| 8:00 a.m. - Registration Opens - Grand Floridian Ball Room - 3rd Floor |
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Exhibition Hall Opens 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
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| 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Plenary/Opening Session: Go Solar, Go Business! - Grand Floridian Ball Room - 3rd Floor |
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- Chair: Kay Sommers, Go SOLAR Project Manager, Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department - Broward County
- Welcome: Bertha Henry, Broward County Administrator
- Keynote Speaker: Michael Brower, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) (Presentation-1.89MB pptx)
- Go Solar, Go Business Session Video
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| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Break and Visit Exhibitors |
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| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. - Concurrent Sessions |
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An Array of Photovoltaic: Policy and Innovation - 2nd Floor Palm A
Moderator: Steven Collier - Milsoft Utilities Solutions
- Effective Policy Mechanisms for PV Deployment
Presenter: Ralph Avallone - National Green Energy Council
- PV Innovation Landscape: A Global and Local Perspective (Presentation-2.74MB pptx)
Presenter: Dr. Fatima Toor - LUX Research
- An Array of Photovoltaic Session Video
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Let’s Breathe and Concentrate: Distributed Concentrated Solar and Natural Ventilation Strategies -
2nd Floor Palm B
Moderator: Stephen Barkaszi - Florida Solar Energy Center
- Three Times the Power in 30% Less Space: Distributed Concentrated Solar (Presentation-3.71MB pptx)
Presenter: Robert Mellifont - Sunergy World Inc.
- FIU Solar House’s Potential Performance: A Study of Natural Ventilation Strategies (Presentation-11.8MB pptx)
Presenters: Dr. Cheng-Xian (Charlie) Lin and Long T. Phan - Florida International University
- Let's Breathe and Concentrate Session Video
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The Renewal: Embracing Renewable Energy and Business Development - 2nd Floor 222 and 223
Moderator: Sandy-Michael McDonald - Broward County Office of Small Business and Economic Development
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Concurrent sessions are an opportunity to bring together a range of stakeholders to focus on a specific area of interest in the format of their choice. |
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| 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch and Learn |
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| 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. - Plenary Session - Grand Floridian Ball Room - 3rd Floor |
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- The Vision of Go SOLAR Florida - Jeffery Halsey, Go SOLAR Project Director, Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department - Broward County (Presentation-2.56MB pptx)
- U.S. Congressman Ted Deutch, Florida's 12st District
- Lunch Learn Plenary Session Video
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| 1:00 - 1:15 p.m. - Break and Visit Exhibitors |
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| 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. - Concurrent Sessions |
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Money for Sunny: Exploration of Insurance and Solar Financing Options 2nd Floor Palm A
Moderator: Cesar Rivas, Regional Manager, PNC Bank
- Insurance and Your Solar Exposures (Presentation-573KB ppt)
Presenter: Lorin Schiff - Corporate Insurance Advisors, LLC Florida
- Accessing Affordable Solar Financing Through PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) (Presentation- 448KB pptx)
Presenter: Joe Spector - Ygrene Energy Fund
- Money For Sunny Session Video
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Paradigm Shift: Is the Renewable Energy Industry Changing for the Better? 2nd Floor Palm B
Moderator: Colleen Kettles - Florida Solar Energy Center
- Micro-Parallel Inverters; A New Technology That Reduces Installation Labor by 75% (Presentation-9.66MB ppt)
Presenter: Arnold Kravitz - Technology Research Company
- Energy and the New Paradigm (Presentation-1.91MB pptx)
Presenter: Richard F. “Scott” Schroeder - Schroeder Solar Energy
- Paradigm Shift Session Video
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It Takes a Village: Developing Solar Friendly Communities2nd Floor 222 and 223
Moderator: Neville Williams Author of Sun Power
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| 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. - Break and Visit Exhibitors |
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| 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. - Plenary Session - Grand Floridian Ball Room - 3rd Floor |
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Let’s Go Solar: A Round table discussion on Go Solar Florida
Moderator: Jim Murley, Director of South Florida Regional Planning Council Chris Dzadovsky - St. Lucie County Commissioner Heather Carruthers - Monroe County Commissioner Barbara Sharief - Broward County Mayor
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| 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. - Break and Visit Exhibitors |
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| 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. - Concurrent Sessions |
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Does One Size Fit All?: Exploring Solar Installation and Green Technology - 2nd Floor Palm A
Moderator: Richard F. "Scott" Schroeder - Schroeder Solar Energy
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Solar is on the Move: Transforming on and off Grid Systems - 2nd Floor Palm B
Moderator: Dr. Fatima Toor - Lux Research
- Off Grid PV Systems for Rural Electrification, Back-up Power, Outdoor and Recreational Activities (Presentation-4.44MB pptx)
Presenter: Andres Castano - Yake Solar Power Corp.
