Tuesday, February 24

7:30 am
Registration Opens
Location: Leonesa Foyer
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7:30 am – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
Location: Leonesa Foyer
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8:30 am – 8:45am
Welcome & Introduction
Jen Banks, Siting Specialist, American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)

Program Chairwoman: Suzanne Leta Liou , Senior Policy Advocate,
Renewable Northwest Project
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8:45 am – 10:15 am
Permitting in the Pacific Northwest
Moderator: Edward Zaelke, Partner,
Chadbourne & Parke LLP

• Washington/Oregon guidelines
• Montana and Colorado updates
• Permitting Issues in Idaho and Wyoming

Rene Braud, Director, Environmental Affairs, Horizon Wind Energy

Suzanne Leta Liou, Senior Policy Advocate, Renewable Northwest Project
	Tools for Success: Wind Siting Guidelines in the Northwest
	Review of Oregon’s Guidelines and Their Application To-Date Review of Revised Guidelines in Washington Update on Wind Siting in Montana

Laura Smith Morton, Senior Counsel, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP
	Permitting on Public Lands

Rich Rayhill, Vice President, Ridgeline Energy, LLC
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10:15 am – 10:45 am
Break & Exhibits
Location: Leonesa Foyer
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Wildlife Mitigation Strategies
Moderator: Arlo Corwin, Director of Project Development,
Horizon Wind Energy

• Big game
• Mitigation options for specific species - ground squirrels, bats, etc.

Edward Arnett, Ph.D., Certified Wildlife Biologist, Conservation Scientist &
Co-Director of Programs, Bat Conservation International

Rick Gerhardt, Wildlife Biologist, Northwest Wildlife Consultants, Inc.
	Wind Power and Washington Ground Squirrels
	Identifying Habitat and Areas of Use Avoidance and Mitigation A Case Study

Jennifer Diaz, Environmental & Communications Manager, Wild Horse Wind Facility, Puget Sound Energy
	Wild Horse Wind Facility – Big Game Management and Mitigation
	Big Game Management Strategies on an Operating Wind Farm Impact Mitigation Planning and Stakeholder Collaboration Pre-Construction and Post-Construction Survey Results

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12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Lunch
Location: Princessa
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1:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Cumulative Impacts
Moderator: Sara McMahon Parsons, Business Developer,
Iberdrola Renewables

• Overview and current studies
• Topics for further research and future steps

Wally Erickson, WEST Inc.
Derek Johnson, Director of Protection, The Nature Conservancy

• The Nature Conservancy Main Habitat/Wildlife Concerns
• Quick Summary of Main Components of Oregon Guidelines White Paper
• Next Steps to Implement Those Recommendations in the White Paper

Travis Nelson, Wind and Water Energy Section Manager, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW)
	WDFW Wind Power Guidelines 2009 and Cumulative Effects
	WDFW Wind Power Guidelines Update Challenges and Opportunities in Washington for Wind Power Development Cumulative Effects – Next Steps

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2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Break & Exhibits
Location: Leonesa Foyer
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3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Sage Grouse
Moderator: Laurie Jodziewicz, Manager of Siting Policy,
American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)

• Overview of sage grouse issues
• Oregon sage grouse update

Christian Hagen, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Gray Rand, David Evans and Associates (DEA)

David Young, Senior Manager, WEST Inc
	Sage Grouse Studies for the China Mountain Wind Project
	Study Development, Objectives, and Issues Relate to Sage Grouse Study Components, Survey Design, and Sampling Effort Preliminary Results

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4:15 pm – 5:30 pm
Challenges of Developing Projects in
Coast Range & Commercial Forests
Moderator: Mike Pappalardo, Environmental Services Manager,
NextEra Energy Resources LLC, NextEra Energy

• Permitting challenges of developing in coastal and commercial forests
• Species specific issues with developing in coastal areas

Lynn Sharp, Senior Ecologist and Project Manager, Tetra Tech EC
	West Coast and Coast Range Wind-Wildlife Siting Issues
	How These Ecosystems Differ From Areas Where Wind Has Developed in the Past Listed Wildlife Species, Issues, and Approaches Lessons Learned So Far

Heather Rhoads-Weaver, Development& Market Research & Public Affairs Consultant, eFormative Options LLC
	Siting Strategies for Wind Energy Projects
	Visual Simulations & Influencing Community Perception Communicating Why Tall Towers are Important Optimizing Turbine Locations Based on Terrain & Roads

David McClain, Vice President, Senior Development Director, Everpower Washington
	Challenges to West Side Wind Development
	Weather Conditions and Geotech Roads and Logistics Coordination with Timbering Operations

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5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Networking Reception
Location: Leonesa Foyer

	Wednesday, February 25

7:30 am
Registration Opens
Location: Leonesa Foyer
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7:30 am – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
Location: Leonesa Foyer
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8:30 am – 10:00am
Technical Issues
Moderator: Stu Webster, Manager, Permitting,
Clipper Windpower Development Company, Inc.

• FAA process and Notices of Presumed Hazard
• Military involvement in FAA process

John Sandifer, USAF Senior Scientist, US Air Force, NEXRAD Program
	A Way Forward for Wind Farm – Federal Weather Radar Coexistence
	An Overview of the NEXRAD Mission and Impacts from Wind Turbines Research Initiatives and Mitigation Considerations "New National Direction for Federal-Industry Collaboration

Penelope McDaniel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
	RE-Powering America’s Land: Siting Renewable Energy on EPA Tracked
	Overview of EPA-s RE-Powering Initiative, Including Tools, Guidance and Assistance Success Stories Resources

Bill Van Houten, Office of the Secretary of Defense for
Installations and Environment

Peter Markus, P.E. _____________________________________________________________
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Break & Exhibits
Location: Leonesa Foyer
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10:30 am - 11:45 am
Project Opposition in New Forms
Moderator: Erin Anderson, Stoel Rives LLP

• Sound and health information
• How to communicate with community members

Robert Kahn, Principal, Robert D. Kahn & Company
	Project Opposition in New Forms
	Countering NIMBY Building Coalitions and Local Support Pacing Development for Success

Mark Bastasch, CH2M Hill
	Project Opposition in New Forms

Elaine Albrich, Stoel Rives LLP
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11:45 am - 12:25 pm
AWEA Grassroots Program & Legislative Update
Bree Raum, Legislative Outreach Specialist,
American Wind Energy Association
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12:25 pm - 12:45 pm
Wrap-up Session with Questions & Answers
Erin Anderson, Stoel Rives LLP

	**NEW** PAPER "LESS" WORKSHOP

In an effort to be more environmentally friendly, AWEA is excited to announce that for the first time, the AWEA Wind Power Project Siting Workshop will be going paperless for the session handouts. What does that mean? We will not be distributing the session handouts on-site at the workshop in hard copy format. No more bulky binders or wasted paper from printing hundreds of copies. Instead, attendees will have access to electronic copies of all speaker bios, presentation materials, and handouts online before, during, and after the workshop through the following 3 methods:

Before the meeting:
Registered attendees will receive an email announcing when the workshop materials are available. You may print them out in advance at your convenience or download them to your computer if you would prefer.

Onsite:
A limited number of printing stations will be available where you can print the handouts you need, or download the presentations to your laptop so you can follow along in the workshop sessions. Attendees will also receive a blank notepad so you will still be able to take notes during the sessions.

After the meeting:
Handouts will be available to workshop attendees online until March 16. That way you can continue to access them after you get back to your office.

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More detailed information will be posted in the coming weeks.

(Program schedule and topics subject to change without notice.)

For AWEA Antitrust Guidelines, click here.

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