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MARCOGAZ Activity Report 2012 - 2013
MARCOGAZ was registered on 23
rd
May 2005 as an International Association under Belgian law on non-
profit International Association and Foundations (laws 27
th
June 1921 and 2
nd
May 2002). Its headquarters are
located in Brussels. Copy of the official statutes revised on 3
rd
May 2010 can be obtained from our website
or from the Secretariat.
The
General Secretariat
, representing MARCOGAZ with
all relevant external official and industry partners and
servicing the activities of MARCOGAZ internal bodies,
consists of one full time General Secretary, one full time
Technical Advisor and one full time Executive Assistant.
MARCOGAZ structure consists in 3 Standing Committees
heading Working Groups and Task Forces which are
non-permanent. The structure is adapted according to
faster and faster changes in the gas sector to meet the
expectations of its Members.
MARCOGAZ website
offers general
information on the Association and its organisation and
activities as well as access tomajor reports and publications.
For the Members the site offers the possibility to have
access to very valuable technical information.
The
General Assembly
of MARCOGAZ consists of
delegations representing the various Gas Industry
Companies and Bodies sharing in the membership.
The General Assembly is chaired by Marc FLORETTE –
representing AFG (FR) – who is the President for a 2012 –
2014 term.
Dr. Jean-Claude WEBER - representing SVGW
(CH) – has been elected Vice-President
of MARCOGAZ on 29
th
May 2013 by the
General Assembly.
Organisation
General Assembly and Executive Board
Internal organisation
The
Executive Board
meets normally 3 times a year to
define, adopt and control strategies. It gives guidance to
the
three Standing Committees
:
•
Gas Utilisation
•
Gas Infrastructure
•
Sustainability
(photo: Dr. Jean-Claude WEBER, SVGW, Switzerland)
Working Groups
are set up when required to deal with
specific subjects under the supervision of the three
Standing Committees.
Industry
Executives and High Level Experts
are Members
of the three Standing Committees and/or Working Groups
in charge of their respective fields of activity.
