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99th
Annual Conference & Trade Show
June 29- July 2, 2008
Renaissance Orlando
Resort at Sea World
Orlando, Florida
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Exhibiting Information and Contract
Sponsorship Opportunities
PRELIMINARY Technical Program
Keynote Speaker - Author, Fred Krupp
Area Attractions and
Discounts:
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admission passes to the Theme Parks, transportation discounts
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Optional Visits to the Magic
Kingdom at Walt Disney World or Epcot Center:
IDEA has made arrangements for guests to purchase park passes
and transportation services.
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2008
International District Cooling Conference
October 19-22, 2008
InterContinental Dubai
Festival City
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Exhibiting Information and Contract
100th
Annual Conference & Trade Show
June 28-July 1, 2009
Hyatt Regency Crystal
City
Crystal City, Virginia
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on any
IDEA events, please contact IDEA at (508) 366-9339 or
email us at idea@districtenergy.org.
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20th
Business Development (Marketing) Workshop
April 16-18, 2008
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Arlington, Virginia
Workshop Program
Harvard Hosts
Record Turnout for IDEA 21st Annual Campus Energy Conference
Combined with IDEA Distribution
Workshop - February 11-12, 2008
InterContinental Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts
Hosted by Harvard
University
Over 450 IDEA members and guests
gathered last week in Boston for the 21st IDEA Annual Campus
Energy Conference, “Clean Energy, Sustainable Campus” , to
exchange solutions for increasing energy efficiency, reducing
greenhouse gas emissions and operating highly reliable
district energy systems.
By all accounts, the conference was highly successful for its
trademark collegial exchange of practical and technical
information, for developing new business opportunities and for
its signature conviviality among attendees. The exhibits were
positively abuzz with activity and even the Yankees fans in
the group seemed to enjoy the Delegates Dinner at Fenway Park
sponsored by Jacobs Carter Burgess.
As conference host, Harvard University provided an
enlightening tour of their Cambridge campus with site visits
to the renewal projects at the vintage Blackstone Steam Plant,
an innovative underground central chiller plant in the
newly-constructed Northwest Science Center and an excellent
tour of the LEED Platinum renovation of the University
Operations Center. IDEA thanks Tom Vautin, Doug Garron, Bob
Manning, Susy Bunanta and the entire staff of the Harvard
Engineering and Utilities Department for their gracious
hospitality and special efforts to provide a highly
educational and informative technical tour.
The IDEA Distribution Forum, co chaired by Mark Vogler of
Citizens Thermal Energy and Renato Derech of Con Edison Steam,
provided a 1.5 day pre-conference workshop with special focus
on steam safety and water hammer training taught by Wayne
Kirsner of Kirsner Consulting Engineering. With over 140 in
attendance, this was the largest Distribution Workshop to
date. Participants exchanged insight on steam system mapping;
safety procedures and major expansion projects.
Two special pre-conference workshops – How To Manage Campus
Carbon Footprint by Jamie Callendar of Baseline Emissions
Management and Annika Colston of Blue Source; and Using Campus
Physical Plant Assets as a Financial Hedge by Joseph Hoose of
Cool Systems, Inc and Mike Webster of ICETEC; were fully
subscribed and provided actionable approaches to escalating
fuel costs and guidance for new GHG emissions rules.
Johnson Controls received the prestigious Export Achievement
Award from the US Department of Commerce and University of New
Mexico was awarded the US EPA CHP Energy Star Award. Via a
video address, Senator John Kerry commended IDEA members for
their commitment to energy efficiency and exhorted industry
participants to continue to educate Congress on the value and
importance of district energy systems.
Senator Kerry Addresses IDEA Campus Energy Conference
Technical Proceedings
Harvard
Technical Tours
List of Exhibitors
Conference Sponsors
Harvard University Green Campus Initiative
Harvard University Northwest Laboratory houses new campus
district cooling plant
LEED
Platinum Building on Harvard Campus
19th
Distribution Workshop
February 11-12, 2008
Intercontinental Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts
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and Campus Conference information including
registration, registration fees, preliminary program,
hotel and travel information.
International District
Cooling Symposium
October 28-30, 2007
JW Marriott Dubai
United Arab Emirates
The members of the IDEA Middle East Chapter want
to thank the dozens of presenters and panelists; the generous sponsors; the many
exhibitors and over 320 guests and attendees for their active participation in
the International District Cooling Symposium held recently in Dubai, UAE. In
particular, IDEA wishes to thank our Conference Host, Palm District Cooling, for
their excellent support of the conference, welcome dinner and technical tour.
