Guidelines for Official Side Events
 

Guidelines for Official Side Events
at the Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC 2010)
27-29 October 2010

The purpose of the DIREC 2010 Official Side Events is to enhance participants’ capacity and knowledge across DIREC’s main theme: ‘upscaling and mainstreaming renewables for energy security, climate change and economic development’. The Side Events will serve as a forum for DIREC participants to highlight their diverse activities in promoting the deployment of renewable energy outside the main DIREC Ministerial sessions.

Organizations interested in conducting an Official Side Event at DIREC 2010 must submit an online request using the Side Event Request Form, including a detailed description of the requested event, identification of all organizing partners, thematic focus, speakers / presenters, expected number of participants, and the event’s potential contribution to the goals and objectives of the DIREC 2010 meeting. MNRE and REN21 will appoint a selection committee to review applications and make recommendations for selection to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). Currently, a total of 35 side events are foreseen.

Guidelines:

  1. The proposed Official Side Event will be directly related to the goals and objectives of DIREC 2010 in promoting global efforts to scale up renewable energy. Topics addressed by the Side Events will fall under the DIREC sub-themes of renewable energy in power generation, heating and cooling, transport, and meeting Millennium Development Goals, and across these themes issues related to policy and finance. The importance of integrating economic growth, social development and environmental sustainability should also be emphasized

  2. The Official Side Events will be between 1 and 1.5 hours in duration. They will be scheduled during the lunch break of official DIREC meeting and after the evening session of the meeting

  3. Only not-for-profit non-governmental, governmental, or inter-governmental organizations may host an Official Side Event. Private sector participants who wish to hold a side event in association with the DIREC 2010 are advised to contact the organizers of the DIREC

  4. In order to ensure that as many organizations can be involved as possible, priority will be given to Official Side Event proposals that are organized jointly by two or more organizational partners

  5. To ensure the Official Side Event will have an international perspective, event organizers are advised to demonstrate its international dimension in the application form

  6. Official Side Event organizers, speakers and participants must be registered participants at the DIREC 2010 official meeting

  7. The DIREC 2010 Side Events Team will notify applicants as to whether they can hold an Official Side Event as soon as possible

  8. The Official Side Event Team will post a schedule of approved events on the conference website. Organizers are asked to provide an updated synopsis, list of speakers and any other information if different from their application no later than 07th August, 2010, for publication in the Official DIREC 2010 programme
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