This year's ASPO-USA Conference looks interesting. It is set in Denver and has the theme System Reset: Global Energy and the New Economy .

Activities are spread over four days. On thebefore the conference, there is a separate pre-session called, led by Richard Vodra, CFA. Registration for the Saturday session is $95 if you register before August 7. More information can be found here , and on one of the flyers below the fold. On Sunday, there are three tracks of concurrent sessions. Oil Drum speakers are in one of these concurrent sessions, from 10:15am to 11:45am. Other speakers are on topics such as investments, charting a sustainable future, and international dimensions.

The regular plenary sessions are on Monday and Tuesday. Speakers include Matt Simmons, Kjell Aleklett, Jason Bradford, Steve Andrews, Chris Skrebowski, Debbie Cook, and many other familiar names. I notice the first session is "The Future of Oil Supply in an Unpredictable-Price Environment" and the second one is "Natural Gas Game Changers?"

The price of the conference depends on which "package" you choose and when you register. In general, you can save $100 by registering by August 7. Registration information can be found here. More information is available below the fold.

ASPO 2009 INTERNATIONAL PEAK OIL CONFERENCE

System Reset: Global Energy and the New Economy

Sheraton Hotel, Denver, Colorado

October 10-13, 2009

Early registration ends Aug 6, 2009!

Register now and save $100!

ASPO-USA, in concert with ASPO-International, invites you to join energy experts, investors, utilities, representatives from federal, state, and local governments, and others in Denver, Colorado for ASPO-USA's 5th annual Peak Oil Conference.

Session Topics Include:

The Great Recession and Energy Markets

Natural Gas Game Changers

Charting a Sustainable Future

Analysis from "The Oil Drum" Writers

Climate Change, Carbon Capture and Sequestration

The Media: On the Watch or Asleep at the Wheel?

Navigating Competing Priorities In Energy, Food, and Water Policy

Well, Don't Just Sit There! Examples from the Forefronts of the Transition

Stalking the Wild Taboo: Population, Carbon Taxes, and Nuclear Energy

Saturday Pre-Conference Optional Workshop:

Survive & Thrive After Peak Oil: Creating Personal Plans for the Coming Decades





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Matthew Simmons , leading peak oil analyst and author, "Twilight in the Desert"

Chris Martenson , creator, "The Crash Course"

Kevin Phillips , author, "American Theocracy: The Peril & Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, & Borrowed Money"

Tom Petrie , Founder, Petrie, Parkman, Inc. / Merrill Lynch

Susan Capalbo , Chair, Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University

Marcio Rocha Mello , President, HRT Petroleum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

David Shields , journalist, author "Pemex: The Oil Reform, Mexico City, Mexico

Ray Leonard , Vice President of Exploration, Kuwait Energy

Robert Hirsch , energy consultant, US DOE, author of the Hirsch Report

Lisa Margonelli , author, "Oil on the Brain"

Peter Maass, writer, The New York Times, author "Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil"

The world is at a major crossroads - the convergence of peak oil and climate change. Despite challenging economic times, our nation is moving forward with sweeping initiatives to deal with climate change but ignoring the need to mitigate and plan for the peaking of world oil production. Our conference speakers, which include leading financial analysts, international oil industry executives, and peak oil observers, will offer new data and forecasts of our changing resources.

ASPO's four days of information-packed events appeals to a broad spectrum of people in business, public policy, and members of the public concerned with resource supply challenges. Register now to ensure your space and save $100.

For more information and details please visit http://www.aspo-usa.com/2009denver/.



