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Breaking news:

The Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, keynote speaker on the GA of the EUEW on June 6th 2008

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Andris Piebalgs
 
   
Dear friends,

Our association has accepted to organize the next General Assembly of the EUEW. Therefore it is my responsibility as chairman, but in reality my pleasure, to inform you about the preparation of this event.

Our goals are clearly defined: we want to do more in less time. More Business contacts, more valuable content, but only one conference day.

By means of this "EUEW NEWS" you will get at least every two months an update on this event. We shall mainly focus on the working programme but we will also keep you informed about the sponsors, the registration and the social programme... This way you will not only be welcomed to Brussels but you will also become aware that if you are in our Business, you must be in Brussels on the 6th of June 2008.

We hope to meet you in the heart of Europe next year!

Kind regards,

Christian Van Wallendael
Chairman ICGME
With the kind support of

Website Niko

Website Philips

  




For the organizational part of the GA in Brussels we propose a new formula:

  • It will take only one day (not shorter but more condensed).
  • It will be cheaper and more efficient.
  • It will be mainly professional oriented.

Our main goals are to give you good opportunities to meet other people from your business in an informal way and to provide you with useful information for your business.
  




Thursday evening the 5th of June 2008

Business contact opportunity


We hope to welcome you on Tuesday evening the 5th of June 2008. A buffet and bar awaits you from 7h30 till 11h pm CET. This way you can arrive more or less when it suits you. We want to create a relaxing atmosphere. So you will feel at home and will find a lot of opportunities to meet and chat with our other guests, your friends and colleagues.

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Business Contact
  




   Friday the 6th of June 2008

General Assembly

Main theme

Europe, the main player in the changes that influence our businesses today and tomorrow.

  

Future directives, standards and rules which will influence our business

During the General Assembly in Brussels in 2008 we shall try to find out what are the most important changes that will affect our business in the coming years. These changes can be the result of new directives, reviews of existing directives, new standards, changes in the political views and so on.

We will start with:
  • the upcoming directives or transpositions in national laws,
  • the changes in standardisation,
  • the main political changes.
European Parliament

Europe, the main player in the changes that influence our business today and tomorrow

What are:
  • the opportunities,
  • the threats to our business?
How do professionals who are not in our business see this? A debate to clarify these issues.

After that we have an idea of what is coming we shall convert this knowledge in business opportunities and threats.

We can imagine different players on the market have different views on that. For that reason we shall organize a debate between manufacturers and wholesalers trying to find a common view or at least a better understanding of the elements that motivate the differences.
European Flag
  




Friday evening the 6th of June 2008

Dinner at Sea Grill

Your efforts during the day will be amply rewarded. Enjoy yourself at dinner with your colleagues in the "Restaurant Sea Grill" which is one of the best dining places in Brussels.

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Sea Grill
Friday the 6th of June 2008

Partners social programme

Guided tour:
"Brussels, the town of art nouveau"

During our working day on Friday our partners will have the opportunity to see the exceptional art nouveau architecture in Brussels. Probably a less known richness of Brussels.

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Old england
Saturday morning the 7th of June 2008

Visit to Leuven

Saturday morning we organize a short visit to Leuven and a light lunch. Leuven is a university town since 1425: the university of Vesalius, Mercator and Erasmus...

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Leuven
  




  • The heartbeat of Europe.
  • Political and commercial centre.
  • Easy to get to by air, road and railway.
  • A leading conference city.
  • Home of the European Commission (main player in the changes affecting our business today).
  • Home of over 1700 international associations (EUEW, ELC, CECAPI, CELMA, EUROPACABLE, CECED and many others).
  • 1000 press correspondents and most of the European lobbying industry.
  • 60 million Europeans live within 300 km and 2 hours of Brussels.


Brussels is the main player in the changes affecting our business today. It is not a coincidence that most of the European associations representing our business partners are established in Brussels: ELC, CECAPI, CELMA, Europacable, CECED, and last but not least the European Union of Electrical Wholesalers.

Brussels

Berlaymont
  




Please find listed below the links to the online photo galleries of the EUEW General Assembly in Berlin this year. We hope you can spot yourself on some of the photos. Enjoy it!

Berlin 2007
  




We created the website www.euew.org/belgium2008 to inform you about the next General Assembly of the European Union of Electrical Wholesalers. Before, during and after the General Assembly we will keep you informed about all new developments.

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Kuifje
  




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