August 22-25, 2017
Organized under the auspices of the
Energy and Alternative Fuels Committees
of the U.S. Transportation Research Board
Hosted by the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
This year’s Asilomar conference will respond to an acknowledgment highlighted at the Paris climate conference (COP21) in December 2015 that transportation, beyond vehicles and fuels, has not received enough attention. Sessions will address emerging issues, including “global peak oil demand,” vehicle electrification, sustainable freight, and the energy impact of shared mobility and automated vehicles. The conference will also address the growing skepticism of globalization and shifting climate policies—the emerging trends, tensions and uncertainties. What are the opportunities, challenges and limitations? What new international and public-private strategies and partnerships might be pursued?
Key Info: Agenda, Speaker Bios, Attendee Lists, and Event App
Speaker bios are available here.
To view attendee list by last name click here.
To view attendee list by affiliation click here.
Event App
In an effort to be more sustainable, we will not be offering printed materials at the conference. We encourage you to download our event app for easy access to all conference materials. The “Asilomar 2017” app is free and available for download at the Play Store for Android and Apple Store for iPhone.
Carpool
Please click here to sign up to carpool to and/or from the conference. Two vans will be departing from UC Davis on Tuesday, August 22 and heading back to UC Davis on Friday, August 25. Additionally, you may add your vehicle in your local area to the list of available vehicles.
Drivers:
— Click the blue vehicle labeled “Add”
— Insert your personal and travel information and click “Post”
Riders:
— Search through the vehicles scheduled to travel to find one that matches your transit needs
— Click on a “+person” icon next to the vehicle traveling to your location to join that ride
— If a ride/vacancy does not exist to fit your needs, please add yourself to the waiting list
Rider and driver information can be accessed by clicking on the individual’s name. This is a scheduling program only. All coordination between riders and drivers should be handled independently.
What to wear/bring to Asilomar
Weather at the conference site is often quite cool (50s and 60s) and damp. The dress code for all conference events is casual. We highly suggest you pack a light jacket and comfortable walking shoes.
This year we are offering an optional yoga class 6 a.m. – 7 a.m. on the conference grounds. If you would like to join this relaxing class, please bring comfortable workout clothes. Additionally, Asilomar offers wonderful scenic walking trails from the grounds to the private beach and to downtown Monterey.
Note: There will be a group picture taken on Wednesday, August 23rd.
For additional conference and local area information click here.
Registration Information
We look forward to seeing you at Asilomar this year. Please CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. Conference registration through June 30 is $400 for participants from government, academia or NGOs, and $550 for participants from industry. Registration fees will increase by $100 on July 1. The conference registration fee includes all conference sessions and copies of presentations. The registration fee does not include meals and accommodations. Meal and accommodation costs will be charged at registration in addition to the conference registration fee. For participants staying offsite, the conference fee and meal costs will be charged at registration.
Cancellation Policy: Registrations cancelled by July 22 will be fully refunded, less a service charge of $100 per person. Regrettably, no refunds can be made for cancellations received on or after July 23, 2017.
Asilomar 2017 Steering Committee
- Dan Sperling (Chair), University of California, Davis
- Alberto Ayala, Sacramento Air Quality Management District
- Steve Cliff, California Air Resources Board
- Anthony Eggert, ClimateWorks Foundation
- Dawn Fenton, Volvo Group North America
- Genevieve Giuliano, University of Southern California
- Niel Golightly, Shell Oil Company
- David Greene, University of Tennessee
- Roland Hwang, Natural Resources Defense Council
- Amy Myers Jaffe, University of California, Davis
- Paul Leiby, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; TRB Chair of Energy Committee
- Tim Lipman, UC Berkeley; TRB Chair of Alternative Fuel Committee
- Robert Noland, Rutgers University; TRB Chair of Climate Change Task Force
- Lisa Snapp, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Tom Turrentine, University of California, Davis
- John Viera, Ford Motor Company
- John Wall, Cummins Inc.(ret.)
- Michael Q. Wang, Argonne National Laboratory
- Jacob Ward, U.S. Department of Energy
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