8:00 am – 7:00 pm

Registration Open

8:00 am - 10:00 am

AWEA Transmission Committee Meeting

(Restricted to Transmission Committee Members Only)

Omni Hotel, Grand Ballroom A - D

RSVP to rwillard@awea.org

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Legislative Committee Meeting

(Restricted to Legislative Committee Members Only)

Omni Hotel, Grand Ballroom A-D

RSVP to krobertson@awea.org

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Leadership Lunch & AWEA Board of Directors Meeting

(Restricted to Board of Directors and Leadership Council Members Only)

Omni Hotel, Grand Ballroom A

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Industry Essentials (Separate registration required)

       1.   Maximize Your WINDPOWER

       2.   International WINDPOWER

       3.   Reaching Global Markets & Investing Wisely Overseas

       4.   Operations and Maintenance

       5.   Communicators Summit

       6.   Advanced Wind Turbine Manufacturing & Design

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Exhibit Hall Preview & Opening Reception

4:15 pm - 5:00 pm

AWEA Membership Annual Meeting, Room A401

7:00 am - 5:30 pm

Registration Opens

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast for Session Attendees

8:30 am - 10:00 am

WINDPOWER 2012 - Welcome and Opening Session

(Open to all attendees)

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Exhibit Halls Open

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Beverage Break for Session Attendees

10:00 am - 11:00 am

WindPAC Committee Meeting

Room A401
RSVP: yviner@awea.org

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions

• Post 2012: Wind Market Assessment of Supply, Demand & Cost
• Development in a Seasoned Market: Where Do We Go From Here?
• Opening Scientific Session: The Science of the Wind Industry
• Critical Topics Currently Influencing Resource Assessment
• Community Wind: A Diversified and Promising Sector

11:45 am - 1:30 pm

State Regulators Luncheon

(Restricted to Legislative Committee Members Only)

Must RSVP to receive luncheon location

RSVP to rwillard@awea.org

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch in Exhibit Halls

Exhibit Halls A&B

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

AWEA Distributed Wind Committee Meeting

(Restricted to Committee Members Only)

Room A404

RSVP to rwillard@awea.org

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

AWEA R&D Committee Meeting

(Restricted to AWEA Members)

Room A45

RSVP to technology@awea.org

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

AWEA Manufacturing Group Meeting

(Restricted to AWEA Members in Manufacturing & Supply Chain Businesses Only)

Room A410

RSVP to manufacturing@awea.org

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions

• Bringing Wind Energy to the Southeast
• POWER SESSION: International Wind Energy Update
• Technical Challenges for Wind Plant Interconnections
• Modeling & Measurement - Current Advances in the State of the Art (Scientific)
• Economic Value of Distributed Wind
• Technology Updates - An Academic Perspective
  
  

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Beverage Break for Session Attendees

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions

• Decisive Policy: Expanding the U.S. Wind Energy Industry
• International Markets for Wind Power - Growth & Expansion
• Operation Transmission: Plugging Wind Into America
• Prepare for the Best Resource Assessment at 100 GW
• Real World Impacts of Distributed Wind
• Wind Turbine Components & Structures - An Academic Perspective

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

State Policy Committee Meeting

(Restricted to Legislative Committee and State Policy Committee Members Only)

Room A407

RSVP to rwilliard@awea.org

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Exhibit Hall Happy Hour

Exhibit Halls A&B

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

AWEA International Reception

Across from B213

RSVP to businessdevelopment@awea.org

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Exhibitor After-Hours Reception

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

WINDPOWER After Hours (a networking event in downtown Atlanta)

7:00 am - 8:30 am

Operation & Maintenance Working Group Meeting

(Restricted to AWEA Members)

Room A410

RSVP to technology@awea.org

7:30 am - 5:30 pm

Registration Open

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast for Session Attendees

8:30 am - 10:00 am

General Session (Open to all attendees)

10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Exhibit Halls Open

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Beverage Break for Session Attendees

10:00 am - 11:00 am

AWEA Offshore Safety Subcommittee Meeting

(Restricted to AWEA Members)

Room A401

RSVP to mmihelic@awea.org

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions

• State and Regional Policy Demand Drivers for Wind
• Siting Impact Assessments: Addressing Pre- and Post-Construction Due Diligence
• Critical Wind Power Topics for Electric Utilities
• On Land & In the Water - What Does the Future Hold for Construction, Transportation & Logistics
• Wind Turbine Gear Design

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Education Working Group Meeting

Room A411

RSVP to education@awea.org

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch in Exhibit Halls

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

AWEA Utility Working Group Meeting

(Restricted to AWEA Utility Members Only)

Room A402 (Previously scheduled in A410)

RSVP to utility@awea.org

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

AWEA Offshore Wind Working Group Meeting

(Restricted to Offshore Wind Working Group Members)

Location A410 (Previously scheduled in A402)

