Sofitel Salvador – Bahia 27 May 2008 I ENCONTRO LATINO-AMERICANO DE ECONOMIA DA ENERGIA (I LATIN-AMERICAN MEETING ON ENERGY ECONOMICS) 27 May 2008 Sofitel Salvador – Bahia http://www.ab3e.org.br Sofitel Salvador – Bahia 27 May 2008 PROGRAM (MAY 27) 08:00–09:00 09:00–09:30 09:30–10:00 10:00–10:30 10:30–10:45 10:45-13:00 13:00–14:30 13:30–14:00 14:30–16:45 16:45–17:00 17:00–17:30 17:30–18:00 18:00–18:15 18:15–22:00 Welcome coffee with registration Opening session José A. Scaramucci (President – AB3E) C. Andrea Bollino (President – IAEE) André Garcez Ghirardi (Petrobras) Amilcar Guerreiro (Director – EPE) Alvaro A. Teixeira (General-secretary – IBP) Eloi Fernández y Fernández (General-director – ONIP) Ivan M. T. Camargo (President – SBPE) Invited talk I Natural gas in South America: from conflict to the possible integration André Garcez Ghirardi (Petrobras) (keynote speaker) Invited talk II Scenarios for the Brazilian energy market in the long run Amilcar Guerreiro (EPE) (keynote speaker) Coffee break Panel I Energy policies in Latin America: energy integration or energy nationalism? Edmar L. F. de Almeida (IE/UFRJ) (chair) Germán Corredor Avella (Universidad Nacional de Colombia) Humberto Campodónico (Universidad Nacional Mayor de S. Marcos, Peru) Gerardo Rabinovich (Universidad de Belgrano, Argentina) Buffet lunch (not included in registration fee) Invited talk III Energy security or energy independence? (special luncheon talk) C. Andrea Bollino (IAEE) (keynote speaker) Panel II Energy policies in Latin America: energy integration or energy nationalism? Felipe A. Dias (IBP) (chair) Ricardo J. Raineri Bernain (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) Milko Luis González Silva (Universidad Central de Venezuela) Edmilson Moutinho dos Santos (IEE/USP, Brazil) Coffee break Invited talk IV The market for natural gas in South America Maurício Medina Celi (OLADE) (keynote speaker) Invited talk V Opportunities for improving energy policies in Latin America Luiz A. Horta Nogueira (Unifei) (keynote speaker) Closing session External cultural event (not included in registration fee) Sofitel Salvador – Bahia 27 May 2008 ADDITIONAL PROGRAM (May 28) 09:00–10:30 10:30–11:00 11:00-12:30 14:00–14:30 Meeting I Rio 2010 conference planning Georg Erdmann (President-elect – IAEE) (chair) C. Andrea Bollino (President – IAEE) David L. Williams (Executive-director – IAEE) José A. Scaramucci (President – AB3E) Edmar L. F. de Almeida (Vice-president – AB3E) Felipe A. Dias (Secretary – AB3E) Coffee break Meeting II Latin-American IAEE affiliate building – creation of a Latin-American network on energy economics C. Andrea Bollino (President – IAEE) (chair) Georg Erdmann (President-elect – IAEE) David L. Williams (Executive-director – IAEE) José A. Scaramucci (President – AB3E) Edmar L. F. de Almeida (Vice-president – AB3E) Felipe A. Dias (Secretary – AB3E) Amilcar Guerreiro (Director – EPE) (invited) Edmilson Moutinho dos Santos (IEE/USP) Gerardo Rabinovich (Universidad de Belgrano, Argentina) Germán Corredor Avella (Universidad Nacional de Colombia) Giovani V. Machado (PPE/Coppe/UFRJ) (invited) Humberto Campodónico (Universidad Nacional Mayor de S. Marcos, Peru) Ivan M. T. Camargo (President – SBPE) Luiz A. Horta Nogueira (Unifei) Luiz A. Rossi (Director – NIPE/Unicamp) Maurício Medina Celi (OLADE) Milko Luis González Silva (Universidad Central de Venezuela) Rafael R. Pertusier (Petrobras) (invited) Renato Pinto de Queiroz (EPE) (invited) Ricardo J. Raineri Bernain (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) VI CBPE opening session (more information in