The School of Engineering is pleased to announce that a Sustainable Energy Symposium will take place at the University of Connecticut on March 31 and April 1, 2008. The evolving program will include in-depth workshops on biofuels, fuel cells, investment, regulatory and public policy, climate change, legislative activities, plant science and bioenergy agriculture, and other topics.
Special guest speakers include U.S. Congressional Representatives Joe Courtney and Rosa DeLauro, State Senate President Pro Tempore Donald E. Williams, Jr., State Speaker of the House James Amann, and State House Republican Leader Lawrence F. Cafero, Jr.
Details of the symposium may be found on the UConn Biofuel Consortium website, at http://biodiesel.engr.uconn.edu. For additional information, contact Dr. Richard Parnas.