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Membership in the Electricity Storage Association is recorded in the name of the organization.

The ESA sponsor fee provides special placement of the sponsor’s company logo on the ESA web site and display banners at the ESA annual meeting and other ESA sponsored events.

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Registration

ESA 2010 urges you to register in advance to take advantage of discounted rates.

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

On-Site registrations at the Westin Charlotte will be accepted, see On-Site registration hours below.
For non on-line registrations, please complete the conference registration form and fax with payment information to Centennial Conferences at [001] 303-499-2599. Faxed registrations will be accepted through midnight, Monday, May 3, 2010.

IMPORTANT: Please note that the ESA Workshop on Tuesday, May 4 is sold out. A waiting list is not available.

On-Site Hours of Registration in the Grand Foyer of the Westin Charlotte Hotel:

Tuesday, May 4	2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 5	7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 6	7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

For questions, please call Centennial Conferences at [001] 303-499-2299.

To register by fax on or before May3, please download the registration form and fax to : [001] 303-499-2599

NOTE: Important Membership Information

As of 2009, attendees of an ESA annual meeting do not become ESA members by default.
Membership will need to be purchased separately and must be done thru the ESA main site. Membership is non-refundable.
Membership is not required to attend this conference.

REGISTRATION FEES (all fees in US Dollars)

More information about Parker - SSD Drives Division Tour

To qualify for the Early or Late registration fee, your payment - not your payment commitment - must be postmarked by the applicable due date.

PAYMENT OPTIONS

All payments must be in U.S. dollars. If not using credit card, all checks must be drawn on a U.S. bank in U.S. dollars. Please make checks payable to ESA 2010. If you prefer to mail your registration form, complete and print it and send with payment to Centennial Conferences. If you require alternate payment option, please contact Centennial Conferences.

REGISTRATION CHANGES

Requests to change a conference registration must be made in writing and emailed or faxed to Centennial Conferences (contact information below).

CANCELLATION REQUESTS

For cancellations, pre-paid registration fees are refundable less a U.S. $100 processing fee if notification of cancellation is received in writing (mail, e-mail, or fax) by Centennial Conferences by Thursday, April 4, 2010. A 50% refund of the pre-paid registration fee will be given if cancellation request is received between April 4 and April 28, 2010. Cancellations after April 28, 2010 will result in forfeiture of the entire registration fee; however, a substitute registrant will be accepted. Membership fees are non-refundable.

PRE-REGISTRATION CUT-OFF

After April 28, 2010 please register on-site. Pre-registration will be closed at midnight, MST on Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Mailed, faxed, or e-mailed registration forms must be received by April 28 in order to be processed as a pre-registration and for the late fee to be applied.

REGISTRATION QUESTIONS

Centennial Conferences
917 Front Street, Suite 220
Louisville, CO 80027 USA
Fax: 1-303-499-2599 (US and Canada), 001-303-499-2599 (outside US and Canada)
E-mail: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Media Sponsor

How Sponsorships Work

Companies can select from three sponsorship level packages, gigawatt, megawatt and kilowatt. The benefits of each level are described in the following table:

Other Sponsorship/Advertising Opportunities

Payment Terms:

* 50% of fee payable within 10 days of contract
* Balance payable 45 days before conference date
* Payment Method: Check made payable to ESA 2010 and drawn on US bank, credit card or wire transfer

Sign Up:

To sign up for any of the offered sponsorship/advertisement opportunities, please complete the sign up form and fax it back to Centennial Conferences at [001] 303-499-2599.

Questions or Inquiries:

Contact Centennial Conferences by e-mail at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for sponsorship or advertising inquiries or questions.

Agenda

Draft Agenda for the 2010 ESA Annual Meeting Available for download. Click here.

ESA Workshop
Energy Storage Benefits and Value Propositions for the Emerging Electricity Marketplace Click here to view details.

With support from Department of Energy and Sandia National Laboratories” along with their logos which are attached.

Speakers

Speaker information will be avaliable soon.

Venue (Make Your Hotel Reservations Now!!!)

