REGISTER NOW
for the
2008 Tennessee Valley Corridor
Southeast Partnership Event
November 24, 2008
The Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa
Asheville, NC
CLICK HERE to Register for the Event!
Don't Delay! The registration deadline is November 17.
Sponsors must register their attendees using a group "access key."
If you have not received this, please email
Jenn Looney at jlooney@akinscrisp.com.
The general attendee registration fee is $100 per person
and checks, Visa or Mastercard are all accepted as forms of payment.
Don't Delay! The registration deadline is November 17.
Sponsors must register their attendees using a group "access key."
If you have not received this, please email
Jenn Looney at jlooney@akinscrisp.com.
The general attendee registration fee is $100 per person
and checks, Visa or Mastercard are all accepted as forms of payment.
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To sponsor the 2008 Southeast Sponsorship Event,
please download and submit the below sponsorship sign-up form.
SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS
SPONSORSHIP SIGN-UP FORM
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To make a reservation at the Grove Park Inn and
receive the special group rate of $119, please call:
800-438-5800
Group Name -Tennessee Valley Corridor
Or you may visit the Grove Park Inn's Web site at www.groveparkinn.com
and use the code 68M46V to make your reservation.
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For those needing a government rate, we have secured a
"discounted for government rate" of $79 at the nearby Crowne Plaza Resort.
(Government per diem in Asheville is $76.)
To make a reservation at the Crowne Plaza, which is approximately
4 miles or 10 minutes away from the Grove Park Inn, please call
800-733-3211
and mention that you are with the
Tennessee Valley Corridor
and that the group has a "rate offer" for $79 for the evening of November 23.
More information, including sponsorship materials will soon be available!
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DRAFT AGENDA FOR PLANNING TRAVEL ONLY
(as of 11/11/2008 - see below or CLICK HERE
to download a printable copy of the agenda)
2008 Tennessee Valley Corridor Southeast Partnership Event
November 24, 2008
The Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa
Asheville, NC
*Note - all events will take place at the Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa
Sunday, November 23, 2008
| 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Set-Up Location: The Grand Ballroom C |
| 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Registration and Informal Reception Location: The Grand Ballroom Prefunction Area |
Monday, November 24, 2008
| 6:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. | Exhibitor Set-Up Location: The Grand Ballroom C |
| 7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Registration Location: The Grand Ballroom Prefunction Area |
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Networking Continental Breakfast Location: Exhibit Area - The Grand Ballroom C |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Overview Welcoming remarks: Congressman Heath Shuler (confirmed)
Other remarks: Congressman Zach Wamp (confirmed); Congressman-Elect Phil Roe
(confirmed); Dale Carroll, President and CEO, AdvantageWest Economic Development Group (confirmed); Tom Rogers, Chairman, Tennessee Valley Corridor, Inc. (confirmed). |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
General Session I - Biodiversity Session host: Congressman Heath Shuler (confirmed).
Opening presentation: Dale Ditmanson, Superintendent, The Great Smoky Mountains
National Park (confirmed). Moderators: Congressman Heath Shuler (confirmed) and Congressman Zach Wamp (confirmed).
Roundtable participants: Cheryl McMurry, Western North Carolina Office
Director for the North Carolina Biotechnology Center and Executive Director of the Bent Creek Institute (confirmed); Dr. Jonathan Lawrie, Manager, BioBusiness Center at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (confirmed); Dr. Daniel Simberloff, Director of The University of Tennessee’s Institute for Biological Invasions (confirmed); Bonnie C. Carroll, Node Lead, National Biological Information Infrastructure - Southern Appalachian Information Node (confirmed). |
| 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Coffee Break Location: Exhibit Area - The Grand Ballroom C |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
General Session II - Climate Change Session host: Congressman Zach Wamp (confirmed).
Opening presentation: Dr. David Easterling, Chief of the Scientific Services Division,
National Climatic Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (confirmed). Moderators: Congressman Zach Wamp (confirmed) and Congressman Heath Shuler (confirmed). Roundtable participants: Dr. George Briggs, Executive Director of the University of
North Carolina’s Arboretum and “Climate Alive” and President of The Centers for Environmental and Climatic Interaction (CECI) (confirmed); Dr. Jim Hack, Director of the National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) (confirmed); Robert Baron, President and Chief Executive Office, Baron Services, Inc. (confirmed); Dr. Dee Eggers, Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, UNC Asheville (confirmed); Dr. Joseph Durham, Jr., Senior Vice President, Scientific Research Corporation (confirmed). |
| 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. |
Keynote Lunch Welcome: Congressman Heath Shuler (confirmed). Remarks by: Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (confirmed); Darrel Kohlhorst, President and Introduction of keynote speaker: Congressman Zach Wamp (confirmed). |
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. |
General Session III - Green Technologies Session host: Congressman Zach Wamp (confirmed). Opening presentations: Dr. Dana C. Christensen, Associate Laboratory Director, Energy and
Engineering Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (confirmed); and Ned Doyle, past member of the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association and coordinator of the Southern Energy & Environment Expo (confirmed). Moderators: Congressman Zach Wamp (confirmed) and Congressman Heath Shuler (confirmed).
Roundtable participants: Jennifer Banner, Chief Executive Officer, Schaad Companies
(confirmed); Steve Linton, Green Building Coordinator, Deltec Homes, “The Original Green Builder” (confirmed); David Hollister, CEO of Sundance Power Systems, Inc. (confirmed); Candace Jennings, Vice President and Chief Executive Office of Washington County Operations, Mountain States Health Alliance (confirmed). |
| 3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Closing and Wrap-Up Location: The Grand Ballroom B Closing remarks: Congressman Heath Shuler (confirmed); Congressman Zach Wamp (confirmed). |
