New Mexico State University and the Institute for Energy & the Environment is hosting  the “Re-Energize America: Policy, Practice, and  Possibility for America’s Energy Future” conference at the Corbett Center on the campus of New Mexico State University on Monday,  August 31 and continuing through Tuesday, September 1, 2009.

This conference will give attendees the opportunity to actively engage leaders in policy, industry and academia about issues key to America’s energy future. This conversation will go beyond policy discussions with a distinct focus on how participants can start or grow their own energy venture.

Panels and topics will include: renewable technologies, markets and policies; the energy water nexus and challenges; energy and agriculture, algal biofuels and biomass; solar and wind research; energy storage and land use; micro-grid and smart-grid systems; oil and natural gas, nuclear power, new partnerships, and How do we start?

Registration is free. Conference information, including on-line registration, agendas and directions are available on-line: http://reenergize.eventbrite.com/. Visitors may obtain an E-Permit for each day of conference attendance on-line: http://www.campusvisitor.com/.