AWEA Wind Power Supply Chain Workshop 2011

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About the Workshop

Get In-Depth Insights into the Wind Turbine Manufacturing & Supply Chain Sectors

In this struggling economy, companies are realizing the need to diversify to increase revenue, keep employees, and maintain or grow their businesses. Each wind turbine assembly contains over 8,000 components; manufacturers and service providers are recognizing that wind power is a strong opportunity to diversify their business. The AWEA Wind Power Supply Chain Workshop will provide strategies for entering, advancing, and thriving in the wind energy industry supply chain. Join us and network with your peers, learn from proven best practices and success stories, and stay well-informed of the latest industry innovations.

Social Networking

Don't miss out on your change to engage in pre-event networking through our online social tool, CrowdVine. Reserved for attendees, this platform allows you to create a profile and connect with other attendees before the event. Register for the AWEA Wind Power Supply Chain Workshop now!

Attend this event and learn:

Forecasts for wind turbine deployment and manufacturing prospects in 2012 and beyond
Manufacturing policies and incentives update from Washington, DC and the need for policies to drive demand in the wind energy industry
Proven strategies for how to enter the wind energy industry and more importantly, how to stay in it
A sector-by-sector review of wind turbine manufacturing, following by roundtable, networking discussions with the presenters from each session
Each of the major wind turbine major component sectors and the current status of domestic manufacturing in the U.S.

New program, more networking, greater opportunities:

Peer-led educational programming
Case studies and lessons learned
Unparalleled networking opportunities with your peers and potential customers - over seven hours devoted to networking!
Connect with fellow attendees, meet new people and share your experiences
Registered attendees can maximize networking opportunities with AWEA's new event-specific professional networking website

Why is This Workshop Important?

Demand:Installations over the past 5 years have increased significantly with nearly 35% average annual growth. By the end of 2010, over 40,000 megawatts (MW) of wind capacity were installed in the U.S.; up from less than 10,000 MW at the end of 2005. While installations grew more than 10,000 MW in a single year in 2009, the year 2010 saw the market drop to just over 5,000 MW of new wind capacity due to slow recovery of the economy – and power demand – as well as continued uncertainty looming around national renewable policy. However, 2010 still saw 15% growth and maintained the double-digit growth trend seen over the past several years. This growth has spurred enormous demand for domestic manufacturing capacity, and has resulted in a significant shift toward domestic component sourcing. The wind energy industry remains on track to supply 20% of the nation's electricity by 2030 and over 40,000 MW have been installed to date. Another 260,000 MW will need to be installed, representing an additional 80,000 wind turbine, between now and 2030.

Components: In the past five years, the domestic market for wind turbine components has experienced remarkable growth – an average of nearly 35% per year through 2010. Prior to 2005, approximately 25% of the turbine and component value was domestically sourced. Today AWEA estimates that 50% of the turbine value is sourced in the U.S. due to strong growth and investment in domestic manufacturing.

Who Should Attend?

Component Suppliers
Wind Turbine Manufacturers
Construction / Installation Companies
Transportation and/or Logistics Companies
Consulting Service Providers
Economic Development Agencies
Manufacturers or Fabricators
Project Developers
Services Companies
Wind Project Operators

Attendee Take-Aways:

A detailed review of the U.S. supply chain industry’s report card
An in-depth, objective look at the industry, its challenges and significant opportunities in a struggling economy
Proven strategies for how to enter the wind energy industry and more importantly, how to stay in it
Facilitated networking discussions with experienced professionals – giving you the chance to meet and collaborate with your peers and interact with future customers

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Special, Co-Located Event

AWEA Economic Development Summit

Wednesday, September 14

Separate registration is required to attend and can be added during AWEA Wind Power Supply Chain Workshop registration.

Program Chair:
Dan Radomski, Partner, Kinetik Partners

Attend this half-day summit and learn about the key role economic development organizations play in advancing the U.S. wind industry, successes and challenges in both wind project development and wind turbine manufacturing in selected U.S. states, and how economic development organizations are key players in growing manufacturing facilities.

Learn More

Iowa Gov. Brandstad to Speak

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is no stranger to politics having served three terms in the Iowa House, and 17 non-consecutive years in the Governor's seat. Well known for his hands-on, round-the-clock approach to economic development in the state of Iowa, Governor Branstad took the state's 8.5% unemployment rate in 1983 down to 2.5% in 1999. Now in 2011, he recognizes the potential the wind industry has to help him get Iowans back to work and reach his goal of creating 200,000 new jobs in Iowa over the next five years. We are proud to welcome Governor Branstad as a speaker for our upcoming Wind Power Supply Chain Workshop.

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Registration

Online registration is now closed. However, you may register on-site at the Iowa Events Center starting at 12:00 pm on Monday, September 12th.

Registration Prices

Registration Type	Early Bird Discount by August 22	Regular by September 9	Onsite After September 9
AWEA Business Member	$345	$375	$425
AWEA Advocate	$395	$425	$475
Non-Member	$395	$425	$475
Government Agency	$225	$250	$300
Full-Time Student or Faculty	$150	$150	$200
Non-Profit*	$150	$150	$200
Workshop Speaker or Moderator	$100	$100	$100
Post Workshop Seminar	$100	$100	$100

* Non-Profit registrations require pre-approval by AWEA. email conference@awea.org for details.

**If you are unsure of your AWEA membership status, contact membership@awea.org or (202) 383-2556. For all other registration questions or inquiries, please contact conference@awea.org or (202) 383-2512.

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 workshop (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.

Registration Policies

Event registration includes: a networking reception, continental breakfast, lunch, access to the speaker presentations, 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, September 9, 2011. 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 workshop. All refund requests received by September 2, 2011 will be processed less a $100 administrative fee. There will be no refunds made for cancellations after September 2 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 you 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.