The Summer Study provides a full working week of formal but yet straightforward sessions and informal meetings. The heart of the Summer Study is the presentation and discussion of refereed papers in parallel panel sessions. Posters are presented in a session attended by all participants. Keynote speakers address plenary sessions and participants can organise informal sessions in the afternoons. In addition there are some special sessions.

• Panel and poster sessions
• Informal sessions
• Monday 6 June : Opening Plenary: Europe's energy efficiency challenges
• Tuesday 7 June: The dilemmas that won't go away: Unbounded consumption and growth
• Thursday 9 June: International energy efficiency and climate issues
• Friday 10 June: Final conference summary and debate
• Presentation of keynote speakers
  
  

Programme overview

The conference will start with the first plenary session on Monday 6 June 17.00. The Summer Study ends after breakfast on Saturday 11 June.

The registration desk opens at 11.00 Monday 6 June.

Conference programme overview (updated 5 June, click to enlarge):

Panel and poster sessions

Download the schedule for the panel sessions
(updated 26 May)!

Please note that the schedule still might be changed. All poster presentations will take place on Tuesday afternoon 7 June. Posters will be kept on display throughout the week. For a complete list of all the 221 final papers, please see the Theme and panels page.

Informal sessions

The period after lunch most days is reserved for informal sessions in which any participant can set up a discussion on a current energy efficiency issue.

Plenary sessions

See presentation of keynote speakers here.

Monday 6 June 17.00-19.00
Opening Plenary: Europe's energy efficiency challenges

Welcome address by Summer Study co-chairs Emilie Carmichael and Holger Krawinkel.

UPDATE: The discussion will be Introduced and moderated by Holger Krawinkel, from the German Federation of Consumer Organisations.

Peter Bach, eceee President and Chief Adviser, Danish Energy Agency
- Energy efficiency first: Action is needed!

Paul Hodson, head of the European Commission's Energy Efficiency Unit
- How Europe is facing the energy challenges

Go to keynote speakers page.

Tuesday 7 June, 18.00-20.00
The dilemmas that won't go away: Unbounded consumption and growth

Introduced and moderated by Hal Wilhite, Research Director at the University of Oslo’s Centre for Development and Environment, member of the eceee board of Directors

Anders Wijkman, Vice President of the Tällberg Foundation and the Club of Rome and eceee Patron.
- The growth dilemma

Go to keynote speakers page.

Thursday 9 June 18.00-20.00
International energy efficiency and climate issue

Introduced and moderated by Eoin Lees, Vice President of eceee and energy efficiency consultant

Marianne Osterkorn, Executive Director, renewable energy and energy efficiency partnership, REEEP
- Energy efficiency efforts on an international scale

Peter Graham, Executive Director of the Global Building Performance Network
- Defining best practice energy performance and policies: The role of the Global Building Performance Network

Go to keynote speakers page.

Friday 10 June 17.30-19.30

Final conference summary and debate

Introduced by the eceee Summer Study co-chairs Emilie Carmichael and Holger Krawinkel.
Participation by all panel leaders (see the panels page, resentation of panel leaders under the respective panel).

Fiona Hall, MEP, will round off the conference before the Grande Finale (See keynote speakers page).

The grande finale

The tradition on Friday is to conclude with a conference summary and final debate followed by a special banquet. remeber to bring your most comfortable dance shoes.