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2008 Conference Presenter Information
Student Call for Presenters
We are seeking students
to present at the 2008 conference about energy projects
they have conducted. Projects can be part of class work,
independent research, or club activities. Energy
projects include experiments, research, and community
action plans. The goal is to showcase to other students
around the state the various types of projects that are
being done.
Student Presentation Proposals due May 30, 2008
More
Information and Presentation Proposal Form
(PDF)
Online Presentation
Proposal
Call for Presenters
We are seeking presenters
for the 2008 conference to provide information about
energy resource management programs in which students
and teachers can become involved and steps students and
teachers currently involved in energy resource
management can take to make data useful and lead to
meaningful results or community action.
Presentation Proposals are due July 7, 2008
More
Information and Presentation Proposal Form
(PDF)
Online Presentation
Proposal
 Keynote Speaker
- Mary Schlaefer
As the Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation's
(WECC) executive director, Mary Schlaefer serves as
general manager for the mid-sized nonprofit, which has
general oversight of more than 35 regional, state and
national contracts for consulting and energy services in
more than 10 states.
Mary brings to WECC 17 years of experience in policy,
planning and management. Most recently, Mary served as
deputy secretary for the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources (DNR), where she oversaw the Department’s work
on energy and climate change. Mary has been a key
advisor to the Governor’s Office on energy issues. She
served as the Governor’s designee on the Climate
Registry board and as a lead staff to the Governor’s
Task Force on Global Warming.
Mary will provide students with an
overview of where Wisconsin is as it pertains to energy,
ways to conserve energy, and how WI is leading the way.
She will also discuss how energy impacts Wisconsin high
school students today and tomorrow.
 Keynote Speaker - Tehri Parker
Tehri Parker is the
Executive Director of the Midwest Renewable Energy
Association (MREA), a non-profit organization dedicated
to preserving the environment through the use of
renewable energy and energy efficient technologies. The
MREA hosts the annual Renewable Energy and Sustainable
Living Fair, maintains an education and demonstration
site in Custer, WI, and offers hands-on workshops on
renewable energy and alternative construction. Tehri
lives with her husband in Amherst, WI. Their home is
powered by solar panels and is off the electrical grid!
Tehri will be sharing how she
started working in the field of renewable energy and
what the biggest challenges she and the MREA staff face
as they continue to work towards increasing the use of
renewable energy in the Midwest. She will also share
stories of her life in a house powered with renewable
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