Hilton Austin
Austin, Texas
October 18-21, 2009

This seminar will examine the changing international fuel market, explore future needs and provide a forum to examine challenges facing the fuel industry. Distinguished speakers from foreign and U.S. industry and governments will provide perspectives on these critical policy issues.

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Who Should Attend

• utility fuel managers
• utility executives who manage production economics and risks
• uranium producers, converters, enrichers and fabricators
• nuclear fuel brokers, traders and consultants
• transporters of nuclear materials
• nuclear energy equipment and services suppliers
• energy economists and analysts for financial and investment institutions
• government policymakers and regulators

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Call for Papers

Join a panel discussion on uranium market issues. Sessions are now forming!

Conference sessions will focus on numerous topics and may include:

• uranium mining (new deposits, exploration highlights)
• market developments (investment fund influences, supply-demand forecasts)
• utility fuel procurement (approaches and strategies, risk management options)
• political developments (domestic, international trade and commerce)
• adequacy of fuel-cycle services (conversion, enrichment, fuel manufacturing) to support nuclear expansion.
• other topics as identified.

Please submit a one-half page abstract on one of these, or other, fuel cycle-related policy or commercial issues by July 15, 2009. Please feel free to contact Ms. Janet Schlueter, Forum program coordinator for more information at (202) 739-8098 or e-mail jrs@nei.org.

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Tour of a Texas Uranium Mine

Please consider joining your colleagues for a tour of the Alta Mesa uranium mine in Brooks County, Texas. The tour is hosted by Mestena Uranium L.L.C., owner and operator of Alta Mesa. The tour will leave the hotel Wednesday afternoon and return to the hotel Thursday afternoon. Transportation and meals will be provided courtesy of Mestena Uranium L.L.C. You will be responsible for your hotel accommodations. The tour is limited to approximately 50 persons and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Additional details will be provided on NEI’s website in the near future.

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Sponsorship Opportunities

PLEASE CONSIDER becoming a sponsor at this year’s International Uranium Fuel Seminar to be held October 18-21 at the Austin Hilton in Austin, Texas.  NEI will advertise your sponsorship throughout the seminar and work with you to ensure your goal is met.  The following sponsorship opportunities are currently available:

• Sunday welcome reception
• Monday special event (a restaurant adjacent to the hotel is available, 
other locations may be selected)
• Coffee Breaks and Breakfast each day
• Complimentary gifts for seminar attendees (e.g., books, desk items, lanyards, etc.)

FOR MORE INFORMATION on estimated costs, logistics, advertisements, etc., please contact Arika Johnson, conference planner at 202.739.8092 or amj@nei.org or Janet Schlueter, program coordinator at 202.739.8098 or jrs@nei.org.

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Seminar Schedule

Registration
Sunday,       4:30–7 p.m.
Monday,       7:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Tuesday,      7:30 a.m.–noon
Wednesday, 7:30–11 a.m.

General Sessions
Monday,        8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Tuesday,      8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.–noon

Welcome Reception
Sunday         6–7 p.m.

Continental Breakfast
Monday        7:30–8:30 a.m.
Tuesday      7:30–8:30 a.m.
Wednesday 7:30–8:30 a.m.

Special Event
Monday,      6–10 p.m.

Lunch will be on your own each day.

Attire
Business casual attire is appropriate for the sessions and events.

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Hotel Information

Hilton Austin
500 East Fourth Street
Austin, TX 78701
Main Hotel: 512.482.8000

Reservations: 800.445.8667
Guest and Reservation Fax: 512.469.0078
Click link for Hotel Information
Click link for City Information

Make your hotel reservation directly with the Hilton Austin and identify yourself as an attendee of the NEI International Uranium Fuel Seminar to secure the room rate of $205 per night, single or double occupancy. All room rates are subject to the current 15% occupancy tax. Please guarantee your reservation with a major credit card.

To guarantee a room at this rate, you must make your reservation by Sept. 26. After this date, the price and room availability are at the discretion of the hotel. Hotel cancellations must be made 24 hours prior to scheduled arrival to avoid a room charge.
Check-in is 3 p.m. Checkout is noon.

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Travel Information

Airport
The Austin-Bergstrom Airport is approximately 5.5 miles from the Hilton Austin.

Taxi
Taxis cost approximately $50 one-way from the Denver International Airport.

Super Shuttle is available from the airport to the hotel. You can book online at www.supershuttle.com.

Click here for more detailed travel information.

Car-Rental Discount
Hertz Rent-A-Car is offering NEI a meeting discount. To make your reservation, call Hertz at 800.654.3131 and refer to discount number 189851.

Budget Rent-A-Car is also offering NEI a meeting discount. To make your reservation, call Budget at 800.527.0700 and refer to the NEI corporate discount number BCD S192751, or reserve a car online.