Piper Jaffray Set to Host Opportunities in Solar and Clean Tech Symposium; Joe Desmond to Provide Keynote Address
11 February 2006 - 4:46AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Piper Jaffray & Co.
will host the first-of-its-kind Opportunities in Solar and Clean
Tech Symposium on Feb. 21, 2006, in New York. The symposium will
cover issues and trends in the solar and clean tech industry
through management presentations from leading public and private
companies in the sector. The symposium will also feature a keynote
address by Joe Desmond, chairman of the California Energy
Commission. Desmond, who was appointed chairman in May 2005,
oversees the commission, which is responsible for overseeing
funding programs that support public interest energy research,
advance energy science and technology through research, development
and demonstration and providing market support to existing, new and
emerging renewable technologies. The commission also establishes
energy policy and is responsible for siting new generation. "Solar
is the fastest growing, and best performing sector within
technology," said Jesse Pichel, senior research analyst at Piper
Jaffray. "We have assembled 22 of the world's leading solar
companies to present and meet with our institutional clients. This
one day event will highlight a number of ways to participate in the
solar investment theme." Companies scheduled to present include: BP
Solar International Inc. (subsidiary of BP), Canadian Solar Inc.,
Conenergy AG, DayStar Technologies, Inc., Emcore Corporation,
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., ErSol Solar Energy AG, Evergreen
Solar, Inc., Konarka Technologies, Inc., LDK Solar Hi-Tech Co.
Ltd., Magnetek, Inc., MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., Nanosolar,
Inc., PowerLight Corporation, Solaicx, Solar Integrated Technology,
SOLON AG, Spire Corporation, Stirling Energy Systems Inc., SunPower
Corporation, Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. and Xantrex
Technology Inc. Company and investor participation in the
Opportunities in Solar Power and Clean Tech Symposium is by
invitation only. Clients interested in attending should contact
their Piper Jaffray representative. Members of the media who would
like to attend should contact Susan Beatty at 612 303-5680 or .
Piper Jaffray & Co. is the chief operating subsidiary of Piper
Jaffray Companies (NYSE:PJC), a focused securities firm dedicated
to delivering superior financial advice, investment products and
transaction execution within selected sectors of the financial
services marketplace. The company operates through two primary
revenue-generating segments: Capital Markets and Private Client
Services. Piper Jaffray & Co. has served corporations,
government and non-profit entities, institutional investors and the
financial advisory needs of private individuals since 1895. With
headquarters in Minneapolis, Piper Jaffray has approximately 2,900
employees in 107 offices in 23 states across the country and in
London. For more information about Piper Jaffray, visit us online
at http://www.piperjaffray.com/ . Since 1895. Member SIPC and NYSE.
First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: DATASOURCE: Piper Jaffray &
Co. CONTACT: Susan Beatty, Media Relations of Piper Jaffray &
Co., +1-612-303-5680 Web site: http://www.piperjaffray.com/
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