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AWEA Wind Power Supply Chain Workshop
Des Moines, IA - April 29 - 30, 2008

The 1st AWEA Wind Power Supply Chain Workshop, in Des Moines, Iowa, attracted over 600 representatives from a diverse range of industries, including foundries, tooling companies, gearbox manufacturers, railroads and other transportation providers, electronics manufacturers and metal fabricators, as well as state economic development officers. Drawing attention to Iowa as a growing hub for wind power-related job creation, the Iowa Department of Economic Development co-sponsored the workshop. Please check www.awea.org/events for the upcoming Supply Chain Workshop this fall or visit www.windpowerexpo.org/supply_chain_companies.cfm for information about the Supply Chain educational opportunities at WINDPOWER 2008.


AWEA and CanWEA Wind & Transmission Workshop
Detroit, MI - March 18 – 19, 2008

Transmission is the most significant long term barrier to continued wind power expansion and it presents significant challenges for developers in the US and Canada. This workshop explored how the wind industry and transmission entities can make better use of existing transmission capacity, work through the logjams in interconnection queues, comply with reliability rules, and expand transmission capacity. Additionally, the workshop focused on practical actions that are being taken in states and provinces in both Canada and the US.


AWEA Lobby Day
Washington, DC - March 6, 2008

March 6, 2008 marked the biggest AWEA Lobby Day ever on Capitol Hill. This event provided the wind energy industry with an opportunity to educate Congress about our businesses.


AWEA Wind Power Project Siting Workshop
Austin, TX - February 14 – 15, 2008


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With wind power development expanding and with new participants entering the wind development business, this workshop looked at the various ways wind power projects affect - and don't affect - elements of the human and natural environment. This regionally-focused program included presentations on emerging issues of project siting, such as bat interactions and wildlife research, wildlife survey techniques and radar concerns, and updates on siting processes.


AWEA Wind Power Asset Management Workshop
San Diego, California - January 17 - 18, 2008


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With great enthusiasm we announced our third AWEA Wind Power Asset Management Workshop.


AWEA Wind Power Health & Safety Seminar
November 8, 2007 - Atlanta, GA

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is pleased to announce the first ever wind power health and safety seminar to be held in the U.S. The all-day seminar was held at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, November 8.


AWEA Wind Energy Fall Symposium 2007
November 1 – 2, 2007 - Carlsbad, California


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The 3rd annual AWEA Wind Energy Fall Symposium attracted over 570 attendees to La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. This year's program focused on wind power’s critical role in securing America’s economic, environmental and energy future. Each session discussed challenges facing the wind industry and initiatives required to position wind power to be able to maximize its contribution to U.S. energy security.


AWEA Wind Power Finance & Investment Workshop
October 10 - 11, 2007 - New York, NY


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The AWEA Wind Power Finance & Investment Workshop attracted over 300 attendees in New York City, NY. Our 7th finance workshop focused on the latest financing trends, the market in debt terms and tax equity deals, new uses of swaps and other derivatives, and how developers are responding to the challenge of having to post availability and output guarantees to utilities buying electricity from their projects. This was AWEA's 4th finance workshop in New York City, and it was a detailed look at wind project financing and investment.


AWEA Wind Resource & Project Energy Assessment Workshop
September 18 - 19, 2007 - Portland, OR


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The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) attracted over 275 attendees to its second annual 2-day workshop on Wind Resource and Project Energy Assessment. Where the first workshop focused on current practices in the industry, this year’s workshop addressed how well current practices work, reducing bias and uncertainty in energy estimates and emerging tools in the field. Suitable for the novice and expert alike, the workshop explored these topics in detail, with case studies and in depth discussions of the issues.


WINDPOWER 2007 Conference & Exhibition
June 3 - 6, 2007


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With over 7,000 attendees and over 420 exhibitors, WINDPOWER 2007 Conference & Exhibition was the premier wind energy conference and exhibition in North America. Organized by leaders in the wind energy industry, this event benefited all wind professionals.


AWEA Wind Power Finance & Investment Workshop
March 27 - March 28, 2007


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Building on our overflowing workshop in New York, we offered the second in our regional Wind Power Finance & Investment Workshop series. Not only we surved the latest debt & equity structures in the wind industry, we looked ahead to emerging strategies as wind power takes its place in the mainstream.


