Committee Work for the 2015-2018 Triennium Takes Shape By Anette Sørum
The IGU committees and task forces are now
forces that support the leadership team
Nordal
well into their work for the triennium and are
throughout the triennium.
holding their second round of committee
The intermediate deliverables may take
meetings. The total team of global experts is
many forms. Reports, case studies, best
just shy of 1,000, with representatives from
practices and presentations specific to the
more than 50 countries. This level of
committee’s study areas, but also, for specific
participation and the work undertaken by the
issues, and in support of raising the “Global
committees truly differentiates IGU from all
Voice of Gas”, through symposia, seminars,
other organizations in our industry.
workshops and publications.
A key objective of the current 2015-2018 triennium is to ensure that the committees and
These are just a few examples of their contributions:
task forces become more timely and dynamic
x The first meeting of the Coordination committee took place in Cartagena, Colombia on October 20, 2016.
with deliverables leading up to the World Gas
IGU newsletter
Conference (WGC). Traditionally the committees
Over recent months, the committees have
have presented their results at the WGC at the
started to contribute to the IGU newsletter.
end of every triennium. However, as the
A new Committee Corner has been established
Triennial Work Programme 2015-2018 states,
to highlight and share their work. So far the
today’s energy market requires more dynamic,
LNG, Marketing and Communications, Strategy
active and engaging committees and task
and R&D and Innovation committees have
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