Minsk to host IEC General Assembly in 2015

The 20th Belarusian Energy and Ecology Forum will be held in October 2015 and will be co-located with the General Assembly of the International Energy Commission (IEC), Viktor Nazarenko, the Chairman of the State Committee for Standardization of Belarus, said at the international conference on energy conservation and efficiency. The conference was held in Minsk as part of the 18th Belarusian Energy and Ecology Forum and Congress, BelTA learned.

Victor Nazarenko informed that Belarus has successfully bid to host the IEC General Assembly. Minsk has set up an organizing committee for the General Assembly. Main preparations have been envisaged in the resolution of the Council of Ministers. Viktor Nazarenko called upon the ministries, departments, organizations and enterprises to join in the effort to prepare the IEC General Assembly.

Approximately 1,500 participants from 160 countries will travel to Minsk for the General Assembly. The General Assembly will feature meetings of at least 20 international technical committees in various areas of economic development. It is therefore important that Belarus should be technically ready to host such a representative forum. It is also important that the domestic industry and business should show willingness to participate in the work of the Assembly and use the results of the IEC activities.

The IEC GA sits in different country every year. Belarus will host the event for the first time. According to Viktor Nazarenko, it will be a good opportunity for Belarus to show its position in the international electrotechnical sector.

Over the last decade the IEC GA meetings have been hosted by China, Canada, South Korea, the Republic of South Africa, Germany, France, Brazil, Israel, the U.S., Australia, and Norway. In 2013 the forum was be held in India. Japan is the host of the forum in 2014.

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a not-for-profit organization for standardization in the field of electrical, electronic and related technologies. It is headquartered in Geneva. The annual IEC General Assembly is the supreme governing body of the organization. The countries are represented in the IEC through their national standardization services. Belarus has been the IEC’s full member since 1993.