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GALA DINNER
To make proper arrangements for the number of people attending GALA DINNER, please send an email to: fkadioglu@gmail.com, if any additional people will accompany you at the dinner. GALA DINNER is scheduled for the evening of June 16, 2010 in a ship at the Bosphorus. It is free for registered speakers and participants. Cash payment can be made at on-site registration desk.
Posted: 2010-06-03
REGISTRATION
Due to nature of the organization accepting registrations, we cannot collect registration fees through credit cards. Please submit your registration fees either as CASH during onsite registration OR bank transfer through the account numbers provided TL ACCOUNT (250 TL. This is for participants from developing countries including Turkey and students) T . İŞ BANKASI  MASLAK ŞUBESİ ŞUBE KODU: 1223 HESAP NUMARASI: 39800 IBAN NUMARASI: TR65 0006 4000 001 1223 00 39800   USD ACCOUNT IBAN: TR48 0006 4000 002 1223 00 33311 Bank name: Turkiye Is Bankasi A.S. Branch name / code: Maslak / 1223 Account number: 33311 (US Dollars) Account name: ITU Gelistirme Vakfi SWIFT code: ISBKTRIS
Posted: 2010-06-03
Final Program
Please see the final version of program of ICH2P-2010. You can download it clicking here.
Posted: 2010-05-28
Full paper submission
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Posted: 2010-05-03	More...

Invitation to International Conference on Hydrogen Production (ICH2P-2010) With Emphasis on Storage and Safety

Fossil fuels (i.e., petroleum, natural gas and coal), which meet most of the world’s energy demand today, are being depleted fast. Also, their combustion products are causing the global problems, such as the global warming, climate change, ozone layer depletion, acid rains, oxygen depletion and pollution, which are posing great danger for our environment and eventually for the life in our planet. Many engineers and scientists agree that the solution to these global problems would be to replace the existing fossil fuel system by the Hydrogen Energy System. Hydrogen is a very efficient and clean fuel. Its combustion will produce no greenhouse gases, no ozone layer depleting chemicals, little or no acid rain ingredients, no oxygen depletion and pollution.

Since 1974, when the Hydrogen Energy System was proposed at The Hydrogen Economy Miami Energy (THEME) Conference, 18-20 March 1974, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A., there has been extensive research and development work on Hydrogen Energy. Internal combustion engines are being modified for hydrogen fuel. Many types of fuel cells - to convert hydrogen efficiently to electricity - are being developed and tested. Vehicle manufacturers have built several experimental cars and buses. Many are being tested on the roads. Hydrogen fuelled appliances based on catalytic combustion have been built. There is research and development work on hydrogen hydride refrigeration and air conditioning systems. Aircraft manufacturers are working on hydrogen fuelled subsonic and supersonic transport planes.

As outlined above, the devices and systems to utilise hydrogen fuel essentially are ready. However, what is lacking is the hydrogen. In order to implement the Hydrogen Energy System, we must have hydrogen available in large quantities and at reasonable cost. Under the leadership of Dr. İbrahim Dinçer a new series of scientific meetings, i.e., International Conferences on Hydrogen Production, have been initiated which covers this important and essential area, i.e., hydrogen production from any and all primary energy sources, including renewable energy sources, nuclear energy and even fossil fuels. It will cover various methods of hydrogen production, such as direct thermal, thermochemical, electrochemical, photoelectrochemical and biological methods. The conferences also cover related topics to hydrogen production, viz., the storage and distribution, infrastructure development, environmental concerns, safety, regulatory actions, standards development, commercialization, education, training, and so on.

The first of these conferences, were held in Oshawa, Canada, in May 2009. I am happy to report that it was a great success with participants hailing from many countries of the world. Because of its great success, now the second conference in the series, i.e., International Conference on Hydrogen Production 2010 (ICH2P-10) is being organized in the beautiful and historical city of Istanbul, Turkey. I would like to take this opportunity to mention that Istanbul has been selected as the European Capital of Culture for 2010. As a result, there will be many social, cultural and scientific activities during 2010 in Istanbul.

Because of the foregoing, I urge all the engineers, scientists, decision makers and the policy makers, who are involved in hydrogen production directly and/or indirectly, to contribute to and/or participate in the International Conference on Hydrogen Production 2010 (ICH2P-10). This will bring us closer to the age of clean and abundant energy, Hydrogen Energy.

T. Nejat Veziroglu
President, International Association for Hydrogen Energy
Honorary Chair of ICH2P-2010