Law Seminars International Presents

The Second Annual Conference on

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New policies and market opportunities

August 10 & 11, 2006
Renaissance Seattle Hotel in Seattle, WA
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Who Should Attend

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

Why Attend

This conference brings together federal and state policy makers, developers, and financial players to address current issues in renewables and energy efficiency. These high-level speakers will address the present status and prognosis for federal and state policies on renewables and energy efficiency, the next wave of technology that will make a difference, and necessary preconditions for increased investment in this sector. While the conference will provide an excellent overview of the pertinent law, policy and economics, the goal will be to convene a sophisticated, focused faculty and audience and to stimulate new insights and new relationships that will benefit these dynamic sectors as they continue to rise in national prominence. ~ Program Co-Chairs: Robert D. Kahn, Ed. D. and Peter D. Mostow, Esq.

What You Will Learn

*New technologies and public policies *Best ways to implement Renewable Portfolio Standards *Implementation of the Renewables & Energy Efficiency Provisions of the 2005 Energy Policy Act *The transportation sector and the implications of innovation for the electric industry *Utility integrated resource planning *The utility role in renewables *Successful strategies *Getting projects built and power to market *Commercializing and creating market structures for renewables & energy efficiency

Agenda

Thursday, August 10, 2006
8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Introduction to Day 1: Evolving Technologies and Public Policies for Renewables and Energy Efficiency
  Robert D. Kahn, Ed. D., Program Co-Chair
 Robert D. Kahn & Company / Mercer Island, WA
  Peter D. Mostow, Esq., Program Co-Chair
 Stoel Rives LLP / Portland, OR
8:45 am Survey of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technologies for the Electric Industry: What has Been Deployed, What is Approaching Commercial Viability, and Where is the Cost Curve Heading?
  Renewables: Solar, wind, geothermal
  Stanley R. Bull, Ph.D., Associate Director Science & Technology
 National Renewable Energy Laboratory / Golden, CO
  Energy efficiency: Long-term trends and latest innovations in buildings, manufacturing and power delivery; the petroleum-electricity nexus in transportation
  Howard Schwartz, Ph.D., Energy Policy Analyst
 Northwest Power Conservation Council / Olympia, WA
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Update on Implementation of the Renewables and Energy Efficiency Provisions of the 2005 Energy Policy Act (EPAct)
  Provisions and programs directly related to the electric industry
  Malcolm McLellan, Esq.
 Van Ness Feldman / Seattle, WA
11:00 am Survey of the Transportation Sector and the Implications of Innovation for the Electric Industry
  Hybrid automobiles: A perspective on the opportunities, challenges, and best approaches for integrating this new type of load
  Steve Marshall, Esq., Chairman
 Municipal League of King County / Mercer Island, WA
  Biodiesel and ethanol: What are their prospects for development in the Pacific Northwest and what are their likely impacts on local energy markets?
  Martin Tobias, Chairman and CEO
 Imperium Renewables / Seattle, WA
12:15 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:30 pm Planning For Action: Utility Integrated Resource Planning
  Incorporating renewables and energy efficiency within the discipline of integrated resource planning. How do utilities establish actionable goals for acquiring "green" resources? How realistic are planners' expectations for these resources' share of the total energy supply pie?
  William B. Marcus, M.S., Principal Economist
 JBS Energy, Inc. / West Sacramento, CA
  Dan Seligman, Esq., Principal
 Columbia Research Corp. / Seattle, WA
2:45 pm Overview of Progress Toward Renewable Portfolio Standards
  Washington's Initiative 937; utility planning processes; implications for BPA including transmission issues; impact of PG&E and other California utilities shopping for renewables in the Pacific Northwest to meet their renewables goals
  Randall W. Hardy, Principal
 Hardy Energy Consulting / Seattle, WA
3:30 pm Break
3:45 pm Taking Action: Utility Acquisition of Renewables and Energy Efficiency
  Utility responsibility for converting planning into action: What is the best way to implement Renewable Portfolio Standards? Can transmission constraints be overcome? Can we afford the successful implementation of the utilities' plans?
  Utility perspective
  Marilynn Semro, Senior Power Analyst
 Seattle City Light / Seattle, WA
  Consumer/environmentalist perspective
  Jason Eisdorfer, Esq., Energy Program Director
 Citizens Utility Board / Portland, OR
  Regulatory perspective
  Michael W. Grainey, Esq., Director
 Oregon Department of Energy / Salem, OR
5:30 pm Reception for Faculty and Attendees Sponsored by Stoel Rives LLP

