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Hawaii Spotlights Exemplary Solar Initiative at IEEE PV Specialists Conference

On Tuesday, June 22 at 1:30 PM, Hawaii officials and representatives of key stakeholder perspectives will hold a panel discussion about the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI) and how to address the current barriers to high penetration of PV on the islands. Hear from:

• Moderator: Theodore Peck, HI Dept. of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
• Legislative Perspective: Hon. Hermina Morita, State Representative, HI Legislature, Chair of the Energy and Environmental Protection Committee
• Regulatory Perspective: Hon. Carlito Caliboso, Chairman, HI Public Utilities Commission
• Utility Perspective: Scott Seu, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.
• PV Industry Perspective: Mark Duda, Distributed Energy Partners

"Hawaii provides the ideal backdrop for a gathering of photovoltaics experts as our state pushes forward on our path to create 70 percent clean energy by 2030 through the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative," said Lt. Governor James R. "Duke" Aiona, Jr. "Hawaii welcomes PV's top minds to our state and is pleased to set the stage for breakthrough photovoltaic research discussions and presentations."

This year's PV Specialists Conference will feature an in-depth technical program with a record 930 presentations to take place following plenary talks each morning from all 10 technical areas. Speakers include:

• James R. "Duke" Aiona, Jr., Hawaii Lieutenant Governor
• James Edmonds, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Joint Global Change Research Institute at the University of Maryland
• Rhone Resch, President of SEIA (Solar Energy Industries Association)
• John Lushetsky, Manager of the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Energy Technology Program (SETP)
• James Prendergast, Executive Director IEEE
• Kris Bertness, National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Gregory L. Rorrer, National Science Foundation

The exhibition hall will be open from Tuesday, June 22 to Thursday, June 24 with exhibitors from across the globe and will be co-located near 700 poster presentations. In addition, a dedicated presentation stage will provide exhibitors a venue for new product demonstrations.

Tuesday, June 22 is Public Day at the PV Specialists Conference, and the local community will be granted free admission to the exhibition hall from 1:30 - 5pm. During this time, the annual High School Solar Science Fair demonstration and competition will take place from 3:30 to 5:30 PM. Local students from Honoka'a High School, Farrington High and McKinley High will be displaying practical applications of PV to power their projects.

To register for the 35^th IEEE PV Specialists Conference, please visit: http://www.ieee-pvsc.org/PVSC35/conference-registration.html

Members of the media can register for a free press pass by contacting Christine Bennett at christine@antennagroup.com, 1-415-977-1941. Daily updates for media from the conference can be found at the IEEE PV Specialists Conference Media Resource Site: http://ieee-pvsc.typepad.com/

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About IEEE:

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.) is the world's largest technical professional society. Through its more than 375,000 members in 160 countries, the organization is a leading authority on a wide variety of areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics. Dedicated to the advancement of technology, the IEEE publishes 30 percent of the world's literature in the electrical and electronics engineering and computer science fields, and has developed nearly 900 active industry standards. The organization annually sponsors more than 850 conferences worldwide. Additional information about the IEEE can be found at http://www.ieee.org.

Technical Program Contact: ProgramChair@ieee-pvsc.org

Exhibiting and Sponsorship Contact: Exhibits@ieee-pvsc.org

Antenna Group for 35^th IEEE PV Specialists Conference
Christine Bennett, 1-415-977-1941
Christine@antennagroup.com