STATUTE
OF THE GLOBAL ENERGY
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE
FOR SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY

Moscow
2011

1. MAIN PROVISIONS

1.1. The GLOBAL ENERGY International Prize for Scientific Developments in the Field of Energy (hereinafter referred to as the “International Energy Prize” or the “Prize”) is an independent scientific award. It shall be awarded for outstanding scientific researches and scientific-and-engineering developments in the field of energy that help justify innovative methods of efficient energy generation, create new and efficient sources of energy or significantly improve the performance of known energy sources, while positively maintaining their security and meeting all the environmental requirements.

1.2. The Prize is intended to facilitate:
development of theoretical, experimental, and applied scientific researches and developments in the field of energy, and the process of international cooperation in this field of knowledge;
stimulation and engagement of leading specialists from various countries, international scientific organizations and government and commercial entities for solution of most significant present-day problems in the field of energy;
public recognition of roles of individual scientists and scientific teams.

1.3. Global Energy Nonprofitable Partnership for Development of International Researches and Projects in the Field of Energy (hereinafter referred to as the “Partnership”) through engagement of for-profit and non-profit entities and enterprises shall finance the Prize and provides it with legal, organizational, and informational support.

1.4. This Statute shall be approved of by the General Meeting of Members of the Partnership. Documents (except for the Prize documents) regulating the rules for implementation of programs, competitions and other events as may be arranged by the Partnership for purposes of maintenance of the idea of development of scientific developments in the field of energy and enhancement of interest in the topics referred shall be approved of by instruction of President of the Partnership.

1.5. The Prize (purses) shall be annually given to individuals or teams of any country having in the course of the previous years achieved most significant scientific or scientific-and-engineering results with a potential to blaze essentially new trails in energy development.

1.6. The Prize is by nature an international scientific award inasmuch as:
nationals of any country is eligible to become a Laureate;
nationals of different countries participate in nomination for the Prize on an equal footing;
the authorized Administrative Bodies who make the Prize awarding decision are comprised of scientists and specialists of different countries and representatives of international scientific organizations.

1.7. The Prize bonus fund shall be equivalent to no less than 20 million rubles. Each year the exact amount of the Prize for the coming calendar year shall be specified by decision of the General Meeting of Members of the Partnership.

1.8. The main criterion determining selection of candidates for award of the Prize is the exclusively scientific and practical value of the work nominated for competition. In their Nominee and Laureate selection activities the Prize Administrative Bodies (see Section 2) shall rely on the following criteria:

- development of new concepts for transformation of energy boundaries;
- ways to solve the gravest energy problems faced by the humanity;
- accumulation of new knowledge of energy, such as:
A) Theoretical;
B) Experimental;
C) Practical;
- increasing public recognition of the following issues:
 A) Important role of the energy community;
B) Role of individual scientists and research teams;
- researches, discoveries, and inventions related to:
 A) New sources of energy;
 B) New industrial development;
 C) New methods for efficient use and conversion of energy;
- programs and projects that substantially increase the number of young scientists participating in solution of major energy-related issues;
- solution of most important questions related to energy development impact on the environment: earth, water, and air;
- solution of most important questions related to energy development impact on the environment on a global scale.

1.9. The Prize shall be awarded for scientific achievements in the field of energy that have benefited humanity at large in the following main areas:
fundamental researches, discoveries and inventions opening up new opportunities for energy development;
theoretical developments, discoveries and inventions opening up new sources of energy and opportunities for their usage;
applied inventions, developments and engineering improvements ensuring significant increase in the efficiency of energy utilization;
researches, discoveries, and inventions that have resulted in usage of new methods of energy conversion and representing a major contribution to solution of ecology and environmental protection problems;
researches, discoveries and inventions that have resulted in breakthrough solution of energy saving and transmission problems.

1.10. The Prize shall be awarded to candidates irrespective of their ethnic nationality, nationality, race, sex, property status and educational background.

1.11. Only published works or packages of published works shall be admitted for consideration.

1.12. The Prize may not be awarded twice to one the same person. The Prize may not be awarded to persons who are members of the managing Administrative Bodies of the Partnership and the Prize. Award of the Prize may not be considered posthumously.

