EcoGen 2010 is set to be the clean energy event of the year, bringing together the highest levels of the clean energy industry, locally and internationally. Ian Porter will be speaking between 3:00pm–4:30pm on Day Three of EcoGen 2010, 8 September.

The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) is Australia’s leading not-for-profit organisation promoting sustainable technology and practice for households. The ATA has over 5000 members who are actively walking the talk in their own homes by using good building design, conserving water and using renewable energy. ATA advocates in government and industry arenas for easy access to these technologies as well as continual improvement of the technology, information and products needed to change the way we live.

Prior to joining the ATA, Ian spent eighteen years in the Victorian Government working on sustainable energy policy and climate change. From 2007 to 2009, Ian led the climate change practice of the Nous Group, working with public and private sector organisations to develop policy and respond to major challenges in the fields of climate change and energy.

Completing a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Chemistry in 1984, Ian undertook research towards a PhD in theoretical chemistry between 1985 and 1989.