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The Berkeley Chinese Alumni International Association (BCAIA), Asia Society: Northern California, Berkeley China Initiative (BCI), Bay Area Economic Forum, and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, in association with other organizations, will plan and host an international, multi-day conference on clean energy in the U.S. and China, to be held in Beijing in November 2008. A smaller, half-day conference will be held in San Francisco in April 2008. We are looking to fill immediately the newly created position of Conference Coordinator. This is a full-time contract position, with possibility for renewal. The successful candidate will be based in San Francisco and may on occasion travel within the U.S. and internationally.

The Conference Coordinator will report to the conference organizing committee and will also work with the conference finance and program committees. He or she will foster coordinated event planning efforts, assist with fundraising and community outreach, and develop and maintain professional relationships with businesspeople, academics, policymakers, and other specialists in the clean energy field.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Conference Coordinator will:

* In consultation with the organizing committee, oversee conference and workshop event planning with members of the clean energy community in the San Francisco Bay Area and in China. The Conference Coordinator will work closely with the organizing committee (and program and finance committees) as well as counterparts in China to plan and execute a two-day conference focused on technology, investment, and policy issues within the clean-energy field in the U.S. and China.
* Plan, schedule, and monitor logistical activities for the conference and any related special events, including arrangements for registration, meeting facilities, meals, lodging, audiovisual equipment, transportation, visas, and other arrangements needed to support the conference and related activities.
* Develop and monitor a budget for the conference.
* Prepare program announcements, advertisements, agendas, and marketing sales proposals; coordinate brochure design, printing, and mailing designed to support the conference.
* Develop and conduct presentations for the conference committees, and other associated sponsoring organizations, as required.
* Assist in developing and implementing media outreach and marketing activities for the conference.
* Assist in fundraising activities on behalf of the conference.
* Serves as primary liaison with internal and external constituencies on all matters relating to conference activities.
* Manage volunteers and interns.
* Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:

* Bachelor's degree; 3 years' experience in conference management.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

* Basic knowledge and understanding of the clean energy community; including issues, individuals, and organizations.
* Ability to work independently and under multiple deadlines.
* Ability to use independent judgment and to manage and impart information to a range of individuals, organizations, and media sources.
* Ability to plan, organize, and oversee special events.
* Ability to train and supervise assigned volunteers and interns, including organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments.
* Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports.
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to establish effective business relationships with external contractors.
* Ability to prepare and analyze financial reports, budgets, and projections.
* Strong writing skills.
* Ability to prepare, evaluate, and edit correspondence, proposals, and grant applications.
* Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications, including MS Office and Excel.
* Ability to negotiate and manage contractual arrangements.
* Ability to perform complex tasks and to prioritize multiple projects with skills in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
* Knowledge and understanding of meeting and event planning principles, requirements, procedures, and available resources.
* Ability to develop and deliver presentations.
* Chinese-language ability helpful but not required.
* Knowledge of China/Asia, including business culture, through living, study, or travel, helpful but not required.

Please submit your letter of application, with resume, references, and writing sample, to:

Robert Bullock
Assistant Director for Programs
Asia Society Northern California
500 Washington St., Suite 350
San Francisco, CA 94111
tel. 415.421.8706
fax 415.421.2465
rbullock@asiasoc.org

MHA Environmental Consulting, an RMT Business, is in a growth mode due to its recent merger with RMT, Inc. Environmental analysis under the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), re-development planning, natural
resources studies, and environmental permitting associated with renewable energy, infrastructure, and development are among the services
offered to our clients in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as throughout the western United States.

MHA and RMT, Inc. have assisted clients solve their most difficult and diverse environmental and engineering challenges for nearly 30 years.
The current opportunity is for an Environmental Scientist/Analyst in the San Mateo, California office.

Duties - The position will involve the research and writing of environmental documents and studies for challenging energy development projects, including renewable energy development.

Qualifications and Education Requirements - Master degree in earth science, natural resource management, or a related field with scientific
research and technical writing experience. Must be a team-player, creative thinker with initiative, strong research, and communication
skills. Must have a valid CA driver's license, satisfactorily pass a pre-employment drug screen and motor vehicle record check. Knowledge of
CEQA/ NEPA, analyst CEQA/ NEPA regulatory policy and work experience with a biology, hydrology, or geoscience focus is a plus.

