At this year's Legislative Forecast, we'll explore the nuts and bolts of renewable energy products, hear from agency heads on the impact of budget cuts, and have a panel of legislators provide a peek into environmentally related topics in the 2010 session. Reserve the date on your calendar and join us Tuesday, January 26th.

TIME: 1:15 PM - 5:00 PM. Reception directly following.

LOCATION: The Crystal Ballroom, 2nd floor of the Hoff building in downtown Boise. 802 W. Bannock Street.



AGENDA:

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM Opening

1:30 PM - 3:15 PM Energy Panel: Understanding Idaho's next energy boom
  • Moderator: Marc Johnson
  • John Gardner, Professor, Boise State University
  • Peter Ditton, Associate State Director, Bureau of Land Management
  • Deborah Nelson, Attorney, Givens Pursley, LLP
  • Vern Porter, Vice President, Engineering and Operations, Idaho Power Company
  • Rich Rayhill, Vice President, Ridgeline Energy, LLC
  • Brad Brooks, Regional Associate, The Wilderness Society
  • The Honorable Margaret Watson, Former Mayor, City of Parma
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Break

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Director's Panel: Managing Idaho's natural resource agencies in a time of declining budgets
  • Moderator: Marc Johnson
  • George Bacon, Director, Department of Lands
  • Toni Hardesty, Director, Department of Environmental Quality
  • Gary Spackman, Interim Director, Department of Water Resources
  • Brian Oakey, Deputy Director, Department of Agriculture
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM Legislator's Panel: What's on the horizon for energy & environmental legislation this session
  • Moderator: Brent Olmstead
  • Senator Russ Fulcher
  • Senator Kate Kelly
  • Representative Eric Anderson
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Hosted Reception

 

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