{"id":158,"date":"2020-02-24T15:36:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T15:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/?p=158"},"modified":"2020-02-24T15:36:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T15:36:25","slug":"inaugural-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/2020\/02\/24\/inaugural-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/files\/2020\/02\/Conference-Logo-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/files\/2020\/02\/Conference-Logo-1.png 433w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/files\/2020\/02\/Conference-Logo-1-300x109.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Author:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/files\/2020\/02\/Me20171-839x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173\" width=\"125\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/files\/2020\/02\/Me20171-839x1024.jpg 839w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/files\/2020\/02\/Me20171-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/files\/2020\/02\/Me20171-768x938.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/files\/2020\/02\/Me20171.jpg 977w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Lindsey Allen is a Research Project Coordinator based in the School of Engineering, Newcastle University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:supergenEN@newcastle.ac.uk\">supergenEN@newcastle.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Venue:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">We are in the initial stages of arranging the inaugural Supergen Energy Networks Conference which will take place on the <strong>29 and 30 April 2020<\/strong> in London.  We needed to ensure our conference venue was both accessible and inclusive for our diverse community which consists of researchers and academics, as well as industrial and governmental partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">After investigating a wide range of conference locations we chose IMechE HeadQuarters in Westminster. The venue provides space for a range of different conference activities and its central location is of benefit for our international delegates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/files\/2020\/02\/IMechE-1024x340.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/files\/2020\/02\/IMechE-1024x340.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/files\/2020\/02\/IMechE-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/files\/2020\/02\/IMechE-768x255.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/files\/2020\/02\/IMechE.png 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conference Sessions:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">We have over 600 stakeholders in the Supergen Energy Networks Hub, we canvased all our members to gauge interest in contributing to the conference in various ways as well as gauging opinion on relevant session topics that they would most like to see.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a meeting in Manchester in January with the conference committee, we decided on a combination of 10 parallel and plenary sessions as illustrated below.  We also have an Early Career Researcher (ECR) reception the evening of the 28 April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/files\/2020\/02\/Conference-Sessions-1024x743.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/files\/2020\/02\/Conference-Sessions-1024x743.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/files\/2020\/02\/Conference-Sessions-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/files\/2020\/02\/Conference-Sessions-768x557.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/files\/2020\/02\/Conference-Sessions.png 1128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keynote Speakers:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We have confirmed a number of Keynote Speakers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Charles Tsai, Chief Executive Officer &amp; Director, Power Assets Holdings<\/li><li>Mary Suzan Abbo, Managing Director, Centre for Research in Energy and Energy Conservation<\/li><li>Emma Pinchbeck, Chief Executive, Energy UK<\/li><li>Rebecca Williams, Head of Policy &amp; Regulation, Renewable UK<\/li><li>Simon Bennett, Analyst, International Energy Agency<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">Registration for the conference is <strong>FREE<\/strong> and is now <strong>OPEN<\/strong>.  We are also offering a contribution towards travel and accommodation costs for the first 30 Early Career Researchers to <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.ncl.ac.uk\/view.php?id=7247222\">register<\/a> to attend the conference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">For more information and for the draft agenda, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncl.ac.uk\/supergenenhub\/conference2020\/#agenda\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Author: Lindsey Allen is a Research Project Coordinator based in the School of Engineering, Newcastle University. Contact: supergenEN@newcastle.ac.uk Venue: We are in the initial stages of arranging the inaugural Supergen Energy Networks Conference which will take place on the 29 and 30 April 2020 in London. 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