WINDPOWER Conference Schedule At A Glance


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Sunday, June 3

8:00 am – 7:00 pm          Registration Open

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm          Industry Essentials: (Separate registration required)

                                                  1. Maximize Your WINDPOWER

                                                  2. International WINDPOWER

                                                  3. Investing Wisely Overseas

                                                  4. Operations & Maintenance

                                                  5. Communicators Summit
                                                  6. Advanced Wind Turbine Manufacturing & Design

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm           Exhibit Hall Preview & Opening Reception

Evening                            Open for Company Hospitality Events

Monday, June 4

7:00 am – 5:30 pm           Registration Open

7:30 am – 8:30 am           Continental Breakfast for Session Attendees

8:30 am – 10:00 am          WINDPOWER 2012 – Welcome and Opening Session
                                        (Open to all attendees)

10:00 am – 6:00 pm          Exhibit Halls Open

10:00 am – 10:30 am        Beverage Break for Session Attendees

10:30 am – 12:00 pm        Concurrent Sessions:

  • Post 2012: Wind Market Assessment of Supply, Demand & Cost
  • Development in a Seasoned Market: Where Do We Go From Here?
  • Opening Scientific Session: The Science of the Wind Industry
  • Critical Topics Currently Influencing Resource Assessment
  • Community Wind: A Diversified and Promising Sector


12:00 pm – 1:30 pm          Lunch in Exhibit Halls

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm             Concurrent Sessions

  • Road Map to Wind Development in the Southeast
  • POWER SESSION: International Wind Energy Update
  • Operation Transmission: Plugging Wind Into America
  • Modeling & Measurement - Current Advances in the State of the Art (Scientific)
  • Economic Value of Distributed Wind
  • Technology Updates - An Academic Perspective


3:00 pm – 3:30 pm             Beverage Break for Session Attendees

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm             Concurrent Sessions

  • Decisive Policy: Expanding the U.S. Wind Energy Industry
  • International Markets for Wind Power - Growth and Expansion
  • Technical Challenges for Wind Plant Interconnections
  • Prepare for the Best: Resource Assessment at 100 GW
  • Real World Impact of Distributed Wind
  • Wind Turbine Components & Structures - An Academic Perspective


4:30 pm – 6:00 pm              Exhibit Hall Happy Hour

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm              Exhibitor Booth Receptions

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm           WINDPOWER After Hours (a new networking event in

                                         downtown Atlanta)


Tuesday, June 5

7:30 am – 5:30 pm            Registration Open

7:30 am – 8:30 am            Continental Breakfast for Session Attendees

8:30 am – 10:00 am          General Session (Open to all attendees)

10:00 am – 6:00 pm          Exhibit Halls Open

10:00 am – 10:30 am        Beverage Break for Session Attendees

10:30 am – 12:00 pm        Concurrent Sessions

  • State and Regional Policy Demand Drivers for Wind
  • Siting Impact Assessments: Addressing Pre- and Post-Construction Due Diligence
  • Critical Wind Power Topics for Electric Utilities
  • On Land & In the Water - What Does the Future Hold for Construction, Transportation & Logistics
  • Wind Turbine Gear Design


12:00 pm – 1:30 pm          Lunch in Exhibit Halls

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm            Concurrent Sessions

  • Project Finance Market Update and Outlook
  • Eagles and Bats: The Intersection of Policy and Science
  • Long-Term Wind Power Contracts and State Policies
  • Wind Turbine Supply Chain Opportunities and Challenges
  • Full-Scale Wind Turbine and Validation
  • Performance, Profitability & Reliability - An Academic Perspective


3:00 pm – 3:30 pm            Beverage Break for Session Attendees

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm            Concurrent Sessions

  • How to Finance Wind Projects
  • Community Toolbox: Overcome Wind Energy Opposition at the Community Level
  • Utility Strategies for Wind Power: Case Studies
  • The Role of Wind Power in Economic Development and Jobs Creation
  • Wind Turbine Blade Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing (Scientific)


4:30 pm – 6:00 pm            Poster Reception

6:30 pm                           Conference Dinner
                                         (The Georgia Aquarium, Reception starting at 6:30 pm,
                                         Ticket purchase required)


Wednesday, June 6

7:30 am – 2:00 pm            Registration Open

7:30 am – 8:30 am            Continental Breakfast for Session Attendees

8:30 am – 10:00 am          Concurrent Sessions

  • Large Wind Turbine Manufacturer Forum Part I
  • Turbine Reliability - Lessons from the Real World
  • Offshore Wind: Can We Create a Viable Market in the U.S.?
  • How Does Your EHS Program Measure Up?
  • Investigating Advanced Wind Forecasting Techniques (Scientific)


9:00 am – 3:00 pm            Exhibit Halls Open

10:00 am – 10:30 am        Beverage Break for Session Attendees

10:30 am – 12:00 pm        Concurrent Sessions

  • Large Wind Turbine Manufacturer Forum Part 2
  • Performance and Reliability (Scientific)
  • Integrated Risks for Offshore Wind: A Broad-Based Research Prospective
  • Laying the Foundation for a Strong Workforce
  • Grid Integration of Wind: Solving the Technical and Economic Challenges
  • Siting, Wildlife & Public Acceptance - An Academic Perspective


12:00 pm – 1:30 pm          Lunch in Exhibit Halls

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm            Concurrent Sessions

  • Drivetrain Technology Options
  • Power Performance - Observations from the Field
  • Innovative Research in Offshore Wind Technologies (Scientific)
  • Emerging Applications and Issues for Wind Power
  • Expanding the Science behind Wind Integration Analysis (Scientific)

Program subject to change without notice.