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• Under the Sun: an outdoor exhibition of light began its national tour of the USA.
• Under a new contract negotiated with Elsevier Publishing, SunWorld became Refocus.
Table 12: Officers of ISES 1991-2001
Secretary or
Years President Vice President Secretary / Director
Treasurer
Michael Nicklas
1991-93 Adolf Goetzberger Eduardo de Oliveira Wal R Read
Fernandes
Eduardo de Oliveira
1993-95 Michael Nicklas Fernandes Wal R Read
David Mills
Dieter Holm
Eduardo Oliveira de Burkhard
1995-97 Bernard McNelis David Mills Adolf
Fernandes Holder
Goetzberger
Larry Sherwood
1997-99 David Mills Donald Aitken Adolf Burkhard
Holder
Cesare Silvi
Goetzberger
Donald Aitken
Torben Esbensen
1999-01 Cesare Silvi Anne Grete Hestnes Sakae Tanemura Burkhard
Holder
Table 13: Conferences and Meetings 1991-1999
Year Location Overview
Theme: World Solar Energy Congress
1500 participants, 100 displays
Denver
1991 Farrington Daniels Award: Prof. Tetsuo Noguchi (Japan)
USA
Christopher A. Weeks Achievement Award: Solar Energy Research &
Development Group, University of Melbourne (Australia)
Theme: Harmony with Nature
1000 participants (60 countries)
560 papers and 87 industry Exhibitors from 15 countries.
Conference Chair: Wal Read
Farrington Daniels Award: Prof. William W.S. Charters (Australia)
Christopher A. Weeks Achievement Award: Fraunhofer Institute for
Budapest
1993 Solar Energy Systems (Adolf Goetzberger)
Hungary
For services to solar energy, Achievement through Action, awarded:
Adolf Goetzberger and Mike Nicklas
The first recipient of the Karl W Böer Award for distinguished
contribution to global solar energy: ex-President Jimmy Carter (USA).
Special Service Award: Michael Nicklas (USA) and
Douglas Lorriman (Canada).
Theme: In Search of the Sun
1,100 participants
Chair of Organising Committee: Gilles Gloutier
Harare Farrington Daniels Award: Prof. Adolf Goetzberger (Germany)
1995
Zimbabwe Christopher Weeks Achievement Award: NM Institute for Rural
Technology, Tripura (India) & OM Institute, Japan (Prof. Akio Okumura)
Karl W Böer Award: Dr David E Carlson
Special Service Award: Wal Read (Australia)
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