PowerShift, a conference on energy security and policy

Submitted by tatjana on March 29, 2006 - 12:17pm.

Saturday, April 8, 2006

Location
Portland State University
University Place at Portland State University - Main Ballroom
310 SW Lincoln Street
Portland, OR 97201
Contact: Anna Brones, Regional Director
8:30 AM
Registration
Continental breakfast, access to conference tables in exhibit hall, etc.
9:00 AM
Welcome
# Governor Ted Kulongoski (invited)
# Portland Mayor Tom Potter (invited)
# Tom Z. Collina, Executive Director, 20/20 Vision
# Anna Brones, Regional Director, 20/20 Vision, Lewis and Clark College
# Deron Lovaas, Natural Resources Defense Council.
9:30 AM
Panel Discussion
Key Problems: Rising Gas Prices, Trouble in the Middle East, Global Warming and Jobs
Moderator: Tom Collina, 20/20 Vision

# Rex Burkholder, Metro Councilor, District 5
# Deron Lovaas, Vehicles Campaign Director, NRDC
# Dan Carol, National Steering Committee, Apollo Alliance
# Jeff Hammarlund, Adjunct Associate Professor, Mark Hatfield School of Government, PSU; and President, Northwest Energy and Environmental Strategies
11:00 AM
BREAK
11:15 AM
Concurrent Workshops #1
Workshop #1: Making Biofuels
# Tomas Endicott, Founder, Sequential Biofuels
# Neil Woody, Pacific Biodiesel
Workshop #2: Messaging 101— Jefferson Smith, Bus Project
Workshop #3: Student Activism— Julie Philp, 20/20 Vision
12:00 PM
BREAK
12:15 PM
Lunch Served
Keynote speaker: Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
1:30 PM
Concurrent Workshops #2

Workshop #1: Media—TBA
Workshop #2: Organizing 101—Jefferson Smith, Bus Project
Workshop #3: Working Congress 101—Deron Lovass, NRDC
2:15 PM
Panel Discussion
Promising Solutions: Alternative Fuels, New Automobile Technologies, Fuel Efficiency and Smart Growth
Moderator: Anna Brones, Regional Director, 20/20 Vision

# Chris Hagerbaumer, Program Director, Oregon Environmental Council
# Joanna Schroeder, Communications Director, Ethanol Promotion and Information Council
# Jeremiah Baumann, Environmental Advocate, Oregon State Public Interest Research Group
# Dan Eisenbeis, Staff Planner, 1000 Friends of Oregon
3:45 PM
Break - Snacks Provided
4:15 PM
Oil ShockWave College Tour Simulation
Opening remarks
Tom Z. Collina
4:30 PM
Oil ShockWave Executive Crisis Simulation
# President: General Merrill A. McPeak, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), Air Force Chief of Staff, 1990-94.
# Cabinet: Local professors and students
6:15 PM
Simulation Discussion/Q&A
7:00 PM
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Submitted by Emily on March 30, 2006 - 10:23am.

Thanks, I posted this to the calendar. Portland Peak Oil will be presenting a workshop from 1:30-2:15pm at the conference. I'd like to collaborate on ideas for the workshop with folks... please comment!

I'm down

Submitted by nw_randallscott on March 30, 2006 - 6:06pm.

Emily,

Here's a start:

PPO Workshop Objective
- Glimpse into the future
- Portland Peak oil description
- Basics: Local economy, energy, food, shelter & self sufficiency
- Accomplishments / in progress (meadia coverage, resolution, etc.)
- Goals for 2006

I'm down

Submitted by Emily on April 4, 2006 - 12:04pm.

I believe Randall, Jonathan, Pam, and I will be there. Do we want to divvy up Randall's suggested sections? How much peak oil 101 do we want to cover? Is there an activity/handout we could lead them in?