Wisconsin Solar Hot Water Conference Agenda/Presentations

• 8:30 am: Welcome & Valve Turning Ceremony
     
• 8:45 am: Tour of the Kalahari Solar Hot Water System
• 10:30 am: Product Demonstrations from A-A Exteriors and C&S Hydronics
     
• 10:45 am: Breakout Sessions
  

  Beginner Track: Solar Hot Water 101 Presenter: Burke O’Neal, Full Spectrum Solar

  Advanced Track: Marketing your Solar Hot Water Business Panel Speakers/Presentations: Kelly Lang, Focus on Energy, and Robyn Nowak, Hoffman York Michael Vickerman, RENEW Wisconsin Brandon Leavitt, Solar Service, Inc.

• 11:45 am: Demonstrations from WiseEnergy Equipment Solutions and Caleffi Solar
     
• 12:00 pm: Breakout Sessions
  

  Beginner Track: Trouble-Shooting and Maintaining Solar Hot Water Systems Co-Presenter: Bob Ramlow, Focus on Energy Co-Presenter: John Hippensteel, Lake Michigan Wind & Sun

  Advanced Track: Structure, Permitting and Code Co-Presenter: Kay Schinel, City of Madison Structure, Permitting and Code Co-Presenter: Ron Wroblewski, Productive Energy Solutions

• 12:45 pm: Lunch
• 1:15 pm: Luncheon Keynote
                    Kent, P.E., C.E.M, The Solar Store, Tucson, AZ
                    Sizing up a Solar Thermal Market Expansion
• 2:00 pm: Solar Thermal Working Group
                    Join Focus on Energy in sharing updates, ideas & innovations in the solar thermal industry.
                    2:00 pm Focus Solar Thermal Team updates – Don Wichert, Kari Heinrich, Bob Ramlow
                    2:15 pm Focus Renewable Market Provider Program – Emily Hickey
                    2:20 pm We Energies Solar Thermal Program – Jessica Thibodo - Johnson
                    2:30 pm Midwest Renewable Energy Association – Zara Scharf
                    2:40 pm Division of State Facilities – Cheryl Rezabek
                    2:55 pm WiseEnergy Equipment Solutions – Ted Schmelling
                    3:00 pm Paterson Solar – Intro – Jamie & Krishna Paterson
                    3:05 pm Work Group Forum Open
                    3:15 pm Conference Adjourns
  

*Technical advisory committee convenes at 3:30