cc: ,, , , , date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:11:07 +0100 from: "Stephan Singer" subject: Re: ECF 2003 autumn conference - proposal to: ,, , , dear mike, dear all thanks for the papers. two short remarks: a) i can't do the teleconference next Tuesday - i am in berlin on my way to the airport by than unfortunately b) can we extend the focus of the ecf conference slightly towards use of biomass generally and not only biofuels? Solid biomass is from many reasons a much better renewable energy for power and heat than liquid biofuels for transport. We are just to finalise a study on solid biomass potentials in the oecd (by Imperail Colledge, UK) and that would very likely give a much more positive response to the need for biomass energy to replace fossil fuels. best regards stephan Stephan Singer Head of European Climate and Energy Policy Unit WWF, the conservation organization E-mail: ssinger@wwfepo.org ************************************************* www.panda.org/epo - Stay up-to-date with WWF's policy work in the capital of Europe www.passport.panda.org - take action on global conservation issues - have you got your Passport yet? ************************************************* WWF European Policy Office 36 avenue de Tervuren Box 12 1040 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32-2-743-8817 Fax: +32-2-743-8819 >>> Mike Hulme 04/24/03 01:14pm >>> Dear Martin, Stefan, Jean-Charles (and Carlo), Please find attached two documents - a one-page proposed itinerary for the two-day ECF 03 Autumn Conference and a two-page more detailed proposal for the Biofuels day, the centrepiece of the Conference. We - Elaine and I - are circulating these documents to the small ECF planning team (ourselves plus Martin, Stefan and Jean-Charles, plus Carlo as ECF Chair) and also to the ECF extended Board members for their information and also for their comment. You will see the following: - we are proposing an ECF general assembly on the Monday afternoon (perhaps this should start at 1530 hrs if business is lengthy?). We assume the Chair and secretary will take care of this business. How long for this business meeting? - those additional guests arriving in time are then invited to the Inaugural Zuckerman Institute Reception and Lecture from 1800 onwards (this will be a much bigger event), followed by a dedicated dinner for ECF members on the Monday evening. - the Tuesday is given over entirely to the Biofuels debate and we have suggested a detailed programme and speakers to cover the important and interesting issues. Comments please are welcome on this IMMEDIATELY before we send out invitations by the beginning of May. - the Tuesday evening dinner is a joint one with another Tyndall/SD3 event and Steve Schneider will be the guest speaker. - we propose then that the Wednesday morning be given over to discussion and planning of the ECF role in the AMS-Europe project (i.e., a more specifically in-house, and probably smaller, ECF session) and would ask Carlo and Klaus to lead this. Those attending the previous day would be welcome to stay for this, but also this is the first and perhaps best opportunity to invite AMS-Europe partners (who we would wish to become members of ECF) to attend both the Tuesday and the Wednesday sessions. By early Sept. we hope to have some reasonable indications from the Commission about the success of AMS-Europe. We would welcome comments on this proposal and would suggest a telephone conference call next Tuesday (29th April) at 1700 hrs (CET) for the planning committee, plus Carlo, to make any final changes/adjustments. Please let me know if Martin, Carlo, Stefan and Jean-Charles can make this call and what numbers to reach you on. [Please note the next ECF Board tele-call - 5 May - occurs on an English Bank Holiday, so we will not be here for it]. Following invitations to speakers at the beginning of May, we would send out general invitations to participants before the end of May, still 3 months ahead of the event. With best wishes, Mike At 17:22 17/04/2003 +0200, you wrote: Dear Mike, I just noticed that you had sent an email to Armin Haas concerning the AMS-Europe email-lists. (Armin is at the moment on holiday and he asked me to check his emails). Indeed the first list was incomplete and we have updated it. You should have received an email with the subject-header "AMS-Europe" a couple of hours ago. This email contains a link to the AMS-Europe website, where the final proposal can be downloaded. Concerning the ECF conference in Norwich on 8-10 September 2003: I sent the list of speakers, participants and invitees who could not attend the conference to Laura Middleton and cc: to you too. The planning committee (you, Elaine Jones, Stephan Singer, Jean-Charles Hourcade and me) should probably have a teleconference quite soon to discuss further steps. As the board agreed in the teleconference on March 3, ECF has budgeted up to € 30.000,- for travel costs, accomodation and meals. I will try to contact you on Tuesday to discuss how to get forward with the preparations of the conference. Best regards, Martin