[Sustain] Fwd: CEO of Nuclear Energy Institute at Commonwealth Club (September 13, 2007)]

[Eric Brooks]

  Media Advisory from

The Commonwealth Club
the nation’s premier public affairs forum



SPEAKER:     Frank L. “Skip” Bowman, President and CEO, Nuclear Energy 
Institute


TITLE:           More Nuclear Energy: Why America Needs It Now



DATE:             Thursday, September 13, 2007



TIME :             5:30 p.m., Wine and Cheese; 6 p.m. Program



PLACE :            Club Office, 595 Market St. , 2nd Floor, San Francisco



PRICE:            Free for Members , $18 for Non-Members

                         For tickets:  415/597-6705, 
www.commonwealthclub.org



CONTACT:     Riki Rafner, Public Relations Director, 415/597-6712
                        Ariana Nash, Public Relations Fellow, 415/597-6734

                         Media interested in attending should please 
RSVP to jhale at commonwealthclub.org by noon day of event.

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President and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute, Frank “Skip” Bowman 
will delve into the challenges of securing a future for nuclear power in 
the United States . Bowman believes the demand for nuclear power will 
only continue to increase due to the volatility of natural gas prices 
and the potential for restrictions on coal fuelled power plants.



Bowman was appointed to the Nuclear Energy Institute in 2005 upon ending 
his military career in 2004 after 38 years of service. At the time of 
his retirement from the Navy, he was a four-star Admiral serving as the 
director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, a position he had held 
since 1996. Prior to that promotion, the Admiral served as the deputy 
administrator for naval reactors in the National Nuclear Security 
Administration of the Department of Energy.



In addition to serving three tours at the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 
Bowman served two tours on the Joint Staff and was the Attack Submarine 
Program Coordinator on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations. 
Bowman has been honored with the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, 
the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and the Legion of Merit, among 
many other awards. Bowman holds a Bachelor’s degree from Duke University 
and two masters degrees, in Nuclear Engineering and Naval 
Architecture/Marine Engineering, from the Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology.



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