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Apologies, in case you have previously received and responded to this
message. -M +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dear Silicon Valley Breakfast Club Member: Please plan to join us for the April meeting of the Silicon Valley Breakfas= t Club, scheduled for Tuesday, April 24, from 8:15am until 10am, hosted by EPRI in their Cafeteria located on their campus at 3412 Hillview Ave in Pal= o Alto. Our host requests attendees please park in the parking lot above Building 1. Our speaker this month is Bob Therkelsen of the California Energy Commissio= n (CEC). Bob Therkelsen is the Deputy Director for the Systems Assessment an= d Facilities Siting Division at the CEC. He manages the staff and programs responsible for carrying out the Commission's energy facility siting and compliance monitoring functions. Mr. Therkelsen has worked at the Energy Commission since 1975 as a technical expert, project manager, supervisor, and manager. Prior to joining the Energy Commission, he worked as a wildlife ecologist and environmental consultant. Mr. Therkelsen has a Bachelors of Science in Biological Science from the University of Californi= a at Irvine and a Masters of Science in Ecology from the University of California at Davis. Mr. Therkelsen will brief us on the ten generation facilities that have bee= n approved during the past 18 months and where each is in the construction process, and the 14 generation facilities currently working through the CEC process. Everyone agrees this new generation is a key part of the long-ter= m solution to the energy crisis. Don't miss this presentation on major generation facilities and how quickly each will come on-line! The Silicon Valley Breakfast Club is a monthly gathering of District Staff Members from State and Federal offices and Member Company representatives o= f the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group (as well as representatives from our Chambers of Commerce and other top trade associations representing our region). Each month=01,s meeting starts with a half-hour of coffee and conversation, followed by a top speaker on a topic of interest to everyone, and then a roundtable discussion of the hot issues being discussed in your offices in both Sacramento and Washington. Please mark your calendars for the fourth Tuesday of each month from 8:15 a.m., until 10:00 a.m., and pla= n to join us. Locations vary as each month is hosted by a different employer or association. So that we can plan accordingly, please call the Manufacturing Group office= s at 408-501-7864 to confirm your attendance no later than Thursday, April 19= , or you can e-mail your response to landrade@svmg.org. For directions to ERPI please access our Breakfast Club web page at http://www.svmg.org/protected/bfast_club/index_f.htm. When the dialog box pops up, please enter the following: user: breakfast passcode: breakfastmember We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday morning, April 24th!
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