Benefits - Compensation and benefits are competitive and include health and life insurance, paid time away from work, employee referral bonus,
tuition reimbursement, professional memberships, 401(k) Company-matched Savings Plan, eligibility for Short Term Incentive Compensation, and
Profit Sharing. RMT focuses on employee wellness, a safe work environment and work-life balance.

To apply visit www.rmt.jobs

Company Introduction:

3Degrees is a national leader in originating and commercializing renewable energy
certificates (RECs) and verified emissions reductions (VERs). Our mission is
simple. 3Degrees helps reduce the magnitude of climate change by becoming the
leading, trusted provider of customized, global climate change solutions to U.S.
businesses, utilities and institutions. 3Degrees also assists projects that produce
environmental commodities in the financing, verification, registration, and
commercialization of REC and VERs.

3Degrees services include:

- Renewable Energy Certificates (voluntary and compliance)
- Verified Emissions Reductions
- Utility Partnership Services
- Carbon Footprinting and Climate Consulting Services
- Project Finance Investment Services

Our company engages clients to develop, execute, and communicate sustainability
strategies that add value to their brand. Our expertise in sourcing, diligencing,
and commercializing verified carbon offsets and certified renewable energy
certificates enables customers to reduce their carbon footprint. Named the 2005 and
2007 U.S. Department of Energy Renewable Energy Marketer of the Year, 3Degrees and
its employees are committed to delivering market expertise and the highest quality
and integrity products and services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Director of Origination will lead 3Degrees' origination of verified emission
reductions and renewable energy certificates across a broad portfolio of climate
mitigation technologies. This candidate will be responsible for identifying,
evaluating, negotiating with, contracting for, and financing high-quality VER and
REC projects in the United States and around the globe.

The primarily responsibilities include:

- Leading 3Degrees Origination Team
- Setting origination strategy
- Developing and managing pipeline of renewable energy and emissions reduction projects
- Project diligence
- Negotiation
- Market research
- Identifying investment opportunities
- Securing project finance
- Provision of verification, registration, and other associated services

Skills and Experience:

- 5-10 years experience in project finance, project development, energy and commodity markets-ideally, carbon and renewable energy markets-or structured transaction brokerage
- Demonstrated knowledge of applicable markets, including market participants, regulatory standards, transactions, and associated environmental commodities
- Demonstrated background in structured transactions and contract negotiations within the energy field
- Strong organizational, market development, leadership, due diligence, negotiation and contracting skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and public speaking experience.
- Strong financial and business aptitude
- Experience in a growth stage enterprise
- Exhibit strong leadership in a fast-paced environment and travel as position demands
- Desire to work collaboratively with retail and wholesale trading operations
- A bachelor's degree in a related field is required; a graduate degree in business, policy, law, or engineering preferred.

Compensation and Benefits:

- Compensation commensurate with experience
- Equity
- Group medical and dental, 401(k)
- Become part of a team of individuals equally committed to sustainability and renewable energy

Application Process:

If you are interested in this position, please review the 3Degrees website for
additional information about the organization at www.3degreesinc.com. To apply,
please submit a resume and cover letter to careers@3degreesinc.com. Please write "Director of Origination" in the
subject heading, as only applications with this subject heading will be accepted.
The position shall remain open until filled.

*ICF International is adding staff to its energy efficiency and climate
change team in San Francisco to support a wide range of energy efficiency
implementation projects. Our clients include local cities, national
utilities, and some of the most recognizable Fortune 500 global
corporations. We seek creative problem-solvers, ability to work as part of a
team and independently, applying a wide range of analytical and
communications skills.* *ICF's San Francisco office includes 30 staff
working collaboratively with a wide range of passions, experience, and
project focus.*

*What you will do:* You will help to manage and implement broad-based energy
efficiency implementation projects, including the San Francisco Energy Watch
program, a program that provides incentives for energy efficiency retrofits
in small commercial and multifamily buildings in the City of San Francisco.
Your opportunities will include overall program management, direct interface
with the client, creative outreach to educate and engage the local community
in energy efficiency, coordination of planning and operational program
responsibilities, and management of staff and subcontractors. This position
is an opportunity to work on the front lines of energy efficiency and make a
tangible impact on climate change.

