IPPNY's 1st Annual NYS Energy and the Environment Showcase

Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Time: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Location: Troy Hilton Garden Inn (Troy, NY)

Hosted by the Independent Power Producers of New York, Inc.

Showcase Registration Form Now Available!

You are invited to participate in the 1st Annual NYS Energy and the Environment Showcase hosted by the Independent Power Producers of New York (IPPNY), which will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Troy & the Rensselaer Banquet & Conference Facility on Tuesday, May 11, 2010.

The Showcase will be open to attendance by a multitude of business, government, and organization leaders. Announcements will be sent to a wide variety of individuals and groups, including representatives of businesses, organizations, public officials and members and future members of the Independent Power Producers of New York, Inc. This exciting event will provide an opportunity for attendees to understand the viewpoints of various groups and to engage in a discussion on those issues. Of course, we need your support.

WHY YOU SHOULD EXHIBIT - Your organization is a welcome participant in this two hour event and will be afforded the opportunity to feature your educational materials. As an exhibitor, you will be able to provide participants with the opportunity to learn about your organization's role in the energy industry. In addition, your exhibit will increase a more general awareness regarding energy and environmental policies, legislative and regulatory priorities, and your organization's overall goals related to the energy sector in NYS. The exhibits will be interactive, allowing you to be available to answer questions that public officials, policy makers, and private stakeholders in the energy and environmental fields may have. The resulting marketing opportunities will be plentiful, as you interact with other organizations and consultants. The showcase will provide a unique experience for exhibitors and attendees alike as they exchange, in a social setting, information and ideas that carry the potential to mold the landscape of New York State's energy supply.

EXHIBITOR BENEFITS ALSO WILL INCLUDE:

- Recognition in signage, plasma screen displays, and on our website (www.ippny.org), as well in the printed materials distributed at the Showcase
- A sign with your company's name and logo displayed at your sponsored event/booth
- The opportunity to distribute your promotional materials to the Showcase's attendees - a multitude of business, government, and organization leaders

Sponsorships and vendor booth space are limited. Due to the space restrictions at the Troy Hilton Garden Inn, your spot is not guaranteed in the Energy and the Environment Showcase, until the Showcase Registration form is completed and returned along with payment. So, act now!

Please contact Vanessa LaClair, CMP at 518-436-3749 or email vanessa@ippny.org. Thank you for your interest and participation.

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Venue Location:
Hilton Garden Inn Troy & the Rensselaer Banquet & Conference Facility
235 Hoosick Street / Troy, New York

To make hotel reservations, contact the Hilton Garden Inn at 877-STAY HGI and request a room from the Independent Power Producers of New York room block. Guest rooms are available for $139 per night until the reservations deadline date of April 19, 2010 or until rooms are sold out.

Luncheon Keynote Speaker

FERC Commissioner Marc Spitzer (click for full bio)

Marc Spitzer was nominated by President George W. Bush to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a term expiring June 30, 2011.

Commissioner Spitzer believes the FERC's primary missions are to ensure that America's ratepayers have safe, economic, and reliable supplies of electricity and natural gas; and transparent, robust and competitive wholesale energy markets. Commissioner Spitzer believes that successful regulation of FERC-jurisdictional industries requires a balancing of all competing interests to ensure just and reasonable rates.

As Chairman of the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), he focused on policies encouraging expansion of natural gas infrastructure, specifically distribution and storage; creating a demand side management policy; enhancing the ACC's renewables standard; and advancing consumer privacy concerns in telecommunications. As Chairman, he established a legacy of balancing competing interests, while ensuring Arizonans received safe, economical and reliable utility services.

The expansion of and improvements to the bulk transmission system and the nation's natural gas pipeline system are high priorities for Commissioner Spitzer. He also believes those enhancements are essential to the dispatch of environmentally friendly resources as well as ensuring reliability and efficiency. Commission Spitzer also believes that the expanded enforcement authority provided by EPAct 2005 will help deter market manipulation and other anticompetitive behavior and will enhance FERC's ability to appropriately penalize those who are culpable.

Commissioner Spitzer was elected in 2000 to the ACC and in 2002 was elected Chairman by his colleagues. He received recognition for his leadership of the Arizona Commission from 2003-2005.

At the FERC, Commissioner Spitzer is building on his record in Arizona on environmental issues. Demand response, energy efficiency, and access to the grid by alternative resources were major focuses of Commissioner Spitzer in retail rate cases and policy decisions before the Arizona Commission. Commissioner Spitzer believes that EPAct 2005 supports his commitment to those issues, which are germane to both Federal and State regulators.

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