Program
Printable brochure with program
| Lawrence location - all sessions will take place
on Level 5 of the Kansas Union, The University of Kansas Ulysses location - all sessions will take place in the Video Conferencing Room, Pioneer Communications Norton location - all sessions will take place at the Northwest Kansas Library System office |
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8:30-9:00 |
Registration, Coffee & Pastries |
9:00-9:15 |
Welcome Steve Warren, Interim Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies, The University of Kansas Steven Maynard-Moody, Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research, The University of Kansas |
9:15-10:15 |
Morning Keynote Address Introduction Jerry Lonergan, Associate Director, The Civic Council of Greater Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri Keynote Address The Increasing National Emphasis on Making Energy Efficient and Renewable William H. Downey, President and CEO, Kansas City Power & Light, Kansas City, Missouri [PDF of Presentation] |
10:15-10:30 |
Break |
10:30-12:00 |
Panel Discussion: Assessing the State of the State Kansas Energy Systems and the Future in a Global Environment Timothy R. Carr, Emeritus Scientist, Kansas Geological Survey and Marshall Miller Professor of Energy, Department of Geology and Geography, University of West Virginia [PDF of Presentation] Environmental Impact of Global Warming on the State of Kansas Johannes J. Feddema, Professor and Nathaniel A. Brunsell, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, The University of Kansas [PDF of Presentation] The Impact of Demands for Energy and Environmental Services on Kansas Agriculture Charles Rice, Professor of Soil Microbiology, Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University [PDF of Presentation] Moderator Dorothy Daley, Assistant Professor, Political Science Department and Environmental Studies Program, The University of Kansas |
12:00-1:30 |
Luncheon and Keynote Address Introduction Richard Lariviere, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, The University of Kansas Keynote Address: Energy Efficiency: Driving America Toward a Healthier Economy, a Cleaner Environment, and Greater Energy Security Kateri Callahan, President, Alliance to Save Energy, Washington, D.C. [PDF of Presentation] |
1:30-3:30 |
Panel Discussion from Ulysses, Kansas: Kansas Energy and Environmental Policy Realities Beyond Oil and Gas: Energy of the Future Richard Brewster, Government and Public Affairs, Kansas and Oklahoma, BP America [PDF of Presentation] Sunflower Integrated Bioenergy Center Clare Gustin, External Affairs, Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, Hays [PDF of Presentation] Pioneering Ethanol and Renewal Energy Opportunities Nick Hatcher, Farmer and Board of Directors, Conestoga Energy Partners, LLC, Liberal Moderator Steven Maynard-Moody, Director, IPSR |
3:30-3:45 |
Closing Remarks Steven Maynard-Moody, Director, IPSR |
3:45 |
Adjournment |