AWEA Wind Power - Finance & Investment Workshop

Dear Fellow Wind Energy Professionals,

On behalf of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), and because of your continued commitment to the wind industry, I would like personally to invite you to attend AWEA’s Wind Power Finance & Investment Workshop to be held October 10 – 11, 2007 at The Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.

I am honored to have been asked to serve as chairperson for this workshop, and am very excited about the program we have put together. When I worked many years ago for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D.-New York), he had a simple rule of thumb for speeches: Tell the audience things that it has not already heard. We have tried to find topics that have not been covered at other conferences. The focus will be on new developments.

For example, the IRS is expected to issue new guidelines this fall for partnership flip transactions. Ask questions of the key IRS and Treasury officials about them. There is a danger that the energy bill that is the current vehicle in Congress for extending production tax credits will bog down. Hear directly from the key tax counsels for the House and Senate tax-writing committees about the outlook for extending them. Listen to a panel of prominent lawyers, equity investors and lenders talk about a "top 10 list" of current issues in wind deals. Participate in a roundtable discussion among the big four accounting firms as we strive for a consensus about the proper accounting treatment for partnership flip deals; there is none currently. Government policy has been important to development of the wind business in the United States, and changes in policy are potential "pivot points" that make winners and losers. Hear from industry lobbyists and reporters who cover Capitol Hill about several pivot-point issues that are currently in play.

We expect a very substantive program, but this is also a great opportunity to meet lots of key players in the US wind market. The same conference last year attracted a capacity audience of more than 320 people. Maybe it was the location on Wall Street, but it was an unusually sophisticated audience. Come join us in October in New York .

To register or learn more about the workshop, please visit the AWEA website at http://www.awea.org/events/finance2007oct/ or call (202) 383-2512. Register by September 17 to save!


With best regards,

Keith Martin, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP
AWEA Wind Power Finance & Investment Workshop 2007 Program Chairperson


Confirmed Workshop Speakers:

- Ryan Abraham, Majority Staff, Senate Finance Committee
- Patricia Alexander, Energy Industry Adviser, Dickstein Shapiro LLP
- Roy Belden, Senior Vice President, Environmental Support, GE Energy Financial Services, Inc.
- William Bowers, Senior Counsel, Office of the Tax Legislative Counsel, US Treasury
- Cathy Cash, Associate Editor, Electric Utility Week – Platts
- Jeffrey Chester, Partner, Kaye Scholer LLP
- Steve Dean, President, DAI Management Consultants, Inc
- John Eber, Managing Director-Energy Investments, JPMorgan Capital Corporation
- Thomas Emmons, Head of Structured Finance, HSH Nordbank
- Ruff Fant, Towpath
- Ed Feo, Partner, Milbank, Tweed , Hadley & McCloy LLP
- David Giordano, Babcock & Brown LP
- Richard Glick, Director, Government Affairs, PPM
- Christopher Kelley, Special Counsel, IRS Office of the Associate Chief Counsel
- Mike King, Senior Vice President, NERA Denver
- Andy Kruger, Greenhouse Gas Services, Evolution Markets
- Erik Lange, Partner - Transaction Services Accounting Advisory Group, KPMG LLP
- Michael Liebreich, Chairman & CEO, New Energy Finance
- Kelly Lloyd, Chief Financial Officer, enXco
- Michael Midden, Dexia Credit Local
- Jim Murphy, Senior Vice President & CFO, Invenergy
- Karl Olsoni, CFO, PPM Energy
- George Revock, Director, Citigroup Global Markets
- Tim Rosenzweig, Chief Financial Officer, UPC Wind
- Maura Schoenfeld, President, Meridian Clean Fuels
- Dean Scott, Senior Reporter for Climate Change, Bureau of National Affairs Inc. / Daily Environment Report/International Environment Reporter
- Michael Skelly, Chief Development Officer, Horizon Wind Energy
- Ed Zaelke, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLP

Why Attend AWEA Events when there are other Finance Events on the Market?

The revenue generated from AWEA events is put right back into services that promote and advance the wind industry. Examples include promoting favorable policies (such as the PTC and RPS) through work with our government legislators, wind visibility campaigns, communicating and educating America on the benefits of wind energy, addressing environmental concerns, pushing for advanced transmission access for wind, and many others. Unlike other wind events organized by for-profit companies, AWEA puts your dollars to work on advancing the wind energy industry.

For more workshop information, including more detailed program content, registration costs, online registration, and housing and travel details, visit http://www.awea.org/events/finance2007oct/

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Phone: (202) 383-2512
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Email: conference@awea.org
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