Pacific Northwest Photovoltaic Industry Lunch In a Cold Economy, Will Solar Heat Up the Silicon Forest?
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Hilton Vancouver, WA 301 W. 6th Street Vancouver, WA 11:00am – 1:30pm You could argue that the Pacific Northwest is not the most obvious location for attracting an increasingly strong PV manufacturing supply chain. How has this cool region successfully attracted businesses to settle there? What key factors have to come together to establish a well-oiled supply chain linked to the local community? How do they fare with respect to market development in the U.S. and abroad? And, what role do local associations play in sustaining this positive trend? Three distinguished speakers—a solar cell manufacturer, a market analyst and a local solar energy association representative—will provide answers. Speakers Keynote – “Powering a Bright Future!” Dr. Gordon Brinser, VP Operations, SolarWorld Industries America U.S. and Global Photovoltaic Market Briefing “The Solar Hype is Ending; Time to Focus On Real Opportunities” James Hines, Research Director Semiconductors & Solar, Gartner Local PV Perspective “The Oregon Solar Initiative” A journey from Public Policy to Social Change Ms. Desari Strader, Executive Director, Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association (OSEIA)		Sponsors For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Marlene Sibley at 408.943.6988 or msibley@semi.org. Pricing Pre-registration is now closed $99 On-site On-Site space is limited. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Organized by the PV Group in cooperation with the SEMI Pacific Northwest Committee For more information contact Judy Pitkin at 408-943-7053 or jpitkin@semi.org