2009 ENERGY STAR Appliance Partner Meeting

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21^st

10:00 - 12:00 PM	MEETING REGISTRATION
12:00 - 1:00 PM	“CHICAGO–STYLE” LUNCH
1:00 - 1:45 PM	WELCOMING REMARKS Speakers: David O'Donnel, Deputy Commissioner of Environment, City of Chicago James Rannels, U.S. Department of Energy
1:45 - 2:45 PM	GENERAL SESSION 1: CONSUMER INSIGHTS
	KEYNOTE SPEAKER:Gayle Butler, Editor-in-Chief, Better Homes and Gardens
	View presentation (PDF, 1.5 MB)
2:45 - 3:00 PM	BREAK
3:00 - 4:15 PM	GENERAL SESSION 2: ENERGY STAR APPLIANCE PROGRAM UPDATE Speakers: Richard Karney, U.S. Department of Energy View presentation (PDF, 765 KB) Lani MacRae, U.S. Department of Energy View presentation (PDF, 2 KB)
4:15 - 5:00 PM	GENERAL SESSION 3: ENERGY STAR IN THE MARKETPLACE Speakers: Douglas Moore, Sears Holdings Corporation Sloan Barnett, New York Times bestselling Author and Consumer Advocate
5:15 - 5:45 PM	MAKING THE MOST OF THE ENERGY STAR PARTNER MEETING Speakers: Jacob Skaggs and Holly Kroll Smith, D&R International View presentation (PDF, 552 KB)
6:00 - 8:00 PM	“HOSPITALITY TECHNOLOGY RECEPTION,” HOTEL SAX SPONSORED BY BEST BUY

7:30 - 8:30 AM	BREAKFAST AND MEETING REGISTRATION SPONSORED BY SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Speaker: James Politeski, Samsung Electronics
8:30 - 9:45 AM	GENERAL SESSION 4: EARLY RETIREMENT–IN THIS ECONOMY? Speakers: Chris Cloutier, D&R International View presentation (PDF, 178 KB) Bobbi Fey, Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation View presentation (PDF, 81 KB) John Reed, Innovologie View presentation (PDF, 627 KB) Richard Weinberg, Nationwide Marketing Group View presentation (PDF, 1 KB)
9:45 - 10:45 AM	GENERAL SESSION 5: WATER HEATERS – A NEW OPPORTUNITY Speakers: David Ryan, D&R International View presentation (PDF, 2 KB) Stephanie Vasquez, Conservation Services Group View presentation (PDF, 335 KB) Harvey Sachs, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy View presentation (PDF, 2 KB)
10:45 - 11:00 AM	BREAK
11:00 - 12:30 PM	NETWORKING SESSIONS
12:30 - 1:30 PM	LUNCH / MICHAEL C. THOMPSON AWARD PRESENTATION SPONSORED BY WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION Speaker: J.B. Hoyt, Whirlpool Corporation
1:30 - 3:30 PM	NETWORKING SESSIONS
3:30 - 3:40 PM	BREAK
3:40 - 5:00 PM	NETWORKING SESSIONS
6:00 - 9:00 PM	“A NIGHT ON THE TOWN” (RECEPTION AND DINNER) – THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO SPONSORED BY SEARS HOLDINGS CORPORATION

7:30 - 8:00 AM	BREAKFAST
8:00 - 10:00 AM	NETWORKING SESSIONS
10:00 - 10:10 AM	BREAK
10:10 - 12:10 PM	NETWORKING SESSIONS
12:15 - 1:15 PM	LUNCH Speakers: Lucyanne Carmona, BASF View presentation (PDF, 381 KB) Richard Karney, U.S. Department of Energy (closing remarks)
1:15 - 3:15 PM	NETWORKING SESSIONS
3:15 - 3:30 PM	BREAK
3:30 - 5:00 PM	NETWORKING SESSIONS
5:00 PM	ADJOURN