Update on the 27th World Gas Conference By Jay Copan
The 27th World Gas Conference (WGC) is now
received regarding the overall WGC programme
moving along very well. The event will be held
has been fantastic. We are very pleased that
June 25-29, 2018 at the Walter E. Washington
over 40 keynote speakers, representing the
Convention Center (WEW) in Washington DC. The
leaders of the global energy industry, as well as
WEW is located in the centre of Washington
a significant number of policymakers, have
DC; all hotel rooms are within an 18 minute
confirmed their participation in the WGC. And,
walk of the venue. The three-year-old 1,100
thanks to the efforts of the National Organising
room Marriott Marquis will be the headquarters
Committee (NOC), under the direction of Dave
hotel and it will host all of the IGU meetings
McCurdy, President and CEO of the American
associated with the WGC. The Marriott is
Gas Association, these keynote sessions will
directly across the street from the WEW.
truly set the global stage for the outlook for
Early bird registration for the WGC opened x The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will play host to the 27th World Gas Conference, promising an innovative programme focused around Access, Markets and Social Licence.
The response and feedback that has been
less than nine months away and plans are
in late May, and the WGC team is very pleased
the natural gas industry for years to come. Likewise, the level of interest in the Current
with the strong level of registrations that has
Debate sessions has been outstanding. These
been seen to date. Early bird registration closes
22 sessions will address, at a very senior level,
on January 31, 2018. To ensure access to rooms
the most timely and topical strategic and
at the Marriott Marquis all IGU members are
commercial issues facing the global gas
encouraged to take advantage of the early bird
industry. The Current Debates will cover the
registration opportunity.
entire global gas value chain, and the dozens of already confirmed senior level speakers will provide invaluable insights into these topics. Thanks to the efforts of the IGU committees and task forces, we have had an exceptional response to our Call for Abstracts, which closed on September 1, 2017. The 70 Industry Insight sessions and Technical and Innovation Center sessions being coordinated by the IGU com mittees and task forces have received a sub stantial number of abstracts, and as of this article, are currently being reviewed. These 70 sessions will focus on the most timely and topical technical, commercial and strategic issues across the global gas industry and will cover the full gas value chain from upstream to downstream. WGC 2018 continues to engage a wide variety of constituencies as part of the pro
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