Thanks also to Tabreed for supporting the technical tour and graciously hosting
a memorable dinner event in Dubailand for all our guests.
From all accounts, the symposium was successful in
discussing the opportunities and challenges facing the rapidly growing district
cooling industry across the Middle East region. With attendees from 28 different
countries, the broad participation and multiple perspectives served to highlight
technical and business issues of significant importance. For example, potable
water scarcity and electricity capacity are two key areas for engagement for the
IDEA Middle East Chapter.
For access to the Technical Proceedings, please
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Please check back soon for Symposium highlights
and photographs.
98th
Annual Conference & Trade Show
“Setting the Pace, Leading the Way”
Another successful conference! Over
400 attendees!
Conference Proceedings -
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Conference Wrap-up
List of
Exhibitors
List of Sponsors
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District Energy Magazine's cover story - Northwind Phoenix
Cooling Plant
20th Annual
Campus Energy Conference
February 27-March 2, 2007
The
Westin Galleria Houston
Houston, TX
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Conference Sponsors
Conference Exhibitors
International
District Cooling Conference
January 14-17, 2007
The
Emirates Palace Hotel
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Conference Proceedings
Updated Attendee List
Conference Sponsors
Conference Exhibitors
97th Annual Conference & Trade Show
June 11-14, 2006
Renaissance Nashville Hotel
Nashville, Tennessee
Hosted by:
Metro Nashville District
Energy System
Constellation Energy
More than 420 people, including 60 from outside the United States, attended
IDEA's 97th Annual Conference in Trade Show held in Nashville, Tenn., June
11-14. The sold-out trade show (which included overflow tabletop exhibits in
the hallway!) featured 65 companies, nearly 75 percent of which have already
re-upped for 2007.
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of the conference.
Start making plans now to attend other upcoming
IDEA events - the marketing and distribution workshops and the tour of Danish
district energy systems in September, the Middle East cooling conference in
January 2007, and the campus conference in February 2007!
Conference
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19th
Annual Campus Energy Conference
"Partnering
For Success"
February 21-24, 2006
The Hyatt
Regency
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Hosted by
The University of New Mexico
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18th Marketing Workshop
17th Annual Distribution Workshop
Nov. 2-4, 2005
Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Hosted by
Northwind Phoenix
Photo courtesy
Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau
District energy marketing and distribution system
professionals gathered at IDEA workshops in Scottsdale, Ariz., in early November
to discuss current issues and exchange ideas to better serve their customers.
The nearly 50 attendees at the 19th Annual Distribution Workshop and 40
participants at the 18th Marketing Workshop listened to speakers and panelists
and offered their own experiences at the 1-1/2-day event.
Attendees at both workshops had the opportunity to
hear the results of IDEA’s recent sales and marketing survey. Discussion during
the presentation of survey results emphasized the importance of interaction
between marketing and distribution professionals in the customer service arena.
For more information on workshop presentations, please contact
IDEA.
96th Annual IDEA Conference in
St. Paul, MN an International Success!
“Think Globally…” –
The Opening International Session featured district energy
industry leaders from seven different countries – Canada,
China, France, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, Korea and United
States of America – presenting an impressive scale of system
growth, increasing market share and forecasts of dramatic
expansion. IDEA is proud to offer a global view of the
district energy industry through our friends and colleagues
around the world.
“…Invest Locally…”
- New district energy system developments and expansions are
occurring in cities, on campuses and in military bases. The
conference featured expert speakers and panelists on
development, financing, construction and optimization from
across the United States and Canada. Innovation and energy
efficiency are prominently on display at IDEA.
“Recycle
Energy” – District energy systems can be effective in
reducing emissions while
reclaiming and reusing valuable thermal energy to heat and cool connected customers. Former EPA
Administrator Christine Todd Whitman exhorted IDEA attendees
to become more effective advocates for our industry
and to spread the good word about the benefits of district
energy and CHP.
With over 425 attendees, the 96th Annual
Conference and Trade Show offered an opportunity to meet under
one roof with some of the world’s best suppliers and manufacturers, consulting
firms and financial experts.
IDEA wishes to thank its speakers, presenters,
panelist, exhibitors,
sponsors, and registrants for helping to make the 96th
Annual Conference a terrific success.
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“Investing in Infrastructure” -
New Record for IDEA Attendance!
