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11. 2010-2019

11.1 ISES 2010-2019

2010
• In January, 2010, in line with the new relationship with IRENA ISES attends the inaugural World Future
Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi. ISES was represented by ISES President Dave Renné. Since then
ISES has regularly participated in the annual WFES as well as the IRENA General Assemblies, held
immediately prior to the WFES.
• ISES held a special side event and D. Renné presents an invited keynote address at GRE2010, Yokohama,
Japan, June 28-July 2, 2010.He also attended meetings of the Japan Renewable Energy Society and
ISES-Japan.
• ISES helps organize and participates in Solar Cities Conference, Dezhou, China, 13-17 September
Euroun 2010 is held in Graz, Austria.
• ISES and the REN-Alliance held their first side event at COP16, Cancun, Mexico, December 6.
• In December, 2010 Christine Hornstein stepped down as ISES Executive Director. Jennifer McIntosh is
appointed as Head of Secretariat.

Figure 87: Jennifer McIntosh

2012
• ISES participates in the second JREF international event, known as REVision 2021, and a REN21 Steering
Committee meeting, Tokyo, March 8-10.
• D. Renné gives an invited keynote speech and attends other events at AsiaSolar 2012, Shanghai, March
20-22.
• D. Renné and Prof. Shi Donghuan, President of the Chinese Renewable Energy Society (CRES), sign an
ISES/CRES MoU, March 23Monica Oliphant was also in attendance. Following this, D. Renné attended the
Korean Solar Energy Society Spring Annual Meeting in Daegu, March 29-30.
• D. Renné represents ISES at the Asia Clean Energy Forum in Manila, organised by the Asian Development
Bank, June 5-8.
• Several ISES Board members participated in the World Wind Energy Association’s Annual Conference
in Bonn, July 2-4.The REN-Alliance held an event, and we were all treated to free passes to a Bob Dylan
conference held close by.
• ISES initiates a free monthly webinar series, providing high-quality renewable energy technical presentations
on a monthly basis.The first webinar, on Solar Thermal Electricity, and led by Prof. Manuel Romero, was
held on 4 September 2012.
• President D. Renné presents an invited keynote address at the ABENS Latin America Regional Conference
in Brazil, 19 September.
• EuroSun 2012 is held in Croatia, 18-23 September.
• D. Renné gave an invited speech at the ANES Annual Conference, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
• The REN-Alliance held a Side Event at COP-18, Doha, Qatar, December 4.

2013
• ISES formerly becomes a member of the REN-21 Steering Committee and participated in the first steering
committee meeting in Abu Dhabi on 17 January, and the second at the UNFCCC COP-19, Warsaw on 17
November.

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