Report on Attendance at the IAEE Annual Conference in Tehran 25th - 27th May 2004
Article from: OGEL 3 (2004), in Professional News
Introduction
This conference was the annual conference of the International Association of Energy Economists although threats by the US Government to jail officials of the IAEE if they assisted in the organization of the event lead to more of a local flavour than is usual. The conference was well attended with over 500 people although only around 80 came from outside Iran. Unfortunately, several of the key US speakers withdrew at the very last minute giving rise to much Machiavellian speculation as to the various pressures which might have been applied by the US Government. My attendance was ...