Combined Heat and Power Partnership

EPA CHPP Partners Meeting
June 5-6, 2008, Hamilton Crown Plaza, Washington, DC

The CHP Partnership is inviting all Partners to come to Washington, DC, for the 2008 EPA CHPP Partners Meeting. Join us in shaping CHP's role in clean energy and as a critical greenhouse gas reduction strategy!

• Network with other CHP Partners and exchange ideas on emerging market opportunities
• Learn how to quantify and monetize the greenhouse gas benefits of CHP
• Hear more about emerging state and local practices to promote CHP and DG

Invited keynote speakers include:

• Robert Meyers, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• John Jimison, Counsel, Energy & Commerce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
• Kathleen Hogan, Director, Climate Protection Partnerships Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Jim Easterly, Renewable Energy Project Manager, Black & Veatch
• Sandra Broekema, Manager of Business Development, Great River Energy
• Jonathan Pershing, Director, Climate Energy and Pollution Program, World Resources Institute

Hotel Information: A small block of rooms is being held for attendees at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel for the nights of June 4 & 5, 2008. The room rate per night is $251, plus tax. Please make your reservation by calling the hotel directly at (202) 682-0111, or (800) 263-9802. Reference "CHPP Partners Meeting" to receive the special rate. Reservations must be made by Monday, May 12, 2008, to receive the $251/night rate. After this date, reservations will be accepted on a space-and rate-available basis only.

Additional Logistical information: For airport transportation, driving directions and other logistical information please download our Logistical Fact Sheet (PDF) (2 pp, 179K, About PDF)

Agenda: Preliminary Partners Meeting Agenda (PDF) (3 pp, 211K, About PDF) now available.

Registration: The optional meals fee for the meeting is $225. You can register for the conference online. Register for the conference .

Sponsorship Information: Sponsorship opportunities are available! If you are interested in sponsoring please view our Sponsorship Information document (PDF) (3 pp, 64K, About PDF)

Questions: For logistical questions, please contact ERG (meetings@erg.com), the conference contractor, at (781) 674-7272.

2008 Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo
June 16-19, 2008, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, Nashville, TN

The International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) has a long history of creating a forum for the ethanol industry to exchange valuable information and ideas to help improve ethanol production and operation. More than 5,000 individuals attended the 2007 conference.

The CHP Partnership is a title sponsor of the 2008 FEW, and will present on the energy and greenhouse gas savings that CHP can provide for the ethanol industry. The Partnership will maintain a booth at the workshop to explain the benefits of CHP at ethanol facilities and the EPA tools and resources available to ethanol facilities, and will present ENERGY STAR® CHP Awards to ethanol facilities utilizing highly-efficient CHP systems during the general session.