Building for the Future The Building for the Future (BFTF) project
Paris in June last year, half of the increase was
continues to evolve. Phase I has been
to be implemented in 2016. The full increase
implemented with the revised IGU vision and
will apply in 2017. The scaled fee structure for
mission, new membership categories and
2016 is €6,000, €9,000, or €12,000 according
scaled membership fees.
to the criteria. For Associate members the fee in
The revised vision and mission made gas advocacy an integral part of the organization
members, while for Standard Associate
and positioned IGU as the “Global Voice of
members it is €6,000.
Gas” that seeks to improve the quality of life
x Phase II of the BFTF project was given its mandate at the IGU Council meeting in Paris last June. Pål Rasmussen, who heads the project, is seen here presenting the ongoing work at the meeting.
2016 will be €12,000 for Premium Associate
It is important for IGU that these raised
by advancing gas as a key contributor to a
fees will bring something back to its member
sustainable energy future. The new membership
ship. Gas advocacy has top priority and we
category and new membership fees will give
recognize that it is even more important in
financial strength to IGU to bring out its
the difficult environment that our industry
advocacy activities and develop these further.
now experiences.
According to the changes, the fee of a
The BFTF project Phase II was given its
Charter member now depends on the country’s
mandate by the Council in Paris, June 2015.
gas production and consumption, or whether it
The aim is to strengthen the IGU events
is a G20 country or not. According to the
portfolio. With the global conference environ
decision made by the Council at its meeting in
ment getting increasingly competitive, we need to ensure the future success of the IGU-owned events. Greater involvement from IGU in the events will give the union better opportunities to influence and to ensure that the IGU vision and mission is reflected in the conference. Our experience shows that presently events are handled as individual events with varying models and involvement from the union. The BFTF project sees a need to strengthen the brands by developing formal guidelines and policies to ensure continuity and competence transfer between the conferences. The project group’s proposal for Phase II will be presented to the Executive Committee in its meeting in Durban, South Africa, on April 5, 2016. Following Phase II, BFTF Phase III will be initiated which will cover the overall governance of IGU.
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