9:00

-   9:15

- Opening Session

 9:15

-   9:45

- The State of the Art Wind Technology and its Future Development

   Ana Estanqueiro - LNEG - Portugal

9:45

- 10:15

- The Status of Wind Tower Design Standards in the United States

   Roger Becker - PCI - Precast/prestressed Concrete Institute, USA

10:15

- 10:45 

- Precast Towers for Wind Energy Generators - Design issues

   Carlos Chastre Rodrigues - FCT-UNL - Portugal

10:45

- 11:15

- Coffee break

11:15

- 11:45

- Advanced Tower Systems

   Frans J. Brughuis - MECAL BV - Netherlands

11:45

- 12:15

- Barriers to the Design and Acceptance of Concrete Wind Towers in the United States

   Daniel Alexander Kuchma - University of Illinois - USA