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2009
APPA NATIONAL
CONFERENCE
S A LT
L A K E
JUNE
C I T Y,
U TAH
12–17,
2009
Public Power
Comes to SaltLake
This June
Come to the Crossroads of the West for the 2009
APPA National Conference and Public Power Expo!
estled at the foot of the rugged Wasatch
Mountains, Salt Lake City features one of
the most scenic backdrops in the country.
But that’s not all the city has to offer—Salt
Lake has all of the amenities of a major metropolitan
city with the warm, welcoming friendliness of a small
western town. In recent years, the city has morphed
into a surprisingly diverse mini-metropolis with exceptional restaurants, live music and a strong nightlife.
In June, vibrant and beautiful Salt Lake City will
host public power’s largest annual meeting, the 2009
National Conference. Join more than 1,500 public
power leaders, industry partners and guests to discuss
major issues facing the electric utility industry, make
lasting connections that will stay with you long after
the conference is over, and discover everything Salt
Lake has to offer.
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City Creek Canyon
Trolley Square
Salt Lake City:
restaurants, and clubs, and the shops at
Gardner Historic Village are housed in
dozens of pioneer-era homes clustered
around a 19th century flour mill.
The secret’s out…
The National Conference will also provide
opportunities for attendees and guests to
enjoy the classic beauty of Salt Lake City
while discovering the many ways the city has
reinvented itself into a modern metropolis.
Here are just a few things you won’t want
to miss on your visit to Salt Lake:
Nightlife
Salt Lake boasts a vibrant nightlife with
more than 1,000 restaurants, brewpubs,
dance halls, and private bars. In recent
years, the city has become the culinary capital of the Rocky Mountain’s cuisine. The
city’s thriving dining scene includes nationally recognized fine dining, cozy diners,
brewpubs, and authentic ethnic restaurants
serving everything from Afghan to Vietnamese. Salt Lake is also home to a diverse
mix of nightspots, including dance clubs,
country/western saloons, jazz and blues
clubs, sports bars, neighborhood hangouts,
martini bars, techno-dance clubs, and cigar
bars. The multitude of options for dinner,
drinks and dancing means, in Salt Lake City,
there’s always something to do at the end of
the day.
Shopping
Salt Lake is a western shopping oasis. Two
major shopping malls sit in the heart of the
city with hundreds of national brand stores,
while local specialty shops dot the Avenues
neighborhood, as well as the “Ninth and
Ninth” and Sugar House shopping districts.
The Gateway is a multi-story, open-air upscale shopping arcade three blocks long and
just moments from the convention district.
Salt Lake also offers shopping with a historic twist. Trolley Square, a block of enclosed trolley barns dating back to the 19th
century, is filled with high-end boutiques,
specialty shops, upscale national chains,
Olympic Legacy
Even though it has been more than five
years since the Olympics were held in Salt
Lake, the Olympic spirit is very much alive:
you can skate on Olympic Ice, stand under
the medals arch, ride on the Olympic bobsled and luge track, and take in a game at
the Olympic hockey venue. The site of 10
Olympic records and eight world records,
the Utah Olympic Oval in downtown Salt
Lake City stands uncontested as the “Fastest
Ice on Earth.” The public is welcome to
skate at this world famous rink and to run on
the indoor track. Visitors can also venture
out of the city to Utah Olympic Park to tour
of the Olympic competition sites and see
Olympic and National team athletes train
and perform a freestyle aerial show.
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
& Temple Square
The world famous Mormon Tabernacle
Choir and Temple Square are certainly no
secret, but no guide to Salt Lake City is
complete without them. Temple Square is
the heart of Salt Lake City. Leave the daily
stress behind as you wander through this 10acre refuge with magnificently landscaped
grounds surrounding the Salt Lake Temple.
Experienced guides will take you on a complimentary tour of Temple Square, including
the Tabernacle, the Assembly Hall, two visitors centers, and the beautiful flower gardens and statuary–or you may wander
around on your own. Visitors to the city are
welcome to attend – free of charge – the
Mormon Tabernacle Choir Broadcast on
Sunday mornings, or the choir rehearsals on
Thursday evenings.
The Great Salt Lake & Antelope Island
A small ocean in the middle of the desert,
the Great Salt Lake is seven times saltier
Utah Olympic Park
than the ocean. It is the largest lake between
the Great Lakes and the Pacific Ocean, and
is the largest saltwater lake in the Western
Hemisphere. The best place to experience
the Great Salt Lake is from Antelope Island
State Park. Sightseeing and sunset dinner
cruises are available on the Great Salt Lake,
and visitors will want to stop by the beach at
Bridger Bay for a unique swimming experience (with the high level of salinity, you can
easily float in the water). On the island,
there are 36 miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking or horseback riding.
Park City
High in the Wasatch Mountains, and just a
few miles from three mountain resorts (not
to mention Utah Olympic Park), Park City
—most famous as the home of the Sundance
Film Festival—offers athletic events, arts
and cultural events, shopping and yearround recreation. Summers in Park City,
Utah, are filled with activities including
golf, fly-fishing, bobsled rides, horseback
riding, hiking, hot air ballooning, concerts,
art festivals and gallery strolls, plus shopping on historic Main Street and at outlet
stores.
National Parks
With five national parks, Utah is America’s
national parks capital. These national parks
include: Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon,
Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, and Capitol Reef National Park.
Utah also claims the North Rim of Grand
Canyon National Park. In addition, Mesa
Verde National Park is just across the border
in Colorado, Great Basin National Park hugs
our Nevada border and Monument Valley
Navajo Tribal Park straddles the Utah/Arizona border. These national parks are located close together, allowing visitors to
experience them all in one trip. Whether you
choose to visit just one or two, or to take a
grand circle swing through them all, your
trip is certain to be unforgettable!
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The Great Salt Lake & Antelope Island
Salt Palace Convention Center
The Gateway Shopping District
From Arches National Park to a vibrant
nightlife, Salt Lake City has something for
everyone. For more information about APPA’s
National Conference, please visit our Web site
at www.APPAnet.org or contact Paulette Kum
at 202/467-2941 or [email protected].
Michael Amante, one
of America’s most versatile artists, will perform live in an exclusive
concert for attendees
and guests at the APPA
National Conference on
Tuesday, June 16.
2009 Keynote Speakers
The conference will address the latest on
policy initiatives from the Obama administration, in additional to vital topics such as
utility management and governance, power
supply, transmission, distribution, energy
efficiency, renewable energy, work force
issues, and delivery of world-class customer
service. Keynote speakers include:
Hon. Michael Leavitt,
immediate past secretary, U.S. Department of
Health & Human Services, former administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency and
three-term governor of
Utah, on “Setting National Priorities in a
Changing World.”
Randy Udall, former
director of the Community Office for Resource
Efficiency (CORE), on
“America’s Electricity
Challenges: The Road
Ahead.”
Sarah Forbes, primary
author of the World
Resource Institute’s
groundbreaking publication Carbon Dioxide
Capture, Transport
and Storage, who will
answer “What Are the
Challenges and Commercial Obstacles in
Making Carbon Capture
and Sequestration a
Reality?”
Jeff Thredgold, economic consultant and
former member of both
the Economic Advisory
Committee of the American Bankers Association and the Economic
Policy Committee of the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, on “The U.S.
Economic Crisis: What’s
Happening, How We
Got Here, How We Get
Out.”