Renewable Energy Monthly Brown Bag Seminar

Invitation to the National Teleconference/Brown Bag for Lawyers and Non Lawyers

Presented by

THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
Renewable Energy Resource Committee

"Renewables in the International Arena: Kyoto and Beyond"

on

April 19, 2006

While the global Renewable Energy sector continues to grow at a double digit pace, there are many issues that must be addressed to ensure the continued success of this recent growth trend. The international policies, including the Kyoto Protocol and the European Union Emissions Trading System, impacting Renewable Energy development throughout the world are still evolving and uncertainties remain on the future scope and implementation of these key instruments. The ABA has assembled a leading panel of experts on international Renewable Energy policy to share insights into the current global Renewable Energy market and predict what the future holds for wide-scale Renewable Energy deployment throughout the world.

National Moderators:
Richard Saines,Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP (live in Washington DC)
Mike Eckhart, President, American Council on Renewable Energy (live in DC)

National Panel:
Eric Martinot, Senior Visiting Scholar, Tsinghua University, Beijing
James Cameron, Co-Founder, Climate Change Capital, London
Joanna Lewis, Senior Int. Fellow, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, (live in Washington DC)
Judy Siegel, President, Energy and Security Group, (live in Washington DC)
Robert L. Howse, Principal Trade Expert, REIL Project; Prof. Univ. of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor

Learn about:
- The key drivers for global markets for Renewable Energy
- Policies impacting international Renewable Energy deployment
- China’s Renewable Energy market and policies
- Developments in implementation of the Kyoto Protocol and the EU Emissions Trading System
- The impact of multilateral institutions on global Renewable Energy deployment
- World Trade Law and Renewable Energy

New York City Only Local Speaker:
Chris Spence, Deputy Director, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) publisher of ENB Earth Negotiations Bulletin and IISD Climate Change Team Leader will address perspectives on the international climate change negotiations and implications for the development of renewable resources (live in NYC)

Supporting Partners:

When: Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Time:
12:00p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Eastern
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Central
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Mountain
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Pacific

Teleconference only:
12:15-1:45 p.m. Eastern
11:15 -12:45 p.m. Central
10:15 - 11:45 a.m. Mountain
9:15 -10:45 a.m. Pacific

Seminar locations

Albany, Atlanta, Austin, Boise, Boston, Cedar Rapids, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Jackson, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland OR, Portland ME, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Seattle, Washington D.C., at HOST FIRMS.

Registration

Fill in the information in the column to the right.
IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS When you have completed your registration, you will receive an immediate confirmation of your registration by email from deirdre@ceepinc.org. Payment is due with registration. If you do not receive such notification, you have not completed your registration properly. Please try again and if you continue to have problems please contact Deirdre at deirdre@ceepinc.org or (518) 432-6400 ext. 225.
Government and full-time Academic registrants for whom there is no charge must still complete the entire process: Create your account and complete the process; choose “Invoice Me” when asked (Invoice will be at “$0”); you will receive a confirmation.
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Cost: $ 20.00 for all participants except for government employees, full time students and full time faculty for whom there will be no charge. If you are attending in person there will be no additional fee. If you are calling in for the conference call, you will be charged for your long distance charges by your carrier.

CLE Credits

Attendees at the Atlanta, Cedar Rapids, New York, Portland ME, Portland OR, and certain other host firm locations will be eligible for CLE credit from the host firms. Please check with your Host Firm for availability of CLE credits.

New York State CLE credits are now available through the Pace Law School Center for Continuing Legal Education.
-- If you are participating by teleconference and you would like NYS CLE credits please choose that as an option when you register.
-- There is an additional $30 fee regardless of your affiliation.
-- You must listen during the call for the ‘Course Code’.
-- Please download the Attorney Affirmation form to fill out (including the Course Code) and fax as directed on the form within 14 days of the teleconference.
-- A Certificate of Attendance will not be issued without a signed and dated Attorney Affirmation .
-- Financial Hardship Policy

Program materials: http://www.abanet.org/environ/committees/renewableenergy/home.html

Questions about registration:
Contact Deirdre Murphy at deirdre@ceepinc.org or (518) 432-6400 ext. 225

Questions to the panelists: You may start sending in questions in advance to Rick Saines at Richard.M.Saines@BakerNet.com.
You may start sending in questions before the program. The earlier we get the questions the more likely we are to be able to respond.

SAVE THE DATES

To Register for these programs log onto www.RenewableEnergyINFO.com

May 17, 2006 "How Global Businesses Incorporate Cutting Edge Strategies that Promote the Development of Renewables”

June 21, 2006 “Renewables Litigation: Past, Present and Future”

July 19, 2006 “New Incentives For Hydro Project Development: Will The Energy Policy Act of 2005 Breathe New Life Into Hydro Project Construction and Redevelopment?

Other programs will follow

The teleconference/seminar series is being organized by Committee Vice- Chairs Edna Sussman, Esq. of the New York City law firm of Hoguet Newman & Regal LLP and Robert Faron, Esq. for the ABA Renewable Energy Resources Committee, chaired by Roger Feldman of Bingham McCutchen LLP. To offer suggestions for later programming or for more information about these programs: e-mail Edna Sussman at esussman@hnrlaw.com or Robert Faron at rsfaron@verizon.net .

With co-sponsors

ABA Sustainable Development, Ecosystems and Climate Change Committee
Center for Economic and Environmental Partnership Inc.
Energy and Environmental Committees of the NYC Bar Association Environment,
Energy and Natural Resources Section of the DC Bar Association
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Clean Energy States Alliance
American Wind Energy Association
Solar Energy Industries Association
Combined Heat and Power Association
National Hydropower Association
National Hydrogen Association
National Association of Environmental Law Students
Pace Law School

CEEP appreciates our partners' important contribution to making these programs possible. We will be offering our registration roster to our partners. If you would not like your name and contact information shared with our partners, please let us know. Our partners have committed not to sell or distribute the roster to others.