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Southern New England Energy Conference
The Southern New England Energy Conference, sponsored by
Connecticut Energy Marketers Association, the Massachusetts Energy
Marketers Association and the Oilheat Institute of Rhode Island, was
held Sept. 21-22 at the Marriott Hotel in Newport, R.I. The special
show co-sponsor was the National Biodiesel Board and Bioheat.
Photos of the event, courtesy of CEMA. Top row, left to right:
Awards Night speaker Drew Cobbs, eastern region
director for the American Petroleum Institute
Breakout session "Bioheat is Cleaner than
Natural Gas" with Peter Aziz (pictured) of Bantam
Home & Energy, and Tom Butcher of Brookhaven
National Labratories
Brian Freeman, Robinson & Cole, recipient of CEMA's
Associate of the Year Award
Julie Gill, former executive director of the Oil Heat
Institute of Rhode Island receives the OHIRI Hall of
Fame Award
Bottom row, left to right:
Ted Noonan, Noonan Energy, recipient of MEMA's
Industry Leadership Award
Breakout Session "NY's Experience with ULSHO &
Bioheat" Kevin Rooney, OHILI moderator; with Ray
Hart, Hart Home Comfort and Dennis Traina, Tragar
Energy
Sharon Peterson, recipient of CEMA's Marketer of the
Year Award
Breakout Session "Women in Energy" with Megan
Smith-Gill, Gill Marketing, moderator; and Kate Childs,
Tuxis Ohr's; Julie Roman, Roman Energy; Erinn
Woodcock, Needham Oil & Air; and Jennifer Johnson,
Superior Plus Energy Services
Speakers and honorees at the Southern New England Energy Conference, Sept. 21-22 in Newport, R.I. See below for information on the people in the pictures.
