Austria: World Sustainable Energy Days, 25-27 Feb. 2015

Source: Enterprise Europe Network Austria

The World Sustainable Energy Days, one of the largest annual conferences in this field in Europe, offer a unique combination of events on sustainable energy.
For more than 20 years, experts from all over the world have gathered in Upper Austria to attend the events. In 2014, more than 750 decision makers from 59 countries participated in the conference! The global meeting place for the sustainable energy community includes: 6 conferences being

• Pellets, 
• Nearly Zero Energy Buildings, 
• Energy Efficiency Watch, 
• Commercial Buildings, 
• Smart Windows, 
• Young Researchers,

3 Hands-on events (a major trade show, B2B Meetings and Site Visits) The event offers up-to-date information on technologies, policies and markets and an excellent platform for new contacts and new business opportunities.
Tradeshow "Energiesparmesse"
In parallel with the conferences, the Energiesparmesse, a leading tradeshow on energy efficiency
and renewable energy, is held. This event attracts around 100,000 visitors and about 1,600 exhibiting
companies annually.
Visiting days for professionals: 25 - 26 February
Days for the general public: 27 February - 1 March
Opening times: 09.00 - 18.00

B2B Meetings
The B2B Meetings offer companies and research organisations the opportunity to meet potential
co-operation and business partners from all over the world in individually planned meetings. A separate pre-registration is required.

• Biomass: Thursday, 26 February, 8.20 - 10.00
• Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Thursday, 26 February, 12.00 - 14.00

Site Visits:
Excursions by bus to interesting sites in the surrounding area

• Pellets & Wood Chips: Tuesday, 24 February, 8.30 - 19.00
• NZ EB: Friday, 27 February, 13.30 - 17.45

Venue: 
Stadthalle Wels, Austria, Pollheimer Strasse 1, 4600 Wels (close to Linz Austria)
 
Conference languages: English, German, Russian

Further information and registration:
Please find more detailed information or register online at www.wsed.at

The OÖ Energiesparverband
The OÖ Energiesparverband, the organiser of the World Sustainable Energy Days, is the energy agency  of Upper Austria. Located in Linz/Austria, it was setup to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy, sources and innovative energy technologies. Its main target groups are private households, companies and public bodies.
The OÖ Energiesparverband is also responsible for the management of the Oekoenergie-Cluster (www.oec-en.at), the network of renewable energy and energy efficiency companies in Upper Austria. Together, the partner companies have more than 9,300 employees and a turnover of more than 2.3 billion Euro.
Among the OEC companies are European market leaders in biomass boilers and solar thermal collectors. Further information on the OÖ Energiesparverband and the Oekoenergie-Cluster at: www.esv-en.at, www.oec-en.at

Upper Austria
The region of Upper Austria is one of Austria's nine regions and has a population of 1.4 million. In the field of renewable energy and energy efficiency, Upper Austria plays a leading role. 36 % of the primary energy consumption are produced from renewable energy sources (mostly biomass, hydro and solar). Upper Austria has set itself the ambitious target of covering 100 % of its space heat and electricity demand with renewable energy sources by 2030.

Call for Papers: 7th ENERGY FORUM on Solar Building Skins

Call for Papers: 7th ENERGY FORUM on Solar Building Skins
06-07 December 2012, Bressanone, Italy

Dear Olaf Ter Haar,

It is a pleasure to invite you to this year's ENERGY FORUM on Solar Building Skins. The aim of the Conference is to contribute to a multidisciplinary, integrated planning approach among architects, engineers, scientists, energy managers and manufacturers, to reduce energy consumption while improving the comfort and health of the building's occupants. Emphasis will be placed on the latest developments and innovations in integrated components for the building industry, in particular with regard to multifunctional building envelopes. We would be happy to review your proposal and to include your presentation in our conference program or poster presentation. Following are the topics which will be covered by this year’s conference:

Multifunctional Building Skins
- Intelligent and Adaptive Building Skins
- Evolving Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal Technologies and Projects
- Enhanced Daylighting and Shading

Holistic Concepts of Plus Energy Buildings
- Building Concepts and Market Strategies for Plus Energy Houses
- Refurbishment Strategies for the Building Stock
- Solar Retrofitting

Performance Criteria for Building Envelopes
- Performance Metrics
- Life Cycle Costs Analysis

Who can apply:
Researchers, scientists and professionals (including architects, engineers, energy managers, urban planners and industry experts) are invited to submit papers for presentation.

How to apply:
Please send your proposal in either English or Italian language and include the following information:
- Paper title plus titles of three to four sub-chapters
- Author’s and co-author’s name, job title and organization; please underline the name of the speaker
- Phone number, email address and postal address
- Synopsis of 300-400 words (abstract) with four key words
- Brief Curriculum Vitae on page two of your proposal

Use your 400 words efficiently, e.g. do not write an introduction or a presentation of your organization and do not submit more than two pages (including your CV on page 2). As regards the sub-chapters of your proposal, please try to be specific and do not use generic terms such as “Introduction“, “Results” or “Conclusion“. For sample sub-chapters, please see the conference program of last year’s ENERGY FORUM at www.energy-forum.com/program-2011.html.

Proposals should be sent in PDF format to proposals@energy-forum.com by April 15th 2012. The international scientific conference committee will review you abstract. Submitters will be notified by May 15th regarding the status of their submission with detailed instructions for preparing their final papers (i.e. a template in Word format) and suggestions for accommodation in Bressanone. Registration and payment of the reduced registration fee of 380 EUR is due by June 1st. The fee includes all conference documentation, lunches and coffee breaks. Full papers must be received by July 31st and will be included in the conference documentation available in a printed version at the congress.

Those papers that will not be submitted for presentation in plenary session will be considered for poster presentation. Poster presenters are also entitled to the reduced registration fee of 380 EUR.

Scientific Conference Committee
- Marilyne Andersen, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
- Livio de Santoli, Faculty of Architecture, La Sapienza University, Rome
- Michael Garrison, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, USA
- Hans-Martin Henning, Head of Thermal Systems and Buildings, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Germany
- Helmut Hohenstein, Dr. Hohenstein Consultancy, former Director of the ift Rosenheim (Germany’s glass, window and façade research institute)
- Andreas Karweger, General Manager, Economic Forum, Munich - Bolzano
- Dieter Moor, Executive Director, Ertex-Solar, Austria
- Wolfram Sparber, Director, Department of Renewable Energies, European Academy, Bolzano, Italy
- Mitsuhiro Udagawa, President, Japanese Solar Energy Society; Department of Architecture, Kogakuin University, Japan
- Bernhard Weller, Institute for Construction, TU Dresden, Germany
- Stephen Wittkopf, Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore
- Yigsaw Yohanis, School of the Built Environment, University of Ulster, United Kingdom

Registration Fee
The cost to participate at the ENERGY FORUM is €480 (regular conference fee for non-speakers) which includes all conference documentation, lunches and coffee breaks. Participants who register ON LINE by June 30th will receive a 20% discount.

For more information on our Social program, hotel accommodation in Bressanone and how to get there, please visit our web site at Energy Forum

Thank you for your time and consideration

Best regards

Andreas Karweger

President, Conference Committee, ENERGY FORUM
EF Economic Forum - Elisabethst. 91 - 80797 Munich, Germany - T +4989 200004-161 - F +4989 200004-162 - info@economic-forum.eu
EF Economic Forum - Simml 8 - 39050 San Genesio (BZ), Italy - T +39 0471 34 00 50 - F +39 0471 08 97 03 - info@energy-forum.com