Town Hall 2003

ENGINEERS WEEK TOWN HALL MEETING 2003

Theme	"Florida’s Energy Needs and the Role of Technology in Satisfying Those Needs" Power Generation Technology Distributed Generation and Reliability Transmission in the new Millenium Power and Energy Education Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency Fuels and Natural Resources Environmental Impact Regulatory Issues / Deregulation
Program	A televised 90 minute meeting conducted by a moderator with a group of panelists, and questions from participants
Opening Comments	Rick Meeker, Chair, ASME Tallahassee Section Dr. Ching-Jen Chen, Dean, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Keynote Speaker	Dr. Llewellyn King, renowned speaker, journalist, and co-host of Whitehouse Chronicle
Panelists	State Government, Academia, Engineering Community, and Private Sector State Representative Ken Littlefield, Chair of the Energy Subcommittee State Representative Jerry Paul, Chair of the Environmental Regulation Subcommittee State Senator Michael Bennett, Chair of the Communication and Public Utilities Committee Mr. Alexander Mack, Community Program Administrator, State Energy Program Mr. Kevin Wailes, General Manager, City of Tallahassee Electric Department Mr. Mark Hornick, Plant Manager, Polk Power Station, TECO Energy Mr. Rick Antos, Product Line Manager, Siemens-Westinghouse Power Generation Dr. Peter McLaren, Director, FSU Center for Advanced Power Systems
Moderator	Mr. Scott Atwell, Director, FSU Visual Media and Promotions
Location	FSU Center for Professional Development, Turnbull Conference Center, Everglades Auditorium Room 122, 555 W. Pensacola St. (between Copeland and Macomb St.'s), Tallahassee, Florida
Date & Time	Wednesday, February 19, 2003, 5:30 P.M. Exhibit, 7:00 P.M. Meeting
Social	Immediately after the meeting, Turnbull Dining Room (By Invitation Only)
Table Top Displays and Poster Session	Informative Displays and Technical Papers from Industry and Academia Relating to Power and Energy Technology.

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