EMA 8th Annual Spring Meeting
May 2-5, 2004
Hotel Inter-Continental
New Orleans, Louisiana USA

Preliminary Program *

The EMA Spring Meeting Final proceedings will be available in CD format only at the conference.
*Topics and Speakers subject to change.

Sunday, May 2, 2004
8:00 am - 7:30 pm	Registration Open
8:00 am - 9:00 am	Continental Breakfast (Workshop participants only)
9:00 am - 5:00 pm	Introduction to Emissions Trading Workshop (Separate registration required)
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm	Welcome Reception - Sponsored by United Power Inc. Open to all registered meeting attendees!
7:30 pm	Dinner on your own
Monday, May 3, 2004
8:00 am - 5:30 pm	Registration & Exhibits Open
8:00 am - 9:00 am	Continental Breakfast
9:00 am - 10:45 am	Plenary Session
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Opening and Welcome Daniel Chartier, EMA President Matthew Most, EMA Chairman
9:10 am - 9:45 am	Update on EMA International and Chapter Formation
9:45 am - 10:15 am	Mike McDaniel, PhD, Secretary - Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Perspective on US energy and environmental policy
10:15 am - 10:45 am	Jeffrey Holmstead, United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Air and Radiation High level EPA update on policies including IAQR, Mercury and NSR, and a perspective on future actions that will impact the emission markets.
10:45 am - 11:15 am	Break
11:15 am - 12:45 pm	Plenary Session
11:15 am - 12:45 pm	Moderator - Miles Weigel, Argus Media Is Industry Doing Enough on Climate Change in the US? David Doniger, Natural Resources Defense Council What is the Science Telling Us On Climate Change? John Christy, PhD, University of Alabama Barry Keim, PhD, Louisiana State University
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm	Lunch - Sponsored by BP Energy James O'Brien, VP-Safety and Environment, Entergy Corporate Governance and its impact on emissions markets
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm	Concurrent Sessions
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Session 3A - Panel: How To Keep Liquidity High In A Market Faced With Credit Issues And Bankruptcies Moderator - Andy Kruger, Cantor Fitzgerald EBS John Greene, Reliant Ken Chaney, Mirant Americas Energy Marketing LP Curt Kaminer, Millennium Environmental Group Inc. Gary Payne, Dominion Energy Marketing, Inc. Session 3B - United States Greenhouse Gas Trading Update Moderator - Joe Wisniewski, Environmental Synergy Inc. Ned Helme, Center for Clean Air Policy The politics of state implementation David South, Technology & Market Solutions LLC What's Happening: A Summary of state by state actions Peter Zaborowsky, Evolution Markets LLC Brokering in the voluntary markets
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Break - Sponsored by Amerex
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm	Session 4A - Will There Be A Mercury Market? Moderator and Presenter - Jim Staudt, Andover Technology Partners Larry Monroe, PhD, Southern Company The latest on control technologies Steven Fine, ICF Consulting What's the potential of a mercury market? Session 4B - Progress Towards Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Compliance Markets Moderator and Presenter - Ray Rivers, Rivers Consulting Nicola Steen, CO2e.com Broker's perspective Natsuki Tsukada, MGM International, Ltd. Buyer's perspective
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Chairman's Reception - Co-sponsored by Entergy and Van Ness Feldman Muriel's at Jackson Square Open to all registered meeting attendees!
Tuesday, May 4, 2004
8:00 am - 3:30 pm	Registration & Exhibits Open
8:00 am - 9:00 am	Continental Breakfast
9:00 am - 10:30 am	Concurrent Sessions
9:00 am - 10:30 am	Session 5A - What Is The Impact Of EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule? Moderator and Presenter - Sam Napolitano, United States Environmental Protection Agency Interstate Air Quality Rule Update Thomas Snyder, Maryland Department of Environment State regulator perspective John Kinsman, Edison Electric Institute Electric industry perspective Rona Birnbaum and Amy Kinner, United States Environmental Protection Agency The Acid Rain Experience: Should We Be Concerned About Hot Spots? Session 5B - Managing Greenhouse Gas Risk Moderator - Brent Dorsey, Entergy Carrie Sonneborn, Chicago Climate Exchange / Murdoch University Research on capacity building needs for greenhouse gas reduction Gordon Slack, The Dow Chemical Company Manufacturing sector perspective Jeffrey Williams, Entergy
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Break
11:00 am - 12:00 pm	Sessions 6 - EMA Committee Meetings
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch - Sponsored by Edison Mission Marketing & Trading Jonathan Pershing, World Resources Institute Emerging markets - What does the future hold in store?
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm	Concurrent Sessions
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm	Session 7A Panel 1 - SO2 and NOx Market Update And How Is It Affected By Upcoming Rules?: Pricing and the interdependencies between the markets. Moderator - Kirk Belch, Amerex Tom Gibson, United Power Inc. Thaddeus Huetteman, Power & Energy Analytic Resources, Inc. Micheal Loreman, DTE Coal Services, Inc. Panel 2 - Integrated Compliance Planning In A Multi-Pollutant Market: How do emerging technologies affect planning and management of portfolio risk? William DePriest, Sargent and Lundy Jim Staudt, Andover Technology Partners Session 7B - Green Power & Renewable Energy Credit Market Development And Linkages Moderator - Julie Smith-Galvin, ENEL North America Gabe Petlin, Center for Resource Solutions Overview of Green Energy Markets in the US Edgar Mercado, United States Environmental Protection Agency Linkages to Emissions Trading Market and Air Quality Goals Chris Dufour, GT Energy LLC RPS and Voluntary REC Market Interaction Jennifer Layke, World Resources Institute REC's: A Buyer's Case Study Ed Holt, Ed Holt & Associates How Renewable Energy Creates and Claims Benefits in Emissions Markets
3:30 pm	Conference Concludes
Wednesday, May 5, 2004
9:00 am - 5:00 pm	- Cancelled - Risk Management for Emissions Traders Workshop

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