{"id":1,"date":"2016-10-14T14:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/?p=1"},"modified":"2016-11-03T03:58:09","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T03:58:09","slug":"congress-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/2016\/10\/14\/congress-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress Launch &#8211; Soren Hermansen and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.c4ce.net.au\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1317 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"unnamed\" width=\"1136\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed.png 1136w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-768x96.png 768w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-1030x129.png 1030w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-705x88.png 705w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-450x56.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1136px) 100vw, 1136px\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1316 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"Congress 2013\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-705x323.jpg 705w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-450x206.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"m_-5854861522050316184docs-internal-guid-d081317d-ca59-b696-18e0-33594e6d16a9\">Hello<\/span>,<\/p>\n<p id=\"m_-5854861522050316184docs-internal-guid-9c5ba815-2975-6481-7122-b177e710ed65\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#8217;re excited to announce the launch of the 2017 Community Energy <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out more at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/c4ce.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1%26id%3D04c5ae604e%26e%3Ddbc0c1bd68&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1478056962624000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEdCdTnLvHxbeVfMeK2iWTaeNV87g\">http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/<wbr \/><span class=\"il\">congress<\/span>\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What: <\/strong>The premier event on Australia\u2019s community energy calendar, the Community Energy\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> 2017 will bring together over 500 people to strengthen this budding sector. Together we will share information, develop skills, foster new networks, celebrate success and plan for action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When: <\/strong>Monday 27 &amp; Tuesday 28 February, 2017<br \/>\nWith side events on Sunday 26 and Wednesday 1 March.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Melbourne Town Hall<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/c4ce.us3.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u%3D886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1%26id%3D9500b04908%26e%3Ddbc0c1bd68&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1478056962624000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEVj_eo9yD4eHw6lzrpYLJ3YHcT1g\">Register now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who:\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> 2017 aims to inspire a host of community energy advocates, from the experts who pioneered the sector, to those who are just starting their foray into the community energy space.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> 2017 is also for organisations looking to partner with and support community energy, including renewable energy developers, policy makers, network companies, retailers, councils, NGOs,\u00a0regulators, lawyers, financiers and more.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve got a jam packed program and lots more to come.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for information on our international keynote speaker S\u00f8ren Hermansen, discounts and offers, side events and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/c4ce.us3.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u%3D886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1%26id%3Dd937697333%26e%3Ddbc0c1bd68&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1478056962624000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGhwpOBUMRv-N2PJswxN91YV9dzlw\"><strong>To find out more and register click here!\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nicky Ison,\u00a0Tom Nockolds\u00a0&amp; Steve Turnock<br \/>\nC4CE Secretariat &amp; <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> Organising\u00a0team<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 class=\"m_-5854861522050316184null\">International Keynote &#8211; S\u00f8ren Hermansen<\/h1>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/1ViRr5zcTfZ9Vl3jJr-Go73AM_FwnBI1v1ssSPghSDkbuhV32ba81I2JmCZnCXh_YJ9ozURM7R8b1No5A5nwTkzbZazI3qYtAbJR9982MHw_5gnUjAOyYQZwDSpwdSddcO9uFxTC284L8EqY4TzwrdqTYZ7ZdQ3lqzAmYZ4=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1\/images\/2e8d64fd-f56e-48b3-811d-4dbb91e16f9d.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" align=\"none\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>We\u2019re excited to announce\u00a0future thinker and community energy gl\u00f8bal leader S\u00f8ren Hermansen\u00a0as our first keynote speaker.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00f8ren is from the award winning Energy Academy on Samso Island in Denmark and author of \u201cCommonity = Common + Community\u201d a book about modern commons and how to understand them.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007, Samso\u00a0island became the world\u2019s first 100% renewable island. In 2008 S\u00f8ren was recognised as Time Magazine\u2019s Hero of the Environment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/\"><strong>Come along and be inspire<\/strong><strong>d by what is possible!\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 class=\"m_-5854861522050316184null\">Future Super <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> Discount<\/h1>\n<section><\/section>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/j9KxQKGKv6IU98Rx-9Si4Z-qyH7dqruC5KOeFNRH81G8j14rObWe17VC-myXTgPJ7qgsq_d66XK4435g2ikANOPpvWBFgayoJOeiousxh_bWxjJjyprViC9dMWwhrBSznX6l5d9eiJlUPxVfaog2_Yz0sCOg9upwnoIR7f4=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1\/images\/0b4ca20b-330a-4754-a747-0d38b1210e3d.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To support this year\u2019s <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span>, Future Super is offering a\u00a0<strong>$100 discount off the <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> registration price to Future Super\u00a0members.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Future Super is Australia\u2019s first 100% fossil fuel free super fund and the world\u2019s first carbon neutral pension fund. They invest in positive, profitable and sustainable activities, including Australian renewable energy projects.<\/p>\n<p>Is your super still in fossil fuels?\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/switch.myfuturesuper.com.au\/c4ce\/?utm_campaign=Congress&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_source=C4CE&amp;utm_safe=\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/c4ce.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1%26id%3Dccd66d52de%26e%3Ddbc0c1bd68&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1478056962624000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFpAi13dn6xmFAx8--GHxM5DfRcBg\">Make the switch to Future Super in minutes and claim your <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> discount.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Current Future Super members should contact Future Super to receive your discount code.