1.13. Definition of the contingent of candidates from among the total number of the work performers shall be based on evaluation of everyone’s creative by persons entitled to nominate for competition for the Prize. The person entitled to nominate shall precisely and briefly indicate the specific contribution of each member of the team nominated for the Prize on the nomination profile. Persons who fulfilled only administrative or organizational roles during the work performance may not be included among candidates for the Prize. A nomination for the Prize must be accompanies by a limited number (no more than five) of accompanying documents. They shall set forth justification of the nominee(s)’ work value and present grounds for evaluation by the Commission of Experts of the Prize.

1.14. If the Prize is awarded to a scientific team (of no more than three members) the issue of the bonus fund distribution among the team members depending on everyone’s contribution shall be put to vote.

1.15. Modification of the membership of the scientific team nominated for the Prize in the course of session shall be prohibited.

1.16. There can be no more than three Laureates in a current year.

1.17. The Partnership, subject to agreement with the Board of Trustees of the Partnership, the Prize International Award Committee and other parties and entities concerned, shall specify the date for the current year Awarding Ceremony.

2. PARTNERSHIP AND PRIZE ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES

2.1. PARTNERSHIP

2.1.1. Management of the Prize inclusive of organizational, financial, legal, informational and other provisions and follow-up shall be performed by the Partnership.

2.1.2. The Partnership shall exercise the following authorities:
performance of organizational and technical work for the Prize arrangement;
organizational, financial and procurement provisions for the Prize Administrative Bodies’ activities;
communication of this Statute, details of terms fixed for collection of works, selection of candidates, decision-taking, Laureate announcement and award presentation, information on the time, place and procedure of the awarding ceremony as well as any information on the Prize, to public;
performance of work related to collection of documents incoming for the competition and reviewing the against the established requirements;
selected materials preparation, translation and presentation for consideration by the Commission of Experts of the Prize and the Prize International Award Committee;
organization of arrangement of sessions of the Commission of Experts of the Prize and the Prize International Award Committee;
publication of decisions taken on the Prize award;
performance of records management as related to the Prize organization and awarding;
definition of procedural rules for the Prize Awarding Ceremony;
organization of the procedure of solemn award of medals, diplomas, honorary badges and the Prize proper to Laureates;
informational follow-up of the Prize, the Prize image and prestige promotion, propaganda of science and energy industry achievements including those by the Prize Laureates, the Prize awarding arrangement;
elaboration and implementation of programs and projects aimed at the Prize publicity and prestige enhancement;
financing expenditures related to provision for all the above events and other programs related to the Prize organization and the Prize Administrative Bodies’ activities;
solution of other organizational, financial and technical issues related to the Prize organization.

2.2. PRIZE ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES

2.2.1. The Prize Administrative Bodies shall be:
Board of Trustees of the Partnership;
International Prize Award Committee;
Commission of Experts of the Prize or an independent expert organization.

2.2.2. During execution of their authorities the Partnership and the Prize Administrative Bodies shall not disclose details related to selection of candidates prior to the Prize Laureate announcement in accordance with the procedure set forth in this Statute.

2.2.3 Specific rights and duties of the Prize Administrative Bodies and their officials as well as their activities procedure shall be as defined by this Statute.

2.3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PARTNERSHIP

2.3.1. The Board of Trustees of the Partnership shall be set up by the General Meeting of Members of the Partnership for a five-year term of office. The number of members of the Board of Trustees of the Partnership shall be defined by the General Meeting of Members of the Partnership; however, the number of members of the Board of Trustees of the Partnership shall under no condition be less than 3 persons. The Board of Trustees of the Partnership shall be headed by Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Partnership elected by the Board of Trustees proper from among the members of the Board of Trustees for a five-year term of office.

2.3.2. The Board of Trustees of the Partnership shall be responsible for general management of the process of nomination for and award of the Prize in accordance with the Charter of the Partnership.

2.3.3. Members of the Board of Trustees of the Partnership may not participate in nomination for competition for the Prize, consideration of works submitted or final decision on the Prize award.

2.3.4. The Board of Trustees of the Partnership shall hold its sessions as necessary, but at least once a year. Sessions of the Board of Trustees of the Partnership shall be deemed legally competent if attended by at least half of its members. Decisions of the Board of Trustees of the Partnership on any issues shall be taken by simple majority of votes cast by the members of the Board of Trustees of the Partnership attending the session.

2.3.5. The Board of Trustees of the Partnership shall work on a pro bono basis. Members of the Board of Trustees of the Partnership shall be paid no reward.

