FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2010

Contact: Felisa Neuringer Klubes 202.663.5626
E-mail: fklubes@jhu.edu

JHU SAIS and EIA to Host Energy Conference on Short-Term Stresses and Long-Term Change

The Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will host the “ 2010 Energy Conference: Short-Term Stresses and Long-Term Change” on Tuesday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, April 7 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Experts from academia, government, the energy industry and non-profit organizations will speak throughout the conference at the following sessions. The conference will feature keynote addresses on Tuesday, April 6 by Steven Chu, U.S. secretary of Energy, at 9 a.m. and Lawrence Summers, director of the National Economic Council, at 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 6

9 a.m.           Keynote address by Steven Chu

11 a.m.         Concurrent Sessions: “U.S. Climate Change Policy: What’s Next After Copenhagen?” and “Biofuels: Continuing Shifts in the Industry and the Long-Term Outlook”

12:30 p.m.    Keynote address by Lawrence Summers

1:45 p.m.      Concurrent Sessions: “EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2010 Highlights” and “Short-Term Energy Prices: What Drivers Matter Most?”

3:30 p.m.      Concurrent Sessions: “Energy and the Economy” and “Regulating Energy Commodities”

Wednesday, April 7

9 a.m.           Concurrent Sessions: “Natural Gas: U.S. Markets in Global Context” and “Impacts on Electric Power Supply and Demand”

11 a.m.         Concurrent Sessions: “Energy Efficiency: Measuring Gains and Quantifying Opportunities” and “Energy and Water: Implications for Energy Development”

For a complete agenda, go to: http://www.sais-jhu.edu/academics/functional-studies/ere/eia-sais-conference

Members of the public who want to attend the conference must pay and register using the URL listed above. The conference will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center located at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., in Washington, D.C.

Media who want to cover the event must contact Felisa Neuringer Klubes at SAIS at 202.663.5626 or fklubes@jhu.edu or Lynn Parrish at EIA at 202.586.7471 or Lynn.Parrish@eia.doe.gov.