NAJAVE SKUPOVA • 252 exhibitors from over 30 countries • 4640 journalists from 73 countries, of which 84% from other countries than Switzerland • 730000 visitors from 110 countries
For further information visite the web site www.ele-drive.com. Washington International Renewable Energy Conference WIREC 2008 04th – 06th March 2008, Washington, DC
Hosted by the United States Government, in cooperation with the American Council On Renewable Energy, WIREC 2008 is the third global ministerial-level conference on renewable energy, following events in Beijing in 2005 and Bonn in 2004. In 2004, Germany hosted the first International Conference for Renewable Energies in Bonn. More than 3,600 participants focused on three central themes: the formation of political framework conditions to allow market development of renewable energies, increasing public and private financing in order to secure reliable demand for renewable energies, and human and institutional capacity building-including the coordination of research and development. Participants came away with 197 concrete actions and commitments by governments and other actors. In 2005, a second conference held in Beijing capitalized on the success of the past year. This conference had a broad focus on policies, strategies, and financing mechanisms, as well as individual forums on investment and finance, industrialists and entrepreneurs, technology, and north-south cooperation. At the close of the conference, government representatives from 78 countries signed a declaration affirming their commitment to renewable energy and discussing the challenges the industry faces. Since the close of the Beijing conference, worldwide enthusiasm for renewable energy has increased dramatically, and production has soared. The global community fully recognizes the imperative to promote widespread adoption of renewable energies such as biofuels, wind, solar, geothermal, and hydropower. WIREC 2008 will build upon the outcomes of the conferences in Bonn and Beijing to foster increased political support and public awareness for renewable energy, new and innovative actions to promote widespread adoption of renewable energy, and advanced tools for collecting and disseminating best practices to end users. WIREC 2008 focuses on four pillars necessary to support renewable energy industries: Agriculture and Rural Development; Technology/Research and Development; Finance; and Market Adoption/Deployment. Each track will examine how public policies and private efforts can most effectively advance renewable energy across the globe. For further information visite the web site www.wirec2008.gov. Safe Highways of the Future conference 12th – 14th February 2008, Brussels, Belgium
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