The Council Meeting was held 24 September,2008 in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea

Minutes

Liste des Décisions

Cover Letter

Invitation

Agenda

Agenda item 1

• Opening by the President of IGU

Agenda item 2

• Minutes of the Council Meeting on 24 October, 2007, in St. Petersburg, Russia

Agenda item 3

• Information from the Presidency and the Secretary General
• Presentation held by the Secretary General, Mr. Torstein Indrebø

Agenda item 4

Changes in Articles of Association

• Honorary Secretary General

Agenda item 5

Procedure for Election of the Presidency and Venue of the World Gas Conferences

• Proposal of Voting Rules

Agenda item 6

• IGU Strategic Statement

Agenda item 7

• Proposal for Future Development of IGU

Agenda item 8

• Membership
• Presentation held by the Secretary General, Mr. Torstein Indrebø
• Energy Delta Institute (EDI), Affiliated Organization, presentation held by Mr. George Verberg, President of EDI

Agenda item 9

• IGU Marketing Plan

Agenda item 10

• Statement of Accounts 2007
• Budget 2009

Agenda item 11

• IGU Gas Efficiency Award 2008/2009 and IGU Social Gas Award
• Presentation held by the Secretary General, Mr. Torstein Indrebø

Agenda item 12

• Miscellaneous
• Part Two- Programme Activities, 11.00-13.30

Agenda item 13

Progress Report from the Coordination Committee (CC) 2006-2009

Presentation by Mr. Roberto Brandt, Chairman of CC

• Status of the 2006-2009 Triennial Work Programme Activities
• Special Projects

Agenda item 14

Report on Preparation for the 24th World Gas Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Presentation by Mr. Eduardo Ojea Quintana, Chairman of the National Organising Committee of the 24th World Gas Conference on 5-9 October,2009

Agenda item 15

Introducing the Triennial Work Program 2009-2012

• Introduction by Datuk Abdul Rahim Hashim, IGU Vice President and Mr. Ho Sook Wah, Vice Chair CC

Agenda item 16

Charter Members for Chairs and Vice Chairs for the Triennium 2009-2012

Slide shown in meeting

Agenda item 17

List of Supporting Letters (below link) for France slightly revised on 16.09.2008.

Presidency 2012-2015 and Venue of the 26th World Gas Conference in 2015

• Presentation of candidates
  • Brazil
  • France
  • Qatar
• Election of the IGU President 2012-2015

Agenda item 18

Status on the Preparation for the next IGU Research Conference (IGRC)

• Paris, 8-10 October 2008

Agenda item 19

Report from Visiting Organizations

• International Energy Forum (IEF), Mr. Said Nachet
• GIIGNL, Mr. Jean Vermeire, President of GIIGNL
• WPC, Dr. Pierce Reimer
• Energy Charter Secretariat, Mr. Vladimir Rakhmann, Deputy Secretary General
• WEC, Mr. Younghoon David Kim

Lunch

Part Three- Energy Developments in Asia, 15.00-17.00

Agenda item 20

Presentation of the Korean Gas Industry

• Korea Energy Industry & Policy Direction, Mr. Won Woo Lee from the Korea Energy Economics Institute

Agenda item 21

Round Table on “Emerging Issues, Challenges and Opportunities in the Asian Gas Market”

• Moderator: Datuk Abdul Rahim Hashim, IGU Vice President

Presentation

• The panel includes experts from the supply and the demand side:
  • • Mr. John Harris,CERA
    • Mr. Alaa Abu Jbara, Qatargas
    • Dr. Gi Chul Jung, KOGAS

Agenda item 22

Closing

Previous Council Meetings

2007

22-25 October, St. Petersburg, Russia

2006

16-19 October, Lima, Peru

5 June 2006, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2005

17 – 20 October, Tianjin City, China, P.R

Electronic Session 1/2005: 26 April – 10 May 2005

2004

20 – 23 September, Oslo, Norway

2003

29 October, Cape Town, South Africa

1-5 June 2003, Tokyo, Japan

2-16 May 2003, electronic session

2002

18 September, Kuala Lumpur

2001

3 October, Virtual

2000

5 June, Nice, France

4 October, Kyoto, Japan

1999

13 October, Cheju, Korea

1998

7 October, Buenos Aires, Argentina

1997

1 October, Deauville, France