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 UC Solar Director and UC Merced Distinguished Professor Roland Winston ably fulfilling his duties as Master of Ceremonies.

 California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Peevey opens the symposium.

 President Peevey is stepping down after six years as CPUC president--six years that were marked by tremendous growth in California's solar industry.

 UC Santa Barbara's Umesh Mishra, still basking in the blue glow of UCSB's LED Nobel prize announcement, explains how his team will harness the ultraviolet spectrum to enhance solar cell efficiency.

 Bernadette Del Chiaro, Executive Director of the California Solar Energy Industries Association (CALSIEA), responds to an audience question.

UC Solar graduate students Jonathan Ferry (left) and Bennett Widyolar man the registration table. Bennett would also capture one of two $100 awards at the poster session.

 UC Berkeley's Eli Yablonovitch points out a key characteristic of the world's most efficient thin film solar cells.

 Sam Baldwin is the Chief Science Officer of the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. He traveled cross-country to share his insights.

Sam Baldwin describes one of his many must-see slides.

 Lunch and conversation in the CPUC quad. The weather was in full cooperation mode.

 Robert Sherick of Southern California Edison shares his plan for enabling an integrated grid.

 UC Santa Cruz's Michael Isaacson discusses the U.S.-Denmark Renewable Energy Program, which is open to interested students the world over.

 Christian Moe is ready for the poster session to begin.

 Jonathan Ferry answers the question "What is an XCPC?"

 The California Energy Commission's Laurie ten Hope sees solar energy installations in the state moving up and to the right.

 In the great state of California challenges and opportunities go hand-in-hand.