On behalf of the EGEE&C Chair, Mr Terry Collins, I am pleased to provide further information on the 32nd Meeting of the APEC Expert Group on Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EGEE&C).  The Chair and Secretariat would like to thank EMSD for all their efforts to accommodate the Group at short notice.

Please click links below to download the following information:

1. Draft agenda for feedback as soon as possible and before 10 July 2008 - NOTE please include feedback on suggestions for Day Two as outlined below
2. Visa /entry permit requirements (as sent in May)
3. Registration Form and Visa Request - please complete and return as soon as possible and before 10 July 2008
4. Accommodation: Information and maps for hotels close to the venue - delegates are asked to arrange their own accommodation.  It is recommended that delegates look on the hotel websites to find the best rates.
5. Maps: Meeting location and transport routes to and from the airport
6. Information about Hong Kong
7. EGEEC 31 Updated Actions: An updated version of the actions table from the 31st meeting last November in Washington D.C. - further updates on actions are invited
8. EGEEC Secretariat Update on Secretariat contact details, accessing the new website, and other administrative issues

**Please provide to secretariat@egeec.apec-esis.org:

• By close-of-business 23 July: any material (reports, presentations, project proposals) you would like me to circulate to participants before the meeting
• By close-of-business 25 July: any material (reports, presentations, project proposals) you would like to make available at the meeting.

Reports from Economies:

At EGEE&C 32, members will be asked to provide short presentations on "Evaluation Methodologies for Energy Efficiency Policies and Programmes" as agreed at the 31st meeting last November in Washington D.C.   We are considering a framework that will look at:

1. Pre-intervention methodologies to evaluate potential interventions and select a preferred option
2. Post-intervention methodologies to evaluate the success of an intervention

Your comments on a suitable framework for exploring this topic are welcomed. The overall aims of the session are to identify best practices within APEC economies, apply learnings to EGEE&C projects, and identify possible future directions for the EGEE&C.

Special Session Day Two:

For Day Two of the meeting, we intend to invite members of the Asia-Pacific Partnership, Buildings and Appliances Task Force to join EGEE&C in a strategic planning session, as indicated at EGEE&C 31.  We seek your comments on appropriate subjects. 

The Asia-Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC) has also expressed an interest in sending delegates to the 32nd EGEE&C meeting.  Again: your comments are welcomed on potential areas of mutual interest to explore at the meeting.

Once initial feedback is received, I will be in touch again to provide an updated agenda and guidelines for submitting meeting papers and presentation material.

Finally, a big thank you to everyone for your patience and understanding - this meeting has taken longer than hoped to organise.  We look forward to hearing from you and to seeing you in Hong Kong.

Warm regards

Laura Christen
APEC EGEE&C Secretariat
secretariat@egeec.apec-esis.org, laura.christen@eeca.govt.nz