Event Reports

The Gold Standard held its third Annual Academy in Istanbul from February 22nd-23rd. The presentations and summary minutes are available here.

Day 1 – 22 February 2010

Strategy and Governance of GS in 2010

• Michael Schlup, CEO, The Gold Standard Foundation – presentation

Rule Updates in the Project Cycle and Overview of GS V2.1 – presentation (shared)

• Meinrad Buerer, Technical Director, The Gold Standard Foundation
• Abhishek Goyal, Deputy Technical Director, The Gold Standard Foundation
• Patrick Bürgi, CTO and Partner, South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd. – presentation

Requests for Review – presentation (shared)

• Ayse Frey, Operations Director, The Gold Standard Foundation
• Leon Wang, Regional Manager China and East Asia, The Gold Standard Foundation

NGO Training – presentation (shared)

• Denise Welch, Deputy Operations Director, The Gold Standard Foundation 
• Sam Bryan, Carbon and Technology Analyst, GERES

Special Needs Projects: Programme of Activities/Micro Scale/RSPO, etc.

• Nahla Sabet, Regional Manager for Africa and the Middle East, The Gold Standard Foundation – presentation
• Ellen May Zanoria, Regional Manager for Southeast Asia, The Gold Standard Foundation
• Nitin Pagare, Project Manager, Action Carbone – presentation
• Henrik Rytter Jensen, Country Manager / Chief Consultant, Danish Energy Management - KL Office – presentation
• Dougal McInnes, Senior Policy Officer, Cool ngr – presentation
• Meinrad Buerer, Technical Director, The Gold Standard Foundation
• Abhishek Goyal, Deputy Technical Director, The Gold Standard Foundation

Registry Issues

• Brendan Monaghan, Director of Information Services, The Gold Standard Foundation – presentation

Day 2 – 23 February 2010

Stimulating Demand in an Evolving Carbon Market Scenario: The Carbon Market Post COP, U.S. Policy Overview, Prices and Marketing Partnerships

• Jasmine Hyman, Director, Programs and Partnerships, The Gold Standard Foundation – presentation
• Lisa Hodes, General Counsel and Director, US Markets, The Gold Standard Foundation – presentation
• Eva Wuchold, Senior Project Manager, First Climate – presentation
• Fabian Bamberg, Project Manager, First Climate
• Gediz Kaya, Managing Partner, Gaia Consultants – presentation
• Bjorn Struck, Senior Emissions Portfolio Manager, Essent Trading International SA – presentation

Implementing the Local Stakeholder Consultation/SD Matrix and Monitoring & Do No Harm Assesment

• Nahla Sabet, Reginal Manager for Africa and the Middle East, The Gold Standard Foundation – presentation
• Neha Rao, Regional Manager for India and Central Asia, The Gold Standard Foundation
• Shehnaaz Moosa, SouthSouthNorth – presentation
• Asli Ozcelik, Associate, Environmental Markets, ClimateCare – presentation
• Lale Capalov, Managing Partner, Mavi Consultants – presentation

Consultation on Methodologies – General Issues in Developing Methodologies

• Meinrad Buerer, Technical Director, The Gold Standard Foundation
• Abhishek Goyal, Deputy Technical Director, The Gold Standard Foundation
• Adam Harvey, Vice-President, Environmental Markets, ClimateCare
• Matt Spannagle, TAC member, MDG Carbon Facility, UNDP – presentation

DOE Training – presentation (shared)

• Ayse Frey, Operations Director, The Gold Standard Foundation
• Ivan Hernandez, Regional Manager for Latin America, The Gold Standard Foundation 

Perspectives on the Turkish Market

• Lale Capalov, Managing Partner, Mavi Consultants
• Gediz Kaya, Managing Partner, Gaia Consultants – presentation
• Nahla Sabet, Regional Manager for Africa and the Middle East, The Gold Standard Foundation
• M. Kemal Demirkol, Global Tan Energy Ltd – presentation