WEC's Bi-Monthly Commentary on Energy Issues 15 September 2007

SPECIAL EDITION! - Rome Congress Update

Although we said we would not issue an EnergyFax for 15 September, we now have important new information about the Rome Congress which we want to pass on to all WEC members.

In order to encourage registration and to help the organisers plan for the official Congress sessions and the social events, the Rome organisers have set a late registration fee as well as an onsite registration fee.

If you register before 11 October, you will still pay the WEC member fee of €1,800 plus 20% VAT (€2,100 plus 20% VAT for non-members). 

From 11 October - 8 November, the new late registration fee for WEC members will be €2,100 plus 20% VAT (non-members: €2,400 plus VAT).

From 9 November, the onsite registration fee will be €2,500 plus VAT for WEC members and €3,000 plus VAT for non-members.

The accompanying person registration remains at €1,000 plus VAT.

On behalf of the Rome organisers, I encourage you to register as soon as possible so that you can take advantage of the excellent line-up of speakers in our Congress programme, the major technical exhibition and a variety of stimulating social events.

WEC Sessions at the Rome Congress
I hope all WEC members will plan to attend the WEC sessions at the Rome Congress. These will run in parallel to the Discussion Sessions and will include:

Monday, 12 November

11.30 - 13.00 hrs.
1st floor, Hall 10, Room H
WEC Committee on Cleaner Fossil Fuels Systems (CFFS) will host a session on Fossil Fuels: Leading the Clean Energy Revolution
Moderator: Dr. Hisham Khatib (Jordan)

17.00 - 18.30 hrs.
1st floor, Hall 10, Room H
WEC Energy & Climate Change Study: Effective Policies on Energy and Climate:  What Will Work?
Moderator: Asger Bundgaard-Jensen ( Denmark)
 
17.00 - 18.30 hrs.
1st floor, Hall 10, Room O
International Standards Organisation and WEC co-host International Standards to Develop and Promote Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources
Moderator: Dr. Francisco Barnés (Mexico)

Tuesday, 13 November

09.00 - 10.30 hrs.
1st floor, Hall 10, Room H
WEC Committee on the Performance of Generating Plant hosts Economic and Environmental Gains - Improving Availability Will Help You Achieve Both
Moderator: Dr. Karl Theis (Germany)

09.00 - 10.30 hrs.
1st floor, Hall 10, Room O
WEC Session on Ensuring Market Integrity: Challenges and Progress
Moderator: William Hederman (USA)

Wednesday, 14 November

09.00 - 10.30 hrs.
1st floor, Hall 10, Room H
WEC Committee on Energy Efficiency Policies & Indicators hosts Energy Efficiency: Great Expectations
Moderator: Michèle Pappalardo (ADEME, France)

16.00 - 18.30 hrs.
1st floor, Hall 10, Room H
WEC Regional Work Programme: Regional Studies and Programmes
Moderator: Ron Wood (USA)

Thursday, 15 November

09.00 - 10.30 hrs.
1st floor, Hall 10, Room H
WEC Study on Energy Scenarios to 2050
Moderator: tbc

09.00 - 10.30 hrs.
1st floor, Hall 10, Room O
WEC Session on Rules of Trade
Moderator: Gerald Doucet (Canada)

I look forward to seeing you in Rome!

GERALD DOUCET     
Secretary General
World Energy Council     
5th Floor, Regency House,
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