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2007 Power UP! Summit Presentations
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Join nationally renowned experts in Electric and Hybrid Vehicles at the 2007 Power UP! Electrifying Transportation Summit
Full Summit Registration: $175
Student Registration: $75 (see registration form for scholarship details)
Monday Night Banquet Only: $30 (seating limited)
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Andy Frank, director of the National Center for Hybrid Excellence at University of California-Davis and "Father of the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle"
Agenda for Power Up! Electrifying Transportation Summit
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MONDAY, MAY 14
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8:00 a.m. |
Exhibits and Networking |
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10:00 a.m. |
Welcoming Address |
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10:30 a.m. |
Prime Time to Power Up! with Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Sherry Boschert, author of Plug-In Hybrids: The Cars that Will Recharge America |
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11:00 a.m. |
Battery Technology Surges: Energy storage and other advancements
converge for EVs and PHEVs
Jordan Smith, Southern California Edison Electric; Greg Rock, Green Car Co.; Dr. Andrew Frank, UC Davis Hybrid Electric Vehicle Center |
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12:00 p.m. |
Lunch and Networking |
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1:00 p.m. |
Connecting the Lines: Grid to vehicle and vehicle to grid integration
Steve Marshall, Cascadia Center, formerly Snohomish County PUD; Dr. Michael Kintner-Meyer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Dr. Jim White, Chelan County PUD |
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2:15 p.m. |
Solar Connections
Steve Heckeroth, Building Integrated Photovoltaics for Energy Conversion Devices; Mike Nelson, Northwest Solar Center, Washington State University; Randy Brooks, Brooks Solar; Dr. Andrew Frank, UC Davis Hybrid Electric Vehicle Center |
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3:30 p.m. |
Building and Managing Hybrid, Electric and Alt Fuel Fleets
Rick Sikes, City of Santa Monica; Jordan Smith, Southern Cal Edison Electric Vehicle Technical Center; Scott Logan, Lake Chelan School District |
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5:00 p.m. |
Exhibits open for public viewing |
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6:30 p.m. |
Banquet and Keynote Address
Dr. Andrew Frank, UC Davis Hybrid Electric Vehicle Center |
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TUESDAY, MAY 15
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8:00 a.m. |
Fusing Advanced Vehicle Technology with Education
Eric Leonhardt, Vehicle Research Institute, Western Washington University; Mark Hankins, Shoreline Community College; Blake Murray, Wenatchee Valley College; Pinky Dale, South Seattle Community College |
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9:15 a.m. |
Plug into Emergent Business and Economic Development Opportunities
Dr. Tom Turrentine, Institute of Transportation Studies PHEV Center, UC Davis; Greg Rock, Green Car Co.; Seth Pollack, V2Green; Rich Rudman, Manzanita Micro |
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11:00 a.m. |
Positioning the Pacific Northwest: Regional and local
preparations for PHEVs
Dr. Steve Johnson, Washington Public Utility
Districts Assn.; Steve Marshall, Cascadia Center, formerly Snohomish County PUD; Ron Johnston-Rodriguez, Port of Chelan County; Tim Stearns, Washington Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development |
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12:00 p.m. |
Lunch and Networking |
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1:00 p.m. |
Visions of Electrified Transportation, 2010 and Beyond
Steve Heckeroth, Building Integrated Photovoltaics for Energy Conversion Devices; Steve Lough, Seattle Electric Vehicle Assn.; Dr. Andrew Frank, UC Davis Hybrid Electric Vehicle Center |
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2:00 p.m. |
Closing Remarks and Exhibits |
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Toyota Prius
Solar powered racers and go-carts
An original EV-1
Electric Tractor
GEM Neighborhood Electric Vehicle
Hybrids converted to Plug-in
Electric cars and more
Sherry Boschert, author of Plug-in Hybrids, the cars that will recharge America
Andrew Frank, director of the National Center for Hybrid Excellence at University of California-Davis
Steve Heckeroth, chair of Renewable Fuels and Sustainable Transportation Division of the American Solar Energy Society
Michael Kintner-Meyer, Ph.D., senior research scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
Eric Leonhardt, director, Vehicle Research Institute at Western Washington University; assistant professor of engineering technology, Bellingham, WA
Steve Marshall, chair, Municipal League of King County (WA); coordinator of Cascadia Center Transportation Conference (May 7, 2007)
Greg Rock, founder of the Green Car Company
Rick Sikes, fleet superintendent, City of Santa Monica, CA
Jordan Smith, lead engineer of Electric Transportation for Southern California Edison Electric Vehicle Technical Center
Tom Turrentine, PH.D., director, PHEV Center, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California-Davis
Jim White, D. Eng., senior engineer; founder and manager of Sustainable Natural Alternative Power (SNAP) program, Chelan County Public Utility District, Wenatchee, WA
Don't miss out!
Lodging-
Hotel Lodging can be booked at the Wenatchee Coast Hotel, which is connected to the Convention Center in Downtown Wenatchee.
Contact Wenatchee Coast Hotel for reservations at 1-877-964-1234
For additional hotel numbers, see page 4 of our full brochure.
Transportation-
Horizon Air - www.horizonair.com, 1-800-252-7522
Amtrak - www.amtrak.com, 1-800-872-7245
If you would like to Sponsor or Exhibit, please contact us.
Also consider joining our sister conference May 7th in Redmond, WA.

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