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PROMITHEAS-2 International Black Sea Energy Policy Conference

"Energy Investments and Trade Opportunities"

8,9 October 2008, Athens (Greece)

Opening-Welcome Addresses

The International Black Sea Energy Policy Conference "Energy Investments and Trade Opportunities" of the PROMITHEAS Network will take place on October 8 - 9, 2008 in Athens, Greece. It is a three-dimension event, with Policy and Business, Scientific and Exhibition sessions and is included in the FP6-PROMITHEAS-2 programme activities.

Policy and Business Sessions

Scientific Sessions

Exhibition Sessions

The Energy Policy and Development Centre (KEPA), the coordinator of PROMITHEAS The Energy and Climate Policy Network invites policy makers, energy stakeholders and scientists from EU, Black Sea, Caspian Sea and Central Asia countries to participate. The whole event will be hosted by the oldest university of Greece, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) (30 Eleutheriou Venizelou (Panepistimiou) Av., Centre area)

Venue

Registration

The Conference is scheduled to have four (4) parts:

Accomodation

A: Opening - Welcome Addresses

Guidelines -Directions

B. Policy and Business Sessions

Draft broschure

C: Scientific Sessions

Sponsors

D: Exhibition Sessions

Click on the picture to see a larger version of the indicative programme.

Venue (back to top)

The Conference will be held at the main Building of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens at 30 Eleutheriou Venizelou (Panepistimiou) Av., Centre area.

Click on the map to see it in a larger picture.

The opening of the Conference will take place at the Ceremonial hall of the NKUA Athens (See pictures below).

For more information on Athens and NKUA, go to the following links: http://www.cityofathens.gr/ and www.uoa.gr

Registration(Top)

For registration to the conference it is necessary to complete the Registration Form and send it to NKUA-KEPA, by 30th September, 2008.

The conference registration fee for the Policy and Business sessions (B.1 B.5 & the opening of the conference) amounts to 300

Registration fee includes all printed material related to the respective sessions, a copy of the Energy View of BSEC countries - 2006 publication, coffee breaks, two lunches and two dinners.

For the Scientific Sessions (C.1 C.5 & the opening of the conference) the registration fee amounts to 120 for scientists coming from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania and Ukraine.

For scientists and researchers coming from other countries (Greece included) the registration fee amounts to 180.

Scientific papers are accepted for presentation in the scientific sessions by the conferences scientific committee as described in the respective open call for abstracts/papers.

Registration fee includes all printed material related to the respective sessions, coffee breaks, two lunches and two dinners.

	Scientific Sessions	Policy and Business Sessions
Regular participants	180 €	300€
Participants from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania and Ukraine	120€	300€

Payment can be made either by direct payment to the NKUA Special Account for Research Grants account:

EMPORIKI BANK
IBAN: GR79 0120 0350 0000 0008 1706 531
Swift/BIC: EMPOGRAA
Beneficiary: NKUA/SARG

by cash upon registration. Upon payment, the organizers will issue an official receipt to the Institution, company or organization concerned.

Cancellations are accepted up to, and no later than 8 September 2008, with a full refund of the payment made. In the case of cancellation after this date, a 50% refund of registration fees will be made, while for cancellations after 30 September 2008 there will be no refund.

Download the registration form here (Doc. File)

Organizing Committee

Prof. Dimitrios MAVRAKIS, NKUA-KEPA, Greece (Chairman)

Dr. Lulin RADULOV, BSREC, Bulgaria

Prof.. Mihail CHIORSAC, IPE, Moldova

Prof. Arthur PRAKHOVNIK, ESEMI, Ukraine

Prof. Elmira RAMAZANOVA, GPOGC, Azerbaijan

Mrs. Camelia VASILE, ISPE, Romania

Secretariat

Dr. Popi KONIDARI, NKUA-KEPA, Greece

Mr. Nikolaos KONTINAKIS, NKUA-KEPA, Greece

Mrs. Jenny PASSARI, NKUA-KEPA, Greece

Mrs. Alexia VASILA, NKUA-KEPA, Greece

Accomodation

KEPA has made arrangements for delegates who wish to stay at one of the BEST WESTERN ESPERIA, AMALIA and ATHINAIS hotel. Each delegate will have to handle his/her booking and pay directly to the hotel, indicating the participation in the International Black Sea Energy Policy Conference - "Energy Investments and Trade Opportunities" event. The special rates that apply for the conference delegates are as follows:

BEST WESTERN ESPERIA (Tel: +30-210-3238001, www.esperiahotel.com.gr)

Hotel room type rates

Single (standard) € 130 / Double (standard) € 130

Single (executive) € 170 / Double (executive) € 170

AMALIA (Tel: +30-210-3237300, http://www.amalia.gr/)

Hotel room type rates

Single € 165 / Double € 180

ATHINAIS (Tel: +30-210-6431133, www.athinaishotel.gr)

Hotel room type rates

Single 65 / Double € 80

If you decide to stay at one of the proposed hotels, please indicate this in your registration form by ticking the respective box.

Guidelines - Directions

Conference participants are kindly asked to download the following pdf file that contains instructions of how to get from the airport to the hotels ( download here - 1MB pdf file).

Draft broschure

The draft detailed conference programme is published in this pdf file (download 194KB). It is noted that some speakers have not yet confirmed their participation. It is possible that other speakers will take their place. The organizing committee retains the right to change the programme without prior notice.

Sponsors

Hellenic Minisry of Education and Religius Affairs