2008 Electric Market Forecasting Conference
Pre-Conference Agenda
Wednesday,
September 10
AURORAxmp Workshops and Users’ Group
Meeting
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9:00-10:00
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Registration
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10:00-12:30
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Workshop Sessions: Energy Market Modeling
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Overview of AURORAxmp
| 10:00 – 11:30 |
Comprehensive Power Forecasting
Deborah Austin-Smith, Vice President, EPIS, Inc.
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Advanced Workshops on Energy Market Modeling
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What’s new in AURORAxmp?
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12:30-1:30
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Lunch
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1:30-4:00
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AURORAxmp Users' Group Meeting
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Conference Agenda
Wednesday,
September 10
Conference Kick-off Event
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5:30-8:30
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A Sunset Cruise on the Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler
Complimentary dinner for Attendees and Guests
Join us for a relaxing river cruise and enjoy the sights and history of the
Columbia River Gorge.
Step on board the Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler and experience history,
legend, delicious northwest
cuisine and riverboat hospitality. The captain
provides a narration on Lewis and Clark, the Oregon Trail,
Bridge of the
Gods, and riverboats.
Boarding at the Marina – boarding begins at 5:30pm the cruise
will start at
6:00pm. Marine Park in Cascade Locks, Oregon, Interstate 84, Exit #44
45 minutes east of Portland, or 20 minutes west of Hood River. Free parking.
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Thursday,
September 11
Electric Market Forum
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7:00-8:00
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Registration / Conference Breakfast – Buffet
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8:00-11:30
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Morning Session
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| 8:00-8:15 |
Conference Welcome and Overview
Deborah Austin-Smith, Vice President, EPIS, Inc.
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| 8:15-9:00 |
The Northwest Perspective
Steve Wright, Administrator, BPA
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| 9:00-9:45 |
Solar Generation Outlook
Tom Starrs, VP, IBERDROLA RENEWABLES
(formerly PPM Energy)
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| 9:45-10:00 |
Break |
| 10:00-10:45 |
Generation, Demand Side Management, and the Market
Larry Kellerman, Senior Director, Goldman Sachs |
| 10:45-11:30 |
LNG and Gas Markets: Savior or Same Old Story
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12:30-3:00
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Afternoon Session
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| 12:30-1:15 |
Green House Gas Cap and Trade Markets
Dave Van’t Hof,
Sustainability and Renewable Energy Policy Advisor for Oregon
Governor Kulongoski Implementing the Three State Climate
Change Initiative
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| 1:15-2:00 |
Demand-Side Management Steps Up
Louis Szablya, Executive Vice President, GridPoint
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| 2:00-2:15 |
Break |
| 2:15-3:00 |
Nuclear Power and other Developments
Neil Wood, Manager of Forecasting and Risk Management,
Bruce Power |
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3:30 - dusk
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Conference Afternoon Activities
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Scavenger/Nature hike
3:30pm to Dusk
Complimentary activity for Attendees and Guests.
Enjoy a fun and adventurous scavenger/nature hike around the Skamania grounds
with area Naturalist Linda Hunter.
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Golf Scramble on the Skamania Lodge Golf Course
3:30pm to Dusk
Complimentary activity for Attendees and Guests.
Join us for a fun 9-hole scramble on this unique course overlooking the spectacular
Columbia River.
The forested course offers players not only a challenging round with
breathtaking views, but plays host
to abundant wildlife that frequent the
course's meadows and ponds.
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Friday,
September 12
Applied Market Forecasting
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7:00-8:00
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Registration / Conference Breakfast - Buffet
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8:00-11:30
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Morning Session
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| 8:00-8:15 |
Welcome
Deborah Austin-Smith, Vice President, EPIS, Inc.
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| 8:15-8:45 |
Nodal Prices Forecasts
Tony Haynes, BG Group
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| 8:45-9:15 |
Short Term Price Forecasts
Bill Carr, Dynergy
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| 9:45-10:15 |
Break |
| 10:15-10:45 |
Hydro Risk
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| 10:45-11:15 |
Heat Rate Scenarios
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| 11:15 11:45 |
Emissions
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| 11:45 12:00 |
Summery and Closing
Deborah Austin-Smith, Vice President, EPIS, Inc. |
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12:00
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Box Lunch
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Conference Adjourns
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