EWEA European Wind Energy Conference

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rogramme Overview

Time	Monday 22nd November
08:00	Registration, welcome coffee + poster session
10:00	Opening Session - Key Note Address: UK Secretary of State, Patricia Hewitt
12:00	Official Exhibition Opening + Lunch (Exhibition Halls 1&2)
14:00	Achievements + challenges
15:30	Coffee Break (Exhibition Halls 1&2)
16:00	Round Table - Security of energy supply
17:30	End
19:30	Conference Reception

	Tuesday 23rd November - POLICY + MARKETS
Time	Business & Policy	Scientific	Technical	Workshops
08:00	Registration, welcome coffee + poster session
09:00	Integrating wind power in electricity markets	Science of Wind Energy I	Resource assessment	Research & development strategy
10:30	Coffee Break - (Exhibition Halls 1&2)
11:00	Impacts of policies on market development
12:30	Lunch - (Exhibition Hall 2)
14:00	Finance forum	Poster Session		Emerging international wind markets
15:30	Coffee Break - (Exhibition Halls 1&2)
16:00	European & global markets	Science of Wind Energy II	Aerodynamics & loads	Grids & growth
17:30	End
17:30	Exhibitor reception & Renewable Connections reception - (Exhibition Halls 1&2)

	Wednesday 24th November - INDUSTRY + OFFSHORE
Time	Business & Policy	Scientific	Technical	Workshops
08:00	Registration, welcome coffee + poster session
09:00	Project financing	Measurement methods & techniques	Latest turbine developments	Offshore
10:30	Coffee Break - (Exhibition Halls 1&2)
11:00	CEO Vision - Future structure of the industry
12:30	Lunch - (Exhibition Hall 2)
14:00	Offshore: developments & prospects	Improving wind resource assessment	Electrical system design & control	Innovative components & systems
15:30	Coffee Break - (Exhibition Halls 1&2)
16:00	Market structures	Aeroelasticity & loads	Offshore - Technology trends	Electrical system design & control
17:30	End
17:30	Conference Dinner - Natural History Museum

	Thursday 25th November - GLOBAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Time	Business & Policy	Scientific	Technical	Workshops
08:00	Registration, welcome coffee + poster session
09:00	Environmental issues	Aerodynamics	Autonomous & distributed systems
10:30	Coffee Break - (Exhibition Halls 1&2)
11:00	Winning hearts & minds	Systems, grid integration & control	Condition monitoring & measurement	Climate change policies
12:30	Closing Session
13:00	Buffet lunch and farewell cocktail - Conference Entrance
14:00	End