CATEE 2017 Program

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CATEE 2017 Conference Tracks
Air Quality	Energy Efficiency	Renewable Energy	Cross-Cutting Categories

Monday, Nov. 13
Registration & Information Desk Open	8:00 a.m.	–	5:00 p.m.
Workshop: Continuous Commissioning® Workshop	8:00 a.m.	–	12:00 p.m.
Workshop: TEMA – Energy Efficiency for Educational Facilities	8:00 a.m.	–	12:00 p.m.
Workshop: C-PACE Service Provider Training	1:00 p.m.	–	5:00 p.m.
Workshop: Energy Efficiency Workshop for Local Government	1:00 p.m.	–	5:00 p.m.
Tour: UT Dallas – Campus Transformations in Sustainability	1:00 p.m.	–	5:00 p.m.
New Professionals Meet & Greet	5:30 p.m.	–	7:00 p.m.
CATEE Steering Committee Dinner	7:00 p.m.	–	9:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 14
Registration & Information Desk Open	7:30 a.m.	–	5:00 p.m.
Business Expo Open	7:30 a.m.	–	7:30 p.m.
Continental Breakfast & Flash Sales/Technology Presentations	7:30 a.m.	–	8:30 a.m.
Opening General Session Welcome – Betin Santos, CATEE Executive Director Welcome – City of Plano Moderator: Dub Taylor, Director, State Energy Conservation Office Keynote: “Texas Leads the Nation in Economic Electric Savings Potential” – Danielle Sass Byrnett, Senior Policy Advisor, DOE	8:30 a.m.	–	10:00 a.m.
Expo Networking Break & Flash Sales/Technology Presentations	10:00 a.m.	–	10:30 a.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions	10:30 a.m.	–	11:45 a.m.
Texas Bets Big with Alternative Fuels
Renewable Energy in Texas – An Overview
Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy: C-PACE 101
State of the State – Lunch Presentation – Dr. Jeff Haberl, Energy Systems Laboratory	11:45 a.m.	–	1:00 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions	1:00 p.m.	–	2:15 p.m.
Overview of Texas Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Programs
High Performance Buildings: 2030 Districts in Texas
Energy Codes Texas Style
Expo Networking Break & Flash Sales/Technology Presentations	2:15 p.m.	–	2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions	2:45 p.m.	–	3:45 p.m.
Engaging the Community with Successful Air Quality Outreach Strategies
Distributed Generation – Community and Individual
Educational Facilities – The Life Cycle of an Energy Management Program
Expo Networking Break & Flash Sales/Technology Presentations	3:45 p.m.	–	4:15 p.m.
Texas Legislative Roundtable – Clean Energy and Air Quality Policy	4:15 p.m.	–	5:30 p.m.
Evening Reception	5:30 p.m.	–	7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 15
Registration & Information Desk Open	7:30 a.m.	–	3:45 p.m.
Business Expo Open	7:30 a.m.	–	3:45 p.m.
Continental Breakfast & Flash Sales/Technology Presentations	7:30 a.m.	–	8:30 a.m.
Morning Keynotes – Free Enterprise and Local Solutions to Reducing Carbon and GHGs	8:30 a.m.	–	9:45 a.m.
Expo Networking Break & Flash Sales/Technology Presentations	9:45 a.m.	–	10:15 a.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions	10:15 a.m.	–	11:30 a.m.
Local Governments Take the Lead on Carbon and GHGs
Malcolm L. Verdict Memorial Student Poster Competition
C-PACE in Practice: Texas Case Studies
CATEE 2017 Awards Luncheon Betin Santos, CATEE Exec. Director	11:30 a.m.	–	1:00 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions	1:15 p.m.	–	2:30 p.m.
Energy Water Nexus for Local Governments and Utilities
DER in Texas – Micro-Grids, Storage and Dark Energy
Educational Facilities – Keeping Energy Top of Mind When Construction is King
Expo Networking Break & Flash Sales/Technology Presentations	2:30 p.m.	–	2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions	2:45 p.m.	–	3:45 p.m.
Educational Facilities: The Bleeding Edge
Everything You Wanted To Know About Financing Energy Efficiency Projects
How C-PACE Will Transform Your Community
CATEE 2017 – Texas Energy Summit Closing Remarks	3:45 p.m.	–	4:15 p.m.

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