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Wednesday, October 25, 2006
| 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM |
ASPO-USA Business Meeting (Board and Advisory Board) |
| 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM |
Conference Registration |
| 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM |
Opening Reception at Boston University
Join the conference speakers; network; get a head start on the conference. Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. (Included with full registration).. |
| 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM |
Climate Change...with a Peak Oil Twist
Evening event open to all (limited to room capacity). Cameron Wake (UNH) presents latest deep ice core findings from Antarctica; Harvard Professor Dr. Dan Schrag takes a look at climate consequences o.. |
Thursday, October 26, 2006
| 7:15 AM to 7:55 AM |
Buffet Breakfast (Included with full registration)
A buffet-style breakfast to start the ASPO-USA Boston Conference.. |
| 8:00 AM to 8:20 AM |
Welcome & Introductions
Welcome/intro from conference co-hosts ASPO-USA (Dick Lawrence, chair; Scott Pugh, Executive Director) and Boston University (Robert Kaufmann, Center for Energy & Environmental Studies. Comments from .. |
| 7:30 AM to 5:05 PM |
Conference Registration |
| 8:20 AM to 9:45 AM |
Supply Side: Oil & Gas Depletion Update 2006
- Mike Rodgers (PFC Energy): Oil Production Perspective, Peak Oil Prospect Update;
- David Hughes (Geological Survey of Canada): North American Natural Gas Supply;
- Q&A session.. |
| 9:45 AM to 10:10 AM |
Break and Networking |
| 10:10 AM to 11:35 AM |
Depletion Update (part 2)
- Jeremy Gilbert (former Chief Petroleum Engineer for BP): "Reserves—What Are They?";
- Matt Simmons (Chairman, Simmons & Co. Int’l): “The 51st State – Denial” – learnings since publication of Tw.. |
| 11:35 AM to 12:00 PM |
Depletion Update (part 3)
Response to the supply-side story—looking into the public domain numbers, and how the media view is shifting on the Peak Oil (and Gas) story.
- Stuart Staniford (The Oil Drum) and Tom Whipple (AS.. |
| 12:00 PM to 1:10 PM |
Lunch and Keynote
- Buffet lunch (Included with full registration)
- 2006 M. King Hubbert Awards
- Art Smith (CEO John S. Herold, Inc); "The Depletion Story from a Company-by-Company Perspective"
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| 1:10 PM to 1:25 PM |
Break and Networking |
| 1:25 PM to 3:15 PM |
Natural Gas in North America & Europe; Unconventional Fossil Fuels
- David Hughes (Geological Survey of Canada): "North American Natural Gas Production Trend and Implications for Canadian Tar Sands Production”
- Dr. Ezra D. Hausman (Senior Associate.. |
| 3:15 PM to 3:40 PM |
Break and Networking |
| 3:40 PM to 4:35 PM |
Alternate Renewable Liquid Fuels
- Milton Maciel (Organic Farmer; former Secretary of Agriculture, Alagoas State, Brazil): "Sugar Cane and Corn to Ethanol"
- Lee Lynd (invited - Dartmouth University): "Technology for Cellulosic.. |
| 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM |
Alternative Electrical Supply
- Jim Gordon (CapeWind) “Offshore Wind Power Potential in the United States”
- Steven Strong (Solar Design Associates, Inc.) – “PV Solar Opportunities and Barriers”.. |
| 5:30 PM to 5:45 PM |
Wrap-Up and Comments by John Darnell
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| 6:15 PM to 7:15 PM |
Thursday Night Reception
Meet the speakers, check out the book table & sponsors; light evening food & beverage. (Included with full registration).. |
| 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM |
Book and Film Night
Peak Oil at the Movies and Book Store: A collection of memorable film clips from movies and/or documentaries, with oil or energy themes. Authors of recent books on the peak oil issue share comments an.. |
Friday, October 27, 2006
| 7:15 AM to 7:50 AM |
Buffet Breakfast (Included with full registration)
A buffet-style breakfast to start the 2nd day of ASPO-USA's Boston Conference.. |
| 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM |
Conference Registration |
| 8:00 AM to 9:35 AM |
Economics & Energy
- Dr. Robert Kaufmann (Boston University, Center for Energy & Environmental Studies) will moderate & present.
- William R. Clark (Johns Hopkins University, author Petrodollar Warfare)
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| 9:35 AM to 9:55 AM |
Break and Networking |
| 9:55 AM to 11:30 AM |
Transportation and Peak Oil
- John Heywood (Director, MIT’s Sloan Automotive Lab): "Opportunities for Reducing Oil Demand for Transportation"
- Bill Reinert (Toyota Motor Sales, USA): "How Far Can We Go with Car Technology .. |
| 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM |
Buffet Lunch (Included with full registration)
- Lunch speaker: Ali Samsam Bakhtiari (formerly with Iranian National Oil Co.): "The Middle East and Peak Oil".. |
| 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM |
Peak Oil and Global Energy Security
- Kelly Sims Gallagher (Harvard University): "China's Automobile Growth and Implications for World Oil Markets"
- Michael Klare (Hampshire College, author of Blood and Oil and Resource Wars) "Geo.. |
| 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM |
Net Energy, Energy Accounting, World Energy Modeling
Dick Lawrence (ASPO-USA), Cutler Cleveland (Boston University), Charlie Hall (SUNY at Syracuse, NY).. |
| 2:15 PM to 3:15 PM |
Energy Policy – Local & State: Peak Oil’s Impact on Planning
Debbie Cook (City Council, Huntington Beach, CA and ASPO-USA Board Member): Moderator and First Presenter
- James Hunt III (City of Boston)
- Tom Whipple (VA).. |
| 3:00 PM to 3:15 PM |
Break and Networking |
| 3:15 PM to 5:30 PM |
Peak Oil and Energy Policy, from Local to Global
Debbie Cook and Randy Udall, moderators (ASPO-USA Board Members)
- Julian Darley (founder of Post-Carbon Institute)
- U.S. Representative Ed Markey (D-MA, Senior Member of House Energy & Com.. |
| 5:30 PM to 5:40 PM |
Conference Wrap-up; Updates & Preview of Saturday Sessions
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Saturday, October 28, 2006
| 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM |
Saturday Gathering: Welcome, set up for Workshops and Break-Out Sessions
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| 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM |
Breakout Sessions |
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| 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM |
Re-convene, Report-out from Breakout Sessions, and Close
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