ATHENS, Ohio -- Ohio University's utility bills account for a significant portion of the university's budget, about $10 million a year. In order to reduce these significant costs and create campus-wide awareness, Ohio University Facilities and Auxiliaries Division and VESTAR of Cincinnati is hosting a three-day energy policy and technology event.

"The prices will continue to escalate if efforts aren't taken to create awareness of the importance of energy conservation," says Sherwood Wilson, associate vice president for administration for facilities and auxiliaries at Ohio University.

The event will run Oct. 15 through 17 and includes an energy street fair, energy bike marathon and alternative fuel vehicle show. In addition, each day the 1804 room in Baker University Center will host speakers who will focus on such topics current energy policies and conservation research (Oct. 15); deregulation and transportation (Oct. 16); and eco-structure and sustainability (Oct. 17).

"Our intent is to have a focused three days that makes the campus community focus on energy and energy conservation," Wilson says. "If we don't reach the students it's hard for them to equate energy conservation with savings that affects them."

Following is a complete Energy Week schedule of events. All events are open to all members of the Athens community.

Date	Time	Event/Speaker	Location
Monday, Oct. 15	11:30 a.m.	Opening Comments --Dr. Gary North, Ohio University vice president for administration	1804 Room Baker Center
	11:45 a.m.	Congressman Ted Strickland, member of Energy and Commerce Committee	1804 Room Baker Center
	12:45 p.m.	Dr. Jack Bantle, vice president for Research, Ohio University	1804 Room Baker Center
	1 p.m.	Keynote Address --Dr. Gil Gilliland, assistant laboratory director for Energy and Engineering Sciences, Oakridge National Laboratory	1804 Room Baker Center
	2 p.m.	Dr. Bill Shepherd, Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science	1804 Room Baker Center
	3 p.m.	Voluntary Brown Out (turn out your lights to participate)	City Wide
	4 p.m.	William Beale, founder and former CEO, Sunpower Inc.	1804 Room Baker Center
	11 a.m. to 5 p.m.	Display Research Poster Contest Entries	1804 Room Baker Center
Tuesday, Oct. 16	11 a.m. to 3 p.m.	Energy Street Fair	Baker Center
	11 a.m. to 5 p.m.	Electric, Compressed Gas, and Hybrid Vehicles on display	Howard Hall
	11:15 a.m.	Mayor Ric Abel opens Energy Fair	West Portico
	11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.	Seminar on Deregulation --Linda Walls Rominski, Ohio Consumers Counsel	1804 Room Baker Center
	12 to 2:30 p.m.	College Green Cook-out	College Green
	1 to 3 p.m.	Seminar on Careers in the Energy Sector Moderated by Ron Chapman, Energy Manager, Ohio University	1804 Room Baker Center
	3:30 to 4:30 p.m.	Gunnar Baldwin, Toto Inc.: Water and Energy Conservation	1804 Room Baker Center
	5 to 6 p.m.	Impediments to Adoption of Green Technology -- Panel Discussion Moderated by William Beale, Founder and former CEO of Sunpower	1804 Room Baker Center
Wed., Oct. 17	11 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.	Natural Capitalism and Entrepeneurialism -- Holly Harlan	1804 Room Baker Center
	12:30 to 2 p.m.	Athens Area Green Business Panel Moderated by Bruce Nottke, FAD, OU	1804 Room Baker Center
	2:30 to 3:30 p.m.	Sustainability & Energy Savings --Tom Patten Vice President, VESTAR	1804 Room Baker Center
	4 to 4:30 p.m.	Presentation of Awards to Research Poster Contest Winners --Dr. Bob Glidden, President, Ohio University (tentative) and Dr. Jack Bantle, Associate Vice President for Research	1804 Room Baker Center
	4:30 to 5:30 p.m.	"Ecostructure" and Environmental leadership --Mark Winstein (Tentative)	1804 Room Baker Center
	6 to 7 p.m.	Reception hosted by President and Mrs. Glidden	29 Park Place