Law Seminars International Presents

Our Annual Comprehensive Conference on

Energy in the Southwest

July 14 & 15, 2005
Eldorado Hotel in Santa Fe, NM
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Who Should Order Homestudy

All attorneys, industry and government executives and customer representatives involved with energy issues

Why Order

After several years of turmoil and uncertainty in the U.S. Southwest, new directions in energy regulation and competitive markets for fuel and supplies are becoming more clear. Besides representing some of the fastest-growing markets in the nation, the region is asserting leadership in the development of renewable energy and in finding new ways to use energy more efficiently. This conference will help provide energy professionals from all sectors a better understanding of current market and regulatory conditions in the Southwest, and the faculty of expert speakers will offer insight as to how evolving technologies, policies and practices are shaping the energy sector of the future. ~ Program Co-Chairs: Arthur J. O'Donnell and Steven S. Michel, Esq.

What You Will Learn

* A Business Perspective on the Future of Energy in the Southwest * The Changing Southwest Regulatory Landscape * Nuclear Power in the Southwest * Gas Supply Roundup - Mexican LNG and the impact on Southwest markets, new pipelines and capacity allocations * Coal - New Energy Supplies from an Old Source * Transmission Developments in the Southwest * Assuring Fuel Source Reliability * Tribal Perspective on Energy Development in the Southwest * Impacts of Energy Litigation * Energy Strategies for Cities and Counties * How the Financial Markets View Southwest Energy Markets * Business Process Outsourcing for Utilities

Agenda

Thursday, July 14, 2005
8:30 am Introduction & Overview
  Arthur O'Donnell, Program Co-Chair
 Energy Overseer / San Francisco, CA
  Steven S. Michel, Esq., Program Co-Chair
 New Mexico Industrial Energy Consumers (NMIEC) / Santa Fe, NM
8:45 am A Business Perspective on The Future of Energy in the Southwest
  Jeffry E. Sterba, CEO
 Public Service Company of New Mexico / Albuquerque, NM
9:15 am The Changing Southwest Regulatory Landscape - A return to emphasizing such traditional concerns as resource adequacy and rate cases
  California
  Arthur O'Donnell, Program Co-Chair
 Energy Overseer / San Francisco, CA
  New Mexico
  The Hon. Ben R. Lujan, Chairman
 New Mexico Public Regulation Commission / Sante Fe, NM
  Nevada
  The Hon. Carl B. Linvill, Ph.D., Commissioner
 Nevada Public Utilities Commission / Carson City, NV
  Arizona
  The Hon. Marc Spitzer, Esq., Commissioner
 Arizona Corporation Commission / Phoenix, AZ
10:15 am (Break)
11:30 am Nuclear Power In the Southwest
  Stuart R. Butzier, Esq.
 Modrall Sperling Roehl Harris & Sisk PA / Albuquerque, NM
12:15 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:30 pm Gas Supply Roundup: As concerns mount regarding future domestic supplies of natural gas, the Southwest offers a mixed picture
  Supplies in the Rockies and constraints on development
  Robert G. Lewis, Esq.
 Faegre & Benson / Denver, CO
  Ezekiel J. Williams, Esq.
 Faegre & Benson LLP / Denver, CO
  The impact of Mexican LNG on Southwest markets
  Dianne R. Phillips, Esq.
 Holland & Knight LLP / Boston, MA
  New pipelines and capacity allocations
  Glen Sweetnam, Vice President
 Lukens Energy Group / Houston, TX
2:45 pm Coal - New Energy Supplies From an Old Source
  The reemergence of coal as a fuel source; its effect on the marketplace
  Allison D. Wood, Esq.
 Hunter & Williams LLP / Washington, DC
  Planning for a carbon-constrained future: managing the risks of future restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions
  Eric Guidry, Energy Project Staff Attorney
 Western Resource Advocates / Boulder, CO
3:30 pm Break
3:45 pm Transmission Developments in the Southwest: New high voltage transmisison connections; new opportunities for improving system reliability
  Gary L. DeShazo, Regional Transmission Manager
 California ISO / Folsom, CA
  Robert E. Kondziolka, P.E., Manager of Transmission Planning
 Salt River Project / Phoenix, AZ
  Ned Farquhar, Senior Advisor, Energy/Environmental
 Office of the Governor / Santa Fe, NM
4:45 pm Electric Reliability and Security Issues
  New reliability requirements
  Robert L. Dintelman, P.E., Chief Operating Officer
 Western Electricity Coordinating Council / Salt Lake City, UT
  NERC's cyber security standard 1300 that will be going into effect later this year
  G. William Frick, Esq.
 Van Ness Feldman / Washington, DC
5:30 pm Reception for Faculty and Attendees Sponsored by Utilipoint International, Inc.

