Their new solar system is doe to be up and running by the end of the month. The solar system will reduce the need for fossil fuel based power and will also allow the firm to sell back any unused power.

The system was installed in previously unused ‘air’ space. It’s on the roof of a carpark, serving two functions at once!

• Natural and social scientists

• Urban and regional planners

• Resource and ecosystem managers

• Conservationists

• Developers

• Policy makers

• Geographers

• Economists

• Other managers, researchers, and practitioners

Themes to be addressed during the conference include:

• Mapping and Spatial Relationships: Spatial Relationships / Analysis, Landscape Dynamics, Distribution of Benefits, Remote Sensing, Data Management / Coordination, and Scale / Units of Assessment

• Values and Measurement: Economic, Ecological, Cultural, and Indicators and Monitoring

• Drivers of Change: Urbanization / Population Growth, Climate Change, Natural Hazards, Invasive Species, Non Urban Land-Use, and Resource Management

• Decision Making: Tools and Models, Institutions, Communities and Stakeholders, and Barriers

Meeting Site & Hotel

Sheraton Wild Horse Pass

5594 West Wild Horse Pass Blvd

Chandler, AZ, USA 85226

PH: 602-225-0100

FAX: 602-225-0300

WEB: www.wildhorsepassresort.com

Located only 15 minutes from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass is convenient to travelers from all over the globe.

Block cut-off date:

November 12, 2010

Reduced ACES Rate:

$120 per night sgl/dbl

- plus 12% applicable taxes

- $30 nightly charge for third or fourth person sharing room.

To make your reservation at the reduced rate, please call 602-225-0100 and mention that you are an ACES 2010 participant.

For more information about the ACES 2010 Conference please visit our website. www.conference.ifas.ufl.edu/aces

There are storage sheds, compost bins, drip irrigation and a produce washing station.

Presently almost 400 employees are participating in the garden program.

Excess food is donated to nearby charities.

Kamala Gamble is chef for the local foods dinner and Kyle Dillingham, of Oklahoma’s Horseshoe Road, will be in concert at the round-top barn. Tour of the farm and retreat center begins at 3 p.m. A fund-raiser, the elegant dinner is set alongside Doe Creek, on the farm.

Tickets can be purchased at www.turtlerockfarmretreat.com or by calling 580.725.3411.

Information is also available on fb at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=150977991580600&index=1

State Farm is meeting the needs of communities by giving in three areas: Safe Neighborhoods (safety), Strong Neighborhoods (community development), and Educational Excellence (education). Eligible applicants include nonprofit, 501(c)3 organizations, Canadian charitable organizations, educational institutions, and governmental entities. Deadline: October 21, 2010. For more details: http://www.statefarm.com/about/part_spos/grants/cogrants.asp

This event, sponsored by the Oklahoma Water REsources Research Institute, and the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, as well as the Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan will feature two sessions each focused on six themed water issues covering topics from dam safety to floodplain management.

You can find out more information and register for the event, here.

Registration is now open for the Solar Power Generation USA conference and exhibition which returns to Las Vegas for the 3rd annual event at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino on 25-26 January 2011. Over 300 professionals attended last year’s event and 2011 is looking set to be bigger and better still.

Bringing together utilities and the solar community, the congress explores how to increase the successful deployment of large-scale centralized and decentralized solar power plants. With dedicated streams for CSP and PV, the meeting crafts in depth analyses of the issues central to each. Joint sessions will draw upon the strength of the industry as a whole tackling the strategy, policy, investment, transmission, siting and pricing issues challenging both sectors.

You may request a brochure here:

You might be interested in the Heartland Energy Conference on September 15th. You’ll learn about commercial developments in alternative energy as well as business opportunities and resources available to assist businesses. The conference will be divided into six energy tracks.

* Geothermal
* Biofuels
* Solar
* Wind
* CNG
* Clean Tech

This all day affair runs $130 and includes breakfast and lunch. The conference takes place at Rogers State University, in Claremore. (Specifically 1701 West Will Rogers Blvd in the Centennial Center.)

REGISTER ONLINE www.heartlandenergyconference.com

Join them to present to congress and the solar community how the economics of solar are improving and discuss what needs to be done by all stakeholders to position the US as the leading solar market. The 2010 meeting welcomes 17 Presidents & CEOs to its speaking faculty including the heads of Recurrent Energy, NRG Solar, Amonix, SunDurance, Schott Solar, Brightsource, Solar Reserve, Solar Power Partners, Sungevity & SunRun.

Can you afford to let your competitors gain an advantage? Register today.

The workshop is free, but registration by September 7 is required to reserve a place.

A hoop house consists of a sheet of clear plastic stretched over a row of metal hoop ribs, using only the sun for heat. Hoop houses are gaining popularity in Oklahoma because they protect crops from cold weather and extend the growing season, at less cost than conventional, heated greenhouses.

Tod Hanley of Trebuchet Gardens in Norman will lead participants step by step through the process of building a 100′ by 17′ hoop house of his own design – from bending the hoops, to pounding stakes, to throwing the plastic over the hoops and securing it with ropes.

Steve Upson of the Noble Foundation in Ardmore will demonstrate a durable, portable hoop house end wall. Upson has done extensive work on hoop house design.

Hanley’s hoop house has several special features that make it inexpensive and easy to put up.

One way to save is by buying straight tubing and bending it rather than buying readymade hoops. Hanley designed and welded his own bender that easily shapes the hoops, and will show workshop attendees how it works.

The user-friendly design makes the hoop house easy to vent by simply pushing up the plastic, and holds up well in the Oklahoma wind.

To register, contact the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture by phone (918.647.9123), fax (918.647.8712), or email (mailbox@kerrcenter.com). A registration form, brochure, and driving directions are available online at www.kerrcenter.com.

The workshop will be held rain or shine. Bring a lawn chair, and wear shoes suitable for walking in fields.

greenhouse

Lena Moore

Administrative Assistant

Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Inc.

P.O. Box 588

Poteau, OK 74953

Telephone: 918-647-9123 ext 210

Fax: 918-647-8712

email: lkmoore@kerrcenter.com

www.kerrcenter.com