America’s future energy needs are clearly defined. We need more; more reliable energy; more secure energy; more affordable energy. While increased utilization of domestic coal resources offers an obvious solution, coal’s role in our nation’s future energy mix is not assured. In fact, coal use is facing attacks on many fronts.

The daunting challenge of meeting U.S. energy demands cannot be addressed without a committed effort on the part of coal suppliers, transporters, and consumers. Each must ensure that their respective businesses are investing in and maintaining necessary infrastructure and employing qualified personnel, as well as using effective operational and environmental management approaches and best practices.

With a clear understanding of our nation’s future energy needs in hand, the coal industry is now called upon to develop a forward-looking strategy that defines infrastructure capacity requirements, addresses environmental management challenges, and offers realistic policy options for meeting our nation’s future coal-based energy needs in a timely, efficient manner.

The Peabody Memphis

The conference program will feature:

• Luncehoen Keynote speaker, Delore Zimmerman, President, Praxis Strategy Group who will speak on the potential for a North American energy alliance to strengthen markets/grow our economy, promote the use of domestic energy resources, and protect our environment. This keynote presentation will be based on the issues discussed in a Jan. 21, 07 Arizona Republic article - available here
• Our 25^th Anniversary reception & ceremony
• The CEO Forum, which will consider how we sustain our coal supply, consumption & transportation capacity
• Important information on environmental management legislation & regulations – CAIR, CAMR & CO₂
• A review of clean coal & environmental management technology options
• The Argus Competitive Fuels Forum
• The ACC Excellence Awards ceremony and keynote luncheon, and
• Executive forums on coal power & energy consumption, coal supply, and transportation

Join us in Memphis this May as we consider how the various sectors of our industry can work together to ensure coal’s continued role in meeting our nation’s power generation and energy needs.