed to Dr. Greg Eyring at geyring@nas.edu.  Questions about logistical arrangements may be directed to energysummit@nas.edu.