BWEA Wave & Tidal 09

BWEA is delighted to announce the South West RDA as core sponsors of BWEA Wave & Tidal 09, the world's largest event dedicated to wave and tidal stream energy. Over 300 government and industry professionals will attend BWEA's sixth annual wave and tidal event, which will take place at the Assembly Rooms in Bath on Thursday 30th April 2009, with a networking reception the evening before at Bath's historic Pump Rooms, jointly sponsored by EMEC & BSI.

Conference - submit an abstract to speak

The conference programme is currently being finalised and sessions will address:

  • Development and deployment - a show and tell by device developers on recent testing and deployment.
  • Wave and tidal in the environment - what is needed to understand marine environmental impacts and allow deployment.
  • Getting connected - what are the grid requirements of projects and what is being done to meet them.

If you are interested in speaking at the conference, please submit an abstract online here. The deadline for submissions is January 31st 2009.

Exhibition

Over 20 companies will exhibit at the event and bookings will open shortly. The rates are outlined below.

 
Early-bird rate*
Standard rate
Sponsoring and Company level members of BWEA £825 £1,025
Correspondent level members and non-members £1,060 £1,325

Book by 28 February 2009 for reduced rates. Prices are subject to VAT. Check your level of Corporate Membership here.

Sponsorship

BWEA is delighted to confirm that the following leading companies in UK wave and tidal energy development will be sponsoring an element of the event.

Core sponsor:
South West RDA  
     
Networking reception sponsors:

& BSI

 
Conference programme sponsor:  
Lanyard sponsor:  
Delegate bag sponsor:  
   
Conference proceedings:
(£5,000)

The conference proceedings will be posted online approximately two weeks after the event. The proceedings will include copies of the powerpoint presentation and audio recordings of each session. The sponsor will be entitled to:

  • exclusive equal branding with BWEA on the proceedings home page and headline branding on all additional proceedings web pages
  • complimentary exhibition space
  • 2 complimentary conference passes
  • a complimentary full page advert in the conference programme
  • listed as an event sponsor online and in the conference programme.
Registration

Online registration will open in January 2009, with discounts for booking made by the end of February 2009. The rates are outlined below:

 
Early-bird rate*
Standard rate
Sponsoring & Company level members of BWEA £265+VAT £325+VAT
Correspondent level members & non-members £345+VAT £425+VAT

* Book by 28 February for the reduced rate. Bookings will open in January 2009. Check your level of Corporate Membership here.

Contacts

Conference & Exhibition
: Veronika Sucha, Events Manager
Tel. +44 (0)20 7288 8375 or email v.sucha@bwea.com

Sponsorship: Helen Jones, Director of Events & Marketing
Tel: +44 (0)20 7689 1968 - Email: h.jones@bwea.com

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South West RDA