American Coal Council
Committees

The American Coal Council (ACC) has established the following Committees to support the marketplace and advocacy needs of the coal industry. Each Committee has specific objectives and seeks to coordinate its efforts with other industry trade associations and/or government entities with complimentary goals.

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Tomorrow’s Leadership Council

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A majority of the U.S. energy sector workforce, including skilled scientists & engineers, is eligible to retire within the next decade. The workforce must be replenished & retrained.”

~ National Petroleum Council Report ~ “Facing the Hard Truths About Energy” – September 2008

The ACC’s Tomorrow’s Leadership Council (TLC) is designed to advance and vest young executive talent in the coal industry. The Council provides a meaningful opportunity for up-and-coming executives to enhance their industry knowledge and networks through projects and activities that advance industry-wide objectives as well as professional development goals.

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Coal 2.0 Alliance

Join the Coal 2.0 Alliance

Objective: The ACC’s Coal 2.0 Alliance is focused on advancing the development and utilization of pre-combustion and coal preparation technologies through enhancing awareness of their environmental and efficiency performance benefits.

Activities:

• Development of fact sheets.
• Agenda participation in ACC and other industry conference programs.
• Development of new ACC-hosted conference programs, seminar and/or webinars devoted to pre-combustion and coal preparation technology utilization.
• Establishment of an information clearinghouse on the ACC web site of relevant reports and studies. Development of a distinct web site devoted to pre-combustion and coal preparation technologies linked and branded as an ACC adjunct site.
• Development of original data and/or reports as deemed necessary and appropriate.
• Promotion of the environmental and efficiency benefits of pre-combustion and coal preparation technologies through various communications and advocacy channels, including but not limited to:
  • Preparation and placement of industry trade publication and mainstream media articles.
  • Meetings with public policy makers.

UCG Interest Group – Underground Coal Gasification

Join the UCG Interest Group

Objective: Working in cooperation with the UK-based UCG Partnership (www.ucgp.com), this ACC Interest Group is designed to promote and increase awareness of UCG to a broad audience through conferences/workshops, newsletters, websites, informational materials and presentations. The Interest Group provides an opportunity for industry associates to learn more about UCG and its prospective role vis-à-vis their respective business interests.

ACC Conference Program Development Committees

Join the Conference Program Development Committee

Objective: The ACC produces a number of educational conferences each year. The Program Development Committees for these events are responsible for determining conference topics and identifying prospective speakers. ACC members are invited to participate in one or more of the following Program Development Committees:

• Spring Coal Forum or Coal Market Strategies Conference: These two annual strategic issues conferences for senior executives examine marketplace and public policy issues of critical importance to the coal supply, consumption and transportation industries.
• Fuel Flexibility Conference: This event is designed to help utility and industrial coal consumers address the overwhelming marketplace, public policy and operational/maintenance factors they face and their decisions regarding fuel choice and procurement, technology and equipment choices and business operations.
• Coal Trading Conference: This event is designed to enhance executives’ understanding of coal trading issues in the context of marketplace and public policy issues impacting the coal industry.

ACC Education Development Committee

Join the Education Development Committee

Objective:  The ACC produces numerous educational programs throughout the year, providing timely information on public policy and marketplace issues, as well as more in-depth technical knowledge on operational and managerial topics related to the coal supply, consumption and transportation industries.  Programs include on-site (physical) as well as electronic events, including a monhtly webinar program (Coal Q&A) focused on critical industry issues.  The Education Committee is responsible for determining program topics and identifying prospective speakers.

ACC Membership Committee

Join the ACC Membership Committee

Objective: This Committee is tasked with ACC membership recruitment and retention activities and is chaired by a member of the ACC Board.

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