Call for Posters (late
submissions accepted)
Do you have a poster you would like to
present on research or a project related to the conference
themes? Submit your 300 word or less abstract by Monday, 23
June 2008 (late submission accepted until 11 September).
Information is on the
submission guidelines sheet.
Special Events
Friday tours: At this special event registrants will visit four energy-oriented
projects. First we will observe a complete residential
energy audit conducted on a Laramie house by Wyoming Home
Performance with ENERGY STAR contractor Dave Bunn and
discuss appropriate recommendations for improving energy
efficiency in that home. Next we will walk through UW’s new
Indoor Practice Facility featuring its many energy conscious
features. Lunch will then be provided at the Curt Goudy
State Park. After lunch we will visit a hybrid straw bale
house and discuss its features with an architect. Finally we
will travel to the new wind farm located on Happy Jack Road
near Cheyenne and tour one of the windmills. Details can be
found on the program page. Registration is required as space
is limited. The tours will begin at 8am and will return
about 4:30.Consumer
Issues Conference: Energy Tours:
Visit four sites
in the Laramie and Cheyenne Area at which you’ll be able to
participate in a residential energy audit, view energy
conservation features of UW’s new indoor practice facility,
walk through a hybrid straw bale house and view a wind farm
(including a turbine). Information is at
www.uwyo.edu/consumerconference . Registration is
required (only $10), lunch is included. The tour will depart
at 8am and return to Laramie at 4:30pm. For more information contact Dee Pridgen at
Pridgen@uwyo.edu or (307) 766-6418
Exhibits
Exhibitors are welcome to reserve a table at the conference
to display information of use to participants. To request
exhibit space, complete the
"Call
for Conference Exhibitors" Form.
Exhibitors
Federal Trade Commission
www.ftc.gov
Federal Communications Commission
Denver District Office
www.fcc.gov
GSA Federal Citizen Information Center
www.pueblo.gsa.gov
University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service
ces.uwyo.edu
University of Wyoming
Department of Family and Consumer
Sciences
www.uwyo.edu/FAMILY/
Wyoming Agrability
www.uwyo.edu/agrability/
University of Wyoming Students' Attorney Program
www.uywo.edu/studentatty
Wyoming Energy Council
www.wyoec.org
Green Build Technology, LLC
www.greenbuildtechnoloby.com
Exhibited Resources Made Available by Conference
Organizers
AARP
Consumer Action
Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC)
Federal Reserve System
Securities Division of Wyoming Secretary of State
US Bureau of Justice
US Department of Labor
US FDA Office of Women’s Health
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
Wyoming State Legislature Directory
Posters
The Natural Gas
Education Program. Jason Jones
& Jorge Atiles. University of Georgia
Green Architecture and the
Affect on Energy Consumption.
Elisa Bender. University of Wyoming
State Energy Policy:
Implications for Consumers and Consumer Policy.
Carole Makela. Colorado State University
Measuring Identity Theft at
Telecommunications Companies.
Chris Jay Hoofnagle. University of California, Berkeley
Californians' Attitudes Towards
Privacy of Telecommunications Location Information.
Jennifer King & Chris Jay Hoofnagle. University of
California, Berkeley
Energy Saving Houses in Laramie for Habitat for Humanity.
Tyler Robison and Anthony Denzer, University of Wyoming
Resources
Ad Council
www.adcouncil.org/default.aspx?id=19
Campaign for Energy Efficiency (targets children and
families)
Energy Efficiency
Publications,
University of Alaska
www.uaf.edu/ces/faculty/seifert/energy.html
US Department of Energy's Building America
http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/building_america/
Downloadable PDFs of best energy-efficient building
practices for various climate zones.
Information on Saving Home Energy
http://www.weatherization.org/energytopics.htm
16 brochures on existing home energy
conservation/weatherization information.
Winter Heating Conference: Preparing Wyoming for Large, Long
Term Cost Increases,
Casper, Wyoming, August 20 from 1 to 5pm.
www.uwyo.edu/consumerconference/2008/HeatingConference.pdf
Biobased Industry Outlook Conference,
September 7-10 at Iowa State University (Ames, IA).
http://www.bioeconomyconference.org/.
The 2008 Growing the Bioeconomy
Conference will focus on strategies to achieve the new
federal cellulosic biofuels mandate and advance the
Midwestern Governors Association energy and climate change
platform. Tracks include feedstock development;
bioprocessing; utilization; economics and policy; human,
social and community development dimensions of the
bioeconomy; and biofuels and climate change.
Fuel Economy
www.fueleconomy.gov/ As the price of fuel
continues to rise, this site continues to be as timely as
when it first came online in October 1999. The site is
maintained by the US Department of Energy's Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and it provides fuel-saving tips, fuel
economy estimates, and so on.
Energy Resources, Colorado State University
www.ext.colostate.edu/energy/
Green Design Institute
gdi.ce.cmu.edu/
The Green Design Institute is a "major
interdisciplinary education and research effort to make an
impact on environmental quality through green design." The
primary goal of the Institute is to form partnerships with
industry, government, and other foundations in order to
develop processes that "can improve environmental quality
and product quality while enhancing economic development."
Located at Carnegie Mellon, the Institute involves faculty,
students, and other partners in their efforts to develop
practical pollution prevention technologies and lower costs
by recycling scarce resources, using fewer raw materials,
and creating better products.