ESA 2010 will be held at The Westin Charlotte which is centrally located in downtown Charlotte, NC at 601 South College Street, Charlotte, NC 28202. You will be only a short distance to Duke Energy, the ESA 2010 local host, which is headquartered in Charlotte, the new NASCAR Hall of Fame, and many wonderful local restaurants, galleries and museums. We are sure you will not be disappointed!

Lodging Rate

Reservations at the group rate are still available. Call the Westin directly at 1-704-375-2600 and ask for “in-house” Reservations.

US $165 per night (does not include tax) for single occupancy (includes free internet)
US $165 per night (does not include tax) for double occupancy (includes free internet)
Additional person fee: US $20.00 (per person/per night).

Please make lodging arrangements early as space is limited. The cut-off date to make a reservation is Friday, April 23, 2010.
Rates do not include applicable state or local taxes or surcharges. The current tax rate is 15.25% but is subject to change.
Payment of one night’s room and tax must be provided upon making reservations.
An early departure fee of $75 will apply for guests departing prior to the reserved checkout date. Guests wishing to avoid the fee must advise the Hotel at or before check-in of any change in the scheduled length of stay.
Neither ESA 2010 nor Centennial Conferences are responsible for your lodging arrangements, however, we will be happy to assist you should you experience any problems or have questions. Please contact us by email.

Government Rate Rooms

A limited number of government rate rooms over the official dates of the conference are available and will be serviced on a first-come, first-served basis. To make a hotel reservation at the government rate, you must first reserve your room at the conference group rate of $165/night. Once done, you are asked to email Centennial Conferences at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with your request and your hotel confirmation number. Centennial Conferences will add requests to the government rate request list in date/time order received. Once the block of government rate rooms are filled, you will be notified that your existing reservation at the $165/night rate will be converted to the prevailing government rate. When the government block has been filled, all remaining persons on the government rate room request list will be advised that their request cannot be accommodated. As always, you must provide your U.S. Federal Government I.D. card at check in.

How To Make Your Reservation

Reservation by Phone:

Call 1.866.837.4148 to make your reservation and be sure to mention the Electricity Storage Association Annual Meeting to ensure the conference rate.

International participants may call +001.704.375.2600 to make their reservations. Again, be sure to mention that you are with the Electricity Storage Association Annual Meeting to ensure the conference rate.

Click here to make your reservation online.

Other Lodging Information

Check-in time is after 3:00 PM and check-out time is prior to 12:00 noon.
A deposit of the first night’s room and tax is due fourteen (14) days after the reservation is confirmed by the hotel. Deposits are fully refundable if a reservation is cancelled three (3) days or more prior to the arrival date. Personal checks, money orders or a valid American Express, Diners Club, Visa or MasterCard are accepted.
Cancellations will be accepted up to three (3) days or more prior to the arrival date. Within three (3) days of arrival, deposit of one night’s room and tax will be forfeited.
A valid credit card is required to make and hold your reservation (a valid American Express, Diners Club, Visa or MasterCard.)
Your credit card will be charged one night’s room and tax if the reservation is cancelled within seventy-two (72) hours prior to arrival.

Sharing Rooms

Roommates and guests are the responsibility of each individual. If one person cancels, the other(s) will be charged the full rate.

The Westin Charlotte
601 S College St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
Tel: +001.704.375.2600, Fax: +001.704.375.2623
Toll Free: 1.866.716.8108
http://www.Westin.com/Charlotte

Airports

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) - Charlotte, North Carolina
Distance to The Westin: 7 miles, approx. 15 mins

Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) - Asheville, Tennessee
Distance to The Westin: 114 miles, approx. 2 hrs

Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) - Greensboro, North Carolina
Distance to The Westin: 183 miles, approx. 3 hrs

*Note: Airports further from Charlotte may be cheaper to fly into if you are planning on getting a rental car.

Cost of transportation from Charlotte Douglas International to The Westin:

Taxi - US$23.00
Town Car - US$25.00
Public Shuttle - US$13.00

Car Rental Agencies

Alamo 877.222.9075
Avis 800.230.4898
Budget 800.527.0700
Enterprise 800.261.7331
Hertz 800.654.3131
National 877.222.9058

Airline Information

Air Canada 888.247.2262
AirTran 800.247.8726
American Airlines 800.433.7300
Continental Airlines 800.525.0280
Delta Airlines 800.221.1212
JetBlue 800.538.2583
Lufthansa 800.399.5838
North Airlines 800.225.2525
United Airlines 800.241.6522
US Airways 800.428.4322

Directions from Charlotte Douglas International to The Westin

Take airport freeway to Billy Graham Parkway South.
Take I-77 North until Exit 9 John Belk Freeway I-277.
Take College Street exit towards downtown.
The hotel is on the right.

Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Bus Service

Provides service options from 5:00 am to 2:00 am
Cost: US$1.50 each way or US$2.00 each way for express routes
http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/CATS/Home.htm
Bus Service runs to and from Douglas International Airport.

Entertainment

Comedy
The Comedy Zone
Charlotte Comedy Theater

Art
Mint Museum Art - Charlotte’s Mint Museum is the oldest and most prestigious art museum in the state. Over 81,000 square feet of American, European, pre-Colombian, Spanish colonial and a smattering of local and regional art. The Mint also houses one of the largest collections of porcelain and ceramic art.

Museums
Afro-American Cultural Center
Carolina’s Aviation Museum
Levine Museum of the New South

Attractions
Carowinds Theme Park - The 100-acre park offers all the usual amusement park adventures, including Ferris wheels, roller coasters, special effects shows, and a water park.
Carolina Raptor Center - Carolina Raptor Center is dedicated to environmental stewardship and the conservation of birds of prey, through education, research, and the rehabilitation of injured and orphan raptors.
U.S. National Whitewater Center - The U.S. National Whitewater Center is an outdoor recreation facility set on the banks of the Catawba River. Our 307 acres of woodlands is home to the world’s largest re-circulating river, 14 miles of biking, hiking and running trails, and one of the world’s largest outdoor climbing facilities.

Demographics

City Population - 716,874
Mecklenburg County Population - 935,304
Known as “the city of churches”
Elevation - 751 feet

Orientation

Charlotte sits amongst the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, in a region known as the Carolina Piedmont. Atlanta, GA lies about 227 miles WSW, Knoxville, TN is about 183 miles WNW, Richmond, VA 247 miles NE, and it is 318 miles east to Myrtle Beach, SC, on the Atlantic coast.

Schools

Charlotte is home to a number of notable universities and colleges such as Johnson & Whales University, Queens University of Charlotte, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte School of Law, and University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

General Information

Time Zone
Charlotte is in the Eastern Time Zone which falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America.

Tipping
It is customary to tip 15-20% to restaurant wait staff and to bartenders. Of course, this is discretionary and you should leave as much as you feel comfortable with. If you have a large party, usually a group of 8 or more, gratuities may be included in the bill. Ask if you are unsure.

Emergencies
Call 911 for Police, Ambulance, and Fire Department.

Electricity
The United States, and all of North America, uses 110 volts, 60Hz; flat parallel two-pin plugs are standard. This is different from the standard in many other countries, including those in Europe that use round two-pin plugs with 220-240V, 50 cycles. Voltage converters are not always readily available so it is recommended you pick one up in your home country rather than be disappointed and have your hair dryer damaged.

Area Code
The telephone area codes for Charlotte are 704 and 980 (country dialing code +1).

Weather

Exhibitors

The ESA 2010 EXHIBIT and all technical sessions will be held in the same facility (The Westin Charlotte). The exhibition begins on Tuesday, May 4th and ends on Thursday, May 6th. In order to insure maximum exposure, the exhibit area will be the site of all refreshment breaks, the Welcome Reception and the Banquet Reception.

Booth Rental Rates & Descriptions:

Exhibit Booth: $1,800

All booths will be 10’ wide by 8’ deep. Each booth will be equipped with one 6’ draped table, two chairs, one wastebasket, 3’ high fabric side rails with 8’ high fabric back wall, and a 7” x 44” identification sign. The location for the ESA 2010 EXHIBIT at The Westin Charlotte IS carpeted. Pop-up and free standing exhibits will be accepted.

Checks must be in U.S. dollars drawn on a United States bank and made payable to ESA 2010. Other payment options: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AMEX, bank transfer. The deadline for full payment is within 10 days of receipt of agreement.

Exhibitor Registration

Each ESA exhibit fee includes one Exhibit Representative fee valued at $250 which includes attendance to the Welcome Reception/Exhibit Opening.

