[P2assist] Fwd: Southeastern Alt. Fuels Workshop - Nov 6 & 7 in Asheville, NC

[Ron Townley]

FYI:

>
>All AFV Stakeholders:
>
>Please consider attending an important 4-state event addressing the
>advancement of alternative fuel vehicles and fueling corridors in the
>Southeast.  Register soon.  See info below
>
>Workshop: Building Alternative Fuels Networks in the Southeast
>Go to www.landofsky.org/afworkshop.htm for full brochure & registration
>form.
>
>Date: November 6 & 7, 2002
>Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. EST on Nov. 6. Workshop ends at 12:30
>p.m. on Nov. 7.
>
>Location: Holiday Inn Sunspree, Asheville, NC 
>
>Purpose: The workshop will focus on overcoming barriers to the broader
>use of alternative fuels to improve air quality and to support national
>energy security goals, particularly in Southeastern states. This
>four-state sponsored workshop will identify strategies and cooperative
>actions to advance alternative fuel corridors.  We seek an approach that
>meets the needs of business and industry as well as fuel users and
>government officials. We also intend to better understand the benefits
>of using alternative fuels for air quality as well as for energy
>security purposes.
>
>Sponsors: This workshop is jointly hosted by the states of Georgia,
>North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee with support and
>participation by the U.S. Department of Energy. This workshop is one
>recommended initiative by the host states under the Southern Air
>Principles Agreement, which the states signed last year. This workshop
>is one in a series of workshops in the region coming out of that
>collaboration. It is one indication of the states' commitment to
>long-term promotion and support of alternative fuel use in the
>Southeast.
>
>Alternative Fuels Covered: Biodiesel, Ethanol, and Natural Gas
>(Compressed and Liquefied) and Propane/LPG. The workshop will include
>speakers on these fuels as well as vehicle manufacturers and successful
>users of alternative fuels.
>
>Who Should Attend: Fleet managers, vehicle manufacturers and dealers,
>fuel producers, wholesalers and retailers, air quality professionals,
>energy officials, researchers, transportation planners, local government
>officials, transit agencies and Clean Cities officials
>
>Expense: We intend this event to be affordable. Both registration fee
>and room rates will meet most government travel requirements. Workshop
>registration fee is $75.00
>
>Hotel Information: see brochure
>For more information, contact: Ed Seel, Land-of-Sky Regional Council,
>(828) 251-6622 ext. 143, or e-mail: ed@landofsky.org
>
>Terry Albrecht, P.E.
>Program Director
>Waste Reduction Partners
>NCDPPEA/LOSRC Partnership 

Ron Townley
Land-of-Sky Regional Council
25 Heritage Drive
Asheville, NC 28806

Ph: (828) 251-6622 (reception)
or (828) 251-6225 ext. 130 (direct line)
Fax: (828) 251-6353

www.landofsky.org

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