Many Thanks For Attending Our 2-23 Extravaganza & CE Working Group Meeting on 3/13

Building a global community of leaders

to advance clean energy and

sustainable solutions

Leaders in Energy and its partnering organizations, the Association of Energy Engineers (National Capital and Baltimore Chapters), very much appreciate your participation and support of our 2018 Extravaganza. We hope that you found the event to be informative, beneficial for networking, and fun with the door prizes provided by the hosts and exhibitors.

We want to thank our speakers, sponsors and exhibitors, volunteers, and our attendees for supporting and making our 2018 Extravaganza a great success!

A special thanks to Lockheed Martin for hosting the lovely reception prepared by Good Tidings Catering.

We have received many nice comments on the event. One attendee observed that:

"..the conference was a group mentoring session where technology providers, entrepreneurs, policy makers, students, and other stakeholders could share their best practices, stories on building their careers and businesses, and collectively shape a framework for advancing clean energy locally and nationally. Holding the event in one room where the panel sessions, networking reception and technology displays were all held allowed for cross-pollination of ideas and connections."

See some photo snapshots further below. We are also preparing recap articles on the event sessions.

We will conduct our second Working Group meeting on March 13th, 6-7:30 pm, on steps to build a Circular Economy in the DC Region. (See more below)

In April, we will participate again in the Northern Virginia Community College's Annual Green Festival at its Annandale Campus (in Fairfax, VA) scheduled for April 26th, 2018. This year's theme is "Towards Environmental Resilience in a Changing World".

In terms of our future events, mark your calendars for our 5th Green Jobs Forum (August 16th) and 5th Four Generations Awards and Holiday Event (November 30th).

We will conduct our second meeting to examine steps for building a circular economy in the DC Region on Tuesday, March 13th, at the Shop Made in DC store from 6-7:30 pm. If you are new to the group and wish to attend, please email info@leadersinenergy.org.

Snapshots from

2018 Clean Energy

and Sustainability Extravaganza -

Panels, Exhibits, & Reception/Door Prizes

Aldrich Reuelraj, Ronak Shah, Vishnu Varun Babu, and Zachary Ferraro (with Association of Energy Engineers new University of Maryland Student Chapter) with Luminaid Solar Lantern Door Prize

Dr. Lynn Abramson, Executive Director, Clean Energy Business Network, meeting with attendees.

Joanne Ivancic, Executive Director, Advanced Biofuels USA, presenting at Business Panel.

Association of Energy Engineers, Council on Women in Energy and Environmental Luncheon with John Lord, AEE NCC President at podium

Laurie Vaudreuil, Katherine Magruder, and Rosa Cassidy - Council on Women in Energy and Environmental Leadership (CWEEL) panelists on "Career Perspectives in Cleantech from Women Leaders" panel

Dr. Catherine O'Brien Stephens, University of Maryland, Energy Research Center, meeting with attendees.

Mark Stewart , UMD Senior Sustainability Officer, presenting at

University Panel

Jim Nagle, Edison Energy, presenting at second portion of Business Panel - Clean Power and Transportation Solutions.

Dr. Nandini Mouli, Moderator, of CWEEL panel

Dr. Lynn Abramson, Moderator, of the Business Panel - first portion on Green Building Solutions

(l-r) Janine Finnell, Executive Director, Leaders in Energy with Carol McCaffrey and Miriam Aczel at Leaders in Energy Exhibit Table.

(Foreground) Dr. Nandini Mouli, President of the AEE-Baltimore Chapter, with Dr. Eric Wachsman, Executive Director of the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute at CWEEL Luncheon

Thanks for Our Leaders in Energy SHOWCASE Panels and Exhibitors

Sponsors and Exhibitors

Opportunities -- Green Jobs Corner

Is Your Company Hiring?

The Green Building Division of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs in the District of Columbia has a new position open for a Supervisory Green Building Reviewer. Those interested may reach out to Bryan Bomer at bryan.bomer@dc.gov See the position description here.