Governor's Energy Office (Colorado)
www.colorado.gov/energy
www.colorado.gov/energy
25 x '25 Coalition.
www.25x25.org/ The
Coalition envisions that by 2025, America's farms, forests
and ranches will provide 25 percent of the total energy
consumed in the United States. 25x'25 is supported
financially by the Energy Future Coalition, a non-partisan
public policy initiative funded by foundations.
US Green Building Council - LEED certification
www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19
The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP)
www.swenergy.org/factsheets/index.html SWEEP is a
nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting greater energy
efficiency in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah,
and Wyoming. On their website are a number of useful
factsheets.
College of Business & Technology at the University of
Nebraska at Kearney
www.unk.edu/acad/bt/
School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
www.uwyo.edu/ser/
Utah Committee of Consumer Services
ccs.utah.gov/
Federal Communications Commission
www.fcc.gov/
Federal Trade Commission
www.ftc.gov/
Hear Us Now,
www.hearusnow.org/ A
Consumers Union website on communications issues and
choices.
An Outbreak of Caring: Stung by Complaints, Telecoms Stress
Customer Service (The Washington Post,
30 April 2008)
Qwest
www.qwest.com/
Wyoming State Energy Program
www.wyomingbusiness.org/business/energy.aspx
Information on alternative energy source programs and
funding.
Wyoming Home Performance with ENERGY STAR
www.wyominghomeperformance.com
Wyoming Energy Council
www.wyoec.org
Wyoming Low-Income Energy Assistance Program
dfsweb.state.wy.us/lieap/lieap.html
Wyoming Governor's office
governor.wy.gov/blog/energy/energy-costs-are-on-the-rise--what-can-you-do-now-to-prepare-for-winter-.html
Conference
Hotels
The Planning Committee has set aside a block of rooms at two
nearby hotels for use by those registering for the
conference.
The
**Comfort Inn located is at 3420 E. Grand Ave.,
Laramie, WY 82070. The rate is $85.99 per night plus
taxes.
You must make your own reservation by September 1 by
calling (307) 721-8856 or (800) 228-5150.
The
**Holiday Inn is
located at 204 30th street, Laramie, WY 87070. The rate is
$109 per night plus taxes. You must make your own
reservation by September 1 by calling (307) 721-9000.
** Conference rate
available, make your reservation by September 1
Professional Credits
Various continuing education credits are available:
-
American
Association of Family & Consumer Sciences -
11 PDUs.
Please print the
certificate,
fill in your name and present it at the registration
table for signature by Dee Pridgen or Ginny Vincenti
when registering for the conference.
-
CLE (Continuing Legal Education) -
5.75 hrs.
-
Professional Teaching Standards Board (PTSB) - 1/2
Credit Unit
-
Participation in this conference may qualify for up to
11 hours of Professional Development Hours (PDH), Continuing
Professional Competency (CPC) or Mandatory Continuing
Education (MCE) to maintain Professional Engineering (PE) or
American Institute of Architects (AIA) membership status.
Please print the certificate, fill in your name and present it at the
registration table when registering for the conference.
Media Releases
Check
here for
conference media releases. They include information on the
program and events
Project Objectives
The
Consumer Issues Conference addresses consumer problems or
issues. We define these as threats of fraud or
misinformation, unfair advantage relative to consumers, or
problems that cause some harm or risk to consumers. As a
planning group our objectives are to
-
Develop an understanding of consumer issues and awareness of resources available to prevent and address them,
-
Empower consumers to address specific consumer concerns through
education, collaboration, and participation in the
public policy process,
- Create opportunities for networking that can lead to collaboration
among interested parties with different perspectives
on consumer issues,
-
Improve consumer wellbeing through changes in
personal actions and state and local government
policy, (e.g. legislation introduced and/or passed,
regulation, and funding), and
- Empower students to create well researched position papers and presentations on a
specific consumer issue to relevant experts and
policymakers, including legislators.
The Planning Committee
Dee Pridgen,
College of Law
University of Wyoming, Associate Dean and Carl M. Williams Professor of
Law and Social Responsibility, CoChair
Virginia Vincenti,
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
University of Wyoming, Professor, CoChair
N.
Denise Burke,
College of Law
University of
Wyoming, Assistant Dean
Cole Ehmke,
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
University
of
Wyoming, Extension
Specialist in Personal Finance
Elizabeth Goudey, Esq.,
Students' Attorney Office
University of
Wyoming, ASUW Students' Attorney
Robert
Kubichek,
College of
Engineering and Applied Science
University
of
Wyoming, Associate
Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Carol Makela,
Consumer and Family Studies
Colorado
State
University,
Professor
Mark Moran, State of Wyoming Attorney General’s
office and Laramie County Municipal Judge
Chris
Petrie,
Wyoming Public Service Commission
State of
Wyoming, Secretary and Chief Counsel
Terri Rittenburg,
College of
Business
University of Wyoming, Associate Professor
of Department of Management and Marketing.
Sponsors
Our program supporters provide financial as well as
in-kind contributions to bring about this annual
event.
The New York Times
UW School of Energy Resources
Associated Students of the
University of Wyoming (ASUW)
UW College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Natural Resources Dean's Office
UW College of Engineering Dean's Office
UW College of Law Dean's Office
UW Cooperative Extension Service
UW Department of Family and Consumer
Sciences
UW Office of the President
– UW Foundation
