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Energy Summit 2024 - Schedule

Updated May 30, 2024

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Monday, June 3 2024
  • Housing Check-in + Registration
    11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m.
    Thunder Hill Residence Hall
  • Working Groups – Sanford Hall
    • Academic Integration - Room 108
    • Joint session: Campus-Based Energy Efficiency and Finance, Regulatory & Energy Generation - Room 102
    • High-Performance Campus Design - Room 110
    • Journey to Student Leadership - Room 312
    • Path Toward Zero Waste - Room 306
    • Transportation-Oriented Opportunities - Room 406
    1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    Sanford Hall
  • Housing Check-in (for remaining attendees)
    4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
    Thunder Hill Residence Hall
  • Student Poster Check-in
    12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
    Grandview Ballroom, North End Zone Facility at Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Opening Reception/Student Poster Viewing and Competition
    5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
    Grandview Ballroom, North End Zone Facility at Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Keynote Address
    • Sponsor Acknowledgement & Introduction: Mike Kapp
    • Katrin Klingenberg, Phius
    7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
    Grandview Ballroom, North End Zone Facility at Kidd Brewer Stadium
Tuesday, June 4 2024
  • Housing check-out
    7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
    Thunder Hill Residence Hall
  • Breakfast
    8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
    Grandview Ballroom, North End Zone Facility at Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Opening Plenary
    • Welcome
      Mike Kapp, Interim Director, Sustainability and Energy Management, Appalachian State
    • App State’s Future, Innovation District
      Nick Katers, Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Management, Appalachian State
    • Under 40? Strategies to Keep Building EUIs “Young”
      John Majernik, Director of Energy, Sustainability, and Transportation, Wake Tech
    • Local Boy Made Good
      Josh Brooks, Partner, WayBright LLC
    • North Carolina State Recycling Update
      Delaney King, NC DEQ
    • North Carolina State Energy Update
      Tracy Dixon, State Energy
      Office
      Hayward Fain, State Energy Office
    9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
    Grandview Ballroom, North End Zone Facility at Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Break
    11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    Grandview Ballroom, North End Zone Facility at Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Lunch - Conversation Cafe
    • Poster Awards
      James Sharp, Appalachian Energy Center, App State
    12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
    Grandview Ballroom, North End Zone Facility at Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Closing Plenary
    • Pathways to Resilience, Climate Literacy Quality Enhancement Plan
      Laura England, Climate Literacy QEP Associate Director, App State
      Shea Tuberty, Climate Literacy QEP Director, App State
    • UN Climate Negotiations, Engaging Students in Global Climate Policy
      Mia Altieri, Master of Arts in Political Science, specialized in Environmental Policy, App State
      Grace Gliwa, MBA and a MS in Applied Data Analytics, App State
      Dave McEvoy, Professor and Chair of the Economics Dept, App State
    1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
    Grandview Ballroom, North End Zone Facility at Kidd Brewer Stadium
  • Tours - transportation on your own
    • Sustainability Walking Tour
    • Solar Vehicle Team Warehouse
    • Compost Facility
    • Lovill House Inn
    2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    Various Locations