The team

With a presence in Belgium, France and Germany, the Energie-Cités’ staff is made up of 16 members who are specialists in a number of areas (energy, ecology, economics, transport, buildings, town and country planning, geography, communications, information systems, the Internet, etc.).
Our main concern is to be of service to our members and to serve the objectives of the association.

Gérard Magnin	Executive Director
	Overall organisation of the association, preparation and follow-up of statutory meetings (Board meetings, AGM, etc.) Relationships with European institutions and organisations Representing the association Investigations into new projects and stakeholders Organisation and co-ordination of the work of the team Languages spoken: French, English Contact by e-mail

Béatrice Alcaraz	Information and Press Officer
	Information Management Thematic search for the public in particular for municipalities and city authorities who are members of Energie-Cités Management of the resources centre, publications and periodicals Contents Management Management of contact databases Relations with the medias Languages: French, English Tel : +33 3 81 65 37 91 Contact by e-mail

Miriam Eisermann

Communications Manager

Elaboration and management of the communication strategy Co-ordination and management of communication tools (exhibitions, leaflets, etc.) Chief editor of internal and external publications (Energie-Cités INFO, Energie-Cités NEWS, other publications linked to specific projects, etc.) Public relations and project management Languages spoken: German, French, English, Spanish Tel : +33 3 81 65 36 82 Contact by e-mail

Jana Cicmanova	Project manager
	Implementation and monitoring of the European projects: local energy forums, energy management in local authorities, projects with new Member states Monitoring of the EU cohesion policy and the Structural Funds. Contact-relay for: Slovakia, Czech Republic Languages spoken: Slovak, Czech, English, French Tel: +33 3 81 65 37 92 Contact by e-mail

Kristina Dely	Head of Brussels Office
	General relations and specific actions related to European Institutions and Organizations Co-ordination of networks and projects across Central and Eastern Europe Monitoring best practices in municipal energy policies in Central Europe Contact-relay for: EU/Brussels, Hungary, Central and Eastern Europe Languages spoken: Hungarian, French, English, German Tel : +32 2 544 09 21 Contact by e-mail

Christophe Fréring	Project Manager
	Establishing, implementing and monitoring of projects in various fields: RUSE, BISE, SESAC, MODEL. Co-ordination of networks and working groups. Contact-relay for: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia Languages spoken: French, English, German Tel : +33 1 40 35 07 61 Contact by e-mail

Kinga Kovacs	Project Manager
	Developing, implementing and monitoring of European projects in diverse fields Monitoring / best practices in Europe on sustainable districts Contact-relay for: Romania, the Netherlands and Western Balkans Languages spoken: Romanian, Hungarian, English, French, Dutch Tel: +33 3 81 65 37 93 Contact by e-mail

Sylvie Lacassagne

Project Manager

Centre of interest and expertise: network practices, local climate and energy efficiency policies, behavioural changes.  monitoring local authorities’ climate and energy initiatives (preventive aspects and adaptation to climate change): facilitation of participative workshops, discussion list (in France)  future planning  preparing programmes for events with an “energy / climate / territory” focus Contact-relais pour : Belgique Languages spoken: French, English Tel : +33 3 81 65 36 84 Contact by e-mail

Olivier Lagarde

Communication Manager

Elaboration and management of the communication strategy. Design et achievement of Internet based tools for Energie-Cités : Websites, newsletters, CD-Roms, forums, blogs, RSS links, mailing lists, online directories and databases. Development of the Display software used in the European Display Campaign for energy efficiency in public buildings: www.display-campaign.org Member of the European coordination for the European Mobility Week: www.mobilityweek.eu Languages: French, English, Italian Tel : +33 3 81 65 37 90 Contact by e-mail

Christiane Maurer

Project Manager

Establishing, implementing and monitoring of European projects: Penelope, Towards Class A, Reve Jura-Léman, etc Co-ordination of networks and working groups Monitoring / best practice on European actions (European Energy Award, Cit’ergie, Agenda 21, Energy management policy at local level, etc.) Contact-relay for: France, Switzerland Languages spoken: French, English, German Tel : +33 3 81 65 36 84 Contact by e-mail

Nathalie Moroge	Responsible for events organisation & Assistant
	Logistics of events (seminars, workshops, visits, board meetings, AGM, trips, etc.) Relation with Energie-Cités’ members Preparation of publications and reports Secretarial work: mail, telephone, mailings etc Languages spoken: French, English Tel : +33 3 81 65 36 81 Contact by e-mail

Blandine Pidoux	Information manager
	Information management: strategic monitoring, contents management and valorization, selective dissemination of information Administration of the IMAGINE Blog Studytours organization Languages: French, English Tel : +33 3 81 65 36 87 Contact by e-mail

Lise Rémiot	Financial Officer
	Contract management - Invoicing. Budget management and control. Accountancy. Relations with the banks Membership management Personnel management Languages spoken: French, English Tel : +33 3 81 65 36 80 Contact by e-mail

Peter Schilken	Project Manager
	Establishing, implementing and monitoring of projects in the field of renewable energy, cogeneration, urban energy planning, buildings etc. Monitoring / best practice in Europe Organisation and participation of study tours and workshops Contact-relay for: Austria, Germany, Switzerland Languages spoken: German, French, English Tel : +49 76 61 98 26 14 Contact by e-mail

Ian Turner	Project manager
	Display® Campaign – promotion, implementation and technical assistance IMAGINE initiative – promotion, preparation and management of projects Contact-relay for : United-Kingdom, Ireland Languages spoken: English, French, Afrikaans Tel : +33 3 81 65 37 93 Contact by e-mail

Jean-Pierre Vallar

Project Manager

Establishing, implementing and monitoring of projects in various fields (particularly mobility and transport; local energy Forums-BELIEF; etc.) Co-ordination of networks and working groups Monitoring / best practice in Europe (mobility, transport, local energy policy, etc.) Assistance to local energy agencies (project preparation, advice, information, follow-up, etc.) Relation with Energie-Cités’ members Contact-relay for: Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain Languages spoken: French, English, Italian Tel : +33 3 81 65 36 85 Contact by e-mail