On a daily basis you will perform any or all of the following: speak
directly with clients to determine the future direction of energy efficiency
programs, oversee energy efficiency installations, work with ICF staff and
subcontractors to determine appropriate program roles and responsibilities,
supervise customer relations management, manage program accounting,
evaluation, and reporting requirements, work directly with contractors to
evolve their program participation, conduct telephone surveys to gather
detailed information, attend brainstorming meetings and assist with or lead
proposals. Your experience and capability will determine the breadth of your
responsibility.

*What experience are we looking for?* You should have demonstrated
experience in at least two the following areas:

- Program implementation including development and execution of detailed and effective implementation and management plans
- Energy efficiency and sustainability program design, including identification, analysis and selection of appropriate energy efficiency measures
- Building energy use analysis, possibly including the use of specialized benchmarking or building energy simulation software
- Energy engineering

*What job skills should you have?* You should have the unique combination of
interpersonal and analytical skill that will make you a critical member of
our team from the day you arrive. Specifically, you should be able to
demonstrate the following:

- Outstanding writing and verbal skills
- Outstanding skills in framing and applying analytical thought to solving complex problems
- Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail
- Superior ability to use standard MS Office projects and particularly MS Excel
- Knowledge of Microsoft Access and standard statistical packages is a plus
- Strong familiarity with standard cost-effectiveness analysis techniques
- Strong knowledge of policy and economic issues related to climate change

We place a premium on creativity, an ability to work independently when
necessary but to function as part of a team, a drive to succeed, a
commitment to client satisfaction and a genuine interest in energy
efficiency and climate change.

What additional skills would we like to see?*

- Formal training or considerable experience working for local governments and utilities
- Experience with project budgeting and cost tracking
- Experience with the new business development
- Understanding of statistics and energy forecasting

*Experience:* We will consider a range of experience and academic degrees.
An undergraduate degree is essential and a graduate degree is strongly
preferred. Ideal academic disciplines include engineering, economics, public
policy, and environmental science. Directly related experience will
substitute for graduate degrees.

Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc (E3), a small economics and
engineering consulting firm in downtown San Francisco specializing in
the electric energy industry, is seeking an Energy Analyst to join our
team.

E3 has an influential and growing role in integrated resource
planning, energy efficiency, climate change policy analysis,
distributed generation and renewable energy. E3 works closely with
leading utilities, interest groups and policy makers on such issues as
implementing the Renewable Portfolio Standard, valuing demand response
and peak load reduction programs, developing capacity markets, and
evaluating traditional, renewable and demand-side resources on an equal basis.

Founded in 1993, E3 is built upon the partners' extensive experience
in integrated resource planning, avoided cost quantification,
procurement cost and risk management, and financial evaluation. E3
complements its comprehensive knowledge of the industry's business
practices with state-of-the-art analysis techniques, software
development and extensive publications in scholarly journals. Our
clientele are approximately 1/3rd U.S. and international energy
utilities, 1/3rd generation companies, energy service providers and
industrial customers and 1/3rd regulatory commissions, government
agencies, and law firms. Our practice areas are described further on
our website at www.ethree.com.

E3 has a productive, efficient and enjoyable work environment.
As a small firm with a structure that is both flat and fluid, we are
looking for employees able to work independently with minimal
direction as well as within a team. Some projects will require
developing creative solutions to complex analysis problems with minimal
guidance. Others will require thorough attention to detail, accuracy and client
driven requirements.

Energy Analyst Primary Responsibilities:

-Project research and information/data gathering

-Maintaining and developing spreadsheet models

-Technical and statistical data analysis

-Report writing and editing

-Other project support as required

Minimum Requirements:

-Demonstrated interest in energy, economic and policy analysis

-Degree in engineering and/or economics or related technical field

-0-3 years experience

-Very high proficiency in Microsoft Excel (incl. Visual Basic for Applications, form controls)

-Strong quantitative, analytical and statistical skills, including proficiency in SAS

-Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Power Point

-Ability to write and communicate technical analyses clearly
-Familiarity with engineering economics and financial calculations

-Able to work independently

-Interest in working in a small office environment

Contact Information:

To apply for this position, send a resume, cover letter, and references to:
Anya Engen
Energy & Environmental Economics, Inc.
101 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600
San Francisco, CA 94104
Fax: 415-391-6500