Solutions Summit on Alternative Energy to Host U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
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SUNNYVALE, Calif.--On Monday, April 9, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. will host U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and executives from major high tech companies to discuss the vital role Silicon Valley companies play in developing alternative energy and energy efficient solutions for the future of California and the nation. The Senator chairs the Environment and Public Works Committee.
Participants will discuss innovation focused on reducing energy consumption in everything from employee commuting to datacenter management. Additionally, executives from AMD, Novellus, Lockheed Martin, Applied Materials and Sun Microsystems will participate in an interactive “Solutions Panel” on topics ranging from renewables to transportation to the data center.
At the event, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) will demo the first utility Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) electric car. Using a standard home meter and a plug-in electric vehicle, PG&E will showcase how its customers could charge their electric vehicles at night and gain credit on their electricity bill by plugging in during the day, while simultaneously providing renewable energy to the power grid during peak hours.
Participants will also have the opportunity to test ride a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle, which gets more than 100 miles per gallon.
Media interested in attending the event are asked to please contact sarahjane.sacchetti@bitepr.com. A mult box will be available for broadcast media.
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What: Solutions Summit on Alternative Energy |
| Presented by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and Hosted by AMD |
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When: |
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Monday, April 9, 2007, 9:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. PDT |
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Where: |
| AMD Sunnyvale Headquarters |
| "The Commons" |
| 1 AMD Place |
| Sunnyvale, CA 94085 |
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Agenda: |
| -- 9:00 a.m.: Reception and opportunity to demo |
| Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) electric car |
| -- 9:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks/Event Kick-off |
| -- 10:00 a.m.: Solutions Panel |
| -- 10:30 a.m.: Co-Keynote Conversation with Senator Boxer |
| and Stanford University President John Hennessy |
| -- 11:30 a.m.: Adjournment |
For more information about the Summit or the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, please visit http://www.svmg.org/events/altenergy0409/.
About the Silicon Valley Leadership Group
The Silicon Valley Leadership Group, founded in 1978 by David Packard of Hewlett-Packard, represents 210 of Silicon Valley's most respected employers on issues, programs and campaigns that affect the economic health and quality of life in Silicon Valley, including energy, transportation, education, housing, health care, tax policies, economic vitality and the environment. Leadership Group members collectively provide nearly 250,000 local jobs, or one of every four private sector jobs in Silicon Valley. For more information, visit www.svlg.net, or call 408-501-7864.
About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices is a leading global provider of innovative processing solutions in the computing, graphics and consumer electronics markets. AMD is dedicated to driving open innovation, choice and industry growth by delivering superior customer-centric solutions that empower consumers and businesses worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com.
