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Greening the Internet Economy: Workshop Webcasts Now Available for On-Demand Viewing

By Alex Matthews

San Diego, January 29, 2009 -- Calit2 recently co-hosted a "Greening the Internet Economy" symposium in collaboration with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Nearly 200 attendees showed up for the public-private conference, which featured keynote talks by Google's Green Energy Czar, Bill Weihl, and CPUC President Michael Peevey. The informal panel discussions included representatives from industry, regulatory agencies, academia and non-governmental agencies. All of the sessions were webcast live, and the streaming videos are now available for on-demand viewing below; just click on the video link or the companion image. [Windows Media player and broadband connection required; for any trouble viewing the videos,  click here for troubleshooting instructions .]

THURSDAY, JANUARY 22
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23

THURSDAY	JANUARY 22
	Welcome to Day One Larry Smarr, Director, Calit2 Rachelle Chong, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission Length: 16:06 [video]
	Keynote: A Vision for a Green IT Future Bill Weihl, Green Energy Czar, Google and Co-Chair Climate Savers Computing Initiative Length: 41:23 [video]
	California’s AB 32 and Information Communication Technology Moderator: State Senator Martha M. Escuita, 30th Senate District Panelists: • Darren Bouton Deputy Cabinet Secretary to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger • Anthony Eggert Science and Technology Advisor to Chairman Nichols • Sunne McPeak President and CEO, California Emerging Technology Fund • Dan Pellissier Cal/EPA Deputy Secretary for Energy Policy Coordination Length: 59:00 [video]
	Greening the Power Hungry Data Center Moderator: Rajesh Gupta, Professor and QUALCOMM Endowed Chair, Computer Science and Engineering, UCSD Panelists: • Jud Cooley Senior Director, Sun Modular Datacenter, Sun Microsystems • Rich Lechner VP, Energy & Environment, IBM • Horst Simon Associate Laboratory Director for Computing Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory • Jim VanderPas General Manager, NE Region, UTC Power/UTC Fuel Cells Length: 59:37 [video]
	Reducing Your ICT Carbon Footprint Moderator: Lisa Bicker, President, CleanTECH San Diego Panelists: • Tom Baumann CEO, ClimateCheck • Margaret Bruce Western Regional Director-US, The Climate Group • Stephen Harper Global Director, Environmental and Energy Policy, Intel • Richard Kaufmann HP Distinguished Technologist, Hewlett-Packard Length: 58:01 [video]
	Reception and Technology Demonstrations Steve Relyea, Vice Chancellor, Business Affairs, UC San Diego Length: 20:31 [video]

FRIDAY	JANUARY 23
	Welcome to Day Two Rachelle Chong, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission Larry Smarr, Director, Calit2 Length: 12:07 [video]
	Opening Address: California’s Public and Private Sectors Advancing Innovation, Efficiency and New Technology to meet the ICT Challenge Michael R. Peevey President, California Public Utilities Comission Length: 30:40 [video]
	Capitalizing on Advances in the Energy Sector & Emerging Technologies Moderator: Dan Gatti, Senior Vice President-Worldwide Market Operations, Verari Panelists: • Joseph Heinzmann Director of Business Development, Fuel Cell Energy • Scott Lang President and CEO, Silver Spring Networks • Allan Schurr Vice President, Strategy & Development, IBM Global Energy & Utilities • Ron Tessitore Vice President of Advanced Applications Platforms, Qualcomm Length: 1:10:44 [video]
	ICT and Smart Buildings: Building Management Systems, Communications Platforms and More Moderator: Margaret Bruce, Western Regional Director-US, The Climate Group Panelists: • Gareth Ashley Associate, Arup Group • Jim Meacham Director of Advanced Energy Systems, CTG Energetics, Inc. • Wolfgang Wagener Director, Connected Urban Development Program, Cisco Systems • Jim Young Founder and CEO, Realcom Length: 56:41 [video]
	ICT and Intelligent Transportation Moderator: Jerry Sheehan, Manager for Government Programs, Calit2/UCSD Panelists: • Jonn Axsen Graduate Researcher, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Research Center, UC Davis • Dave Barthmuss Manager of Public Policy, Environment & Energy, GM • Will Recker Institute for Transportation Studies, UCI • Shahin Sepassi Intelligent Transportation Systems Project Manager and District 11 Branch Chief, Caltrans Length: 1:03:05 [video]
	ICT, Efficiency and the Consumer Moderator: Keri Bolding, Senior Communications Advisor, California Public Utilities Comission Panelists: • Dave Anderson EVP of Product Development, Verari • David Hsieh Vice President of Marketing, Emerging Technologies, Cisco • Beth Shiroishi Executive Director, Citizenship and Sustainability, AT&T • Patricia Lawicki SVP and Chief Information Officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Length: 57:19 [video]
	Academic ICT and Green Cyberinfrastructure Moderator: Larry Smarr, Harry E. Gruber Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology. Panelists: • Bill St. Arnaud Chief Research Officer, CANARIE Inc. • Thomas DeFanti Senior Research Scientist, Calit2, UC San Diego • Wendell Brase Vice Chancellor for Operations, UC Irvine • Gary Baldwin Director of Special Projects for Energy and the Environment, CITRIS, UC Berkeley Length: 1:00:30 [video]
	Closing Session: The Path Forward – Multi-Sector Collaboration Moderators (l-r): Rachelle Chong and Larry Smarr Length: 26:07 [video]

Related Links
Greening the Internet Economy Workshop Website