Events - May 2012
Upcoming events sponsored by NREL, industry partners and universities are listed below. If you have a question about an event, contact the person listed for the specific event. If no contact is listed, or if you have a more general question about the events page, send your comments to Sarah Barba.
IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference 
May 7 - 10, 2012
- Orlando , FL
The conference and exposition is designed and organized to provide the international power-delivery community with the information and details necessary to manage technology and business solutions now and in the decades ahead.
Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference
May 10 - 11, 2012
- Detroit , MI
The conference is the nation's leading forum sharing ideas and strategies to build a green economy that creates good jobs and preserves America's economic and environmental security.
World Renewable Energy Forum
May 13 - 17, 2012
- Denver, CO - Colorado Convention Center (700 14th Street)
- Contact:
See the event website for more details.
The World Renewable Energy Network (WREN) and the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) have joined forces to present the World Renewable Energy Forum. This international event on renewable energy technologies will address the world's economic, environmental and security challenges at every scale, from off-grid villages to gigawatt power plants. The 2012 conference also is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES), and the International Solar Energy Society (ISES). A list of presenters is available online.
Plan to attend and register today!
- NREL-sponsored
Electric Avenue - An EV Showcase Event
May 16 - 17, 2012
- Denver, CO
May 17th has been declared electric vehicle day in Colorado, so in conjunction with the World Renewable Energy Forum , the Electric Avenue will showcase currently available electric vehicles and charging equipment for free to the public on May 16-17. There will be a screening of "Revenge of the Electric Car," hosted by the American Lung Association and Denver Metro Clean Cities Coalition at the Embassy Suites Hotel, May 16th at 6:30 p.m.
- Open to the Public
- Free
EarthCube Workflows Community Workshop
May 16, 2012, 7:30 - 5:30
- Boulder, CO
The main goal of the workshop is to solicit input from the earth
science community for a planned workflows roadmap report to be presented
at the June 11-14 EarthCube event. The original charge to the community
can be found at http://earthcube.ning.com/group/workflow/forum/topics/slides.
