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About the Summit

New speakers just announced!

Opening Keynote: Matt Burkhart, Vice President of Electric and Fuel Procurement, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)
Mark Tholke, Vice President of Origination - West Region, EDF Renewable Energy

Keynote Speaker: Dan Reicher

Dan Reicher is executive director of the Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance at Stanford University. He has more than 25 years of experience in energy technology, policy, and finance, including serving in the Clinton administration at the Department of Energy as Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and recently as a member of President Obama's Transition Team. Reicher came to Stanford in 2011 from Google, where he served since 2007 as Director of Climate Change and Energy Initiatives.
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Also hear from the following speakers:

Wade Crowfoot, Deputy Director, California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, focuses on energy and the environment.

Edward Burgess, Renewable Energy Engineering & Policy Consultant, Kris Mayes Law Firm, and the principal author of an exciting new Western Governors Association report on California transmission planning opportunities and challenges.

Commissioner Catherine J.K. Sandoval, California Public Utilities Commission

A representative from the Nevada Governor's energy office

Major California utilities that purchase wind energy

Top California developers and viable market plays

Focusing on California and surrounding states, the AWEA Regional Wind Energy Summit – West provides a comprehensive and timely analysis of critical topics in Western wind, including the renewable portfolio standard, wind energy market opportunities, and regional transmission planning. And you only have to commit ONE day to get up-to-speed on everything related to the Western U.S. wind market.

This event gives you a regional perspective, access to experts who are embedded in the industry and geographical area, and a plethora of relevant business contacts... The knowledge you'll gain and relationships you'll create at this summit will strengthen your business and increase your bottom line. Plan to attend sessions that not only speak to your current business challenges, but offer realistic and actionable solutions.

Session Highlights

The Demand for Wind in the West: State of the Market, Challenges and Opportunities

Delivering the Wind: Transmission

Building Wind in West: Overcoming Siting Issues

What is the Right Mix of Renewables?

Visit the "Agenda" tab for the most current agenda including full descriptions of these sessions.

More For Your Money

1. Become an AWEA Member and always receive the lowest pricing for all AWEA events – and since pricing for 2013 events have been reduced, members enjoy even GREATER discounts!
2. Get 20% off your second and/or third event when you register for one at full price!

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Program Chair

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Virinder Singh
Director - Regulatory and Legislative Affairs
EDF Renewable Energy- formerly enXco

Who should attend?

Academic Organizations
Consulting Services
Economic Development Organizations
Government Agencies
Operation & Maintenance Service Providers
Project Developers
State Regulators
Construction Companies
Transportation Companies
Component Suppliers
Turbine Manufacturers
Utilities
Wind Project Operators

Attend this summit and...

Get an in-depth market and policy overview specific to this region
Learn about niche market plays for wind power in an increasingly competitive environment
Interact with industry leaders on best strategies to hit key project milestones and avoiding costly delay – focusing on critical issues relating to siting, wildlife, and transmission
Explore California’s least-cost, best-fit policy for obtaining the right mix of renewable energy
Obtain electric utility perspectives on securing cost-effective wind energy supply
Discuss asset management strategies that maximize profits and reliability
Find the best opportunities for creating mutually beneficial import-export markets. What transmission build-out is necessary?

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Registration

Registration is now closed!

However, you may register on-site at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines on Monday, January 14th at 7:30am.

Click here to download a PDF list of companies attending the 2013 Summit!

Registration Prices

All prices quoted are per person

Registration Type	Early Bird Discount by December 5	Regular by January 11	Onsite After January 11
AWEA Business Member	$299	$349	$399
AWEA Advocate	$399	$449	$499
Non-Member	$399	$449	$499
Government Agency	$249	$299	$349
Full-Time Student or Faculty	$249	$299	$349
Non-Profit*	$249	$299	$349
Seminar Speaker or Moderator	$150	$150	$150

Special Offer! Register for the AWEA Regional Wind Energy Summit - West and receive a discount code for 20% off the registration fee for the co-located AWEA Wind Project Operations, Maintenance & Reliability Seminar or the AWEA Wind Environmental Health & Safety Seminar taking place January 15-17 at the same hotel. (This offer is good for any registrant paying the member or non-member registration fee; government, academic, non-profit, and presenter registrants are not eligible for this discount. The discount code is provided in your registration confirmation email.) Click here to learn more!

* Non-Profit registrations require pre-approval by AWEA. See below for a description of the type of organizations that meet our non-profit pricing requirement and contact conference@awea.org for details.

For registration questions or general event inquiries, contact conference@awea.org or

(202) 383-2512.

If you are unsure of your AWEA membership status, contact membership@awea.org or

(202) 383-2550.

If you are interesting in exhibiting, contact exhibition@awea.org or (202) 383-2514.

Special Attendee Types

Government Agency: A full-time employee of a U.S. or international government agency (federal, state, local or tribal). Government-supported universities or colleges, government contractors, and government consultants do not qualify. Economic development organizations should register under the Government category.

Full-Time Student or Faculty: To qualify for the Student/Faculty registration rate you must be a current full-time student or faculty member at an educational institution. You must bring your institution ID to registration to verify your status.

Speaker: Registration for confirmed speakers and moderators in the seminar (limit 1 per presentation). Speaker/Moderator status will be verified.

Non-Profit Wind Power / Clean Energy Advocacy Groups: Discounted registrations are available to certain non-profit wind power / clean energy organizations that receive pre-approval by AWEA. This category is intended for specific wind power / clean energy advocacy groups as well as qualified environmental or energy related non-profits such as the Sierra Club, Energy Foundation or World Wildlife Fund among others. All 501c3 organizations will not necessarily qualify for the non-profit registration rate. Economic development organizations do not qualify for the non-profit registration rate and instead should register under the government registration category. Email conference@awea.org with your full contact information and a brief description of your non-profit organization including a link to your organization website to request non-profit approval.

Media / Press: Complimentary press registrations are available to those that meet AWEA's media accreditation guidelines. To request a complimentary press pass contact presspass@awea.org.

Registration Policies

Seminar registration includes: a networking reception, continental breakfasts, lunch, access to the speaker presentations, plus invaluable education from experts in the wind energy community and critical networking opportunities.

Confirmation & Changes: Registration confirmations are emailed automatically upon registering on-line or upon manual entry of registrations sent via mail or fax. If you have changes to your registration including contact information, purchasing additional items to your registration such as a pre-conference seminar that is available to specific events, or if you need to provide a substitution for your registration, email conference@awea.org no later than Friday, January 11, 2013. After this date, any changes or substitutions will need to be made on-site at the event.

Cancellation Policy: All cancellations and requests for refunds must be submitted to AWEA in writing via email to conference@awea.org or fax to (202) 293-2567. Refunds may not be processed until after the completion of the seminar. All refund requests received by January 7, 2013 will be processed less a $100 administrative fee. There will be no refunds made for cancellations after January 7, 2013 or for no-shows and registration fees may not be transferred to a different AWEA event. However substitutions are permitted for no charge. Email information on substitutions to conference@awea.org. Any refunds to credit card payments may only be credited back to the original credit card and cannot be refunded to a different card.

Other: AWEA reserves the right to eject any registrant from the event without any prior notice or refund if while at the event your behavior is deemed disruptive, offensive, dangerous, and illegal or if they are found to be distributing unauthorized material.

This event is proceeding as planned unless the event organizer, the venue, and/or local or national authorities deem it to be unsafe to do so at which time we will update this website with more information.