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Energy Sector Sessions
Renewable
9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Legislative Room A
Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square
 From wind to solar, alternative sources are creating renewable energy and jobs across the state. Ohio ranks first among the nation's states in the creation of new energy projects. Nationally, the energy industry is facing a workforce crisis with 40% to 50% expected to retire in positions related to technical maintenance, distribution and engineering.
Attend this session to:
- Discuss innovations and developments in secondary education energy programming.
- Discover the educational/research excellence for renewable energy in the University System of Ohio
- Seize meaningful networking opportunities with leading industry leaders.
Speakers:
Brandon Miller, solar project manager, Carbon Vision Summit Presentation
Vicki Miller, Green Energy Management instructor, Penta Career Center (Perrysburg)
Russ Yoder visiting assistant professor, Bioenergy Program, The Ohio State University/Agricultural Technical Institute
Oil/Gas
1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Legislative Room A
Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square
 The Buckeye State is poised to become a major source of oil and natural gas. Thanks, in part, to new technology, the potential of Ohio's Marcellus and Utica shale deposits plays a critical role in this scenario. The oil/gas industry is creating high-paying jobs in eastern Ohio with supportive collaboration among industry, academia and the state.
Attend this session to:
- Participate in interactive discussions tackling some of the most pressing issues facing the industry.
- Build partnerships and identify collaboration opportunities.
- Learn about the latest information on current and future outlook of the oil/gas sector.
- Discuss innovations and developments in secondary education energy programming.
- Discover the educational/research excellence for renewable energy in the University System of Ohio.
- Seize meaningful networking opportunities with leading industry leaders.
Speakers:
Bob Givens, oil and gas technologies instructor, Marlington High School, Marlington Local Schools
Jerrold L. Hutton, Ph.D., director, Gaseous Fuels Transportation Partnership, Clean Fuels Ohio
Douglas Southgate, professor, associate director of the Subsurface Energy Resource Center, College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University
To read about Marlington High School's oil and gas program, click here and here.
To read the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services January 2013 Ohio Shale Report, click here.
Session contact: Cyndi Brill, consultant, Office of Career-Technical Education, Ohio Department of Education
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