Schedule at a Glance

Sunday, June 1
	Pre-Conference Seminars
9:00am to 4:00pm	Wind Energy 101 - Fundamentals of Wind Energy Wind Energy 201: What Makes the Development Process Successful Safety within the Wind Industry NEW Wind Forecasting 101 NEW
4:30pm to 5:00pm	First-Time Attendee Orientation
5:00pm to 6:00pm	Poster Reception (Level 3 Lobby)
6:00pm to 7:30pm	Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall
8:00pm to 10:00pm	Concert at Discovery Green NEW

Monday, June 2
8:00am to 11:00am	WINDPOWER 2008 - Welcome and Opening Sessions General Session: Growing the Wind Energy Business (Exhibit Hall B3, 3rd Floor)
11:00am to 12:00pm	Poster Session (Level 3 Lobby)
9:30am to 6:00pm	Exhibit Hall Open
11:30am to 1:00pm	Lunch in Exhibit Halls
	Finance Track (Ballroom A)	Wind Power Growth Track (Ballroom B)	Resource Assessment Track (Ballroom C)	Policy Track (Room 330)	Key Issues Track (Room 310)	Wind at the Epicenter Track (Room 320)
1:00pm to 2:30pm	4A: Financing Options and Structures	4B: How Today's Market Realities Prepare the Way to 20%	4C: Wind Resource Assessment – Advancing Understanding, Accuracy & Engineering Methods	4D: AWEA Legislative Panel: Federal and State Legislative Update	4E: New Issues in Project Development	4F: Texas Wind Power Experience
2:30pm to 3:00pm	Coffee Break
3:00pm to 4:30pm	5A: Power Marketing- Hedges & Swaps	5B: Cost per kWh – Trends & Projections for the Cost Drivers of Wind Energy	5C: Resource Assessment (Scientific)	5D: Expanding State & Regional Clean Energy Markets: The Industry/Advocates Collaborative Strategy	5E: Advances in Large Scale Wind Turbines: Drivetrain Development & Testing	5F: Hydrocarbon Overview
4:30pm to 6:00pm	Exhibit Hall Happy Hour

Tuesday, June 3
8:00am to 9:30am	General Session: A New American Energy Policy (Exhibit Hall B3, 3rd Floor)
8:00am to 10:30am	Careers in Wind Seminar
9:30am to 6:00pm	Exhibit Hall Open
9:30am to 10:00am	Coffee Break
	Business Track (Ballroom A)	Project Development Track  (Ballroom B)	Resource Assessment Track  (Ballroom C)	Utility Track (Room 320)	International Track (Room 330)	Advanced Applications Track (Room 310)
10:00am to 11:30am	7A: Large Wind Turbine Manufacturer Forum Part 1	7B: Trends in Legal Issues in Wind Development	7C: Remote Sensing Techniques Using SODAR and LIDAR	7D: Delivering 20% Wind to Customers -- The Critical Role of Electric Utilities	7E: International Wind Energy Development: Leading Market Updates	7F: Offshore Wind Energy Technology
11:30am to 1:00pm	Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1:00pm to 2:30pm	8A: Large Wind Turbine Manufacturer Forum Part 2	8B: Dealing with Wildlife Concerns in the Wind Business	8C: Panel Discussion on Applications in Wind Energy Forecasting	8D: Future Topics of Utility Evaluation of Wind Generation (Scientific)	8E: Emerging International Market Updates	8F: Offshore Wind Energy Technology (Scientific)
2:30pm to 3:00pm	Coffee Break
3:00pm to 4:30pm	9A: Operating Wind Projects Post-Warranty	9B: Building Community Support in a 20% Scenario	9C: Innovations in Wind Energy Forecasting (Scientific)	9D: Consumer-Owned Utilities Making Wind Part of the Solution	9E: The Future of Wind Energy Development in the Southwest Power Pool	9F: Emerging Applications: Energy Storage, Hydrogen and Water Systems
6:30pm	Conference Dinner (Hilton Americas Hotel)

Wednesday, June 4
	Value Chain Track (Ballroom A)	Policy Track (Ballroom B)	Asset Management Track (Ballroom C)	Transmission Track (Room 320)	Wind Turbine Technology Track (Room 310)	Community / Onsite Wind Track (Room 330)
8:00 am - 9:30 am	10A: Wind Turbine Supply Decisions	10B: Key Issues in Federal & State Policy	10C: Managing Wind Turbine Assets for Maximum Availability	10D: How Much Wind Generation Can the Grid Support?	10E: Loads and Control (Scientific)	10F: Community Wind: Succeeding without Scale
9:30am to 2:00pm	Exhibit Hall Open
9:30am to 10:00am	Coffee Break
10:00am to 11:30am	11A: Supply Chain Challenges and Solutions	11B: Climate Change Policy and the Wind Industry: Market Impacts, and Business Opportunities	11C: Building a Culture of Safety	11D: AWEA Transmission Committee Session	11E: Advances in Large Scale Wind Turbines: Turbine Components & Subsystems	11F: Small Wind Systems for Homes, Farms and Small Businesses
11:30am to 1:00pm	Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1:00pm to 2:30pm	12A: Wind Turbine Logistics – Challenges and Solutions	12B: Carbon Credits and RECs? How to Navigate Intersecting Markets	12C: Understanding Variances between Actual and Expected Project Performance – A Workshop	12D: Expanding Transmission to Serve Markets	12E: Structures and Dynamics	12F: Small Wind Systems
2:30pm to 3:00pm	Coffee Break
3:00pm to 4:30pm	13A: Military Air Space Uses and Radar Facilities – How to Make it Work	13B: REC Reality: Green Claims and the Impact on Wind Development	13C: Understanding Project Operational Results	13D: Grid Interconnection of Wind Power Facilities	13E: Rotor Aerodynamics & Aeroacoustics
4:30pm to 5:00pm	Closing Cocktail (Level 3 Lobby) NEW