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Walker to Address 11th Annual U.S. Hydrogen Meeting Fri Feb 25 13:17:00 EST 2000 WASHINGTON, Feb 25, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Former U.S. Representative Robert S. Walker will deliver the keynote speech at the 11th Annual U.S. Hydrogen Meeting sponsored by the National Hydrogen Association. Walker will address the group on March 1, 2000 in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Walker, a former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Science, has been a leading proponent, both in and out of Congress, of hydrogen as an alternative energy resource for the future. His 1996 Hydrogen Futures Act helped set the stage for the significant work now proceeding in transportation and residential applications of fuel cell technology. His address before the U.S. Hydrogen Meeting will focus on the need to further expand policy initiatives in the hydrogen field and the opportunities conversion to a hydrogen energy economy provides in environmental and quality- of-life improvement. Currently, Walker is Chairman and CEO of The Wexler Group, a public affairs company located in Washington, D.C. Since retiring from Congress, Walker has remained active in science and technology matters and has regularly addressed the hydrogen issue. He serves on the Board of Directors of DCH Technology, a fuel cell and hydrogen sensor company. On February 29, prior to his keynote address, Walker has been invited to speak to the semi-annual meeting of the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel, an advisory group from the U.S. Department of Energy. Walker, a resident of East Petersburg, Pennsylvania, represented the 16th Congressional District of Pennsylvania from 1977-1996. SOURCE The Wexler Group (C) 2000 PR Newswire. All rights reserved. prnewswire.com