The American Indian Studies Department
     and the College of Ethnic Studies
     at San Francisco State University presents

Program

Intro Statement of Purpose Program Logistics

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In the coming weeks, presentation materials from the 2004 symposium will be posted here. Look for links to speaker's/presenter's names.

In the coming months, information about the 2005

symposium program will be posted here, including criteria and deadlines for proposals.

American Indian Studies Department
College of Ethnic Studies
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132

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AIS Department Office: (415) 338-1054
College Office: (415) 338-1693
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Friday, January 30, 2004
8:30 AM	REGISTRATION
9:O0 AM	WELCOME
x	Robert Corrigan, President, SFSU Jacob D. Perea (Apache), Dean, College of Education Tomás Almaquer, Dean, College of Ethnic tudies John L. Geesman, Commissioner, California Energy Commission Michael S. Pfeffer, Executive Director,California Indian Legal Services
9:30 AM	KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND DISCUSSION Deron Marquez, Chair, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians	The Energy Situation for California Indians: Retaining Traditional Perspectives While Negotiating the Crisis
10:30 AM	MORNING BREAK
10:45 AM	PROTECTING SACRED SITES AND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT Larry Myers (Pomo), Executive Secretary, California Indian Heritage Commission Mark Macarro, Chairman, Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians Alfreda Mitre (Southern Paiute) Melissa Nelson (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies, SFSU; Executive Director, Cultural Conservancy Anne Marie Sayer, Mutsun Band of Coastanoan (Ohlone) Indians Michelle LeBeau, Esq., Holland & Knight (Moderator)
12:00 PM	LUNCH
1:30 PM	KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND DISCUSSION: A.David Lester (Muscogee Creek), Executive Director, Council For Energy Resource Tribes
2:30 PM	TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION Jeffery C. Miller, Regional Transmission Manager, California Independent System Operator (CAISO) J.D. Williams, Landye, Bennett, Blumstein, LLP Manuel Alvarez, Director of Strategic Policy and Regulation Regulatory Affairs,SCE Company Scott Furgerson, Distribution and Operations Regional Director, SDG&E Don Kondoleon, California Energy Commission (Moderator)
3:30 PM	AFTERNOON BREAK
4:00 PM	ENERGY EFFICIENCY, EDUCATION AND SCHOOL ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
5:00 PM	Reception
Saturday, January 31
8:30 AM	REGISTRATION
9:00 AM	BLESSING AND WELCOME Clarence Atwell, Chairman, Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Yokut Tribe
	KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Joe Shirley, President, Navajo Nation	The National Energy Bill and What It Means For Tribes
10:15 AM	BREAK
10:30	LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Shenan Atcitty, ESQ. Holland & Knight, LLP,Washington D.C.
11:30 PM	LUNCH
12:30 PM	FERC HYDROPOWER RELICENSING PROCESS: Cathy Messerschmitt, North Fork Rancheria Steve Quesenberry, Attorney, Karshmer & Associates
	Don Clary, Attorney, Holland and Knight, LLP Lon Crow, Deputy Director, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Alan Soneda, Pacific, Gas, and Electric Company Jim McKinney, California Energy Commission (Moderator)
2:00 PM	BREAK
2:15 PM	RENEWABLE ENERGY OPTIONS: STATE AND FEDERAL INCENTIVE PROGRAMS
	Manuel Alvarez, Director of Strategic Policy and Regulation Regulatory Affairs, SCE Company Bill Golove, Department of Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Environmental EnergyTechnologies Department Tim Tutt, Technical Director Renewable Energy Program, California Energy Commission (Moderator)
3:00 PM	BREAK
3:15  PM	TRIBAL ENERGY NEEDS: OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSERVATION AND SELF- SUFFICIENCY:
	Karen Atkinson, Esq., Tribal Strategies, Inc. Steve Greenberg, Distributed Energy Strategies Zandra Marrero, Commercial and Industrial Service Manager,Sempra Energy Utilities Darcie L. Houck, Esq., California Energy Commission (Moderator)
4:00 PM	TRIBAL UTILITIES AND ECONOMIC INVESTMENT:	Self-Sufficient Energy Options : and Economic Development
	John Nash, Tule River, Economic Development Corporation Jim Noteboom, Warm Springs Tribe Howard Hirahara, Western Area Power Administra Gary Collins, Mni Sose Intertribal Water Rights Coalition Michael S. Pfeffer, California Indian Legal Services (Moderator)
5:45 PM	CLOSING REMARKS
6:00 PM	CONFERENCE ADJOURNS