- Distributed and Mobile Solar Electricity Generation with Energy Storage Devices and Application to Pre-Paid (PPD) Technology for the Latin America Marketplace (Presentation-3.42MB pptx)
Presenter: Albert Franklin Rodriguez - ATI Energia LLC
- Solar is on the Move Session Video
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Learning to be Green: Local Universities and Sustainablity- 2nd Floor 222 and 223
Moderator: Ralph Avallone, National Green Energy Council
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| 4:50 p.m. - Plenary Session: Closing Remarks Go Solar Florida - Grand Floridian Ball Room - 3rd Floor |
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Raffle in Exhibition Hall: (2) Solar Sustainable Prize packages and 5 D-Day Books |
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| 5:00 p.m. - Exhibition Hall closes |
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| 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. - Networking event hosted by PNC Bank (Net Zero Bank, LEED Platinum) - Invitation Only |
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End of Event Day 1 |
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| Event Agenda Day 2: Saturday June 7, 2014 |
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| 8:00 a.m. - Registration Opens |
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Exhibition Hall Opens - 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Grand Floridian Ball Room - 3rd Floor |
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| 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. - Opening Session: Lets Go SOLAR - Grand Floridian Ball Room - 3rd Floor |
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- Chair: Kay Sommers, Go SOLAR Project Manager, Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department - Broward County
- Remarks: Commissioner Martin David Kiar - Broward County Commission District
- Keynote Speaker: Dr. James Fenton, Director, University of Central Florida’s Florida Solar Energy Center (Presentation-7MB pptx)
- Remarks: Bryan Myers, Associate General Councel, Environmental Protection Agency Region 4
- Let's Go Solar: Keynote Speaker Dr. James Fenton Session Video
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| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. - Break and Visit Exhibitors |
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| 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Session 1: Solar - Everything you Never Knew - Grand Floridian Ball Room - 3rd Floor |
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Moderator: Rebecca Cantwell - Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association
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| 12:00 – 1:15 - Lunch and Learn and Visit Exhibitors |
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| 12:45 - 1:15 p.m. - Awards Ceremony - Grand Floridian Ball Room - 3rd Floor |
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Moderator: Jeff Halsey, Jeffery Halsey, Go SOLAR Project Director, Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department - Broward County
Lisa V. Milenkovic, STEM Supervisor, STEM and Instructional Resources - Broward County Public Schools ( Presentation-3.68MB pptx) - Broward Schools Going Green - Solar Installations
- C3 Challenge Winnig Schols - Royal Palm Elementary, Attucks Middle, and South Plantation High School
- Science Fair Winners - Middle and High School
- Calendar Poster Contest Winners - 13 winners
- Broward County Schools Awards Ceremony Session Video
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| 1:15 - 1:30 p.m. - Visit Exhibitors |
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| 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. - Session 2: Show me the Green: Job Creation and Renewable Energy - Grand Floridian Ball Room - 3rd Floor |
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Moderator: Robert Mellifont - Sunergy World Inc. |
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| 3:00 p.m. - Closing Remarks - Grand Floridian Ball Room - 3rd Floor |
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Kay Sommers, Go SOLAR Project Manager, Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department - Broward County Raffle: (4) Solar and Sustainable Prize packages
Go Solar Fest Closing Remarks Session Video |
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| 4:00 p.m. - Exhibition Hall Closes |
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