Energy Education Leaders' National Conference: CEREL Annual Program Oct. 16-18

Conference/Symposium | October 16 – 18, 2012 every day | 8 a.m.-6 p.m. |  Sutardja Dai Hall

Featured Speakers: Steven Weissman, Director, Energy Program, Center for Law, Energy & the Environment, UC Berkeley; Daniel Kammen, Professor, Energy & Society, UC Berkeley, Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory

Sponsor: Energy Biosciences Institute

The national Council of Energy Research and Education Leaders (CEREL), a non-profit independent agency dedicated to improving public knowledge and decision-making about energy through university research, will be holding its annual conference at UC Berkeley Oct. 16-18. Hosted by the Energy Biosciences Institute, the meeting is open to faculty, administrators and students who wish to learn more about current technology and policy issues in renewable energy and energy efficiency systems.

The conference program features field and site tours; an opening-night networking dinner; keynote addresses by UC Berkeley energy professors Steven Weissman and Dan Kamman; breakout sessions on energy and water, energy efficiency, Asian energy opportunities and emerging technologies; panel discussions on energy financing, education and communications; and workshops on life cycle analysis (LCA), energy start-ups, and energy education principles and practice.

Registration required: $200 CEREL members discount; non-CEREL members $600

Registration info: Discounts available for those also attending BERC conference. Register online, or or by emailing Allison Feldman at afeldman@ncseonline.org.

Event Contact: sjenkins@berkeley.edu, 510-642-1680