VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/04/13 -- Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association -

Editors:

This is advance-notice to assist with scheduling. A detailed advisory and full media kit will go out to all newsrooms several weeks before the conference, and additional background information is available at any time by phone, e-mail, monitoring the web site or under the Twitter hashtag #HFC_2013.

This conference will be rich in feature leads and news in six distinct newsroom beats:

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Business/Energy                Renewable Energy Storage, Gaseous Energy     
                               Applications, Commercialization and End User 
                               Forums.                                      
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Business/Export                International Initiatives, World Leaders,    
                               Emerging Economies, Market Trends and        
                               Financing.                                   
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New technology                 Cutting-Edge Technology, Defense             
                               Applications, Renewable Technology and       
                               Emergency Applications.                      
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Environmental/Climate change   Renewable Energy Storage, Governing Bodies,  
                               and Leading Clean-Energy Projects.           
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Public policy                  International Clean-Energy Policies and      
                               International Policy Leaders.                
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Local government               Municipal Sessions, Infrastructure, City     
                               Plans and Local Projects.                    
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Automotive                     On-Site Fuel Cell Vehicles, Test Drives and  
                               Leading Manufacturers.                       
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Media Opportunities:

--  Visual and photo opportunities include hydrogen fuel cell vehicle ride
    and drives and static fuel cell vehicles and machinery on display. 
    
--  Private, closed one-hour, small-group media roundtables with the world's
    policy, scientific, and business leaders with informative discussions
    and opportunity for follow-up questions. 
    
--  One-on-one interview opportunities. 
    
--  1,000 delegates from 40 countries: entrepreneurs, academics, analysts,
    senior corporate executives.