Friday, August 11, 2006
8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Introduction to Day 2: Practical Implementation of Renewables and Energy Efficiency Projects
  Robert D. Kahn, Ed. D, Program Co-Chair
 Robert D. Kahn & Company / Mercer Island, WA
  Peter D. Mostow, Esq., Program Co-Chair
 Stoel Rives LLP / Portland, OR
8:45 am Early Stage Financing in Renewables and Energy Efficiency
  A panel of angel investors, venture capitalists and fund developers explain the "new tech runway" and explain what they look for in making early stage investments
  Michael Jay Brown, Esq.
 Dorsey & Whitney LLP / Seattle, WA
  Nancy C. Floyd, Co-Founder & Managing Director
 Nth Power / San Francisco, CA
  Gregory W. Forge, General Counsel
 Acorn Ventures, Inc. / Walla Walla, WA
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Attracting and Structuring Institutional Financing for an Evolving Industry
  Experienced players in structured finance assess strategies for funding commercial scale projects
  Legal structures
  Edward D. Einowski, Esq.
 Stoel Rives LLP / Portland, OR
  Financing Issues
  Fred Krupica, CPA, CFO
 Altra Inc. / Los Angeles, CA
12:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm Veteran Renewables Developers Discuss the Major Hurdles and Compelling Opportunities Critical to Successful Implementation
  Siting
  David W. McClain, Principal
 DW McClain & Associates / Portland, Or
  Transmission
  Jon Fischer, Director, Transmission and Interconnection
 PPM Energy Inc / Portland, OR
  Mandates
  Carol A. Smoots, Esq.
 Perkins Coie LLP / Washington, DC
3:00 pm Break
3:15 pm Commercializing and Creating Market Structures for Renewables and Energy Efficiency
  Making sense of Renewable Portfolio Standards while managing and tracking renewable energy certificates; complexities of voluntary and compliance markets for renewables and energy efficiency
  Robert Harmon, VP Renewable Energy Programs
 Bonneville Environmental Foundation / Portland, OR
  Matt Clouse, Director
 Green Power Partnership, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / Washington, DC
4:30 pm Evaluations & Adjourn

Tuition

Regular tuition for this program is $995 with a group rate of $895 each for two or more registrants from the same firm. For government employees, we offer a special rate of $795. For students and people in their job for less than a year, our rate is $497.50. All rates include admission to all seminar sessions, food and beverages at breaks, and all course materials. Make checks payable to Law Seminars International.

Cancellation & Substitution

You may substitute another person at any time. We will refund tuition, less a $50 cancellation fee, if we receive your cancellation by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 4, 2006. After that time, we will credit your tuition toward attendance at another program or the purchase of a homestudy. There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders.

Continuing Education Credits

This program qualifies for 13.0 WA CLE credits. Upon request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits.

Location

The conference will be held at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel at 515 Madison St. in Seattle, WA 98104. Call the hotel directly at (206) 583-0300 for reservations at the special negotiated rate of $159. Mention that you are using cluster code L64. Rooms are on a first come, first-served basis.
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If You Cannot Attend

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

Robert D. Kahn, Ed. D., Program Co-Chair, is the Principal of Robert D. Kahn & Company, a strategic communications firm. Dr. Kahn consults extensively with independent power producers in permit assistance, policy advocacy and public relations.

Peter D. Mostow, Program Co-Chair and partner at Stoel Rives LLP, concentrates his practice in natural resources and land use law, guiding clients through siting and environmental permitting proceses for gas-fired, wind, geo-thermal and hydroelectric power plants as well as underground natural gas storage facilities and pipelines.

Michael Jay Brown, partner in Dorsey & Whitney LLP's Corporate Group and former Co-Chair of the Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Practice Group, has served as counsel on many dozens of private, venture and institutional financings, has an active mergers and acquisitions practice, and has served as project finance counsel in large equity and debt funded project financings.

Stanley R. Bull is the Associate Director of Science & Technology, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Vice President of Midwest Research Institute.

