Teacher Seminar - Lignite Energy Council

Monday, June 15 - SpeakersWelcome & Introductory RemarksTime: 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.An overview of the four-day seminar.Renee Walz,Director of Member Services & Education,Lignite Energy CouncilLignite: The Region’s Best Kept SecretTime: 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.A history of the lignite industry dating back to the days of Lewis &Clark and moving forward to the present. Activities include researchinghistorical utility information for particular cities and demonstrating theeconomic impact on the region.Steve Van Dyke,Director of Communications,Lignite Energy CouncilNorth Dakota Geology – From Dinosaurs to CoalTime: 10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.The “geologic tour” includes information about pre-historic fossils fromthe time of the dinosaurs up to the formation of lignite and other coalsfound in the United States. Activities include a classroom “coal formation”experiment and an experiment with a chocolate chip cookie to determineeconomical mining.John Hoganson,State Paleontologist,North Dakota Geological SurveyElectricity Generation from LigniteTime: 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.An “insiders” view of how coal is converted from chemical energy tothermal energy – electricity. Activities include riding a bike to produceelectricity and how magnets create an electronic field.Alan Welte,Director of Generation,Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.Ed Murphy,State Geologist & Director,North Dakota Geological SurveyThe Mining and Reclamation ProcessTime: 1:20 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.A step-by-step approach to mining from removing and stockpiling topsoils and subsoil, to removing the coal, which is followed by reclamation.Activities include a reclamation experiment that simulates the regulatoryenvironment that surrounds surface mining.Joe Friedlander,Environmental Manager,The Coteau Properties Company - Freedom Mine2009 Lignite Education Seminar: Energy, Economics and Environment

Tuesday, June 16 - ToursTours of power plants, mines and Ft. Mandan Visitors CenterTime: 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.Teachers take a “hands-on” tour of North Dakota’s “coal country.” At the plants,teachers see how lignite is converted to either electricity or synthetic natural gas inan environmentally compatible way. Following these tours, the teachers will tour theHeadwaters’ Fort Mandan Visitor’s Center near Washburn. During the tour, teachers will heara lecture by the manager of the Great Plains Synfuels Plant. Activities include showing howhydrogen and carbon monoxide can be transformed into water and methane.Bob Fagerstrom,Plant Manager,Great Plains Synfuels PlantWednesday, June 17 - SpeakersElectricity EconomicsTime: 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.A look at the electric industry from a business standpoint and anexplanation about why there are different types of utilities.Terry Hagen,Economics Professor,University of North DakotaEnergy ConservationTime: 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.Provides insights into how consumers can do a better job of makingenergy decisions and reducing their use of electricity and other forms ofenergy. Fun approaches for bringing energy efficiency education to theclassroom will be discussed, including Vampire Hunts, Draft-O-Meters, andWatt Watchers.Andrea Holl-Pfennig,Program Administrator for Energy Outreach and Special Programs,North Dakota Commerce DepartmentJune 15 - 18, 2009 | Bismarck State Collegecontinued on next page

