Opportunities for Chemicals and Materials: Capitalizing on Wind and Solar Energy
Date: December 4, 2009 Time: 7:30 AM - 6 PM EST (registration, 7:30 - 8:30 AM)
Location: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Chemistry, 231 S. 34th St. (34th and Spruce), Philadelphia, PA
Opportunities to Participate:
Our economy is on the verge of an energy transformation. Many new technologies are being developed to harness renewable sources. Like everything else, it all starts with chemistry. CDMA will present a unique conference called Capitalizing on Wind and Solar Energy as part of its Opportunities for Chemicals and Materials conference series. Speakers will present a downstream view of unmet chemical and materials needs in support of wind and solar energy. This is not about generating energy, but rather about enabling products, e.g., films, adhesives, coatings, lubricants, and structural materials needed to produce low cost, efficient, and durable energy devices.
If your company is asking “How can we participate?”, then this is a must-attend event. No other conference provides this chemicals and materials focus.
Our keynoter is Mike Eckhart, President of the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE). Come to learn and come to network -- increase your chances to win in the new energy economy!
CDMA's Opportunities for Chemicals and Materials series focuses on opportunities that have significant new business growth potential for the chemical and materials industries and the value chains they serve.
Who Should Attend
Business development and technology professionals in the chemicals and materials industry seeking information about how their companies might participate in wind and solar energy.
Fees
CDMA/PDMA members: $250
Non-members: $350 (If you join CDMA/PDMA for $235 prior to your registration, you will save $100 for this meeting -- and you will keep saving on other CDMA and PDMA conferences. To join CDMA/PDMA, please click here.)
Fee includes refreshments, lunch and reception.
Refund/Cancellation Policy
All cancellation requests must be made in writing to PDMA at 15000 Commerce Parkway, Suite C, Mount Laurel, NJ, 08054. Refunds: Prior to November 6: 100%; November 6 - 20: 50%; After November 20: 0%. Refunds will not be issued until after the event. While registration transfers are not typically permitted, please contact us if you have a specific replacement.
Speakers
Mike Eckhart, President of the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE);
Tom Ashwill, Principal Member, Wind Energy Research, Sandia National Laboratories;
Wendy Lin, Principal Engineer, Composites Processing, GE Global Research;
Gilbert Cohen, President, Eliasol Energy, and External Senior Advisor, Acciona Solar Power;
Greg Glatzmaier, Senior Engineer II, Concentrating Solar Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL);
Alex Marker, Research Fellow, Schott North America;
Dan Cunningham, Technology Manager, BP Solar;
Sarah Kurtz, Principal Scientist, Reliability Group Manager, PV R&D, NREL
Mark Thirsk, Partner and Co-Founder, Linx Consulting
To view the agenda, please click here.
Poster Session
A poster session will be held in conjunction with lunch (1 hour) and during the end-of-day networking reception (up to 2 hours). For more information on becoming a presenter at the poster session, please go to this page.
Hotel
The preferred hotel for this conference is Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel (a short walk to the meeting). The hotel is offering a very limited extension on the November 4th close-off date for the conference rate… act quickly!
Attendees can make reservations using this link or by calling the hotel at 1-888-627-7071 and mentioning "CDMA Energy Conference" to receive our preferred rate.
- Traditional rooms will be available to conference attendees for a rate of $149.00 plus tax.
- The rate will apply for the evenings of Tuesday, December 1, through Saturday, December 5, 2009.
- Reservations must be made between September 1 through November 4, 2009, and our meeting rate will be honored subject to availability -- so reserve your room now!
- Overnight parking is available to guest at a current rate of $20.00/day.
- Individuals are responsible for registration, confirmation, and payment.
Event Sponsorship Program
Please click here to learn how your company can sponsor this important event.
Questions?
For more information or questions, contact Ted Goldman, Conference Chair, at ted.goldman@martecgroup.com or 484-716-1664.
Event Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
| AkzoNobel - Eka Chemicals | EMD Chemicals |
Bronze Sponsors
The Martec Group
Event Partners
| University of Pennsylvania, Department of Chemistry | NOVA Chemicals |
Product Development and Management Association |
