Seeking Environmental Solutions through Partnerships - 
Government, Business, Environmentalists, Academics.

April 11, 2008

Cazenovia College
Cazenovia, New York


Join leaders in government, business, environment and academia for the
fourth annual Symposium on Energy in the 21st Century.  

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• DOWNLOAD PARKING PASS, DIRECTIONS and CAMPUS MAP

SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM

7:30 - 8 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
Welcome 
   Mark J. Tierno, President, Cazenovia College

Introductions and Overview
   Rhea Jezer, Senior Lecturer, Environmental Policy & Symposium Chair

Making the Case
   David J. Manning, Executive Vice President, National Grid

8:30 - 8:45 a.m.
Merger of Environment, New Business and University
[view presentation slides PDF]
   Ed Bogucz, Ph.D., Executive Director, Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems 

8:45 - 9 a.m.
Cost of Wedges -  Mckinsey Report - Costs, Solutions, Markets and Policy
[view presentation slides PDF]
   Theo Spencer, NRDC Senior Project Manager, Climate Center 

9:15 - 9:30 a.m.
NYS Green Building Collaborative - "Greening" Colleges, Schools and Businesses
[view presentation slides PDF]
   Jodi Smits Anderson, Dormitory Authority, Director Environmental Programs 

9:30 - 9:45 a.m.
New York State Environmental Perspective
[view presentation slides PDF]
   Lois New, Chief of Climate Programs & Partnerships, New York State Office of Climate Change

9:45 - 10 a.m.
Making the Case for Solar Energy
[view presentation slides PDF]
   Richard R. Perez, Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, SUNY-Albany

10 - 10:15 a.m.
Cellulosic Ethanol
[view presentation slides PDF]
      Thomas Amidon, Professor and Director of the Empire State paper Research Institute 
      at SUNY ESF

10:30 a.m. - Noon
Panel Discussion - Morning Panelists
   Kit Kennedy, Special Deputy Attorney General for Environmental Protection, 
   Environmental Protection Bureau

12:15 -1:45 p.m. 
Lunch
   Introductions: U.S. Congressman Mike Arcuri, N.Y.State Senator David Valesky

Keynote: 
“Engaging the Customer: A Key Priority of any Successful Partnership”
[view presentation slides PDF]
   David J. Manning, Executive Vice President, National Grid

2:00 p.m. 
Optional Tours/Trips ($15.00):
 
   ESF - Wood Chips to Ethanol Process 
   Fenner Wind Farm
   Morrisville College Biodigester
   Fitzpatrick Nuclear Plant

The Symposium and lunch are FREE but registration is required as space will be limited. Last year over 300 people attended. *

REGISTER TODAY:
   1. DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM 
   2. Fill it out, save completed file to your desktop
   3. Send completed registration form as an attachment or copy and paste into body of e-mail and send to sjdiederich@cazenovia.edu. 

Registration forms can also be printed, filled out and mailed to Sarah Diederich, Academic Affairs, Cazenovia College, 22 Sullivan St., Cazenovia, NY 13035 or fax: 315.655.2190.

Interested in being a Symposiusm sponsor or supporter?
   Download Sponsorship Form (.PDF)
   Download Sponsorship Form (.doc)



WHERE TO STAY?  TRAVEL/LODGING INFORMATION: Visit www.cazenovia.edu/travel

For more information about the Symposium program and sponsorship opportunities, contact Dr. Rhea Jezer, Cazenovia College, at 315.727.0123 or e-mail at rjezer@twcny.rr.com.

For more information about registration for the Symposium, contact Sarah Diederich, Academic Affairs, at 315.655.7368 or e-mail at sjdiederich@cazenovia.edu.

Past Symposiums:

View 2007 Symposium Program (PDF contains agenda, speaker bios, and sponsors)

View 2006 Symposium Program (PDF contains agenda, speaker bios, and sponsors)

View 2005 Symposium Flyer/Agenda (PDF contains agenda and sponsors)

Special thanks to this year's Symposium supporters: