WHAT:

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will hold its 2011 EIA Energy Conference on April 26 and 27, 2011.

The conference features keynote speakers Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gene Sperling, Director, National Economic Council, and Marvin E. Odum, President, Shell Oil Co. and Director, Shell Upstream Americas.

Session topics will include:

• The Future of OCS After Macondo
• Electricity and the Environment
• The Future of Domestic Onshore Oil and Natural Gas
• Transportation and the Environment
• Energy and Financial Markets
• The Long-Term U.S. Energy Outlook: Varying Perspectives
• Meeting China's Energy Demand
• Energy Demand, Efficiency, and Consumer Behavior
• Intelligent Electric Systems
• Game Changers

The conference attracts U.S. and international attendees from government, industry, non-profit organizations, the media, and academia. You can view the complete agenda at: https://www.fbcinc.com/EIA/agendagrid.aspx.

WHEN:

Tuesday April 26, 2011
8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday April 27, 2011
9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC 20004

EIA MEDIA CONTACT:

Jonathan Cogan, (202) 586-8719, Jonathan.Cogan@eia.gov.

Members of the media who will be covering the conference should contact Jonathan Cogan, (202) 586-8719, Jonathan.Cogan@eia.gov.

Non-media wishing to attend the conference should register at: https://www.fbcinc.com/EIA/atreg1.aspx.