Forthcoming ManagEnergy Events

The European Commission adopted, on 5 July 2007, a communication entitled "Towards a European Charter on the Rights of Energy Consumers" and at the same time launched a consultation on this issue which has resulted in over 70 contributions from across the EU.

As a follow-up, the Commission organises a conference in Brussels on 6 May 2008. The half-day conference, hosted by Commissioners Meglena Kuneva and Andris Piebalgs, will:

• officially present the results of the consultation;
• launch the Citizens' Energy Forum announced in the Third Internal Energy Market Package of 19 September 2007. In parallel to existing fora dealing with electricity and gas markets, this Forum will focus on specific retail issues, and involve all stakeholders in building an EU-wide retail market.
• propose a new approach to informing consumers by means of a European Energy Consumers' Checklist, designed to answer questions about local or regional retail markets. The Commission will prepare a list of relevant questions and invite national stakeholders to provide answers that will form an easily accessible data pool containing comprehensive local information in the consumer's language.
• propose a list of voluntary commitments by stakeholders, aimed at cooperation and improving rights beyond the existing legal framework.

The conference will be streamed live on the ManagEnergy Internet Broadcast Website at: www.managenergy.tv and the video recordings will be available on the same site after the event.

Find out more at: www.agathepower.eu/stakeholders_en.html

The 2008 Call for Proposals for Energy (FP7-ENERGY-2008-TREN-1) under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) was published on 29 April 2008. In order to support the preparation of proposals, the Directorate General for Energy and Transport (DG TREN) of the European Commission is holding an Information Day on 20 June 2008 in the Charlemagne Building, rue de la Loi n° 170, in Brussels.

The European Commission is pleased to welcome you on this occasion, and would appreciate if you could distribute this information to potential participants in your organisation, region or country.

The aim of this event is to disseminate information about FP7 and the research areas open in the 2008 Call for Proposals on Energy within the Cooperation Programme, to give details about the main legal and procedural conditions, and to answer any questions.

Participating in the event may also help you to make contact with other potential proposers and possible project partners.

Please register by 6 June 2008 at the latest. Your registration must be confirmed by the Commission.

Further information and a registration form can be found on the Europa website at:
ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/rtd/fp7/infoday_en.htm

The information day will be streamed live on the ManagEnergy Internet Broadcast Website at: www.managenergy.tv and the video recordings will be available on the same site shortly after the event.

ManagEnergy will be present at a number of events during 2008. If you are attending any of these events, take advantage of the opportunity to discuss ManagEnergy services, tools and facilities with a member of the ManagEnergy Support Team.

ManagEnergy staff will be making a presentation about services available to local and regional energy actors during this event.

Medimurje Entrepreneurship Fair MESAP Ltd is organising this trade show as both a promotional and an educational event. The aim of the trade show is to bring together all interested in the issues of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. It is aimed at: institutions, educational institutions, firms, equipment suppliers, experts, various organisations and innovators.

In its practical part, the trade fair is intended for the construction industry and architecture design since these sectors must meet the demands for increased energy efficiency and rational use of energy.

The overall aim of the trade show is to popularise energy related issues, to enable better exchange of information and finally to bring closer relevant people and institutions (experts, high technology, institutions, financial sources etc.)

MESAP's partners are:

The Environment Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund
Regional Development Agency for Medimurje – REDEA
Medimurje Construction Cluster

www.mesap.hr

ManagEnergy will attend with a stand in the exhibition area, and will be making a presentation about ManagEnergy services.

Rigenergia 2008, is an international meeting about renewable energies and energy saving. Organisers of the event are the Chamber of Commerce of Valle d'Aosta, the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade (ICE), the Public Authorities, Enterprise Europe Network and Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign.

The common denominator of the various aspects of the event is the use of renewable energies in mountain areas, with a focus on techniques of cogeneration:

• solar thermal and photovoltaic
• geothermal
• wind energy (eolic)
• cogeneration (biomass, biogas and biofuels)
• low energy consumption house-building
• wireless remote control (heating, air-conditioning, lighting)

Information in Italian | Information in English

ManagEnergy staff will be present at this event to discuss the services available to local and regional energy actors.

The Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia is delighted to host the 4th Bridging the Gap Conference: Responding to Environmental Change - from Words to Deeds. It looks forward to welcoming representatives from many countries and European institutions to this exciting event in Portorož. The conference is under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Slovenia Dr Danilo Türk. 

This conference will be the fourth in the series, the previous three Bridging the Gap events were in London 1998, Stockholm 2001 and Dublin 2004. It has been 10 years since first conference was organized. The activity emerged from out of an enthusiastic engagement of people who recognized the importance of joining forces with diverse actors (policy makers, researchers, experts) and thinking innovatively to solve environmental problems. While the conferences have been strongly led by countries, they have been substantially supported also from some European institutions (the EEA, DG Research, DG Environment and the Joint Research Centre) and sometimes also other organisations, such as WHO, have been involved. During 10 years "Bridging the Gap" has become a brand recognized and embraced by a wide network of people beyond the Eionet and EEA working in environmental research, assessment, monitoring and reporting.

www.bridgingthegap.si

ManagEnergy staff will be present at this event with a poster presentation where you will also be able to collect further information about ManagEnergy services and activities.

This International Transport Forum brings together the Transport Ministers of 51 countries with a view to offering policy makers and private stakeholders a platform to work together on transport issues of global significance and foster a deeper understanding of the essential role played by transport in the economy and society.

The main themes of the exhibition will be Energy efficiency technologies and Good practice in energy efficiency & CO₂ mitigation.

Companies, public authorities, researchers and associations are invited to display their programmes, policies and solutions at the Forum's exhibition.

For more information about the event please see www.internationaltransportforum.org

ManagEnergy staff will be present at this event to discuss the services available to local and regional energy actors.

Organised every year in Brussels by the European Commission Directorate General for Environment, Green Week 2008 will take place from Tuesday 3rd June (mid-day) until Friday 6th of June (mid-day).

This year's edition will take a closer look at the sustainable use of natural resources, focusing on waste management, sustainable consumption and production (i.e. eco-design, energy labeling, etc.) The event will provide a unique opportunity for debate, exchanges of experience and best practice among non-governmental organisations, businesses, various levels of government and the public.

Website for further information

ManagEnergy staff will be present at this event to discuss the services available to local and regional energy actors.

More than hot air - Local Action on Climate Change highlights that global warming effects require that all levels of government, and cities in particular, not only adopt declarations but take action. Through the European Membership Convention 2008, ICLEI seeks to encourage and prepare its members to drastically cut carbon emission levels and to reshape our cities, so as to run truly resource efficient.

Website for further information

The Open Days are organised by the Committee of the Regions and Directorate General for Regional Policy and they will take place from the 6-9 October 2008 in Brussels.

4000 people are expected to visit the Investors Café. It acts as a unique forum for communication and meeting place between private and public companies and regions and cities, enabling them to discover the rich diversity and economic attractiveness of European regions/cities and to identify investment and job creation opportunities. The investor's café is organised among four thematic priorities, one of them being "Sustainable development: regional answers to climate change (including energy)"

A wide range of seminars will be organised by partners regions and in the framework of the Investors café.

ManagEnergy is organizing a workshop in the framework of the Investors' Café thematic village "energy" on "helping municipalities to work in the framework of the Covenant of Mayors". The workshop will take place in the morning of the 8 October 2008.

We welcome all the Local and Regional Energy Agencies to take part in the Open Days 2008.

More on the Open Days 2008 and the ManagEnergy Workshop

ManagEnergy will organise a workshop as part of this two-day conference. ManagEnergy staff will also attend the event to present the services offered to local and regional energy actors.

The event is Scandinavia's leading exhibition focusing on clean technology and sustainable business. The two-day draft conference programme includes workshops about "New Partnerships in Sustainable City Development", "Biogas Highway", "Green Logistics" and "Cleantech Strategies in Industry".

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