1. SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME Specific Support Action - FP6-2002-INCO-COMultilatRTD/SSA-5 PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering Istanbul, 20/04/2007 1 ESEMIISPEIPEBSRECGPOGCKEPA BSEC Workshop on Energy and Science & Technology Perspectives for regional projects EU-BSEC Energy and Climate Policy Network PROMITHEAS-2 Seminar on energy and climate policy issues Camelia Vasile M.Sc.

2. PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering 2 Objectives First phase First phase To organize a competition for young researchers from the BSEC countries (through the e-Class, previous to the seminar) To organize a competition for young researchers from the BSEC countries (through the e-Class, previous to the seminar) Second phase Second phase Training in a three-day seminar regarding energy and climate policy issues in Athens - Greece Training in a three-day seminar regarding energy and climate policy issues in Athens - Greece

3. PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering 3 Call for participation Widely disseminated starting with October 2006 Widely disseminated starting with October 2006 hosted on the website of the PROMITHEAS-2 project; hosted on the website of the PROMITHEAS-2 project; sent to institutions, academies, universities, research centers, etc.; sent to institutions, academies, universities, research centers, etc.; circulated to all BSEC countries, as well as non-BSEC countries; circulated to all BSEC countries, as well as non-BSEC countries; hosted on the following websites: hosted on the following websites:  10 Academic Resources Daily  Romanian UNESCO Chair on Engineering Sciences  Energy Efficiency Center (EEC) from Georgia  University of Belgrade

4. PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering 4 Selection of potential participants All researchers interested in attending the seminar have sent their CV to ISPE, in order to subscribe, until April 2, 2007; All researchers interested in attending the seminar have sent their CV to ISPE, in order to subscribe, until April 2, 2007; Fifty (50) candidates will be selected to participate (free of charge) in the e-Class that will precede the seminar; Fifty (50) candidates will be selected to participate (free of charge) in the e-Class that will precede the seminar; Seminar instructors will rate their performance in the e-Class Seminar instructors will rate their performance in the e-Class Participants with the highest performance in the e-Class will be invited to participate to the seminar Participants with the highest performance in the e-Class will be invited to participate to the seminar

5. PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering 5 Asynchronous platform for e-Class (1) An integrated system of electronic organization, storage and presentation of digital educational material; An integrated system of electronic organization, storage and presentation of digital educational material; Designed to support the learning process, offering to the participants a dynamic, interactive environment free of the restrictive factors of space and time that are present in traditional teaching; Designed to support the learning process, offering to the participants a dynamic, interactive environment free of the restrictive factors of space and time that are present in traditional teaching; Developed by KEPA and hosted on the website of the project to prepare and select the seminar participants; Developed by KEPA and hosted on the website of the project to prepare and select the seminar participants; Used for the preparation of the potential participants through an ex ante interaction between them and the seminar instructors Used for the preparation of the potential participants through an ex ante interaction between them and the seminar instructors

6. PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering 6 Asynchronous platform for e-Class (2) Available in two languages: English version English version Russian version Russian version All accepted participants will receive their username and password

7. PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering 7 Asynchronous platform for e-Class (2)

8. PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering 8 Asynchronous platform for e-Class (3) Provides the infrastructure for minimum-cost distant learning or conference sessions (after the implementation of the project) aiming at improving regional cooperation Provides the infrastructure for minimum-cost distant learning or conference sessions (after the implementation of the project) aiming at improving regional cooperation

9. PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering 9 Seminar instructors Three (3) instructors from the partners countries Three (3) instructors from the partners countries Thirteen (13) professors have subscribed for participation as instructors by sending their CV along with a topic that they propose to teach and a brief description of it Thirteen (13) professors have subscribed for participation as instructors by sending their CV along with a topic that they propose to teach and a brief description of it Two (2) instructors from the European Union Two (2) instructors from the European Union

10. PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering 10 Teaching material Selected instructors will prepare the teaching material (presentation for the seminar, test for e-Class, etc.) to use in the e-Class and the seminar; Selected instructors will prepare the teaching material (presentation for the seminar, test for e-Class, etc.) to use in the e-Class and the seminar; Teaching material will be uploaded on the e-Class platform Teaching material will be uploaded on the e-Class platform EU specialists will teach directly to the seminar without using the e-Class platform EU specialists will teach directly to the seminar without using the e-Class platform

11. PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering 11 Use of e-Class facilities and selection of seminar participants (1) Training through the e-Class platform is scheduled to start on June 4, 2007, and will last three (3) weeks; Training through the e-Class platform is scheduled to start on June 4, 2007, and will last three (3) weeks; When lessons are finished the candidates will be tested for one week (through a questionnaire, exercises and preparation of an essay) and then ranked by the instructors; When lessons are finished the candidates will be tested for one week (through a questionnaire, exercises and preparation of an essay) and then ranked by the instructors;

12. PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering 12 Use of e-Class facilities and selection of seminar participants (2) Twelve (12) candidates (those with the highest performance) will be selected by the end of July, 2007 and will be invited to attend the seminar; their expenses (travel and accommodation) for attending the seminar will be covered by PROMITHEAS-2 Twelve (12) candidates (those with the highest performance) will be selected by the end of July, 2007 and will be invited to attend the seminar; their expenses (travel and accommodation) for attending the seminar will be covered by PROMITHEAS-2 The twelve (12) seminar participants will be asked to prepare proposals for the People (Marie Curie) scholarships which will be elaborated with KEPA's experts during the seminar lessons; well- prepared proposals will be submitted to the open calls by that time The twelve (12) seminar participants will be asked to prepare proposals for the People (Marie Curie) scholarships which will be elaborated with KEPA's experts during the seminar lessons; well- prepared proposals will be submitted to the open calls by that time

13. PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering 13 Seminar thematics Energy market analysis Energy market analysis Phase A - Market analysis and forecast models; Phase A - Market analysis and forecast models; Phase B - Model application; Phase B - Model application; JI/CDM projects JI/CDM projects Phase A - Concepts, Project analysis (Initial considerations, Technical analysis, Baselines, Economic analysis, Financial analysis); Phase A - Concepts, Project analysis (Initial considerations, Technical analysis, Baselines, Economic analysis, Financial analysis); Phase B - Case study. Phase B - Case study.

14. PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering 14 Seminar on energy and climate policy issues (1) To be held in October 2007 - Athens - Greece, KEPA premises; To be held in October 2007 - Athens - Greece, KEPA premises; Duration: 3 days with 5 hours of lessons each; Duration: 3 days with 5 hours of lessons each; Working language of the seminar: English and simultaneous translation to Russian Working language of the seminar: English and simultaneous translation to Russian

15. PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering 15 Seminar on energy and climate policy issues (2) Contributes to the regional transfer and dissemination of knowledge Contributes to the regional transfer and dissemination of knowledge Contributes to the skill building and training of the regional scientific community by providing to the participants the opportunity: Contributes to the skill building and training of the regional scientific community by providing to the participants the opportunity: to improve their skills to improve their skills to receive valuable information regarding energy and climate policy to receive valuable information regarding energy and climate policy to get familiar with a contemporary tool - the asyncronous platform for e-Class to get familiar with a contemporary tool - the asyncronous platform for e-Class

16. PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering 16 Seminar on energy and climate policy issues (3) Participation to the seminar for researchers coming from the BSEC countries: Participation to the seminar for researchers coming from the BSEC countries: FREE OF CHARGE FREE OF CHARGE

17. PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering 17 WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE TO PROMITHEAS-2 SEMINAR ON ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICY

18. PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering 18 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

19. PROMITHEAS-2 Institute for Studies and Power Engineering 19 Contact CAMELIA VASILE Institute for Studies and Power Engineering (ISPE) Power Systems Division 1-3 Lacul Tei Blvd. 020371 Bucharest Romania ph. + 4021 2061333 fax. + 4021 2103481 e-mail: sispe@ispe.ro www.ispe.ro