Wednesday, June 17 - Speakers(continued)Thursday, June 18 - SpeakersLignite Energy and Environmental IssuesTime: 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.A look at four key issues related to the lignite industry: air quality, waterquality, waste management and global climate change.Bob Ericksen,Senior Environmental Compliance Administrator,Basin Electric Power CooperativeLignite Industry Career ChoicesTime: 1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.Jobs in the lignite industry represent some of the best paying vocationsin the region.Kent Ellis,Energy Career Awareness Program Coordinator,Bismarck School SystemTransmission - Transporting Lignite by WireTime: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.A history of transmission and how federal policies for greater competitionin the electric industry have spawned changes in who owns andcontrols transmission facilities.Sandi Tabor,Vice President of Administration & Policy Development,Lignite Energy Council&Director of North Dakota Transmission AuthorityEnvironmental Issues PanelTime: 9:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.Representatives of the North Dakota Public Service Commission andHealth Department along with a farmer/rancher whose land has been disturbedby mining activities answer questions from the audience togetherwith a panelist from the lignite industry.Enhancing Lignite’s Future Through R&DTime: 2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.An overview of current and future coal conversion technologies along withR&D projects. Activities include a coal drying experiment and a materialseparation simulation.Jeff Burgess,Director of Research & Development,Lignite Energy Council&Technical advisor to the North Dakota Industrial CommissionEnergy, CO2 and CO2 ManagementTime: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.The presentation will provide information about researchers who areworking with industry to advance technologies that will dramaticallyreduce CO2 emissions from coal-based power plants and store the gassafely in geologic formations.Dan Daly,Research Manager,Energy & Environmental Research Center at UNDLignite: The Fuel of ChoiceTime: 11:15 a.m. – noonA discussion about how utilities have to consider all the pluses andminuses of different generation choices in determining where to makeinvestments that will best serve their customers’ needs. Activities includeaudience participation in making generation choices and deciding whatinvestments make sense today and for the future.Industry CEOLignite Energy Council Web Site DemonstrationTime: 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.Teachers will be given a live preview of the LEC’s Web site.Dave Allard,Director of Administration and IT,Lignite Energy CouncilLignite Education Classroom SessionsTime: 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.Teachers who have previously taken the seminar share their ideas of howto use the lignite information they have learned in their classrooms bysharing lesson plan ideas.Past teacher participants lead classroom breakout sessions2009 Lignite Education Seminar: Energy, Economics and Environment

Graduate CreditTwo semester graduate credits in economics will beavailable through the University of North Dakota,Grand Forks; science through Minot State University;or education through North Dakota State University,Fargo. To receive the credit, teachers must attendall portions of the seminar and prepare a lessonplan demonstrating how they will use the seminarinformation and materials in their classrooms.Materials AvailableTeachers attending the seminar will receive copies ofthe slides of each presentation, examples of lessonplans, classroom exercises, coal and ash samples,audiovisual materials, and information on thefacilities they tour. In addition, they will also receiveresource guides listing publications and audiovisualmaterials available for energy education.Meals, Lodging & TransportationDuring the seminar, free lodging will be provided in a Bismarck State College dormitory (two people perroom). Meals will be provided. Transportation will be provided by the Lignite Energy Council for the “CoalCountry” tour.ApplicationThe Lignite Energy Council will pay the $60 registration fee for all teachers from North Dakota. However, applications will only be accepted with a $60 checkwritten out to the Lignite Energy Council and mailed to: Renee Walz, Lignite Energy Council, PO Box 2277, Bismarck, ND 58502. The deadline for all applicationsis April 30, 2009. However, as we are accepting teachers on a first-come, first-served basis, please note that the seminar could be filled prior to that date. Ifyou send an application with a $60 deposit after the 110 openings have been filled, we will return the deposit promptly and notify you that you have not beenselected to attend the 2009 seminar. For those selected to attend the seminar, we will hold your $60 deposit and return it to you when you register for theseminar on June 15, 2009. If for some reason you are unable to attend, you must forfeit your deposit. However, you will be eligible to attend our seminar in afuture year without putting down an additional deposit.Application Form - 2009 Lignite Education Seminar: Energy, Economics & EnvironmentFor more information, contact Renee WalzLignite Energy CouncilPO Box 2277Bismarck, ND 58502-2277Phone: 800.932.7117Fax: 701.258.2755Email: reneewalz@lignite.comName: _ ____________________________ Home Phone: _ _____________________________Home Address: _ ______________________________________City, State: _______________________ Zip: ________________Email Address: _ _______________________________School:_ ____________________________________ School Phone: _ _____________________School Address: _______________________________________City, State:_ ______________________ Zip: ________________Grade level(s) taught: _ ___________________________ # of students taught: _________________Subject(s) taught: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

presortedstandardus postage paidbismarck, NDpermit #433Association Office Center1016 E. Owens AvePO Box 2277Bismarck, ND 58502-2277NEW seminar with aNEW name andMORE creditsHave FUN this summer and earn 2 graduate credits!