GC+Energy+Conference+Shetland

toc =**Introduction**= We would like to use this page to talk about the upcoming GC Energy Conference in Shetland in April 2010. We will post information about the organisation and the proposed plan for our meeting. We would encourage you to post your ideas and topics of interest. Feel free to link pages on which you already work on aspects that you would like to research in more details in Shetland.

=Tasks=
 * 1) Profile Forms
 * 2) Please fill in your [[file:profile_form.doc]].
 * 3) Upload your profile with your name as the file's name to the students' profile page in order to share it with your colleagues and host family.

=**Your Interests**=

=**Organisation**= If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at any time. We would welcome if you could inform us about your attendance until Friday, the 12th March, preferably via E-Mail to marius.linten@shetland.gov.uk. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

**Video Conference**
We would like to host a video conference on Thursday, 11th March or Friday, 12th March 2010, at 15:00 GMT. Please email whether you are interested in participating until the 9th March 2010. You just need a VC-Unit or a PC with webcam and headset.

**Travel**
You will have to arrange your own travel arrangements to the Northlink ferry terminal in Aberdeen and unfortunately you will also need to finance the Northlink Ferry itself. However, we booked the ferry for you to reduced fares and you can pay the money in cash while you are here. The ferry will leave at 17:00 GMT on the 13th April and will arrive at 07:00 on the 22nd April. The latest check-in is 30 minutes prior to departure and the ferry might be delayed due to a stormy North Sea, so please plan enough extra time into your itinerary. We would recommend to have proper travel insurance in place in case the ferry might not go.

**Finance and Accommodation**
Students and teachers will be hosted by families in Shetland and we will try to inform you about your host family as soon as possible. Nevertheless, you might need to pay for additional food and personal expenditure during the day. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to pay for any travel costs.

=**Proposed Plan**=

__Wednesday, 14th April 2010 Arrival + Energy Overview__ 08:00 - Ferry Terminal - Arrival of participants in the morning via Northlink Ferries (enjoy your breakfast and we will pick you up between 8:30 and 9:00) 09:00 - Museum - Introduction to the Conference 10:00 - Lerwick - Trip around Lerwick, AHS, etc. 12:00 - Museum - Lunch 13:00 - Museum - Exchange preparatory group work resulting in an overview/plan for the week __Thursday, 15th April 2010 Burradale windfarm__ 10:30 - AHS / Burradale - Burradale wind farm (Introduction to wind)13:00 - AHS - Lunch 15:00 - AHS - Sustainable Shetland or Calera Process __Friday, 16th April 2010 Energy Tour Shetland__ 09:30 - AHS / Sullom Voe - Bus trip around the island to visit e.g the oil terminal site 12:00 - Bus - Packed Lunch 16:30 - Arrival Burra Outdoor Centre for overnight stay __Saturday, 17th April 2010 Wind__ 11:00 - Museum / Viking Energy - Introduction to the proposed Viking Energy wind farm 13:00 - Lunch __Sunday, 18th April 2010 Free time__ Time with host families __Monday, 19th April 2010 District Heating + CO2 Capture__ 09:00 - AHS - Trip to Shetland Heat Energy and Power Ltd. 12:00 - AHS - Lunch 13:00 - Calera process - the experiment __Tuesday, 20th April 2010 Pure Energy Concept__ 09:30 - AHS - Living: Guest Speaker on energy efficient houses 13:00 - AHS - Preparation of Plenary __Wednesday, 21st April 2010 Plenary/Discussion + Presentation + Departure__ 09:00 - AHS / WOW-Room - Final Preparation 11:00 - WOW-Room AHS - Discussion panel and final presentation with local decision-makers 17:00 - Ferry Terminal - Departure

=**Documents**=