http://www.sbpe.org.br/vicbpe/) Sofitel Salvador – Bahia 27 May 2008 DESCRIPTION The I Latin-American Meeting on Energy Economics (ELAEE), organized by the Brazilian Association for Energy Studies (AB3E), is an innovating event in the area of energy economics in Brazil, being held in connection with the Brazilian Conference on Energy Planning (CBPE), which is offered every two years by the Brazilian Society for Energy Planning (SBPE). The I ELAEE is the first event of a series intended to become regular, in line with the efforts devoted by the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) in organizing regional conferences worldwide. IAEE regular regional events include the US (in its 28th edition), European and Asian conferences on energy economics. The organization of the I ELAEE is an initiative which seeks to establish a future IAEE Latin-American Conference. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Edmar L. F. de Almeida (IE/UFRJ) (chair) Felipe A. Dias (IBP) José A. Scaramucci (NIPE/Unicamp) Rafael R. Pertusier (Petrobras) Ivan M. T. Camargo (SBPE) Helder Queiroz Pinto Jr. (IE/UFRJ) Luiz A. Rossi (NIPE/Unicamp) Sergio V. Bajay (NIPE/Unicamp) Edmilson Moutinho dos Santos (IEE/USP) Giovani V. Machado (PPE/Coppe/UFRJ) REGISTRATION Registration fee: R$ 100 (until May 22, inclusive); R$ 130 (after May 23). AB3E members, VI CBPE attendees and students will have 50% discount. Places are limited. Contact: Fabiana Gama Viana ([email protected]). ACCOMMODATION Sofitel Salvador offers I ELAEE participants promotional rate of, respectively, 227.70 or R$ 273.70 (all fees included), for superior or deluxe categories (single or double, it does not matter) rooms. LUNCH Participants will have to pay the lunch at Sofitel Salvador. The price is R$ 49.50 per person (all fees included) for the executive buffet. Sofitel Salvador – Bahia 27 May 2008 EXTERNAL CULTURAL EVENT A dinner will be organized at Pestana Convento do Carmo (the only hotel outside Portugal member of the exclusive Pousadas de Portugal group), in the historical area of Pelourinho (UNESCO world heritage site), with transport from Sofitel Salvador (included). A welcome reception by typical baianas and musical entertaining are included. Price: R$ 100 (water, juices, soft drinks, beer and fees included). Places are strictly limited in 50. Reservations will be taken until May 22. Contact: Fabiana Gama Viana ([email protected]). PASSAGENS AÉREAS Gol Brazilian airliner is offering I ELAEE attendees 10% discount on all tickets for return flights between May 24 and June 1, inclusive, having Salvador (SSA) as the final destination. The special links is http://gol.directtalk.com.br/clientes/custom/voegol/eventos_pax/init_pax.htm for online service (chat). Another possibility it to call +55 11 5508-4201 (select option 1). The event code is E0808CPQ. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AB3E – Brazilian Association for Energy Studies http://www.ab3e.org.br IAEE – International Association for Energy Economics http://www.iaee.org VI CBPE – Brazilian Conference on Energy Planning http://www.sbpe.org.br/vicbpe/) Official tourism site for Salvador, Bahia http://www.emtursa.ba.gov.br/template.asp Cultural Foundation for Bahia State (contains listing of cultural events) http://www.fundacaocultural.ba.gov.br/index.htm Salvador da Bahia Convention & Visitors Bureau http://www.salvadorconvention.com.br/ Guia 4 Rodas – Salvador, Bahia http://viajeaqui.abril.com.br/g4r/destinos/index.php?destino=6220 ORGANIZED BY FINANCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATION SERVICES