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27th November 2014

Conference at IMERC: Cork Harbour – Energising the Region

#IMERCconference - Energy Cork and Irish Maritime Energy Resource Centre (IMERC) are to host a major one-day conference 'Energising the Region' next month in the National Maritime College of Ireland.

The conference on Friday 12 December, is to acknowledge and celebrate Cork Harbour in particular its unique role in national energy supply and innovation in addition to our environment, energy, commercial and tourism landscape in Ireland.

Vibrant, panoramic, dynamic, scenic, productive, clean and powerful are just some of the ways to describe Ireland's greatest natural resource and one of the world's largest and most unique ports - Cork Harbour.

From the historic legacy of a trading centre to today's modern port, Cork Harbour is a world-class model of how industry, energy, tourism and leisure can not only exist in harmony together, but thrive in their co-existence through vision, collaboration and community.

Speakers will include:
Minister for Agriculture, Marine and Defence Simon Coveney TD
John Mullins, Chairman of Port of Cork
John Killeen, Chair of Galway Volvo Ocean Race Group
Gordon McIntosh, Director of Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure, Aberdeen City Council

Energising the Region is a free conference (registration is essential) and will take place at the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMMI) Ringaskiddy from 0830 – 1330 on Friday 12th December.

To register and for a ticket visit this LINK and for a brochure and full agenda, click HERE.

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