NGO in Roster Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations

IERE EE-mail Magazine No.17
No.17 (3 December 2012)

Contents- New Board Members for 2013 - 2014 elected- The 23rd IERE Board Meeting was held
- The 12th IERE General Meeting and Korea Forum closed in success- The 4th TIS-Asia Meeting in Manila, the Philippines<< New Board Members for 2013 - 2014 elected >>In accordance with the article 6 and 12 of bylaws of IERE, the next Board members forthe term of 2013 - 2014 were elected by ballot of Executive Members.
* Board Members for 2013 - 2014 (15 members);- CEPRI (China),

CRIEPI (Japan),

GdF Suez (France),- EDF (France),

Enel (Italy),

EPRI (USA),- Eskom (South Africa),GE (USA),

Hydro-Quebec (Canada),- IIE (Mexico),Kansai EPCO (Japan),

KEPCO RI (Korea),- NTPC (India),

RWE AG (Germany),

SGEPRI (China)* IERE Officers for 2013 - 2014;- Chair:

Dr. Rolando Nieva Gomez (IIE, Mexico)- Vice Chair:Prof. Jianbo Guo (CEPRI, China)- Treasurer:

Dr. Denis Faubert (Hydro-Québec, Canada)

Dr. Nieva

Prof. Guo

Dr. Faubert
1NGO in Roster Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations<< The 23rd IERE Board Meeting was held >>The 23rd IERE Board Meeting was held in Seoul, Korea on 6 November 2012.
There was the proposal that IERE should deal with technology management, and theBoard decided to continue discussion about it in Strategy Working Group which would
be newly established.
The event plans of 2013 CPRI-IERE International Conference in India, and the 13thGeneral Meeting and PIESA African Forum in Tanzania were approved.

<< The 12th IERE General Meeting and Korea Forum closed in success >>The 12th General Meeting and Korea Forum will be held in Seoul, Korea from 7 to 9
November 2012 co-hosted by KEPCO, and about 80 participants came from 15countries.
November 7 was for the 12th General Meeting and the General theme was "PostFukushima". There were the presentations from KHNP Korea, RITE Japan,Eurelectric, Tokyo EPCO Japan, EDF France and EPRI USA about the energy policy
and strategies, the decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station,
safety assessments and related R&D issues etc.

Professor Sekine received 2012 IERE Award for his commemorating a life time ofoutstanding contributions to IERE, academies and the Global Electric Power Industry.
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NGO in Roster Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
Mr. Ballay, the Advising Chair Emeritus of IERE, explained the career and eminentachievements of Prof. Sekine, and Mr. Dudzinski, the Chair of IERE, handed theplaque of IERE Award to Prof. Sekine.

November 8 and 9 was for KEPCO-Korea Forum and the Main theme was"Technologies overcoming Economic Depression and Natural Disaster".
There were 21 presentations and discussions.

A short film how tsunami attacked thermal power plants in Tohoku area Japan wasdisplayed in the hall, and the introduction of KEPCO's business and technologies wasexhibited and displayed, too.
Please see;
http://www.iere.jp/Members/Activities/Forum/Korea_Forum/index.html(For members)
http://www.iere.jp/NonMembers/Activities/Forum/Korea_Forum/index.html(For non-members)<< The 4th TISTIS-Asia Meeting in Manila, the Philippines
Philippines >>The 4th TIS-Asia Meeting co-hosted by MERALCO will be held on 16 - 18 January
2013 in Manila, the Philippines.
This meeting is supported by Department of Energy of the Philippines and AsianDevelopment Bank.
General Theme of the Meeting is “Harnessing technology for the future”.
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January 16- Opening Session- Session 1: Philippine Power Development Program- Session 2: Renewable Energy (Regulation &Policy)- Session 3: Renewable Energy (Projects)
January 17- Session 4: Smart Grid Application- Session 5: Alternative Fuels Development Program
January 18- TIS-Asia Session
Part 1: TIS-Asia Generation Working Group Session
Part 2: TIS-Asia Network Working Group Session
Panel Discussion on “Smart Grid in Asia”- Closing Session
Conference Venue: New World Makati Hotel
http://www.manila.newworldhotels.com/#/en_US/welcome/We encourage you to get involved.
Please hurry the registration. ** Deadline is December 6 **Details are shown in the First Announcement;
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