The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) hereby announces the issuance of a Request for Sponsorship Proposals (RFSP) seeking financial sponsors for the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) which is planned to be held March 1-7, 2008 in Washington DC.
WIREC 2008 is proposed to be conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Government.
The global conference will build on conferences held in Bonn, Germany in 2004 and Beijing, China in 2005. Those landmark conferences focused on national Action Plans, with respect for sovereignty, independence, and voluntary collaboration among nations. WIREC 2008 will continue that theme, encouraging continued voluntary collaboration among nations.
Approximately 5,000 attendees are expected to take part in the event including delegates from 150 countries. The official part of the conference will include a Ministerial Meeting for energy and environment ministers and other stakeholders, and a Parliamentary Meeting for members of elected legislatures. In addition, POWER-GEN Renewable Energy & Fuels trade show will be co-located with WIREC 2008, and it is anticipated that 50 to 100 official side events will be held by States, foreign governments, NGOs, and multinational organizations.
The conference will be produced as a public-private partnership. Conference management is being coordinated by ACORE, which is raising $10 million to fund the cost of the conference, in accordance with a December 13, 2006 letter issued to ACORE by the U.S. Department of State expressing the government’s interest in hosting the event. Three levels of sponsorship are being offered by ACORE:
The fundraising initiative is being chaired by Howard Berke, a member of ACORE’s Board of Directors. Expressions of priority interest from major prospective sponsors are sought on or before January 29, 2007.
For additional information, please contact Tom Gibson, President of The Coulter Companies at wirec
acore.org or +1 703-506-3270.