AWEA Wind Power Project Siting Workshop
February 28 - March 2, 2007 - Milwaukee, WI


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Over 250 people braved the winter weather to attend the AWEA Wind Power Project Siting Workshop held February 28 – March 2 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With wind power development expanding more broadly across the various regions of the United States, and with new participants entering the wind development business, this workshop looked at the various ways wind power projects affect - and don't affect - elements of the human and natural environment. The program included presentations on emerging issues of project siting, such as bat interactions, wildlife survey techniques and potential development in the Great Lakes, and update participants on siting processes.


AWEA Wind Power Asset Management Workshop
January 23 - 24, 2007 - San Diego, CA


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With great enthusiasm over 285 people attended our second AWEA
Wind Power Asset Management Workshop held January 23 – 24, 2007
in San Diego, California.


AWEA Wind Energy Fall Symposium 2006
December 6 - 8, 2006 - Phoenix, AZ


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The American Wind Energy Association is pleased to report that the 2nd annual AWEA Wind Energy Fall Symposium, held December 6 - 8 at the Pointe South Mountain Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, was another successful event with nearly 550 registrants.


AWEA Wind Power Finance & Investment Workshop
October 4 - 5, 2006 - New York City, New York


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The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) welcomed over 300 attendees to the AWEA Wind Power Finance & Investment Workshop that was held October 4 - 5, 2006 in New York, NY. The workshop was designed to delineate the state-of-the-art financial structures available in the market today, and to demonstrate the issues project developers and financiers are able to solve through thoughtful presentations and amicable negotiations. The workshop also surveyed the advantages associated with tax credit monetization transactions and explored the ins-and-outs of partnership flip structures.


AWEA Wind Resource Assessment Workshop
September 13 - 14, 2006 - Syracuse, New York


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Co-Sponsored by the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) were thrilled to present a SOLD-OUT 2-day workshop, examining every step of wind resource assessment, from measurement to modeling, and how this information is translated into wind turbine selection and energy output prediction. Held September 13 - 14 in Syracuse, NY, the workshop also tackled challenging issues such as project financing considerations and probable causes of project underperformance. 

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WINDPOWER 2006 Conference & Exhibition
June 4 - 7, 2006 - Pittsburgh, PA


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With over 5,000 attendees and over 290 exhibitors, WINDPOWER 2006 Conference and Exhibition was a record-breaking success!  We thank everyone who attended and made this event the largest in AWEA's history.  For those who could not attend this year, mark your calendars for WINDPOWER 2007 Conference & Exhibition, taking place June 3 - 6, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.

Each year, the WINDPOWER conference brings together the industry’s leading wind energy professionals from around the world for 3 days of conference sessions and an interactive tradeshow where our exhibitors showcase their products and services.


AWEA Wind Project Finance & Investment Workshop
April 19 - 20, 2006 - Houston,Texas


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AWEA Renewable Portfolio Standards Workshop
March 7 - 8, 2006 - Chicago, IL


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3rd AWEA Wind Power Project Siting Workshop
February 22, 2006 - Washington, DC


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AWEA Member Forum: Developing Wind Farms & Good Neighbors - Building Community Support as a Key to Success
February 23, 2006 - Washington, DC


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Incorporating Renewable Energy in the Clean Air Intersate Rule (CAIR)
January 12, 2006
Webcast
11:00-12:30 pm EST


AWEA Wind Power Asset Management Workshop
January 10– 11, 2006 San Diego, California


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3rd AWEA Wind Power Finance & Investment Workshop
October 25 - 26, 2005 - New York, NY


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AWEA Wind Energy Fall Symposium
September 28 - October 1, 2005 - La Quinta, CA


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WINDPOWER 2005
Conference and Exhibition
May 15-18, 2005 - Denver, Colorado


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In Denver, Colorado from May 15 - 18, 2005, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) brought together leading wind energy professionals for the largest wind energy conference and exhibition ever held in North America. WINDPOWER 2005 Conference & Exhibition featured over 4,100 registered attendees, over 235 exhibitors promoting the latest wind energy products and services, 3 days of conference sessions on 40 different wind energy topics, and over 140 visual poster displays.


WIND POWER TRANSMISSION WORKSHOP
Wind Energy Delivery and Reliability
March 30-31, 2005 - Toronto, Canada


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Co-Sponsored by AWEA, the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)
and the Utility Wind Interest Group (UWIG)

162 registered attendees attended this workshop, which focused on wind integration and utility questions from economics and engineering perspectives, for answers to questions about reliability concerns, costs, hydro synergies and grid codes.


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