Registration is now open for the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative’s (CEMI) Southeast Regional Summit! The all-day conference, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), will take place on July 9 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel. The Southeast Regional Summit will bring together leaders from industry, academia, and government to focus on competitiveness and innovation in clean energy manufacturing throughout the southeastern United States. The Summit is the third in a series organized around the country, and will convene key stakeholders to:

• Inform CEMI’s efforts to strengthen regional and national manufacturing competitiveness;
• Showcase innovations in clean energy technology manufacturing and advanced manufacturing in the region;
• Highlight federal and state resources for Southeast manufacturers and innovators to scale innovation to manufacturing; and
• Foster networking between innovators, manufacturers, and federal and regional resources.

Dr. George P. “Bud” Peterson, President of the Georgia Institute of Technology, will make opening keynote remarks. And Dr. David Danielson, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, will announce a new DOE pilot whose investment in small business assistance and collaborative research has the potential to change the way that DOE's national labs engage with clean tech businesses. Register to attend the CEMI Southeast Regional Summit and visit the Summit Web page for up-to-date information on Summit details and agenda.