RSVP: rwillard@awea.org

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

AWEA Public Affairs Committee

(Restricted to AWEA Public Affairs Committee Members Only)

Room A401

RSVP to rwillard@awea.org

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

AWEA Transportation & Logistics Working Group Meeting

(Restricted to AWEA Member in Transportation & Logistics Businesses)

Room A404

RSVP to transportation@awea.org

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

AWEA Community Wind Working Group Meeting

(Restricted to AWEA Business Members interested in joining the working group)

Room A405, RSVP to rwillard@awea.org

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

International Standards Technical Advisory Group

Room A408

RSVP to technology@awea.org

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

AWEA WDET Committee Meeting

(Restricted to AWEA Members)

Room A407

RSVP to mmihelic@awea.org

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions

• Project Finance Market Update and Outlook
• Eagles and Bats: The Intersection of Policy and Science
• Long-Term Wind Power Contracts and State Policies
• Wind Turbine Supply Chain Opportunities and Challenges
• Full-Scale Wind Turbine and Validation
• Performance, Profitability & Reliability - An Academic Perspective

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Beverage Break for Session Attendees

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

AWEA Training and Education Safety Subcommittee Meeting

(Restricted to AWEA Members)

Room A407

RSVP to mmihelic@awea.org

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

AWEA Siting Committee Meeting

(Restricted to AWEA Siting Committee Members)

Room A 410 (Previously scheduled in A405)

RSVP to rwillard@awea.org

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

IEEE Collector Design

Location: A403

RSVP: starkemr@ornl.gov

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions

• How to Finance Wind Projects
• Community Toolbox: Overcome Wind Energy Opposition at the Community Level
• Utility Strategies for Wind Power: Case Studies
• The Role of Wind Power in Economic Development and Jobs Creation
• Wind Turbine Blade Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing (Scientific)

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Poster Reception (Exhibit Hall A at Poster Area)

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

AWEA Regional Partners Meeting

(Restricted to AWEA Regional Partners)

Room A406

RSVP to rwillard@awea.org

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

AWEA Utility Reception

(Restricted to AWEA Utility Members)

Networking Hub - Hall A

RSVP to utility@awea.org

6:30 pm

Conference Dinner

(The Georgia Aquarium)

Ticket Purchase Required

7:00 am - 8:30 am

Service Lift Working Group Meeting

(Restricted to AWEA Members Only)

Room A402

RSVP to techology@awea.org

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Whooping Crane (WEWAG) Business Meeting

(Restricted to WEWAG Members Only)

Room A401

RSVP to rwillard@awea.org

8:00 am - 9:00 am

MLP Coalition Meeting

(Restricted to Tax & Finance Subcommittee & MLP Coalition Members Only)

Room A403

RSVP to pholshouser@awea.org

7:30 am - 2:00 pm

Registration Open

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast for Session Attendees

8:30 am - 10:00 am

Concurrent Sessions

• Large Wind Turbine Manufacturer Forum Part I
• Turbine Reliability - Lessons from the Real World
• Offshore Wind: Realizing Viable Projects in the U.S.
• How Does Your EHS Program Measure Up?
• Investigating Advanced Wind Forecasting Techniques (Scientific)

9:00 am - 10:00 am

AWEA Statistics & Analysis Subcommittee Meeting

(Restricted to AWEA Members of the Stats & Analysis Subcommittee)

Room A407

RSVP to esalerno@awea.org

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Exhibit Halls Open

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Beverage Break for Session Attendees

10:30 am -12:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions

• Large Wind Turbine Manufacturer Forum Part 2
• Performance and Reliability (Scientific)
• Integrated Risks for Offshore Wind: A Broad-Based Research Prospective
• Laying the Foundation for a Strong Workforce
• Grid Integration of Wind: Solving the Technical and Economic Challenges
• Siting, Wildlife & Public Acceptance - An Academic Perspective

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch in Exhibit Halls

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

AWEA Standards Development Board Meeting, Room A406

RSVP to technology@awea.org

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

AWEA Economic Development Working Group Meeting

(Restricted to AWEA Economic Development WG Members)

Room A410

RSVP to businessdevelopment@awea.org

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

2012 Women of Wind Energy (WoWE) Annual Luncheon, A411/412

For more information email info@womenofwindenergy.org

or visit womenofwindenergy.org/annual-luncheon.html

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

AWEA Conference & Education Program Committee Meeting

(Invitation Only), Room A401

RSVP to education@awea.org

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

AWEA Safety Committee Meeting

(Restricted to AWEA Members)

Room A404

RSVP to mmihelic@awea.org

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions

• Drivetrain Technology Options
• Power Performance - Observations from the Field
• Innovative Research in Offshore Wind Technologies (Scientific)
• Emerging Applications and Issues for Wind Power
• Expanding the Science behind Wind Integration Analysis (Scientific)

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

U.S. Positions on International Standards

Room A408

RSVP: Technology@awea.org