Matt Clouse, designed and launched Green Power Partnership, part of the Environmental Protection Agency, of which he is now director, responsible for program operations, utility and marketer collaborations, and renewable enrgy policy.

Edward D. Einowski specializing in project finance and development at Stoel Rives LLP, represents developers, investor owned utilities, investment banking firms, and state and local governments.

Jason Eisdorfer, legal counsel and energy program director for the Citizen's Utility Board, was public interest representative in work sessions of the Oregon Legislature's House Committee on Power Deregulation and helped author Oregon's electricity industry restructuring legislation.

Jon Fischer, Director of Transmission and Interconnection at PPM Energy, Inc., manages transmission acquisition and interconnection-related activities for PPM's renewable and thermal development and origination.

Gregory W. Forge is General Counsel of Acorn Ventures, Inc., a venture capital firm, where he is responsible for all investment and legal matters, including mergers and acquisitions, finance negotiations and documentation. Before joining Acorn, he was Vice President & General Counsel of HighSpeed.Com, a wireless broadband telecom company.

Nancy C. Floyd, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Nth Power, an energy venture capital firm, has led its investments in Evergreen Solar, Silicon Energy, Northern Power, Smartsynch, Serveron, SpectraSensors and Seattle Biofuels. Prior to Nth Power, she built, managed and negotiated the sale of two high-growth energy and telecommunications companies.

Michael Grainey is Director of the Oregon Department of Energy, which reviews proposed power plants and other energy facilities, develops renewable energy and implements other state energy policies.

Randall W. Hardy, principal, founded Hardy Energy Consulting after serving as Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration and Superintendent of Seattle City Light. He provides strategic advice to utilities, customers, and others affected by electric restructuring.

Robert Harmon, Vice President of Renewable Energy Programs, Bonneville Environmental Foundation, developed BEF's Green Tag program.

Fred Krupica, CFO at Altra Inc., who led a successful IPO for Fastclick and subsequent sale and merger of the company to Valueclick, has been CFO of WJ Communications, Inc., a leading radio frequency semiconductors company, for Magnetic Data Technologies, and a private equity firm.

William B. Marcus, Principal Economist, JBS Energy, Inc., is the lead economist for all utility issues for the company. He co-authored a book on utility restructuring for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. He also analyzed restructuring and stranded cost issues in the United States and Canada for consumer, environmental, and independent power clients.

Steve Marshall, Chairman of the Municipal League of King County was previously the Assistant General Manager in the Power & Transmission Services Division of the Snohomish County PUD, focusing on power contract negotiations, resource development and industry restructuring.

David W. McClain, Principal of DW McClain & Associates, environmental, permitting and natural resource development planning firm, worked with independent power producers to license and develop renewable energy projects on US Forest Service, BLM, Department of Defense and Indian Reservation lands.

Malcolm McLellan, member, Van Ness Feldman, focuses his practice on energy, environment, municipal, and commercial law that includes: the hydroelectric industry, Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act and the Migratory Bird Act. He is integrally involved in the formation of Grid West and its integration with the Western Interconnection and Canada.

Howard Schwartz is Energy Policy Analyst of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. He is also an Adjunct Professor at The Evergreen State College in Olympia where he teaches a course on "The Essentials of Energy."

Dan Seligman, an attorney in Seattle and principal in the Columbia Research Corporation, an energy and natural resources consulting firm, has clients that include public power utilities in the Pacific Northwest, state agencies and business trade associations.

Marilynn Semro, Senior Power Analyst at Seattle City Light, works with both investor-owned and publicly-owned electric utilities on rates and regulatory matters, resource planning and aquisition.She negotiated the largest municipal utility wind purchase in the country and was also on the steering committee of the National Geothermal Collaborative.

Carol A. Smoots, partner at Perkins Coie LLP, represents energy companies in energy transactions and in energy regulatory proceedings. She has worked with all major renewable fuels, and led an international team in the renegotiation of 27 power purchase contracts, worth more than $28 billion, on behalf of the government owned electric utility in Indonesia.

Martin Tobias, Chairman and CEO of Imperium Renewables and a venture partner at Ignition Partners was founder, CEO, and Chairman of Loudeye Technologies, Inc., a pioneer in digital media production, distribution, and applications. He also worked with Microsoft, holds two technolgy patents, and, with his wife Alex, was profiled in "Biker Dreams."