Hosted by the Macao SAR Government, the 2011 Macao International Environmental Cooperation Exhibition and Forum (2011 MIECF) opens tomorrow at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel tomorrow. The event will run for three from March 31 to April 2. The Chief Executive of Macao SAR, Mr Chui Sai On, will officiate at the opening ceremony and deliver a welcome speech. MIECF gathers the world's top environmental government officials, experts and academics in the field to discuss the latest environmental issues. It will be a meeting point for leading and well-known domestic and overseas exhibitors to create opportunities in the environmental business. The Deputy Director-General of Department of Resources Conservation and Environment Protection of the National Development and Reform Commission, Mr Wang Shancheng, representing the Deputy Director of the Commission, Mr Xie Zhenhua, and the Deputy Director General of Department of International Cooperation and Deputy Director of Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Ms Song Xiaozhi, representing Mr Zhou Shengxian, the Minster of Environmental Protection, will deliver keynote addresses at the opening ceremony. Mr Joschka Fischer, Former Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister of Germany, will also deliver a keynote speech entitled “Decoupling Growth and Emissions - a Roadmap to a Prosperous Decarbonized Future”. Keynote address by another important keynote speaker, Mr. Klaus Toepfer, Former United Nations Undersecretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, will be presented at 11:45 a.m. on the second day (April 1). The exhibition and business matching activities of this year´s MIECF will be held over the three days. A series of activities and forums in connection with the Green Business Cooperation Day will be held in the afternoon of the first day. Other forums will take place on the second day, while the last day – April 2 (Saturday) is reserved for Green Public Day, when members of the public are welcome. This year´s MIECF will exhibit important products of the green industry, including solar energy, biomass energy, wind energy, hybrid energy systems, electric cars and hybrid vehicles, charging stations, battery and battery storage solutions, building technology, facilities management, smart grid, waste disposal, water conservation, air pollution control, noise control, project financing and consultancy. Five forums will be held on April 1, “Urban Planning and Eco City Development”, “Low Carbon Urban Industries: Sustainable Tourism” and “Green Chemical Forum” will be held in the morning, while “Green Buildings: Foundations of a Low Carbon Future” and “Clean Energy & Smart Grid” will be held in the afternoon. For related enquiries, please contact the MIECF Secretariat at tel. (853) 8798-8675, fax (853) 2872-7123, e-mail miecf@ipim.gov.mo or navigate the following official MIECF website: www.macaomief.com
