George H.B. Verberg,
Chairman
of the Policy Committee of IGRC
and Immediate Past President of IGU 
Daniel Paccoud,
Managing Director, AFG
IGRC 2008 PARIS, Chairman of the National Organising Committee
Marc Florette,
Vice President, Research and Development, GDF SUEZ
co-Chairman of the National Organising Committee | 
There has been a general trend over the last 10 years for gas companies, particularly those in liberalised markets, to reduce R&D expenditure. Given the strategic challenges facing the gas industry, it is time to reconsider the level of R&D expenditure and its business focus and there by changing the slope of the decreasing trend of R&D support.
 What to expect
A chance to network with 500 gas colleagues, 4 keynote speeches at the opening and closing ceremonies, 45 oral presentations in 12 sessions focussing on topical issues, 4 not-to-be missed workshops, 38 innovation exhibit and 295 poster presentations of a high scientific standard.
Delegates list
Download the delegates list IGRC 2008, updated the 21st October 2008. Dan Dolec Award
The Dan Dolec Prize for Best Paper was granted this time to two papers. The winners had to share the ten thousand euros: Dominique Gueugnaut from GDF SUEZ did fundamental work on the permeability of methane hydrogen mixtures in polyethylene gas pipes used in gas distribution networks; Takahide Haneda from Tokyo Gas developed a gasification system for sewage sludge and proved in practice with a full scale plant the expected contribution to greenhouse gas reduction (see the poster). |
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