POLAND

The fifth conference on the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) will be organised by the National Contact Point for the Research Programmes and the European Commission in close collaboration with the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Ministry of Economy. At this high-profile event representatives of industry, research, financing and policy will discuss the financing and swift development of the key low-carbon energy technologies identified in the SET-Plan.

Web: http://www.setplan2011.pl/Default.aspx?id=2

This ENNEREG international conference, Transfer of knowledge in the field of sustainable use of energy, takes place in Poznan, Poland on 22 May 2012. Presentations will cover: the ENNEREG Project and Regions 202020 website; Regional Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs) for Wielkopolska and Pomorskie Voivoideship; Good Practices and Sustainable Energy Projects (SEPs) from ENNEREG Pioneer regions; and EU policies of relevance to actors at regional and local levels.

Web: http://www.regions202020.eu/cms/events/ennereg-international-conference-22nd-may-2012-poznan-poland/

The ELTIS project and the guidelines concerning Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans will be presented during the workshop "Stimulating SEAP development in Wielkopolska Region," addressed to the municipalities in Wielkopolska, representatives of the regional authority UMWW and of the regional energy agency WAZE, representative of the national authority, and other stakeholders from consultancy, research and financial sector.

Web: http://www.managenergy.net/workshops/321

The workshop will present an innovative, community-based methodology for accelerating local transitions towards sustainability, sustainable lifestyles and a low-carbon society. Drawing on the experience of European cities already working with this approach, the participants will learn about the principles of transition management as well as about the phases of the co-creation process.

Web: http://incontext-fp7.eu/events

The aim of the GeoDH workshops is to identify and assess barriers to Geothermal District Heating projects in 14 countries in order to create and present recommendations for their removal. Participants are invited from a variety of backgrounds and from those fields which may have relevant information or knowledge to contribute on the discussion on Geothermal and District Heating in these countries. A full list of these workshops is available at http://geodh.eu/events/

Web: http://geodh.eu/