Green Jobs Facebook group (moderated by Spencer Schecht) with 1200 members. Here is the link to the group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/223689644750214/

Leaders in Energy Partnership with Green Jobs Network: Post a job opening on the US-wide Green Jobs Network and receive a $20 discount by using a Leaders in Energy code. This also helps our organization to sustain its work. Learn more here and apply code: leaders2018 This unique code is available until December 31, 2018.

NOTE: Advertise your positions in our Leaders in Energy Green Jobs Corner. Contact John Gaffigan at jgaffigan@leadersinenergy.org

Other Events

The National Capital Area Chapter of the United States Association for Energy Economics (NCAC-USAEE) will conduct its annual dinner on March 1, 2018, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, at The University Club DC, 1135 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036. The topic is "A U.S. Producer's Story: Opportunities and Challenges of Natural Gas Exploration and Production in Europe." Presenter: George Yates is the President and CEO of HEYCO Energy Group, Inc., an exploration and production company. See more info here.

Leaders in Energy is Building a Global Action Network

We are building a global action network to advance clean energy and sustainable solutions. Learn more here and in our 2017 Year in Review.

If you are interested in learning more about Leaders in Energy and our activities, please feel free to join us via our mailing list. Our membership is currently free. You may also wish to join us on social media, particularly our LinkedIn group known as Leaders in Energy Research, Communications, Policies & Analysis (LERCPA) which is a lively forum with 3000 members around the DC area, US, and globe exchanging information on clean energy and sustainability topics. You can easily join our LinkedIn group via the social media icon on our website.

You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter .

If you have been attending our events and like our content, please consider reaching out and inviting interested colleagues to join us.Expanding our numbers help us to increase our voice and impact on clean energy and sustainability issues.

Resource Corner

See articles on our past event topics including the circular economy, green jobs, sustainable facilities, clean energy finance, and more at our Blog and Event Archive .

Recent articles include the following:

Want to Live in a More Sustainable World? Join us on 2/23/18 at the Univ. of MD! by Janine Finnell, John Gaffigan, and Carol McCaffrey
Measuring Up: Smart Meter Lessons from the UK, by Miriam Aczel
Leaders in Energy 2017 Year In Review, by Travis High
Urgency for leadership to spark collective action and transformational change, by Janine Finnell
Microgrids: Distributed Energy and Resilience, by Miriam Aczel,
Leaders in Energy reaches 2,900 members, by Travis High
The Urgency of Now and Building a Global Action Network for Change, by Janine Finnell
Microgrids reach a tipping point, by Travis High
Steps toward action in the circular economy, by Travis High

Here you can find our one-stop shop for materials from Leaders in Energy monthly events, including announcements, recaps, and related articles. If you would like to contribute to our events or have a great idea for an article, check out how you can get involved as a member, volunteer, or sponsor and see the 2018 list of events .

Blog article ideas can be submitted to thigh@leadersinenergy.org.

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At Leaders in Energy, we are focused on building a global action network to advance clean energy and sustainable solutions. We are connecting people in the U.S. and around the world who are passionate about clean energy and sustainability in over 100 countries.

We are seeking transformative change for a better world through collective action and leadership. We have worked to forge consensus and convene experts on sustainable energy systems, such as microgrids, to reduce greenhouse gases and take actions to move from a throwaway society to a circular economy.

Leaders in Energy connects people through our website, LinkedIn page, and other social media, as well as our face-to-face events. We also connect job seekers with hiring managers and help those seeking solutions to link with vendors providing a variety of sustainability solutions.

We appreciate your support and attendance at our thought leadership, educational, and professional networking events on clean energy and sustainability topics. We believe that our organization is playing an important role in building the capacity for positive change and action by convening professionals who are working to make a difference.

For those who are interested in the circular economy, we will conduct our second working group on Tuesday, March 13th, 6-7:30 pm, at Shop Made in DC. If you are new to the group and wish to attend, please RSVP to info@leadersinenergy.org.

Sincerely,

Janine A. Finnell

Executive Director

Leaders In Energy