PRELIMINARY AGENDA - April 27, 2010

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast / Vendor Showcase
9:00 a.m - 9:30 a.m . Welcoming Remarks
9:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Panel 1: Grids without Walls - Developing Broader Regional Markets
This panel will focus on the need for a broader, more expanded regional power market as well as the benefits and challenges associated with improving regional market efficiency.
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Break / Vendor Showcase
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. LUNCH
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m . Keynote Address
1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Break / Vendor Showcase
1:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Panel 2:  The Carbon Constrained Economy
The panel will focus on technology, challenges and benefits associated with greenhouse gas emission reduction initiatives (i.e. Cap/Trade, Carbon Tax, ‘80x50’).
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Break / Vendor Showcase
3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Panel 3: Transmission Planning in the United States:  The Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative and the Value of Enhanced Interregional Planning
This panel will focus on the need for a collaborative process for developing the framework for broader regional planning.
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Reception