Dear Madam, Dear Sir,

On behalf of Jean-Claude Depail, President of GIE, it is our pleasure to invite you to the 11th GIE Annual Conference in Venice, Italy on 23 and 24 May 2013. The conference will be co-hosted by SNAM, the major Italian gas infrastructure operator.

Take the opportunity to meet other key gas players and discuss the most recent energy topics and latest news on gas infrastructure developments in Venice, one of the most beautiful cities in Italy.

This year’s conference will gather again top level representatives from the European Institutions, regulatory authorities, international organizations and the natural gas industry. More than 350 participants attended the last edition. We are convinced that the 11th Annual Conference takes place at a crucial time for a high-level discussion on where today’s energy policy is going and to define the important role of natural gas, the infrastructure and new developments in the gas business.

 
The detailed Conference programme will be provided on this location, as well as information on the Conference venue, Hotel information, Booking procedures and practical information.

A brief outline of the programme :

Day One, Thursday 23 May
Session 1
Energy Policy Developments towards a truly internal gas market

Session 2
Investing in gas infrastructure: a business with a brilliant future?

Day Two, Friday 24 May
Session 3
Innovative uses for LNG, Storage and transmission infrastructure?

Session 4 
Gas infrastructure making EU gas market more attractive to gas supplies

Session 5
Advancing the internal gas market beyond the network codes

In the Conference website you will find the draft Programme as well as the Registration form for the Conference (please note that when registering for the GIE Conference before 23 March 2013, we offer a reduced Early-Bird GIE Conference booking rate).

The GIE Conference Registration will open
on Tuesday 18/12/2012 at noon.

Early-bird registration (before 23 March 2013) : 600EUR
Registration after 23 March 2013 : 900EUR

The Hilton Molino Stucky hotel is the Conference venue. A Gala Dinner evening event hosted by SNAM will take place at a very prestigious location in Venice. More information will be announced very shortly.

At the Hilton Molino Stucky hotel, a block of rooms will be reserved by GIE at special room rates. More details on how to book is available on the Hotel Info & Booking page.

We would like to invite you to visit the Conference website for further updates of the programme and additional practical information.

We are looking forward to meet you in Venice, in May 2013!

 
The GIE Conference Team
       
      
For inquiries, please contact the GIE secretariat :

Tel +32 2 209 05 00
Fax +32 2 209 05 01
E-mail gie@gie.eu

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