The International District Energy Association
(IDEA) held its 18th Annual Campus Energy Conference on March 8-11, 2005 at the
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC with over 320 guests, setting a
new record for attendance. By all accounts, the Campus Energy Conference was a
resounding success.
Conference Technical Chair Bob Smith, Vice
President of RMF Engineering, was instrumental in this success. He organized an
exceptional technical program with nearly sixty presenters and panelists
covering a wide variety of relevant topics over two and one half days. When he
originally volunteered in 2003 to chair this conference, Bob said that he felt
it could potentially be the biggest and most successful Campus Energy Conference
ever. Well, Bob was right. Along with the record turnout for the technical
program, attendees were also able to choose from among six (6) different
technical tour locations in and around Washington DC.
General Conference Chair John Vucci represented
our host university, University of Maryland College Park. After a wonderful
theme dinner sponsored by Carter Burgess at the Adele Stamp Student Union, Mr.
Vucci and his colleagues provided extensive technical tours of some of the
unique and innovative energy systems at the University. Mr. Vucci literally
rolled out the red carpet to his IDEA colleagues and was a gracious host
throughout our visit to the area.
Based on the enthusiastic buzz in the room and the
positive feedback offered below, it was a very successful conference:
“Just wanted to send a letter of
thanks and gratitude for the great campus conference…. It was the best of the
few I've attended in my limited history, and you should all be commended based
on the large number of people that attended…. “ Director of Business Development
for Global Technology Company
“The conference was one of best I
have ever attended. Your whole staff did a great job & all can be proud of it.
Thanks.” Utilities Director from a large midwestern university
“I certainly found the conference
to be well organized and full of substantive presentations. Your team did an
outstanding job and served as the foundation of a successful conference.”
Principal, National Engineering Firm
A conference of this scope and scale is not possible without the valuable
financial support of our sponsors and the many contributions of our Business
Partner exhibitors. The generosity of our
sponsors makes it possible for all attendees to enjoy a quality conference in a
comfortable setting. For that, IDEA thanks and recognizes our sponsors for their
help in making the 18th Annual Campus Energy Conference an outstanding meeting.
A sunny and warm Seattle played
host to IDEA’s 95th Annual Conference & Trade Show – Opening Doors: A World of
Energy – June 27-30, 2004.
IDEA
extends a special thank you to our host Seattle Steam Company and our generous sponsors and exhibitors.
During the conference, attendees participated in a solid technical program,
visited the trade show, toured two district energy plants and congratulated this
year’s new officers and board members and major award winners.
All 2004 annual conference
photos copyright Steve Schneider Photography.
17th Annual Campus Energy
Conference a Huge Success!
Over 235 people
attended IDEA's 17th Annual Campus Energy Conference in sunny San Diego in
February 2004. We
would like to thank the
Exhibitors and
Sponsors who helped make this conference so
successful.
Click here to view the EPA CHP
Energy Star Awards and Green Power Program Presentation by Thomas Kerr of US
EPA.
Click here to view the
Recycling Energy Presentation by Rob Thornton and Mary Scheibel from the IDEA
Awards Luncheon.
Here are some
photographs from the conference....
The
Awards Luncheon was buzzing
with conversation and overflowing with goodwill.
Tom Kerr of US EPA presented
CHP Energy Star Awards and
Certificates to leading IDEA institutions.
Exhibitors and Sponsors
contribute greatly to the quality and depth of the IDEA Campus Energy
Conference.
IDEA attendees
and guests enjoy the Evening Dinner
Cruise sponsored by Carter-Burgess.
Solar Turbines
generously sponsored a Harbor Cruise for IDEA Board members and guests.
94th
Annual IDEA Conference
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follow up information of the 94th Annual IDEA Conference held
in Philadelphia,
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Proceedings
of the Innovative Energy Systems Workshop
The proceedings of the Innovative Energy Systems Workshop held
in Honolulu, Hawaii from March 19-21, 2003 are now available.
This two-day workshop presented the final results of the "Sea
Water Air Conditioning Feasibility Analysis" project.
Preliminary results from two other projects were also
presented and discussed ("Integration of Energy Storage with
Seawater Air Conditioning [SWAC] Systems" and "Application of
the Kalina Cycle® to Waste Heat Recovery in Hawaii.")
The proceedings of the Innovative Energy Systems Workshop are
available on-line
just click here.
If you would like an interactive copy of proceedings on a CD,
please call
David Rezachek at (808)
587-3814,
or email
drezache@dbedt.hawaii.gov.
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