The Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment - RISE invites you to participate in its First International Conference on "Solar Energy Solutions for Electricity and Water Supply in Rural Areas." This conference aims to showcase and discuss promising approaches and applications for different types of renewable energy as sustainable solutions for rural populations with no access to centralized power and water supply.

The session will take place October 7-10, 2015 at The American University in Cairo New Cairo campus. The conference will include two days of presentations and two days of an optional visit to solar energy projects in Egypt's Western Desert. More information can be found in the flyer posted below.

For questions, please email rise@aucegypt.edu. If interested in participating, please submit paper abstracts by July 31 by email also to rise@aucegypt.edu. Instructions for submission are available at:http://www.aucegypt.edu/Sustainability/Rise/Solarconference/Pages/default.aspx