CERTs 2009 Conference Extends Earlybird Registration & Announces Keynote Speakers

CERTs 2009 Conference Extends
Earlybird Registration to Dec. 15th
& Announces Keynote Speakers

CERTs 2009 will take place on February 10-11, 2009 in St. Cloud. Earlybird registration has been extended through December 15, so act quickly to take advantage of the savings!

Continue reading to learn more about our Keynote Speakers on the main day of the conference, February 11th.

CERTs 2009 Keynote Speakers

Randy Udall, Feb 11 Plenary Keynote Speaker
Randy, former director of the Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE), is one of the nation’s leading activists in promoting energy sustainability. CORE’s partnerships with electric utilities and local governments have led to remarkable accomplishments, including Colorado’s first solar energy incentive program, the world’s first Renewable Energy Mitigation Program which has raised $7 million, and some of the most progressive green power purchasing programs in the country. Udall is co-founder of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil-USA and has keynoted annual conferences for the Rocky Mountain Electric League, American Solar Energy Society, and American Wind Energy Association. In recent months he has addressed the Nebraska Municipal Power Pool, Colorado Rural Electric Association, Colorado Association of Municipal Utilities, Utah Association of Municipal Utilities, and the ASPO-USA Peak Oil Conference. He was also recently featured in a CNBC documentary The Hunt for Black Gold.

Mary Hamann-Roland, Feb 11 Luncheon Speaker 
Mary is the Mayor of the City of Apple Valley.  Mary was elected to a four-term in 1998 and reelected in 2002 and 2006.  In addition to serving as Mayor, she also served six years on the school board.  Mayor Hamann-Roland is also involved in numerous national and state municipal organizations, multiple regional policy organizations, a variety of school-related committees, and many other civic committees.  Mary has spent her civic career fostering partnerships among individuals, communities, and organizations.  Among other successful collaborations, she was very instrumental in the creation of the nationally renowned School of Environmental Studies. Mayor Hamann-Roland also currently serves as President on the Board of Directors for the League of Minnesota Cities and President of the Minnesota Mayors Association.

Kerri Miller, Feb 11 Legislative Forum Moderator
Kerri joined Minnesota Public Radio in June 2004 as host of Minnesota Public Radio’s Midmorning and Talking Volumes, the joint book club of MPR, the Star Tribune and the Loft Literary Center. She has been a radio and television news reporter since 1981, serving as a political reporter for KARE-11 for several years. She has won numerous awards, including the Society of Professional Journalists National Achievement Award, Minnesota Broadcasters Award, the Associated Press Award and a Gracie award from the Association of Women in Radio and Television.

For more information about the Daylong Conference 
or In-Depth Workshops, please call Luke Ekelund at
651-789-3321 or e-mail lekelund@mnproject.org.

Register Now: www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org

CERTs Clean + Green Video Contest &
Film Festival

Submit a digital short for
a chance to win fabulous clean energy prizes! 

Make a 30 second to
3 minute video on your clean energy project, and enter it to win! 

Videos must be received by Jan. 9th. Public voting will take place in January on the CERTs Web site.

Finalists will be screened at the 2009 Conference Reception on Feb. 10th!

Click here for more info!

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