 
2.4. INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD COMMITTEE

2.4.1. For organization of work related to arrangement of the scientific competition and annual award of the Prize the General Meeting of Members of the Partnership shall appoint the International Prize Award Committee for a five-year term of office. The International Prize Award Committee may include leaders of the most reputable scientific organizations, eminent scientists enjoying international recognition in the field of energy and statesmen and public figures of Russia and foreign countries. The number of members and personal composition of the International Prize Award Committee shall be defined and approved of by the General Meeting of Members of the Partnership prior to works collection commencement and shall be made public.

2.4.2. The main authorities of the International Prize Award Committee shall be:
organization of work related to nomination and selection of candidates for the Prize;
approval of the form of the application submitted by persons entitled to nominate candidates;
generation of a list of scientists specially invited for nominations of candidates for the Prize in the current year;
establishment of terms for submittal of works, selection of candidates, decision-taking and Laureate announcement;
final decision on the Prize award.

2.4.3. Permanent management of the activities of the International Prize Award Committee shall be performed by Chairman and Academic Secretary of the International Prize Award Committee appointed by the General Meeting of Members for a five-year term of office.

2.4.4. Competences of Chairman of the International Committee shall include:
management of work of the International Committee;
moderation of sessions of the International Committee;
representation of interests of the International Committee in relationships with other Prize Administrative Bodies;
representation of interests of the International Committee and the Prize on the whole in relationships with Russian, foreign and international state, public and scientific organizations and persons;
presentation of results of the scientific competition for the Prize and the Prize Laureates to public on behalf of the International Committee.

2.4.5. Organization of current work of the International Committee shall be vested in Academic Secretary of the Committee.

2.4.6. Rights and duties of members of the International Committee.
Members of the International Committee shall be entitled to:
participate in all sessions of the International Committee and all official events of the Prize, arranged in Russia and abroad, including the annual Prize Laureates Awarding Ceremony;
obtain all information on the International Committee activities and on progress of the Prize scientific competition;
obtain information on works submitted for the competition and familiarize themselves with all the works submitted for the competition in accordance with this Statute;
appear in mass media, at conferences, etc. presenting information on the Prize;
suggest proposals on improvement of the International Committee activities.

At the same time, members of the International Committee shall be charged with the following duties:
observe the requirements set forth in this Statute and other fundamental documents of the Prize;
actively participate in work of the International Committee;
act to propagate positive ideas of the Prize and achievements of the Prize Laureates, enhance the Prize image and prestige globally, increase the number of nominators for the Prize through engagement of professionals from different countries;
annually introduce additions to the list of persons specially invited for nominations for the Prize;
avoid acts and statements that may damage the Prize interests;
during discharge of their functions – to abstain from disclosure of details related to work of the International Committee including selection and discussion of candidates’ works;
keep secret the decision taken by the International Committee on award of the Prize up to the moment of the Prize Laureate official announcement in accordance with the procedure set forth in this Statute;
abstain from disclosure of details of works submitted for consideration and authors thereof as well as from such details communication to competitors.

2.4.7. Member of the International Committee shall not be entitled to nominate for the Prize. A member of the International Committee may be nominated for the Prize but may not be elected Laureate during the period of one’s membership in the International Committee.

2.4.8. The General Meeting of Members of the Partnership shall be entitled to enforce an annual rotation of members of the International Committee to an extent of no more than 15% of the listed number of members of the Committee.

2.4.9. The International Committee shall interact with the Commission of Experts of the Prize in accordance with the following procedure:
The Commission of Experts shall give the International Committee recommendations on candidacies of scientists specially invited for nominations of scientific works for the Prize in the current year.
The International Committee shall approve of the form of application from persons nominating candidacies for competition for the Prize having been elaborated by the Commission of Experts of the Prize as well as the procedure for submittal of works for competition for the Prize.
The International Committee shall, upon suggestion of the Commission of Experts of the Prize, annually specify the terms and procedure for selection of works as well as for the Commission of Experts of the Prize and the International Committee to take corresponding decision on works submitted for the scientific competition.
The Commission of Experts of the Prize shall, within the term specified and following the results of its work, present to the International Committee for final decision no more than 5 (five) works having been supported, following the results of voting, by at least two-third of the permanent number of members of the Commission of Experts of the Prize. These selection results shall be communicated to the International Committee in the form of motivated proposals together with a report on work of the Commission of Experts of the Prize following the results of the annual competition.

2.4.10. Members of the International Prize Award Committee shall receive reward in an amount specified by President of the Partnership as per the Partnership annual estimate of expenditures approved of by the General Meeting of Members of the Partnership.

2.5. COMMISSION OF EXPERTS OF THE PRIZE

2.5.1. For preliminary and professional evaluation of works nominated for the Prize the Commission of Experts of the Prize shall be established. The number of members and personal composition of the Commission of Experts of the Prize shall be defined by the Partnership upon agreement with the Board of Trustees of the Partnership for a five-year term of office. Composition of the Commission of Experts of the Prize shall be approved of prior to commencement of works collection term The Partnership shall be entitled to enforce an annual rotation of members of the Commission of Experts of the Prize to an extent of no more than 20%. Chairman of the Commission of Experts of the Prize shall be appointed from among members of the International Prize Award Committee for a five-year term of office.
 Winners of the All-Russian Youth Competition of Research Projects in the Field of Energy “Energy of Youth” shall participate in work of the Commission of Experts of the Prize on equal footing.

2.5.2. On the initiative of the Partnership for evaluation of works nominated for the Prize an independent expert organization may be engaged whose decision shall be as binding as that of the Commission of Experts of the Prize.

2.5.3. The Commission of Experts of the Prize or the independent expert organization (in case there is one engaged) shall exercise the following authorities:
- recommend the International Prize Award Committee on candidacies of scientists specially invited for nominations of scientific works for the Prize in the current year;
- elaborate the form of application from persons nominating candidacies for competition for the Prize as well as the procedure and criteria for selection of works submitted by candidates for competition for the Prize and have such form, procedure and criteria approved of by the International Prize Award Committee;
- perform expert evaluation of works collected from the candidates;
- engage reputable scientists and leading specialists in the concerned field of science for expert evaluation of works submitted;
- prepare an estimate of expenditures on expert evaluation for the Partnership;
- identify the most probable candidates for the Laureate title (no more than 5 works) and present to the International Prize Award Committee heir list with the corresponding documents supporting the decision taken appended thereto such as: motivated conclusions and comparative analysis presentations.

2.5.4. Competences of Chairman of the Commission of Experts of the Prize shall include:
management of work of the Commission of Experts of the Prize;
organization of current work and moderation of sessions of the Commission of Experts of the Prize;
representation of interests of the Commission of Experts of the Prize in relationships with other bodies of the Prize and the Prize Foundation;
presentation of results of the Commission work related to primary analysis, expert evaluation and selection of works within the framework of the scientific competition of Global Energy International Prize on behalf of the Commission of Experts of the Prize.

2.5.5. Rights and duties of members of the Commission of Experts of the Prize. Members of the Commission of Experts of the Prize shall be entitled to:
participate in all sessions of the Commission of Experts of the Prize;
obtain all information on activities of the Commission of Experts of the Prize and on progress of the Prize scientific competition;
obtain information on works submitted for the competition and familiarize themselves with all the works submitted for the competition;
suggest proposals on improvement of activities of the Commission of Experts of the Prize.

At the same time, members of the Commission of Experts of the Prize shall be charged with the following duties:
observe the requirements set forth in this Statute and other fundamental documents of the Prize;
actively participate in work of the Commission of Experts of the Prize;
avoid acts and statements that may damage the Prize interests;
during discharge of their functions – to abstain from disclosure of details related to work of the Commission of Experts of the Prize including selection and discussion of candidates’ works;
keep secret the decision taken by the Commission of Experts of the Prize on award of the Prize up to the moment of the Prize Laureate official announcement in accordance with the procedure set forth in this Statute of the Prize;
abstain from disclosure of details of works submitted for consideration and authors thereof as well as from such details communication to competitors.

2.5.6. A member of the Commission of Experts of the Prize may be nominated for the Prize but may not be elected the Prize Laureate during the period of one’s membership in the Commission of Experts of the Prize.

2.5.7. All work of the Commission of Experts of the Prize shall proceed on absolute confidentiality basis. In case of the confidentiality principle violation a member of the Commission of Experts of the Prize may be excluded from the Commission members’ number by decision of the Commission of Experts of the Prize proper or a superior body of the Prize.

