The LowCVP annual conference - exhibition spaces available
Sat 04 March 2006
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A few indoor exhibition spaces are available for the LowCVP conference on 15 June in central London. Exhibitors will also receive two free delegate places for the event.
Organisations interested in exhibiting should contact the LowCVP Secretariat for more information on costs etc: secretariat@lowcvp.org.uk
Delegate bookings are now being taken for the conference which will take place at the DTI Conference Centre in Victoria, Central London.
The Conference will reveal the winning entries to the LowCVP's Road Transport Challenge, report new research evidence on the impact of the fuel economy label and also give delegates an opportunity to help shape the outcome of the Government's review of the Powering Future Vehicles strategy.
Speakers include Alun Michael, Minister of State at the Department of Trade and Industry; Bill Stow, Director General Environment, Defra; Prof Mike Hulme, Director, The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research; Graham Smith, Chair of LowCVP and Managing Director of Toyota GB plus the winning entrants to the LowCVP Challenge. The conference chair is Andrew Forster, Editor of Local Transport Today.
The LowCVP Challenge was launched in July 2005 and called on policy and academic communities to contribute new or innovative proposals that will enable the UK to accelerate the shift to low carbon vehicles and fuels and help meet climate change targets. A group of representative stakeholders in the Partnership has assessed a wide range of proposals and selected four to be presented at the conference.
The colour-coded fuel economy label was launched by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling at last year's LowCVP Annual Conference. This year the Partnership is carrying out research to assess the impacts of the new label on the attitudes of dealers and consumers. The results of this research, as well as an update on the extent of the label's roll-out, will be presented at the conference.
During the later afternoon session, delegates will be invited to join break-out groups to provide feedback and opinions on the Government's anticipated review of the Powering Future Vehicles strategy that was announced in 2003.
In order to recoup conference costs there will be a delegate fee for attendance at this year's conference.
The fees will be: £250 + VAT per delegate (commercial); £175 + VAT (government and local authority); £100 + VAT (non-commercial, charity and individuals). There will be a 25% discount on these rates for LowCVP members.
Early booking is recommended as places are limited.
Bookings for the LowCVP annual conference are being handled by the Waterfront Conference Company (link below).
Note for football fans: England's World Cup match with Trinidad and Tobago begins as the LowCVP conference ends. The LowCVP are planning a World Cup reception following the conference to enable delegates to see the game.
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