SAIC Hosts Energy Summit Addressing Green Jobs and a Vision for Climate Change Solutions
WASHINGTON, Oct 27, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- More than 4,000 of the nation's top energy decision-makers will meet in Washington, D.C. at the 32nd World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC), Nov. 4-6, 2009 to address green jobs, climate change and the impact of new energy policies.
The event, hosted for the second consecutive year exclusively by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI), will feature Robert F. Kennedy Jr., environmental activist and attorney, who will speak on "A Vision for Energy Independence, Jobs and National Wealth." The WEEC is presented by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), a nonprofit professional organization of 11,000 members, in cooperation with the Alliance to Save Energy.
More than 240 presentations and 350 booths make the WEEC the largest energy management and renewable energy forum in the nation for the commercial, institutional, government and industrial marketplace.
Featured speakers include Joseph W. Craver III, SAIC group president, and C. Kyle Simpson, policy director, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Shreck, LLP. Ira Magaziner, chairman of the Clinton Climate Initiative, will be the featured keynote luncheon speaker on Friday, Nov. 6. The topic of his presentation will be "Combating Climate Change."
The Conference includes sessions developed by industry leading organizations including:
-- Smart Grid developed by the Electric Power Research Institute
-- Green Jobs developed by SAIC
-- Challenges Facing Renewable Energy developed by the American Council on
Renewable Energy (ACORE)
-- How to Leverage Energy Policy and Regulatory Change developed by the
Alliance to Save Energy
Additional information on the event is available at www.energycongress.com.
About the World Energy Engineering Congress
Now in its 32nd year, the WEEC is well-recognized as the most important energy event of national scope for end users and energy professionals in all areas of the energy field. It is the one truly comprehensive forum where you can fully assess the "big picture" -- and see exactly how the economic and market forces, new technologies, regulatory developments and industry trends all merge to shape your critical decisions on your organization's energy and economic future. The WEEC features a large, multi-track conference agenda, a full line-up of seminars on a variety of current topics and a comprehensive exposition of the market's most promising new technologies. Exhibitors will display their latest technology innovations and solutions for energy efficiency, facility improvement, power, sustainability and enhanced ROI.
About SAIC
SAIC is a FORTUNE 500(® )scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. The company's approximately 45,000 employees serve customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets. Headquartered in McLean, Va., SAIC had annual revenues of $10.1 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2009. For more information, visit www.saic.com. SAIC: From Science to Solutions(®)
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