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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Monday, March 11, 2024
  • 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM MT
    Registration
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM MT
    Pre-conference workshop: More than Monitoring—Encouraging Use of Ecological Data to Inform Responsible Renewable Energy Development
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM MT
    Pre-Conference Workshop: Winning Community Support—Addressing Opposition & Misinformation
  • 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM MT
    Local Affairs Committee Meeting
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM MT
    Welcome Reception
  • Tuesday, March 12, 2024
  • 6:30 AM – 7:00 AM MT
    Networking Fun Run – 2.5k Walk & 5k Run
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM MT
    Bat Subcommittee
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM MT
    Registration Open
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM MT
    Networking Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MT
    Opening General Session
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM MT
    Networking Break & Exhibits
  • 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM MT
    Building Bridges—Developers & Nonprofits Partnering in Successful Community Engagement

    Moderator: Natasha Healey, CEO – Bantam Communications

  • 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM MT
    Managing Wildlife on the Western Landscape
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM MT
    Networking Lunch & Exhibits
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MT
    Land Use Planning Committee
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MT
    Wildlife and Federal Permitting Committee
  • 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM MT
    Designing & Permitting Large-Scale Solar Sites in Preparation for Stormwater Events
  • 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM MT
    Crossing Borders—Stakeholder Engagement for Long-Distance Transmission
  • 2:45 PM – 3:15 PM MT
    Networking Break & Exhibits
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM MT
    Good Neighbors—Local Permitting & Rural Community Engagement
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM MT
    New Technology in Action—Smart Curtailment & Wildlife
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM MT
    Building Stronger Relationships with Tribal Communities
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT
    Networking & Poster Reception
  • Wednesday, March 13, 2024
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM MT
    Registration Open
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM MT
    Networking Breakfast & Exhibits
  • 8:30 AM – 9:35 AM MT
    Accelerating Development of Renewables in Underserved Communities
  • 8:30 AM – 9:35 AM MT
    Establishing Vegetation at Utility-Scale Solar Sites
  • 9:35 AM – 10:05 AM MT
    Networking Break & Exhibits
  • 10:05 AM – 10:35 AM MT
    Meet EPA’s RE-Powering America’s Land Initiative
  • 10:05 AM – 10:35 AM MT
    State of the Science—Leading Research on Avian & Solar Interactions
  • 10:35 AM – 10:45 AM MT
    Transition Break
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM MT
    Capitalizing on Incentives for Disturbed Lands
  • 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM MT
    How to Meet Clean Energy Goals with Limited Regulator Resources
  • 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM MT
    Eagle Subcommittee
  • 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM MT
    Networking Lunch (Ask the Experts) & Exhibits
  • 12:45 PM – 1:55 PM MT
    Managing & Promoting Biodiversity at Solar Sites
  • 12:45 PM – 1:55 PM MT
    Siting & Permitting on Federal Lands
  • 2:05 PM – 2:35 PM MT
    Breaking News—Implications of the Final Eagle Rule Revisions
  • 2:05 PM – 2:35 PM MT
    Improving Dialogue with States—AFWA-Industry Communications Protocols
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM MT
    Alternative Approaches—Programmatic Agreements to Voluntary Conservation
  • 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM MT
    Collaborating with Fire Officials on Energy Storage Projects