Welcome Letter | Arizona Clean Cities | 2006 National Planning Committee
Congress at a Glance (.pdf)

Dear Friends,

We are at a crossroads unlike any our nation, or dare I say, our world has ever seen. The work that our community of alternative fuel professionals is engaged in is of critical importance. We know that America consumes one quarter of the world's daily production of 84 million barrels of oil. One half of that is burned by the 200 million vehicles traveling the cities and highways of America. As a country and a world we are increasing our dependence on vehicles and the oil they run on. With no viable replacement strategy for ever diminishing oil reserves, there are cost-effective, cleaner burning options that exist today. Those options and how to implement them are the focal point of the Clean Cities Congress and Expo 2006.

As I write this (October 2005) gasoline prices are in the $3.00 per gallon range causing panic buying in some places. Heating oil prices have already reached $2.50 per gallon in some areas. Hurricane Katrina resulted in one-quarter of the nation's oil production and 10% of its refinery capacity going offline for at least several weeks. Natural gas wholesale prices for the coming winter are more than five times 1990's levels. In short, all of our energy markets are under greater pressure and are changing more rapidly than we've seen in 25 years.

If you are in any way responsible for managing the bottom line as part of your job, this is THE conference to attend. As oil prices skyrocket, alternative fuels are finally emerging as the affordable way to not only lower your fuel costs, but also employ strategies that positively impact global climate and energy supply concerns.

The speakers and exhibitors at the 2006 Congress will address solutions and assist in determining the best vehicle and fuel choices for fleets. The backdrop is the beautiful desert city of Phoenix, Arizona. On behalf of our industry sponsors, the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute, and Arizona Clean Cities, it will be my sincere pleasure to welcome you to what promises to be the most important educational opportunity you will have in 2006.

Sincerely,

Will Kleindienst
Clean Cities Congress Chairman

Clean Cities coalitions play a vital role in the deployment of alternative fuels and advanced transportation technologies. AFVI and our industry partners are pleased to work with Valley of the Sun and Tucson Regional Clean Cities in presenting the 2006 Congress.

National Planning Committee

Tom Campbell Parnell USA	Tom Cummings Deere Power Systems	Charlie Johnson City of Peoria
Lydia Ciemniak General Motors	Carmo Fernendez Indo-American Chamber of Commerce	Will Kleindienst Conference Chairman
Annabel Cook American Honda	Israel Garza Salt River Project	Frank Rowe RP Publishing
Dick Cromwell Consultant	Jeff Groscost Alternative Fuel Vehicle Solutions	Rick Ruvolo San Francisco Clean Cities Coalition
Colleen Crowninshield Tucson Clean Cities	Jim Harger Clean Energy	Kimberly Taylor Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute
Rhett Crowninshield Clean Energy	Jenna Higgins National Biodiesel	Annalloyd Thomason Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute