After nearly three months’recruitment campaign, most of CHUEE team members have been on board since mid-September 2006. An orientation session for new team members was held September 25-28, 2006 near Beijing. The four-day event generated good team-building, shared understanding within the team, setting timeliness for key tasks, and defining clear roles for each team member. Project Officers from Environment and Social Department of IFC Headquarters, a colleague from IFC PEP-Russia‘s energy efficiency finance program, Investment Officers from IFC Beijing, Managers from IFC PEP-China, and CHUEE’s external consultants were all invited to the first get-together event. The CHUEE team has geared up to work on program marketing, development of the training programs with partners, and networking with other energy efficiency programs being operated in China.
