Present “2 nd Friday Tech Download” A Monthly Breakfast Networking Series Pacific Club

1. Don’t miss the next “2nd Friday Tech Download” Friday, January 12, 2007 Promising Non-Viral Alternative for Gene Therapy Dr. Stefan Moisyadi UH, John A. Burns School of Medicine Present “2nd Friday Tech Download” A Monthly Breakfast Networking Series Pacific Club December 8, 2006 Sponsored by Dr. Stefan Moisyadi, a University of Hawai‘i molecular biologist, collaborated with scientists from Switzerland and the United States on a study involving the jumping gene, or transposon, known as piggyBac.  Their research was recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science and their technology was selected to compete in the 2007 World’s Best Technology Showcase this May in Dallas, TX.  Moisyadi and collaborators discovered the most efficient non-viral method for inserting therapeutic genes into mammalian cells which could lead to new types of targeted medicine and help cure many types of diseases The “2nd Friday Tech Download” is presented in partnership with the Hawaii Science & Technology Institute and funding from the Atherton Family Foundation.

2. Agenda Registration and Breakfast Welcome and Group Introductions -Lisa Gibson, President, Hawaii S & T Council Welcome and Introduction of Mr. Erik Kvam, Zero Emissions Leasing, LLC -Sandy Park, Program Specialist, HTDC Erik Kvam, CEO, Zero Emissions Leasing, LLC Introduction of Dr. Richard E. Rocheleau -Lisa Gibson Hawaii Science & Technology Council Hawaii Distributed Energy Resource Technologies for Energy Security -Richard E. Rocheleau, Ph.D. Director, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute SOEST University of Hawaii Panel Discussion Terry Surles, HNEI Bill Parks, US Department of Energy Art Seki, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. Q&A Closing Remarks - Lisa Gibson, Hawaii S & T Council Networking Dr. Richard E. Rocheleau Director, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute SOEST University of Hawaii Dr. Rocheleau has a Bachelors and Doctorate (1980) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware and a Masters in Ocean Engineering (1977) from the University of Hawaii. He has been working in the field of renewable energy for over 25 years primarily in the areas of thin-film solar cells, hydrogen technology and more recently, fuel cells. After receiving his PhD (1980), Dr. Rocheleau spent 8 years at the Institute of Energy Conversion, University of Delaware, continuing his work on the low cost manufacture of thin-film solar cells. In 1988, joined the faculty at the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) of the University of Hawaii. In Hawaii he established the Thin Films Laboratory at HNEI developing research programs in thin-film photovoltaics, solar hydrogen production, and optical sensors. In 1997 Dr. Rocheleau led the successful effort to have HNEI designated as a US DOE University Center of Excellence for Hydrogen Research and Education and served as Director of the Center. In January 2000 he was appointed Interim Director of HNEI and became Director in December 2001. Today, HNEI conducts research on a wide range of renewable and alternative energy technologies including work on fuel cells, renewable hydrogen production, solar cells, and the conversion of biomass to liquid and solid fuel. Since 2000 HNEI has developed a number of private-public partnerships to address energy technology issues. The most recent, the Hawaii Distributed Energy Resource Technologies for Energy Security, to test and deploy technologies allowing increased penetration of renewables onto the grid is the subject of today's talk.