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Monday, June 208:00 a.m. Registration9:00 a.m. Welcome & Introductory Remarks9:30 a.m. Lignite: The Region’s Best Kept Secret10:45 a.m. North Dakota Geology – From Dinosaurs to Coal1:20 p.m. Lignite Mining and Reclamation Process3:00 p.m. Electricity Generation from Lignite4:30 p.m. Wrap-Up – Questions and comments / Day 2 Preview5:00 p.m. Dorm Check-in5:30 p.m. Dinner / Wild TriviaTuesday, June 218:00 a.m. Environmental Issues9:30 a.m. Energy Conservation: Teaching “Negawatt” Basics10:45 a.m. Enhancing Lignite’s Future through R&D12:45 p.m. Energy, CO2 and CO2 Management2:15 p.m. Economics and Electricity3:45 p.m. Lignite Industry Career Choices and National Energy Center of Excellence tours5:00 p.m. Wrap-Up – Questions and comments / Day 3 PreviewWednesday, June 227:00 a.m. Load buses7:15 a.m. Buses leave for Coal Country Tour8:45 a.m. Tour Center Mine, Falkirk Mine or Freedom Mine10:30 a.m. Tour Milton R. Young Station, Coal Creek Station, or Antelope Valley Station1:00 p.m. Lunch at Great Plains Synfuels Plant1:30 p.m. Synfuels Lecture & Tour of Great Plains Synfuels Plant4:30 p.m. Tour Fort Mandan and Visitors Center5:30 p.m. Picnic – Fahlgren Picnic Shelters6:30 p.m. Wrap-Up – Questions and comments / Day 4 PreviewThursday, June 238:00 a.m. Transmission – Transporting Lignite by Wire9:15 a.m. Environmental Issues Panel11:15 a.m. Lignite: The Fuel of Choice1:00 p.m. Lignite Energy Council Web Site Demonstration1:15 p.m. Lignite Education Classroom Sessions2:15 p.m. Post Test & Materials Hand-Out2:30 p.m. Seminar adjournsWhat others have said:“The seminar was an asset to myknowledge base of coal power. Ithas been a few years and I stilldiscuss the information presented.”“I enjoyed every part. The tourswere fun and educational, and thespeakers were interesting. I stilluse materials from the seminarand fi nd them to be relevant andquite helpful. On the lighter side,the meals were very good.”“It’s a very educational seminar,and it really opened my eyes towhat is done in North Dakota. Ihad no idea so many things weremade at the gasifi cation plant. Ourstate plays a vital role in the UnitedStates.”“I use many of the photographsI took during the tours in mylesson on the ND coal industry.Students understand the stepsfrom securing land for mining,electrical power production, synfuelproduction, and reclamation. Wediscuss the advantages and evendisadvantages of coal.”“I have to say out of the manyworkshops for teachers I’ve beento, this one was by far the mostorganized, user friendly, teacheroriented one I’ve been to.”

Monday,June 20Welcome & Introductory RemarksAn overview of the four-day seminar.9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Renee Walz,Director of Member Services & Education,Lignite Energy CouncilLignite: The Region’s Best Kept SecretA history of the lignite industry dating back to thedays of Lewis & Clark and moving forward to thepresent. Activities include researching historical utilityinformation for particular cities and demonstrating theeconomic impact on the region.9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.Steve Van Dyke,Vice President of CommunicationsLignite Energy CouncilNorth Dakota Geology – From Dinosaurs to CoalThe “geologic tour” includes information about prehistoricfossils from the time of the dinosaurs up to theformation of lignite and other coals found in the UnitedStates. Activities include a classroom “coal formation”experiment and an experiment with a chocolate chipcookie to determine economical mining.10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Ed Murphy,State Geologist & Director,North Dakota Geological SurveyThe Mining and Reclamation ProcessA step-by-step approach to mining from removing andstockpiling top soils and subsoil, to removing the coal,which is followed by reclamation. Activities include areclamation experiment that simulates the regulatoryenvironment that surrounds surface mining.1:20 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.Jessica UnruhEnvironmental Specialist,The Coteau Properties Company -Freedom MineElectricity Generation from LigniteAn “insiders” view of how coal is converted fromchemical energy to thermal energy – electricity. Activitiesinclude riding a bike to produce electricity and howmagnets create an electronic fi eld.3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Mark Thompson,Leland Olds Station Manager,Basin Electric Power Cooperative

8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.Tuesday,June 21Lignite Energy and Environmental IssuesA look at four key issues related to the lignite industry:air quality, water quality, waste management and globalclimate change.Sandi Tabor,Vice President of Government Affairs,Lignite Energy Council&Director of North Dakota Transmission AuthorityEnergy Conservation: Teaching the “Negawatt” BasicsProvides insights into how consumers can do a betterjob of making energy decisions and reducing their useof electricity and other forms of energy. Fun approachesfor bringing energy effi ciency education to the classroomwill be discussed.Enhancing Lignite’s Future Through R&DAn overview of current and future coal conversiontechnologies along with R&D projects. Activities includea coal drying experiment and a material separationsimulation.Energy, CO2 and CO2 ManagementThe presentation will provide information aboutresearchers who are working with industry to advancetechnologies that will dramatically reduce CO2 emissionsfrom coal-based power plants and store the gassafely in geologic formations.Economics and ElectricityA look at the electric industry from a businessstandpoint and explains why there are different typesof utilities.Lignite Industry Career Choices and NECE ToursJobs in the lignite industry represent some of the bestpaying vocations in the region.9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.Carl Pedersen,Energy Educator,North Dakota State University Extension Service10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Mike Jones,Vice President of Research and Development,Lignite Energy Council12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.Dan Daly,Research Manager,Energy & Environmental Research Center at UND2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.Terry Hagen,Economics Professor,University of North Dakota3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Kent Ellis,Energy Career Awareness Program Coordinator,Bismarck School System

Wednesday, June 22Tours of power plants, mines and Ft. Mandan Visitors Center 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.Teachers take a “hands-on” tour of North Dakota’sBob Fagerstrom,“coal country.” At the plants, teachers see how lignitePlant Manager,is converted to either electricity or synthetic naturalGreat Plains Synfuels Plantgas in an environmentally compatible way. Followingthese tours, the teachers will tour the Headwaters’ FortMandan Visitor’s Center near Washburn. During thetour, teachers will hear a lecture by the manager of theGreat Plains Synfuels Plant.Thursday, June 23Transmission - Transporting Lignite by WireA history of transmission and how federal policiesfor greater competition in the electric industry havespawned changes in who owns and controls transmissionfacilities.8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.Darcy Neigum,System Operations and Planning Manager,Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.Environmental Issues Panel9:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.Representatives of the North Dakota Public Service Commission and Health Department along with a farmer/rancher whose land has been disturbed by mining activities answer questions from the audience together with apanelist from the lignite industry.Lignite: The Fuel of Choice11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.A discussion about how utilities have to consider all the pluses and minuses of different generation choices indetermining where to make investments that will best serve their customers needs. Activities include audienceparticipation in making generation choices and deciding what investments make sense today and for the future.Lignite Energy Council Web Site DemonstrationTeachers will be given a live preview of the LEC’s Web site.Lignite Education Classroom SessionsTeachers who have previously taken the seminar sharetheir ideas of how to use the lignite information they havelearned in their classrooms by sharing lesson plan ideas.1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.Kay LaCoe,Communications Specialist,Lignite Energy Council1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.Past teacher participants lead classroombreakout sessions

Meals, Lodging & TransportationDuring the seminar, free lodging will beprovided in a Bismarck State Collegedormitory (two people per room). Mealswill be provided. Transportation willbe provided by the Lignite EnergyCouncil for the “Coal Country” tour.Materials AvailableTeachers attending the seminar will receivecopies of the slides of each presentation,examples of lesson plans, classroom exercises,coal and ash samples, audiovisual materials,and information on the facilities they tour. Inaddition, they will also receive resource guides listing publicationsand audiovisual materials available for energy education.Graduate CreditTwo semestergraduatecredits in economics willbe available through theUniversity of North Dakota, Grand Forks;science through Minot State University;or education through North Dakota StateUniversity, Fargo. To receive the credit,teachers must attend all portions of the seminarand prepare a lesson plan demonstrating how theywill use the seminar information and materials intheir classrooms.ApplicationThe utility or cooperative that sponsors you will pay the $60 registration fee and the Lignite Energy Council will pay thecosts for the graduate credits. To apply for the seminar, please fi ll out the application form below and mail it to the utility orcooperative that is recruiting you to attend the seminar. The deadline for all applications is April 15, 2011. Teachers that areselected to attend the seminar will be notifi ed by letter within two weeks after the application deadline. Those selected will thenbe required to send a $60 deposit check written out to the Lignite Energy Council and mailed to: Renee Walz, Lignite EnergyCouncil, PO Box 2277, Bismarck, ND 58502. Your deposit check will be held and returned to you when you check-in at theseminar on June 20, 2010. If for some reason you are unable to attend, you must forfeit your deposit. However, you will beeligible to attend our seminar in a future year without putting down an additional deposit.Application Form - 2011 Lignite Teacher Education Seminar: Energy, Economics & EnvironmentFor more information, contact:Mail Application To:Renee WalzPhone: 800.932.7117Email: reneewalz@lignite.comName: ____________________________ Home Phone: _____________________________Home Address: ______________________________________City, State: ______________________ Zip: ________________School and/or Home Email Address: __________________________________________________(required for confi rmation and communication prior to seminar date)School: ____________________________________ School Phone: _____________________School Address: ______________________________________City, State: ______________________ Zip: ________________Grade level(s) taught: ___________________________ # of students taught: _________________Subject(s) taught: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Association Offi ce Center1016 E. Owens AvePO Box 2277Bismarck, ND 58502-2277TEACHERS RECEIVE 2 GRADUATE CREDITS, PAID FOR BY THE LECWhat are you doing this summer?