GovEnergy

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
<p>The event originated in 1997, under the name 'Energy'. The name was changed to GovEnergy in 2007.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> GovEnergy is held in a different city every year. Previous locations have included Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Rochester, New York, Long Beach, California, Chicago, Illinois, New Orleans, Louisiana, Phoenix, Arizona, Providence, Rhode Island, and Dallas, Texas.
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<h2 id="activities">Activities</h2>
<p>The training sessions are organized by a series of themed categories, commonly known as <i>tracks</i>. Previous tracks have included building operations & maintenance (O&M), <a href="/facts/Contracting/SkqyGj6S">contracting</a>, <a href="/facts/Energy_security/7KuT5rKt">energy security</a>, <a href="/facts/Project_financing/e4TcKEcF">project financing</a>, <a href="/facts/Greenhouse_gas/HXaHqrT8">greenhouse gases</a>, legislation, <a href="/facts/Energy_management_system/0G3BCYnY">energy management controls systems</a> (EMCS), <a href="/facts/Renewable_energy/6Bu6IrpF">renewable energy</a>, specialty buildings, sustainability, technology, and <a href="/facts/Water_efficiency/2Q51IpdG">water efficiency</a>. The majority of the tracks feature nine sessions, and are held over the course of two and a half days. The tracks and individual sessions have been designed to meet the needs of "federal facility managers, federal energy coordinators, and federal procurement officials.”.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> The sessions are taught by professionals representing both the public and private sectors.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> GovEnergy also features a mid-size trade show and a series of educational tours.
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<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100412040018/http://www.govenergy.gov/">Official website for GovEnergy 2010</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"GovEnergy brings SSL to Providence, RI". www.ledsmagazine.com. <a href="http://www.ledsmagazine.com/news/6/8/14" target="_blank">http://www.ledsmagazine.com/news/6/8/14</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"PNNL: Energy and Environment, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy". eere.pnl.gov. <a href="http://eere.pnl.gov/femp/" target="_blank">http://eere.pnl.gov/femp/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"PNNL: Energy and Environment, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy". eere.pnl.gov. <a href="http://eere.pnl.gov/femp/" target="_blank">http://eere.pnl.gov/femp/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"Archived copy" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved 2010-04-19 – via National Archives. <a href="https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/omb/procurement/green/eo13423_instructions.pdf" target="_blank">https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/omb/procurement/green/eo13423_instructions.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>[1][dead link] <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h1106" target="_blank">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h1106</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>"GovEnergy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-04-19. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100412040018/http://www.govenergy.gov/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20100412040018/http://www.govenergy.gov/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>"GovEnergy: GovEnergy 2009 - the Premier Energy Training Workshop and Tradeshow for Federal Agencies". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-04-19. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101206152509/http://www.govenergy.com/2009/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20101206152509/http://www.govenergy.com/2009/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:8"><p>"EERE: Federal Energy Management Program Home Page". Archived from the original on 2010-04-16. Retrieved 2010-04-19. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100416082300/http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20100416082300/http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:9"><p>"GovEnergy: About". Archived from the original on 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-04-19. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100413233305/http://www.govenergy.com/background.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20100413233305/http://www.govenergy.com/background.html</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:10"><p>"TechRevu GovEnergy Conference 2009". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-04. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112253/http://www.techrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=3622%5C%E2%80%9D%2F" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112253/http://www.techrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=3622%5C%E2%80%9D%2F</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:11"><p>"2010 GovEnergy conference brings feds, private sector together to work energy issues". <a href="https://www.army.mil/article/44351/2010-govenergy-conference-brings-feds-private-sector-together-to-work-energy-issues/" target="_blank">https://www.army.mil/article/44351/2010-govenergy-conference-brings-feds-private-sector-together-to-work-energy-issues/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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