Friday, July 15, 2005
8:30 am Introduction and Overview to Day Two
  Arthur O'Donnell, Program Co-Chair
 Energy Overseer / San Francisco, CA
8:45 am Diversifying Generation in the Southwest
  The Southwest has become a living laboratory for new power technologies and ways to use energy more efficiently. This session provides an update on innovative developments in several locations
  The Hon. Kristin K. Mayes, Commissioner
 Arizona Corporation Commission / Phoenix, AZ
  Benjamin Luce, Ph.D., Chairman
 New Mexico Solar Energy Association / Albuquerque, NM
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Energy Strategies for Cities and Counties
  Nann M. Winter, Esq.
 Sheehan, Sheehan & Stelzner, P.A., Miller & Van Eaton, PLLC / Albuquerque, NM
11:15 am Special Address: "Transmission Reform"
  The Hon. Suedeen G. Kelly, Esq., Commissioner
 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission / Washington, DC
12:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm Impacts of Energy Litigation
  The overhang of civil litigation from the Western Energy Crisis has had lingering impacts on utility plans and finances
  Michael J. Aguirre, Esq., City Attorney
 City of San Diego / San Diego, CA
2:00 pm Tribal Perspective on Energy Development in the Southwest
  Native American tribes continue to explore new partnerships for energy and economic development on their resource rich reservations and territories
  Robert Gough
 InterTribal Council on Utility Policy / Boulder, CO
2:45 pm Break
3:00 pm How the Financial Markets View Southwest Energy Markets
  Anne Selting, Associate Director
 Standard & Poors / San Francisco, CA
3:45 pm Business Process Outsourcing for Utilities (BPO)
  Negotiating BPO deals; how does BPO work for utilities?
  Jon T. Brock, COO
 Utilipoint International , Inc. / Albuquerque, NM
  Frank Lewis, Partner
 IBM Business Consulting Services / Atlanta, GA
  Stephen L. Prince, Vice President
 Alliance Data Systems / Dallas, TX
  Janet M. Clark, LLB, VP & Corporate Counsel
 Accenture Business Services for Utilities / Vancouver, BC
5:00 pm Adjourn

Cancellation

There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders

Continuing Education Credits

Law Seminars International automatically obtains CLE credit approval for the state in which a seminar is held. On request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits. Current credits status: NM CLE 16.2 | AZ CLE 13.5 | CA CLE 13.5 | NV CLE 13.5 | TX CLE 13.5

Cost

Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a VHS or DVD recording and the written course materials, is available for $1005. The written course materials alone are available for $100. We will ship your homestudy order via UPS ground within two weeks after the seminar or the date we receive payment (whichever is later).
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Faculty Bios

Steven S. Michel, Program Co-Chair, General Counsel to the New Mexico Industrial Energy Consumers, has been very involved in developing competition legislation for the electric industry in New Mexico.

Arthur O'Donnell, Program Co-Chair, is Energy Overseer and author of "Soul of the Grid: A Cultural Biography of the California Independent System Operator." He was founding editor of the California Energy Markets newsletter and a frequent contributor to Public Utilities Fortnightly.

Michael J. Aguirre, is the City Attorney for the City of San Diego. He previously was President of Aguirre & Meyer, APC, practicing in the investigation of financial misconduct.

Jon T. Brock is COO, UtiliPoint International, Inc. His expertise includes business design, plan development and review, metering, e-commerce, and, information technology infrastructure design and deployment.

Stuart R. Butzier is Chair, Modrall Sperling's Mining Practice Group where he represents clients on issues involving the nuclear fuel cycle and uranium mining and milling. He is a state Bar of New Mexico- ppointed Trustee of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.

Janet M. Clark is VP and Corporate Counsel at Accenture Business Services for Utilities. She previously was General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for CustomWorks Inc.

Gary L. DeShazo is a Regional Transmission Manager within the Grid Planning Department at the California ISO. Previously, he was the Manager of Transmission System Planning at the Salt River Project.

Robert L. Dintelman, COO of Western Electricity Coordinating Council is well known throughout the industry and is chair of the NERC Compliance Certification Managers Committee.

Ned Farquhar is New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson's Senior Advisor on energy and environment. He has worked as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of Natural Resources and staff director of the House Resources Committee in Juneau, Alaska; as Western Lands Program Officer at the Packard Foundation in California; and as executive director of the Vermont Natural Resources Council (Montpelier) and 1000 Friends of New Mexico (Albuquerque).

G. William Frick, member in Van Ness Feldman's Infrastructure Security practice, is returning after serving as General Counsel and member of the senior management team at the American Petroleum Institute.

Eric Guidry, Energy Project Staff Attorney, rejoined Western Resource Advocates after practicing energy law at the Washington, DC offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP, and Hogan & Hartson LLP.

The Hon. Suedeen G. Kelly, Commissioner at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Fellow at the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, served as Chair of the New Mexico Public Service Commission.

Robert E. Kondziolka is Manager of Transmission Planning at the Salt River Project. He currently serves as Chair of the Southwest Area Transmission regional planning group, Vice-Chair of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council and Chair of the Mead-Phoenix Project Engineering and Operating Committee.

Frank Lewis, partner in IBM's Business Consulting Services practice, conducts numerous projects implementing customer relationship, financial and supply chain management processes and related large-scale information systems in energy and other industries.

Robert G. Lewis, partner at Faegre & Benson, head of the Energy Group's Oil & Gas practice, is listed in the "Best Lawyers in America" and the National Register's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals.

The Hon. Carl B. Linvill, Ph.D. is a Commissioner of the Public Utilities Commission.of Nevada. He previously was Energy and Economic Advisor to Governor Guinn and Director of the Nevada State Office of Energy.

Benjamin Luce, Ph.D., is a theoretical physicist and renewable energy advocate, a staff member at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and President of the New Mexico Solar Energy Association.

The Hon. Ben R. Lujan is Chairman of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission and has a strong history of fiscal management with state government and the private sector.

The Hon. Kristin K. Mayes, Commissioner, Arizona Corporation Commission, devotes much of her time to pipeline safety, renewable energy and natural gas issues.

Dianne R. Phillips, a partner with Holland & Knight LLP, is former Assistant General Counsel for Tractebel LNG North America LLC, where she was involved in all aspects of regulatory compliance for the nation's oldest, continuously operating LNG import terminal.

Stephen L. Prince, Vice President of Strategy and Product Management, Alliance Data Systems' Utility Services, previously served as Chief Accounting Officer of the Deregulated Retail Holding Company, Edison Enterprises.

Anne Selting, is an Associate Director in the U.S. Utilities, Energy, and Project Finance group at Standard & Poors and former power manager for Hetchy Hetchy Water & Power under the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.

The Hon. Marc Spitzer, Commissioner, Arizona Corporation Commission, served as a State Senator and was the Majority Leader sponsoring legislation that protects consumers from fraudulent schemes and public agencies from antitrust violations and bid rigging.

Jeffry E. Sterba is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of PNM Resources. During his previous years at PNM, he has held various executive positions and was responsible for bulk power services, corporate strategy and asset restructuring, retail electric and water services, and electric business development and finance.

Glen Sweetnam, Vice President with Lukens Energy Group (LEG), a part of the Enterprise Management Solutions Division of Black & Veatch Corporation, has 25 years of leadership experience in the energy industry. Prior to joining LEG he was the Director of Economic Analysis in the U.S. Department of Energy, where he played a significant role in the deregulation of the natural gas industry in the 1980’s.

Ezekiel (Zeke) J. Williams, Special Counsel at Faegre & Benson LLP, specializes in natural resources, environmental, and public lands law and litigation.

Nann M. Winter, Director at Sheehan, Sheehan & Stelzner, P.A.. and Of Counsel at Miller & Van Eaton, PLLC, is also an expert in energy and franchise regulation in the state of New Mexico and previously served as Director of the Utility Franchise office, City of Albuquerque.

Allison D. Wood of Hunter & Williams LLP focuses on environmental and administrative law, with an emphasis on air issues, including global climate change, general and transportation conformity, emissions trading, and the establishment and implementation of national ambient air quality standards. Her clients include companies and trade associations in the electric generation industry, manufacturing industries, and transportation and land development industries.