Washington State University's

Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service

 p r e s e n t s 

GLOBAL OIL DEPLETION
&
IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

October 4 – 5, 2005 • Spokane, Washington



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Registration has closed. If you are still interested in attending please contact us at 800-942-4978.

For groups of three or more from the same organization, a group discount will be offered at $175.00 per person.

Hotel Information:

The Davenport Hotel
10 South Post Street
Spokane, WA 99201
800-899-1482

Sponsors:

Principle Sponsors

  • Washington State University
    • Health Sciences
    • Design Center
    • Biological Systems Engineering
    • Environmental Science & Regional Planning
  • Avista
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy & Public Service
  • Spokane Rotary 21
  • Washington State Department of Ecology

Participating Sponsors
  • CH2M Hill
  • Karel Capital
  • AIM
  • Nuclear Energy Institute
  • Spokane Conservation District
  • Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce
Sponsors
  • Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • Valley Honda
  • SIRTI
  • Eastern Washington University

For more information contact:

Conferences & Professional Programs
Washington State University
800-942-4978
joyt@wsu.edu

This conference is designed for decision-makers from business, government, science and communities in the Pacific Northwest. Internationally known speakers will present the political, social and economic issues related to peak oil production, followed by discussions led by regional experts on actions steps required, including sustainable conservation measures and developing efficient and commercially viable alternatives to fossil fuels.

Keynote Presentations
  • Matt Simmons, CEO of Simmons and Co. International, whose new book Twilight in the Desert? The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy indicates that oil production in Saudi Arabia may be peaking as early as 2005-2006.

  • Herman Franssen, Ph.D., former Chief Economist for the IEA and an expert on the geopolitics of global oil depletion.

  • Roger Bezdek, Ph.D., Economist, co-author of Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation & Risk Management, prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy.