 What
Is the Forum on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture?
What is The Profitability and Environmental Sustainability in the Dairy Industry Conference?
When
and Where Is the "Ag Forum?"
Registration is Now Open!
Getting Involved
Who
Funded and Organized the prior "Ag Forum" in 2008?
What
Is the Forum on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture?
2010 Ag Forum Flyer (PDF)
In order to expand the dialogue about the role of energy efficiency in agriculture, ACEEE is organizing its third conference to explore this subject, the Forum on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture. The "Ag Forum” is a successful tool for bringing together a diverse group of participants—in some cases, groups without prior relationships—to raise awareness, share information, form new collaborations, and establish new visions regarding policy and program opportunities to increase energy efficiency on farms and ranches, and in rural communities. The Ag Forum focuses on advancing programs and policies that can help the agricultural community realize the benefits of more efficient energy use in agricultural operations and processes, as well as issues related to increasing the sustainability of the agricultural sector.
The 2010 Forum on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture will focus on the importance of energy efficiency as a “first fuel” not only on the farm or ranch, but in the wider rural community.
This year's conference, in addition to the one-day event focused on the dairy industry (see below) will also feature an option workshop exploring audit self-assessment tools and visits to a local dairy farm and an organic cheese maker! Click here for details.
Ag Forum Program (Final)
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What Is the "Profitability and Environmental Sustainability in the Dairy Industry" Conference?
As a part of this year's Ag Forum there will be a one-day conference on Wednesday, February 10th, focusing on sustainability in the dairy industry. This event is hosted by the Madison, Wisconsin-based Dairy Business Innovation Center.
Find out more about this event here.
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When
and Where Is the "Ag Forum?"
The 2010 Forum
on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture will take place February
7–10, 2010 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center, One John Nolen Drive,
Madison, WI 53703.
Lodging at the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace, 9 East Wilson Street, Madison, WI 53703, is $125 per night for a standard single occupancy/double
occupancy. Call the hotel reservations desk directly
at 608-255-5100. Please request the group rate of $125
(plus tax per night for a standard single/double occupancy) for
the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
(ACEEE) meeting. The Hilton Madison Monona Terrace's reservation
cut-off date for the reduced rate is January 8, 2010 extended until January 15, 2010.
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Online Registration is Now Closed!
Attendees can register onsite for the Ag Forum and the One-Day "Profitability and Environmental Sustainability in the Dairy Industry" Events!
Download the Registration Form (PDF)
Registration Rates:
Early Bird Registration |
$275.00 |
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Until 12/7/2009 12/18/2009 11:59 EST
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Regular Registration
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$325.00
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12/19/2009 - 1/18/2010 11:59 EST
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Late Registration |
$375.00 |
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After 1/18/2010 |
Student Registration
(with proof of ID) |
$250.00 |
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| One-Day Regular Registration |
$200.00 |
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| Speaker Registration |
$250.00 |
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Profitability and Environmental Sustainability in the Dairy Industry
(Hosted by DBIC) |
$100.00 |
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Cancellation/Refund Policy: Refund requests due to cancellation must be received in writing by 1/29/10. A $50 processing fee will be charged. Refunds will not be given after this date for cancellations or non-attendance.
For more information about registration, please contact Lori Nachman at lnachman@aceee.org.
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Getting Involved
DISPLAYS. We will have an "Info Fair" in the break - networking area for conference sponsors and other interested organizations. Click here for details.
FUNDING: ACEEE seeks conference sponsors to defray the cost of holding the event in order to keep registration fees affordable for participants. Download the conference flyer for an overview of sponsorship opportunities. For more information, please contact Ann Suydam, Development Director, at asuydam@aceee.org, or Sarah Black at sblack@aceee.org.
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Who
Funded and Organized the Prior "Ag Forum" in 2008?
The second "Ag Forum" was organized by the ACEEE Ag Team (Neal Elliott, Sarah Black, and Glee Murray), our indefatigable co-chairs, Rich Hackner, Wisconsin Focus on Energy and GDS Associates and Mike Morris, National Center for Appropriate Technology
(NCAT), as well as a steering committee with representation from our funders, conference speakers, and session organizers, as well as others interested in shaping the direction of the conference.
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