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 class=\"m_-5854861522050316184null\"><span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> Side Events<\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"m_-5854861522050316184null\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/1ZDIUg-0s_fPogbiLUptni-ve62X5S5h53gzW3QrFacs8I0W0N0wm0Y7nAcaPL1FZ8s9dNqvblZbs0xrnG_Ng65AaZC5_PuDafDcu7n2OmudpvUMQomCahe1CU33NgDj5S7l4lz9KGjRGLoHYyI1GbXjmUCthcv1bKTKDvs=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1\/images\/ca1581f0-6b5e-44f4-8a81-05a8ea05f421.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" align=\"none\" \/><\/h1>\n<p>Already we&#8217;ve got a great line up of side events around the <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span>. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A field trip to Hepburn Wind<\/li>\n<li>A council community energy master class<\/li>\n<li>Training in developing a business model<\/li>\n<li>Community energy finance toolkit training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/program2017\/side-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/c4ce.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1%26id%3D60cca6868f%26e%3Ddbc0c1bd68&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1478056962624000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH74Jm0j03ygTTh6z1iTA4AHGv5Eg\">For more information check out the <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> website Side Event page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve got an idea for a side-event for the <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span>, or would like to help make one of these happen, please get in touch with <a href=\"mailto:secretariat@c4ce.net.au\" target=\"_blank\">secretariat@c4ce.net.au<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 class=\"m_-5854861522050316184null\"><span id=\"m_-5854861522050316184docs-internal-guid-83e48081-4382-ad8d-c32c-9831cfb362f4\">Energy Locals Exclusive Offer<\/span><\/h1>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/dcnVaqD3pkpqacpMFAnAyKFuG1uKH96fS2LDfb8Wod2HvRxGpa8smjThuuCURPZRGhVzR3FZv9w5SouqS3kK8pxwrO0zeBSSbLuDIuF1ftY19P9yv0XRmcKEBeyzmKZRmAzBqNOIf1noGg22f_wfvvSklnsnGuGxD4QXNys=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1\/images\/e5e8576b-f99a-490f-9295-ea7b72a2683b.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" align=\"none\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Could your community use $30,000 to fund your renewable energy project?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Energy Locals is a new social enterprise energy retailer that\u2019s supporting Australian communities to make energy fairer, cleaner and cheaper. They offer a simple way for community energy groups to fund local projects on an ongoing basis.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span>, Energy Locals is offering community energy groups\u00a0an exclusive opportunity to receive\u00a0<em>additional<\/em>\u00a0funding towards your project.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/energylocals.com.au\/Congress\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/c4ce.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1%26id%3Dcaf3d5a16f%26e%3Ddbc0c1bd68&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1478056962624000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHO_lVrf8Hd8eXrAciiRVVVx3EzYQ\"><u>Click here to find out more<\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 class=\"m_-5854861522050316184null\"><span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> Sponsorship<\/h1>\n<p>The most important thing to make the Community Energy <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> a success is you and your community coming and participating. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/c4ce.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1%26id%3D884728d4c3%26e%3Ddbc0c1bd68&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1478056962624000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHa_d2r6Qg0sPG4HnD9h9QmVXNmpA\">So register now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, the <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> would not be possible without our sponsors. We would like to thank our Platinum sponsors the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Future Super, City of Melbourne, Energy Locals and Yingli. As well as our Bronze sponsors Powershop and Infigen Energy.<\/p>\n<p>If your organisation would like to find out more about <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> 2017 sponsorship options please get in touch at <a href=\"mailto:secretariat@c4ce.net.au\">secretariat@c4ce.net.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-0aa7055fe62c3622faec82866afbaeb2 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 class=\"m_-5854861522050316184null\">This is just the beginning<\/h1>\n<p>In the next four and a half months in the lead up to the <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> we will be announcing more keynote speakers, breakout sessions, presenters, workshops, side-events, discounts, offers and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Congress-Fundraising-Tips-and-Template-Letter.docx\">In the meantime we&#8217;ve created a short <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> Fundraising Guide to help you raise funds to attend the <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span>. \u00a0You can download it from the website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to stay up to date please follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/@C4CEau\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/c4ce.us3.list-manage2.com\/track\/click?u%3D886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1%26id%3Dfcca7a6a53%26e%3Ddbc0c1bd68&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1478056962624000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGe7KKdNohuDemUlXyN-e-NSvujWA\">Twitter<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/C4CEau\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/c4ce.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1%26id%3D17c2c0a89d%26e%3Ddbc0c1bd68&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1478056962624000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEDWZtVRdPL3Tft2BajQCj1_MescQ\"> Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/zE0-mNB6gLvDSnhk_QhOEo02AQQ5yB70uMLfOa4Pelx2M0Xh8kY9Jbpsr-DqNwtHyZKLvxi6U7oJyuatB9sWtpcgoyP0s9TfnMlFxDxHEbUl2QD5ZBdyG4KH7QdmgFVz-hnOa9YQ8SM0gjSQW6h_eACxyNob7YcDfLIwfWI=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1\/images\/dca9e5bb-35f5-458d-86f1-4cb7d2a03c31.jpg\" width=\"229\" height=\"229\" align=\"right\" \/>We&#8217;d also like to take this opportunity to introduce\u00a0\u00a0Steve Turnock, our new <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span>Coordinator. Steve comes to us off the back of organising Moreland Energy Foundation&#8217;s recent Spark Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Expect to hear more from Steve in the upcoming weeks and months as we pull together an amazing event.<\/p>\n<p>Looking forward to seeing you in Melbourne in February.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/c4ce.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D886dc7c8cd8483d0c8bc5cbf1%26id%3Dc275c09d27%26e%3Ddbc0c1bd68&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1478056962624000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE8kfbk0cKkgqsJHp9408rPQmqqig\"><strong>Don&#8217;t forget to check out the <span class=\"il\">Congress<\/span> website and register before Christmas to get the early bird discount.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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