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CRE Annual Partners Meeting

Powering the Future: Energy and its Impact on the Built Environment

April 5 - 6, 2006

The Center for Real Estate hosted its Annual Partners Meeting on April 5-6, 2006, on the MIT campus.

The meeting began the evening of Wednesday, April 5th with a reception at the MIT Museum and an international partner presentation.

On Thursday, April 6th, the Center hosted a day-long, interactive conference.

Program

Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Dinner at the MIT Museum
6:00 – 8:30pm
6:00 – 6:45pm Reception and exhibit mingle
6:45 – 7:00pm Welcome remarks
7:00 – 7:45pm Dining
7:45 – 8:30pm Partner presentation
 
Thursday, April 6, 2006
Meeting at the Sidney-Pacific Multipurpose Room
70 Pacific Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
8:00am - 5:00pm
8:00– 8:30am Breakfast & Networking
8:30 – 9:00am Welcome
  • Chancellor Clay welcome
  • Session Overview
  • Introduction of panel
9:00 – 10:30am Session 1 – Grounding, An Overview and Panel Discussion
10:45am Break
10:45am - 12:30pm Session 2 – Technology Overview: A More Intimate Look at the Technogies of Tomorrow

MIT Energy Club Presentation
(Download presentation by Salem Esber and Mark Bohm (pdf, 450K)

Sloan Automotive Laboratory

12:30pm Return to Sidney/Pacific
12:45 – 1:15pm Lunch
1:15 – 2:15pm Luncheon speaker – Jón Björn Skúlason will talk about the catalyst for the change in the Icelandic energy economy, policy implications, infrastructure implications and perceptions.
2:15 – 2:30pm Travel Break
2:30 – 3:30pm Tour of Alcator C-Mod Tokamak at Plasma Fusion Center
3:30 – 4:30pm Session 3 – Implications for the Real Estate Industry

What are the implications of today’s discussion on your company and the real estate industry? If energy costs increase, what is the impact on employee commuting, the cost of goods, transporting goods, operating costs for you and your tenants, and on government policies?

Wrap Up – What have we learned over the course of the day
Optional Tour of MIT Reactor

Note: You must contact the Center for Real Estate beforehand if you would like to tour the MIT Reactor. Please email mit-cre@mit.edu if you are interested in registering for the tour.