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Thierry Van Landegem Chairman, GreenTouch, Vice President, Global Operations, Bell Labs
GreenTouch Members Meeting in Paris Was Full of Energy, Passion, and Warmth
4 November, 2013
Although it was cold and rainy outside, there was a lot of energy, passion and warmth in the room during last week's GreenTouch member meeting in Paris.
There was energy in the Orange Paris facility during those four days because we had a great member representation with more than one hundred and twenty participants. Needless to say, this resulted in interesting and challenging discussions.
There was lots of passion in the room. Members were focused on getting their ideas on the roadmap towards our ambitious and challenging goal. Not only the scientists and researchers, but also the project leads, working group chairs and co-chairs. I saw it first hand during our executive board meeting where we got a good view of the roadmap. We still have some miles to go, but the direction is set and the outlook is bright.
And finally, there was warmth. Because we celebrated. We celebrated our people. A noteworthy change in the technical leadership of GreenTouch is the appointment of Azeddine Gati from Orange as co chair of the Technical Committee, showing the importance of the energy efficiency for an operator like Orange. Congratulations Azeddine!
Additionally, for the first time we presented our 1000X award recognizing the contribution of a person or a team to GreenTouch's goals. The first recipient of this award was Professor Rod Tucker from Australia's CEET for his leadership in the creation, the organization and the promotion of GreenTouch and his pioneering research contributions to the field of energy efficiency in telecoms. Congratulations Rod!
Let me also take this opportunity to again thank Orange for hosting this wonderful meeting.
Full speed ahead!