Additional company personnel are encouraged to attend and may register at the meeting registration rate of $795 or as an additional Exhibit Representative at $250. Please register for either option when completing the ESA 2010 Exhibit Application & Contract Agreement. The $250 registration rate includes admittance ONLY to the Tuesday Welcome Reception/Exhibit Opening. It does not include access to technical Sessions, lunches, the Wednesday Evening banquet, the Thursday Reception at the NASCAR® Hall of Fame Museum or the Friday Parker - SSD Drives Division tour.

Extra banquet tickets, NASCAR Reception and Parker - SSD Drives Division Tour tickets may be purchased in advance via the ESA Exhibit Application & Contract Agreement.

Exhibit Contract Rules & Regulations

Cancellation Policy: If written notice of cancellation is received by April 2, 2010, an administrative fee of 20% of the total booth fee will be retained. Cancellations after April 2, 2010 will result in full forfeiture of the exhibit fee.

Download the Exhibit Prospectus

Download Exhibit Application and Contract Agreement

ESA 2010 Booth Layout

Tentative Exhibit Hours

Move-In Hours
Tuesday, May 4th
Decorator: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Exhibitors: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Show Hours
Tuesday, May 4th
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Wednesday, May 5th
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
during meeting breaks

Thursday, May 6th
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
during meeting breaks
Exhibitor and Decorator Dismantle from 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The 2010 Exhibitors:

A123Systems
http://www.a123Systems.com
Booth #‘s: 24, 25 & 26

ABB Inc.
http://www.abb.com
Booth #: 19

Altairnano, Inc.
http://www.altairnano.com
Booth #‘s: 28 & 29

Ballard Power Systems
Booth #: 27
http://www.ballard.com

Beacon Power Corp
http://www.beaconpower.com
Booth #: 15

CAREBS - Coalition for the Advancement of Renewable Energy through Bulk Storage
http://www.carebs.org
Booth #: 13

Dynapower Corporation
http://www.dynapower.com
Booth #: 11

East Penn
http://www.eastpenn-deka.com/
Booth #: 16

EnerDel, Inc.
http://www.enerdel.com
Booth #: 12

Energy Storage & Power
http://www.energystorageandpower.com
Booth #: 5

EnerSys
http://www.enersys.com
Booth #: 23

Exide Technologies Industrial Energy
http://www.exide.com
Booth #: 1

FIAMM
Booth #’s: 7, 8 & 9
http://www.fiamm.com

GreenSmith
http://greensmith.us.com/
Booth #: 10

Ice Energy
http://www.ice-energy.com
Booth #: 30

International Battery
http://www.internationalbattery.com/
Booth #: 18

Kema
http://www.kema.com/Default.aspx
Booth #: 14

NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
http://www.ngk.co.jp/english/index.html
Booth #’s: 31 & 32

Redflow Systems
http://www.redflow.com.au
Booth #: 6

S&C Electric Company
http://www.sandc.com/
Booth #: 22

Saft America, Inc.
http://www.saftbatteries.com
Booth #’s: 20 & 21

Valence Technology
http://www.valence.com
Booth #’s: 33 & 34

Parker - SSD Drives Division

Items confirmed for factory tour include:

A four megawatt battery energy storage system inverter container with Parker SSD advanced cooled inverters

Demonstration of Parker SSD Bi-directional inverter with A123 battery rack

Aerial lift utility truck featuring Parker SSD electro-hydraulic hybrid boom control, charging system, and export power

Ride or Drive CalMotors/APT Chevrolet Aveo EV Conversion vehicles equipped with Parker SSD traction drives and motors

The concept for CalMotors Energy Oasis vehicle charging station including battery storage and Parker SSD grid tie inverters will be displayed

We will display an example of a Parker SSD grid tie inverter used on Green Energy Technologies’ WindCube turbine

Engineering staff will be on hand to explain the displays and to answer questions. Refreshments will be provided for attendees.

About Parker Hannifin Corporation:
With annual sales exceeding $10 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world’s leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs approximately 52,000 people in 48 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 53 consecutive years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index.
For more information, visit the company’s web site at http://www.parker.com, or its investor information site at http://www.phstock.com.

