NYIT Energy Conference - 
Preparing for Climate Change

Thursday, June 13, 2013

The annual NYIT Energy Conference took place on June 13, 2013. Science, disaster, and energy experts agreed that extreme weather will continue to disrupt lives around the world, with severe social, political, and economic implications.

• News Release: NYIT Energy Conference: Climate Change, Extreme Weather, and Energy Implications

View the conference agenda.

Speakers

• William Acker, Ph.D., Executive Director, New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium (NY-BEST)
• David Droz, Assistant Vice President, Business Development, Urban Green Energy
• Susanna Hoffman, Ph.D., Disaster Anthropoligist, Author, and Director, Hoffman Consulting
• Rosy Lum, Chief Analyst, Transmission Hub, a PennWell Publication
• Doug Melzer, Chief Executive, City of Long Beach Medical Center
• Cynthia Rosenzweig, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Science
• Mark Schwarz, Building Plans Examiner, Dept. of Buildings, Town of Hempstead
• Louis Uccellini, Ph.D., Director, National Weather Service
• Rahul Walawalkar, Ph.D., Vice President, Emerging Technologies and Markets, Customized Energy Solutions
• Rae Zimmerman, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Civil Infrastructure, NYU  

Continuing Education Credit

Attendees are eligible for five hours of Continuing Education Credits applicable to re-registration as a professional engineer or registered architect.
 

Contact

For general inquiries, email us at events@nyit.edu or call 516.686.1177.
For sponsorship inquiries, please contact Laura Schranz at lschranz@nyit.edu.

This conference is the seventh in a series of continually expanding and successful events. Information is available for the 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, and 2006 NYIT Energy Conferences.
 

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