The World Energy Congress, the triennial global energy sustainability confab, has plugged in Grayling to guide communications for the 2016 event slated for Istanbul.Grayling's Turkey and UK outposts will lead the assignment, which the firm won after a competitive review. The work includes global media relations and social media engagement.
The conference is run by the London-based World Energy Council with accreditation from the United Nations and attracts a premier lineup of energy ministers from across the globe. The Instanbul conference is set for Oct. 10-13, 2016 with the theme "Embracing New Frontiers."
The last WEC was in Daegu in 2013. It was last held in the US in Detroit in 1974.
Grayling Turkey mangaing director Ana Dodea called the WEC "an incredibly influential global event, widely attended by government ministers and key players from the international energy industry."
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