About Parker SSD Drives Division:
Part of Parker’s Automation Group, SSD Drives Division is based in Charlotte NC. The facility manufactures power conversion equipment for a variety of energy related applications including energy storage, grid tie inverters, motor speed controls for fans, pumps, and material handling, and EV/HEV drives and ancillary systems. Other Parker/SSD facilities manufacture PMAC motors and generators, as well as electro-hydraulic pumps and actuators.

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The Electricity Storage Association is an international trade association established to foster development and commercialization of energy storage technologies. Our mission is to promote the development and commercialization of competitive and reliable energy storage delivery systems for use by electricity suppliers and their customers.

About ESA

The Electricity Storage Association is a trade association established to foster development and commercialization of energy storage technologies. Our mission is “to promote the development and commercialization of competitive and reliable energy storage delivery systems for use by electricity suppliers and their customers.”

The ESA members represent

Electric utilities, ESCOs, IPPs
Technology developers involved with advanced batteries, flywheels, CAES, pumped hydro, supercapacitors and component suppliers, such as power conversion systems
Researchers committed to advancing the state of the art in energy storage solutions

ESA Goals:

Promote the commercial application of energy storage technologies as solutions to power and energy problems.
Coordinate and attract international interest and involvement in energy storage.
Provide a forum for technical and commercial information exchange between suppliers, customers, and researchers.

The organization grew out of a need to provide an information exchange forum for battery energy storage following completion of the Electric Power Research Institute’s Chino Battery Storage Project review group in 1991. The Utility Battery Group (UBG) was established by more than 30 utilities. In May 1996, the group’s Board of Directors moved to broaden the charter to encompass all energy storage technologies in recognition of the interest to provide technological solutions to its constituents rather than championing a single technology. The Board also voted to incorporate as a 501(c)(6) trade association, changed the name to the Energy Storage Association, and adopted a proactive agenda of educational and commercialization activities in pursuit of its goals. In April 2001, the membership voted to change the name of the organization to the Electricity Storage Association, to counteract the widespread but mistaken belief that electricity cannot be stored.

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News

2010 Symons Award Winner John Boyes

John D. Boyes

John D. Boyes, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, is the 2010 recipient of the Electricity Storage Association (ESA)‘s annual Phil Symons Electricity Storage award. Mr. Boyes, the manager of the Energy Storage and Distributed Energy Resources Department at Sandia, received the award at the ESA’s 20th Annual Meeting, held in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 4-6, 2010.

Mr. Boyes was recognized for his instrumental role in the evolution of storage systems having, for the past 12 years, managed the Energy Storage Systems Program at Sandia National Laboratories, which is funded by the Department of Energy.

20th Anniversary Meeting a Success

The 20th Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC was a success. With almost 350 in attendance, the agenda was chock full of over 40 presentations on various topics ranging from electricity storage in the U.S. and around the world, to energy products to the energy storage value proposition.

Keynote addresses were provided by Jim Roger, CEO, Duke Energy; and Dr. Imre Gyuk, Manager, Energy Storage Systems Program, U.S. Department of Energy. Additionally, the meeting featured a speech by Senator Ron Wyden.

Stay tuned for information on next year’s Annual Meeting!

ESA Has Moved!

The Electricity Storage Association has moved its headquarters to the nation’s capitol. Our new address is:

1155 15th Street, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-293-0537

Dr. Nourai Joined KEMA

Dr. Ali Nourai, Chairman of ESA Board of Directors, retired from American Electric Power (AEP) in March 2010 after a 30-year utility career. He helped launching AEP’s successful sodium sulfur battery program in 2006 and introduced the concept of the Community Energy Storage (CES) in 2009.

Shortly after his retirement, Dr. Nourai joined KEMA as an Executive Consultant. He explains this move as a necessary step to reach out to other companies and help them with their projects in the field of energy storage that is rapidly growing. KEMA is the industry’s leading consulting company in storage and offers an excellent global platform for him to work on and reach out to utilities and other businesses across all energy storage application areas.

Energy Storage in the New York Electricity Markets

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has issued Energy Storage in the New York Electricity Markets, a white paper that reviews the contributions and possible benefits of energy storage systems to the operation of the bulk power system.