SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 015566

SIPDIS

SIPDIS
BANGKOK FOR FOR REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER JIM WALLER
BUDAPEST FOR REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER SAM KOTIS
COPENHAGEN FOR REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER ERIK HALL
SUVA FOR REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER JOE MURPHY
SUVA PLEASE NOTE THIS IS FOR REO INFO ONLY

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XB
XG
SUBJECT: SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL
INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY (WIREC) MARCH 4-6, 2008

REF: A) STATE 14866 B) STATE 14563 C) STATE 14490 D)

STATE 14252 E) STATE 13442 F) STATE 563 G)
STATE 559 H) STATE 521 I) 07 STATE 138428
J) 07 STATE 80334

Note: Because of the large number of action addressees for
this cable, Department is sending three duplicate cables, the
first to AF and WHA posts (septel),the second to EUR and SCA
posts (this cable) and the thrid to EAP and NEA posts
(septel).


1. This is an action request. Action request in para 4.

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BACKGROUND
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2. The U.S. State Department will host the Washington
International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008)
in Washington on March 4-6, 2008 (refs I and J).
Addressee posts have received formal invitations for
official delegations from their host governments
(refs A - H) and by now should have delivered these
invitations and confirmed that via reply cable. We
thank the many posts who have done so, and urge the
remaining posts to send their reply cables immediately.
Reply cables should be slugged for OES WIREC Action
Group Leader Stan Specht and OES Special Assistant
Camille Hill.


3. Although a few invited governments have followed the
instructions in refs I and J and registered the individual
members of their officials delegations, most have not done
so. These individual registrations are the key step in
preparing the credentials for the official delegations
which will allow them to enter the WIREC site. With WIREC
now only two weeks away, we are in urgent need of Posts'
assistance to follow-up with host governments and ensure
that they register the members of their official

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ACTION REQUESTS
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4. Posts are requested to follow up with their host
governments as soon as possible to urge each member of
their delegations to submit their individual registration
forms on an urgent basis to confirm their attendance at
WIREC 2008 and enable expeditious credentialing of the
delegation. Official delegates may register for the
conference via the internet at http://
www.usea.org/WIREC/official party registration pub 0001.pdf.
They can also contact our contractor who is handling
registration for WIREC: Rob Donovan, US Energy
Association (USEA) at office direct line: 202-312-1238
or via email to rdonovan@usea.org to arrange to submit
registration information by email.

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POCs FOR QUESTIONS
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5. Rob Donovan (contact info in para 4) is the POC for
questions on registration and credentialing for WIREC.
For additional general information about WIREC 2008,
contact OES' WIREC Action Group Leader Stan Specht at
SpechtSH@state.gov and consult the official WIREC
website at www.wirec2008.gov.


6. Minimize considered.
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