Governing Global Challenges 14 th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis 16 18 June 2011 Venice, Italy Presented by: Francesco Bosello, FEEM, University of Milan, Italy Angela Marigo, FEEM, Italy
Conference Themes Environment and Climate Trade Distributional and Equity Issues Dynamics and Growth Energy Supply and Security International Health Issues Poverty, Employment and Development Crime and Wars Natural Resources Supply and Security Methodology, Software and Data
Conference Format 2 and a half days Option 1: Thursday morning Saturday lunch time Option 2: Wednesday lunch time Friday evening Plenary sessions Option 1: recent format 2 plenaries + 4 keynotes Option 2: old format 3 plenaries + 6 keynotes General parallel sessions Flexibility to include organised or special sessions about topics previously agreed with the Programme Committee
Conference Format 3 buffet lunches + 5 coffee breaks (1 each half day) 2 social events welcome evening cocktail + light buffet on day 1 boat tour + social dinner in the Torcello Island at the Locanda Cipriani on day 2
Proposed Organising Committee Sergey Paltsef, or John Reilly, MIT (modeling and climate policies) Brent Sohngen, Ohio State University (forestry) Glenn Harrison, University of South Carolina (trade) Steven Rose, EPRI (land use and environment) Richard Tol, ESRI (energy) Dominique Van der Mensbrugghe, or Linda Goldberg, World Bank (economic development) Hom Pant, ABARE (modeling, land use and climate policies) Juan Carlos Ciscar, JRC Seville (climate change impacts) Keigo Akimoto, RITE (energy and environment) Joe Francois, U. Linz, (international trade and investment) Jean Sebastian, CEPII (international trade and investment) Hans van Meijl, LEI or Tom Kram (from the IMAGE team) or Gunther Fisher, IIASA (food and agriculture) Hakim Ben Hammouda, WTO (trade)
Proposed Keynote Speakers Jean Marc Burniaux, OECD, France (inequality, climate mitigation policies, energy) Brian R. Copeland, The University of British Columbia, Canada (trade, environment) Jake Jacoby or John E. Parsons, MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, USA (energy, climate change) Mikiko Kainuma, Climate Policy Assessment Research Section, NIES, Japan (mitigation and adaptation policies) Thomas F. Rutherford, ETH Zürich, Switzerland (international trade) Christoph Böhringer, University of Oldenburg, Germany (employment, unemployment)
Local Organisers Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) Ca Foscari University of Venice in association with Euro Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change (CMCC) International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG) Climate Policy Initiative Venice (CPI) Center for Thematic Environmental Networks (TEN Center), Venice International University
Venue Old proposal Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Island of San Giorgio Maggiore Estimated expenses (210 participants): 176.432,37 Fees: 450,00 full registration fee 300,00 reduced registration fee for student 300,00 reduced registration fee for accompanying persons
Venue New proposal San Giobbe Campus, School of Economics and Business, Ca Foscari University of Venice Estimated expenses (250 participants): 140.000,00 Fees: 400,00 full registration fee 300,00 reduced registration fee for student 200,00 reduced registration fee for accompanying persons
San Giobbe Campus
San Giobbe Campus map Rooms for Contributed and Organised Sessions Library and computer room Catering and Concourse area Information and Registration Desk Photocoping and Printing Center Bar Catering Area Main Entrance Rooms for Contributed and Organised Sessions Main Auditorium Aula Magna
San Giobbe Campus Main auditorium for plenary sessions, 320 places
San Giobbe Campus 17 fully equipped rooms from 30 to 190 places
San Giobbe Campus Computer room available throughout the whole conference + wireless connection available in the whole campus
San Giobbe Campus Indoor and outdoor catering areas where coffee breaks and lunches will be served
Social Events of the Conference Day 1: Welcome Cocktail with a light buffet Day 2: Boat trip into the Venice lagoon and dinner at the Locanda Cipriani in the Torcello Island
Venice Easily accessible from all over the world (2 airports) Plenty of hotels at a walking distance from the conference venue (from guesthouses to luxury hotels) Many recreational opportunities (culture, arts, sports, nature)
Venice
The Surroundings Venetian Villas along the Brenta river Beautiful historical cities: Treviso, Padua, Vicenza and Verona (max 1 and ½ hour by train) Thermal and spa location: Abano and Montegrotto Italian Alps: 2 hours by car More than 100 Km of beaches
Budget TOTAL EXPENSES 139.254,89 6 Plenary speakers (travel in economy + 4 night accommodation) 12.000,00 Venue: renting + technical support 33.600,00 Subsistance: 5 coffee breaks and 3 lunches + water for speakers 36.069,00 Social events: 1 welcome cocktail + social dinner + rent of boats 30.450,00 3 Hostess for the entire conference 1.908,00 PCO (collecting the fee and payment of the suppliers) 6.540,00 Local Organisation (10%) 12.056,70 Contingency (5%) 6631,19 TOTAL INCOMES 141.000,00 Full registration fee 400,00 x 170 participants 68.000,00 Reduced registration fee (students) 300,00 x 70 participants 21.000,00 Reduced registration fee (accompanying persons) 200,00 x 10 partic. 2.000,00 Local organisers and sponsorships 50.000,00