September 19-21, 2007 United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Thai Government host a regional Experts Group Meeting on proposed ISO energy management standards in Kanchanaburi, Thailand.  LBNL researcher Aimee McKane helped organize the meeting, which included standards and energy efficiency representatives from six countries (Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and China) as well the ASEAN Centre for Energy.

Ms McKane made two presentations: Industrial Standards Framework and Energy Management [1] and Status of Energy Management Standards in the EU and US [2].   As an outcome of the meeting, UNIDO is proceeding with plans to conduct a regional feasibility study on the impacts and potential barriers to implementation of the ISO energy management standard in Southeast Asia.  In addition, UNIDO will work with the Chinese government and several topic matter experts, including Ms. McKane, to organize a meeting in Beijing for the purpose of initiating a dialogue on standards harmonization among countries with national energy efficiency standards and other countries with a strong interest in this area.