Clacton-on-Sea, UK -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/18/2010 -- Exchange 2010 is a world leading demand response event, bringing together leading practitioners and other experts from around the world to share their knowledge and engage in a truly interactive forum. It is the second meeting of the Global Demand Response Round-Table, an event that will this time focus on demand response in its broadest sense, as well as both commercial and residential applications.

Following on from the highly acclaimed Exchange 2009, this is the perfect venue for all those with a stake in this quickly developing market, to gain from the collected international experience of the experts within the group. The interactive and discussion oriented nature of the event provide an excellent opportunity to raise your own practical questions and to network.

Exchange 2010 will also be the launch venue for our world leading demand response (and smart home) report Respond 2010. Don’t miss it!

What is the Global Demand Response Round-Table?
A global knowledge network of utilities, researchers and technology providers, from the USA, Australia, Europe and Japan, all of whom are actively working with Demand Response development in their own markets. They have agreed to share their results and findings with the other members of the group in order to benefit from this global pool of knowledge.

The meeting will discuss such questions as:
» What factors cannot be fully tested in even the best DR pilot and how should one prepare for them? Lessons learned.
» Successful business models for cooperation with third parties.
» Customer communication challenges: Full rollout dramatically increases the challenge of customer communication. How to make the jump and avoid public relation problems. Lessons learned.
» The meeting will cover Commercial and Residential Demand Response program rollout with an intensive look at business

models and customer acceptance and uptake.

Who will be attending?
Approximately, one third of all participants are expected to be utilities or aggregators. A further one third are expected to be researchers, policy makers and associations. The rest will be key vendors, including those leading solutions innovations in this field.

Confirmed participants already include:
• BC Hydro (Utility), Canada
• Yello Strom (Utility), Germany
• SEAS-NVE (Utility), Denmark
• EDF (Utility), France
• Gas Natural – Union Fenosa (Utility), Spain
• C-Power, USA
• Tendril, USA
• Statkraft (Utility), Norway
• Fortum (Utility), Finland
• ESB (Utility), Ireland
• GDF Suez (Utility), Belgium
• Kiwi (Aggregator), UK
• EnergiMidt (Utility), Denmark
• Tieto, Finland
• Schneider Electric, USA
• NZO, UK
• Dong Energy (Utility), Denmark
• General Capital Group (Entelios), Germany
• Danish Energy Association, Denmark
• Panasonic, Japan and Europe
• Delta Energy and Environment, UK
• BI School of Management, Norway
• Narvik Institute of Technology, Norway
• Hansen Technologies, Australia
• The Technology Partnership plc, UK
• TNO, The Netherlands
• SAP, Europe
• BPL, USA
• EEE, UK
• ENCT, Germany
• Logica, Portugal
• and many others from around the world
Limited Space, Excellent Interaction

Due to the intensive and interactive nature of this event we are limiting attendance to a maximum of 70 attendees. Therefore – if you know you would like to attend or present at Exchange 2010 please reserve a space as soon as possible.

Conference Programme

5 reasons to attend Exchange 2010
» Get to know the world’s leading international DR expert network.
» The truly interactive and informal atmosphere of the roundtable means members join in the debate not just listen to speeches.
» 50% of the event will be devoted to structured open discussion.
» It’s a forum for finding out about the latest studies, pilots, implementations and reports from around the world
» Just € 500 for a two day event (we only aim to cover costs). Purchasers of Respond go for free.

Sign Up Now to reserve your seat! at http://www.vaasaett.com

Where it will take place

The event will take place at the Scandic Palace Hotel Copenhagen. This central Copenhagen hotel has an excellent location, close to Copenhagen attractions, shops and entertainment. The modern Scandic Palace Hotel is situated in Copenhagen’s historic Town Hall Square, right in the heart of the city and only 15 minutes from the airport. Don’t miss a visit to the nearby Tivoli Gardens and Copenhagen’s popular shopping street Strøget. The hotel was renovated in 2008 and has a new, contemporary design.

Address:
Scandic Palace Hotel Copenhagen
Raadhuspladsen 57
1550 Copenhagen V Copenhagen
Denmark
Phone: +45 33 14 40 50
Fax: +45 33 14 52 79
E-mail:
palacecopenhagen@scandichotels.com

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