The Greater Capital Region Career Pathways Consortium in cooperation with
Workforce Consortium for Emerging Technologies

Friday, March 27, 2009

Schenectady Science Museum
Schenectady, New York  12308

8:30 AM             Registration and Networking

9:00 AM             Welcome and Introductions

9:15 AM             Keynote Speaker

Don LaVada, Director of Consumer Services and Events Management, NYSERDA
Is Green the New Black? Can it Make All of Us Look Good?

10:15 AM             Green Info Fair

• Station I
  

  Debora Moran, Project Manager for NYSERDA
  Energy Smart Students Program, NYSERDA

• Station II
  

  Jose Lebron-Bosques, Ph.D Student, RPI
  Andy Baitinger, Troy High School Teacher
  Bringing to the Forefront Green Research to Local High Schools

• Station III
  

  Richard Cataldo, Training Director, Tri-City JATC
  IBEW Wind Turbine / Solar Panels Demonstration

10:45 AM            Break / Self guided tour of Schenectady Science Museum

Green Jobs, Career Pathways Presentations:
11:00 AM

Richard Cataldo, Training Director, Tri-City JATC
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Apprentice Training Program

11:15 AM

Paula Hayes, Program Director, Center for Energy Efficiency and Building Science, HVCC
Mark Tanner, Curriculum Coordinator & Instructor, HFM BOCES and FMCC
Energy Efficiency and Building Science Programs
CEEBS

Clean Energy Programs:
11:45 AM

Michael Stangl, CEO, Renewable Power Systems, LLC
Teaching Solar From a PV Installer’s Perspective – Benefits vs Costs

12:15 PM            Lunch

1:00 PM

Jodi Smits Anderson, Director of Environmental Programs for DASNY, AIA, LEED-AP
Triple green: Green earth, Green jobs, Green in your bank account

1:45 PM

James Maughan, GE General Manager Product Service and Warranty, GE Wind Energy
GE Wind Energy: Going Green Means Green …Business and Jobs

2:30 PM           Closing Remarks