Programme

Introduction
8.45	Opening and welcome
9.30	Sustainable energy for Europe's communities Arthouros Zervos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece / Christine Lins, European Renewable Energy Council
9.50	Sustainable energy policies in Europe MEP Claude Turmes, Vice President, EUFORES
10.10	Innovative energy technologies for communities Didier Mayer, Centre d'Energétique Ecole des Mines de Paris, France
10.30	Profiting from sustainable energy - added value on local level Adolf H. Malinsky, Institut für Betriebliche und Regionale Umweltwirtschaft, University of Linz, Austria
10.50	Discussion/coffee break
11.30	Reaching all citizens Catrin Maby, Severn and Wye Energy Agency, United Kingdom
11.50	Upper Austria - an exemplary sustainable energy region Christiane Egger, O.Ö. Energiesparverband, Austria
12.15	Statement Federal Minister Josef Pröll, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Austria
12.45	Discussion/lunch break

Inspiring Projects
14.15	Renewable energy for development Osman Benchikh, United Nations (UNESCO), Division of Engineering and Technology
14.35	Sustainable energy for Wales Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsey, Welsh Assembly Government, Wales
14.55	Antiesenhofen - a community on its way to a 100 % renewable energy supply Johann Gangl, Mayor of Antiesenhofen, Austria
15.15	Sustainable communites in Rhone-Alpes Christian Labie, Rhonalpénergie-Environnement, France
15.35	Discussion/coffee break
16.15	Wind and biomass for the municipality of Jindrichovice pod Smrkem Petr Pavek, Mayor of Jindrichovice pod Smrkem, Czech Republic
16.35	Exemplary renewable energy projects on European Islands Cipriano Marín, UNESCO Centre, Canary Islands, Spain
16.55	Sustainable energy projects in South-East Asia Pekka Skytta, ASEAN Centre for Energy, Indonesia
17.15	Discussion
17.30	Conference end