April 18-19, 2006

Hilton Chicago

720 South Michigan Avenue,

Chicago, Illinois  60605
Tel: +1-312-922-4400 

The Department of Energy Solar Energy Technology Program (SETP) is convening a Technical Exchange Meeting to facilitate external contributions to planning for the Solar America Initiative. The Technical Exchange Meeting is open to participation by all external organizations on a space-limited basis. Due to this limitation, only two representatives per organization will be allowed to register for this meeting.

The objective of the Technical Exchange Meeting is to obtain input from industry, academia, and government on the technological barriers and procurement strategy of the Solar America Initiative. This meeting will focus on the discussion of critical issues whose resolution will have a significant impact on shaping both the program and the resulting solicitation. The key mechanism used to accomplish this objective will be a series of breakout sessions to be held during this two-day event. The first day of sessions will focus on technical and procurement strategy, and the second day of sessions will focus on program execution.

Registration

The registration section of this website includes an online registration form and instructions detailing the registration process for the Technical Exchange Meeting.

Background Materials

The following links are general in nature. As they become available, additional background materials will be provided on this website. To access these documents, please click the "Background Materials" button above.

DOE Solar America Initiative Webpage

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/solar_america/index.html

White Advanced Energy Initiative Webpage

http://www.whitehouse.gov/stateoftheunion/2006/energy/

SETP Notice of Program Interest

https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/8df825feb86675de852564650046faea/8cb1060444f7907a852571260063ecd1?OpenDocument