Committees and Task Forces: Progress
x The latest editions of two of IGU’s flagship reports, the IGU World LNG Report and the IGU Wholesale Gas Price Survey have recently been published to both industry and media recognition.
As the IGU committees are moving into their
the team as Acting Coordination Committee
third round of meetings, we are half way into
(CC) Chair. Mel is still formally CC Chair, but
the triennium. All committees are progressing
Rod is taking care of the day-to-day activities
well with their work and have started to
of the Coordination Committee. This is of
prepare for the WGC 2018 Call for Papers to be
particular importance as preparations continue
issued in April 2017.
for WGC 2018 in Washington DC. As an experi enced executive with considerable international
Changes in organisation
experience and participation in many IGU-
The Coordination Committee leadership team
related activities, Rod is well known to the
has a new face on board. After Mel Ydreos
committees and IGU. He was appointed in June
assumed the position of IGU’s Executive
and has used this time to get to know the
Director of Public Affairs, Rod Rinholm joined
committee chairs and the committee work.
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