FCC ANNOUNCES PANELISTS FOR NOV. 30 FIELD HEARING AT MIT ON ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Panels on Smart Grid Communications and the Energy Information Economy will be featured at the Federal Communications Commission’s field hearing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on how broadband can help the nation achieve its energy and environmental goals. Several companies will also be exhibiting consumer-oriented technology related to energy management and efficiency. The full list of panelists and companies providing technology demonstrations is below. The hearing and exhibits are open to the public.

WHAT:	FCC Field Hearing on Energy and the Environment
WHEN:	Monday November 30, 2009, 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
WHERE:	MIT Stratton Student Center, Twenty Chimneys 84 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139

AGENDA

• Introduction
  U.S. Congressman Ed Markey
  Secretary Ian Bowles, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Opening Remarks: FCC Commissioners
• Panel 1: Smart Grid Communications
  Phil Giudice, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources Pete Brandien, VP for System Operations, New England ISO
  Dr. Jerrold Grochow, research affiliate of MIT Energy Initiative, and retired VP of Information Services and Technology, MIT
• Panel 2: Broadband and the Energy Information Economy
  Adrian Tuck, CEO, Tendril
  Rick Counihan, Vice President Regulatory Affairs, EnerNOC
  Chuck McDermott, General Partner, Rockport Capital
  Dan Johnson, CEO, Verisae
• Technology Showcase
  EnergyHub
  Google
  iControl
  Tendril
  Verisae

The FCC is convening a series of hearings to promote an open dialogue between the FCC and the public on development of a National Broadband Plan. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 directed the FCC to submit a National Broadband Plan to Congress by February 17, 2010 that addresses broadband deployment, adoption, affordability, and the use of broadband to advance solutions to national priorities, including health care, education, energy, public safety, job creation, investment, and others.

Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Include a description of the accommodation you will need with as much detail as possible. Also include a way we can contact you if we need more information. Please provide as much advance notice as possible; last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).

FCC - News about the Federal Communications Commission's development of the National Broadband can be found at http://www.broadband.gov/news.html