EECBG & SEP Southwest Regional Peer Exchange Meeting

At this meeting we look forward to providing you with:

• Discussions on EECBG & SEP best practices, featuring your peers;
• A forum to begin thinking and planning for the period beyond ARRA, by creating self-sustaining programs and filling funding gaps;
• Access to DOE and technical subject matter experts; and
• Networking opportunities with your fellow grantees.

At these meetings you can:

• Share your experiences with other EECBG & SEP grantees implementing similar projects – What has worked well?  What have the challenges been?  How did you overcome them?
• Make lasting connections with other energy practitioners in your region, to continue to share your knowledge and collaborate on future projects and programs.
• Return to your office with renewed energy and insight.

Who's invited? All EECBG and SEP grantees and subrecipients in AS, AZ, CA, HI, NM, NV, and UT, as well as their project partners. 

Meeting Contact: If you have any questions about registering for this event, please contact the Southwest local Regional Coordinator for tehcnical assistance -- Aaron Burdick (818) 325-3158 / ABurdick@icfi.com

Note: Agenda is subject to change.

  EECBG & SEP Southwest Regional Peer Exchange Meeting Agenda

January 19, 2011

8:00am - 5:30pm

Los Angeles, CA 

8:00 to 8:30        Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 to 8:45        Welcome from DOE and the Technical Assistance Program

8:45 to 9:00         Review of Agenda – Goals and Objectives for the Day

9:00 to 9:15         Review of Grantee Self-Assessments

9:15 to 10:15       PANEL 1: Leading by Example in Public Buildings: ESPCs, QECBs, & Benchmarking

10:15 to 10:45     Break / Networking

10:45 to 11:45      PANEL 2: Building Efficiency beyond the Public Sector: Driving Demand for Retrofits

11:45 to 12:45        Lunch

12:45 to 1:45         BREAKOUT SESSION 1

                                   1.        Leveraging Funding with Financing Mechanisms

                                   2.        Workforce Development

                                   3.        Renewable Energy

1:45 to 2:15         Best Practices “Brag Session”

2:15 to 2:45         Break / Networking / Coffee and Snacks

2:45 to 3:45         BREAKOUT SESSION 2

                                  1.        Partnering with Utilities

                                  2.        Climate Action Planning

                                  3.        Sustainable Transportation

3:45 to 4:30     Next Steps / Open Discussion / Wrap-up

4:30 to 5:30     Office Hours with Project Officers

SUGGESTED HOTELS:

Sheraton Universal Hotel (hosting hotel for NACo Conference, Jan 20-21st)

• 333 Universal Hollywood Drive, Universal City, CA 91608
• https://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=83
• Note: This hotel is one block away from Universal City Metro Red Line station, which is a 25 minute train ride from LADWP. 

Los Angeles Marriot Downtown

• 333 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071
• https://www.marriott.com/hotels/maps/travel/laxdt-los-angeles-marriott-downtown/
• Note: This hotel is the closest hotel to LADWP.

Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles

• 506 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071

• http://www.millenniumhotels.com/millenniumlosangeles/attractions/index.html