2.5.8. Members of the Commission of Experts of the Prize shall receive reward in an amount specified by President of the Partnership as per the Partnership annual estimate of expenditures approved of by the General Meeting of Members of the Partnership.

3. PRIZE COMPETITION ARRANGEMENT PROCEDURE

3.1. COMPETITION INITIAL PERIOD

3.1.1. Annually, the list of persons becoming entitled to nominate for the Prize shall be generated by the International Committee and the Partnership and approved of by Chairman of the International Prize Award Committee. Included in the list shall be scientists and specialists representing a widest range of energy-related branches of knowledge.
3.1.2. The form of application for nomination for the Prize shall be elaborated by the Partnership with regard of recommendations of the International Prize Award Committee and the Commission of Experts of the Prize and approved of by President of the Partnership.

3.1.3. Annually during the period from September 1 to October 1 the Partnership shall send to persons having become entitled to nominate for the Prize forms (blank sheets) of applications with unique numbers.

3.1.4. Annually during the period from October 1 to March 1 of the following year which is the Prize awarding year the Partnership shall collect applications for competition for the Prize form nominator persons.

3.1.5 Works admitted for consideration shall be registered by the Partnership; however, details of the works authors and topics and of the number of works submitted and admitted for consideration shall not be disclosed.

3.2. NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES

3.2.1. The following persons shall be entitled to nominate candidates for participation in the Prize awarding competition:
Nobel Prize Laureates for physics or chemistry;
winners of the Kyoto, Max Planck, Wolf, Balzan, and Zayed Prizes;
members of the Department for Earth Sciences, the Department for Physical Sciences, the Department for Chemistry and Material Sciences, the Department of Energy, Machinery, and Mechanics, as well as foreign members of the abovementioned departments;
Laureates of GLOBAL ENERGY International Prize for Scientific Developments in the Field of Energy;
scientists specially invited for this purpose by the International Prize Award Committee.
 
3.2.2. Members of the International Prize Award Committee and the Commission of Experts of the Prize shall not be entitled to nominate candidates for the Prize.

3.2.3. Nomination of candidates for competition for the Prize shall be performed based on strict confidentiality principle. Accordingly, preliminary public discussions and collective nomination are not envisaged. Details of works submitted for consideration and of their authors shall not be disclosed or communicated to the nominee either by the persons having nominated one or by the Prize Administrative Bodies.

3.2.4. Self-nomination of competitors shall not be practiced.

3.2.5. Nomination of works for competition for the Prize shall proceed in the form as established by President of the Partnership upon agreement with the International Prize Award Committee in accordance with the procedure and within the term as specified by this Statute.

3.2.6. Main requirements to the nomination application shall be as follows:
- All the sections of the nomination profiles shall be completed including the citation index. A list of possible citation indices shall be outlined in notes to the nomination profile.

- If a team is nominated, the specific contributions of each member of the team shall be indicated descriptively and in terms of percentage points.

3.2.7. Works submitted in violation of the requirements to submittal form and term shall not be admitted for consideration.

3.2.8. Admitted for the competition shall be works that meet the abovementioned requirements and have been submitted to the Partnership during the recent 3 prize awarding cycles (years) including the current competition announcement year except for applications featuring mention of Laureates of the 2 recent prize awarding cycles .

3.3. EXPERT EVALUATION OF WORKS SUBMITTED
3.3.1. During the period from March 1 to April 1 of the Prize awarding year the Commission of Experts of the Prize shall evaluate the candidates’ qualifications and the quality of the scientific works submitted for award of the Prize. During consideration of works submitted leading specialists in the concerned field of science shall be engaged for their expert evaluation.
3.3.2. The procedure for consideration of works submitted for the current year competition shall be defined by decision of the Commission of Experts of the Prize proper at the very first session dedicated to the issue of organization of its work related to the scientific competition. At the said session of the Commission of Experts of the Prize each work submitted shall be distributed among members of the Commission in charge of the specific field of science. Additionally, at the said session the Commission of Experts of the Prize shall decide on stages, terms and criteria of selection of works in the course of their preliminary consideration by the Commission.
3.3.3. During consideration of submitted works leading specialists in the concerned field of science shall be engaged for their expert evaluation. In case of necessity the person having nominated the work for the competition may be also invited to attend the Commission session.
3.3.4. Procedure of work of the Commission of Experts of the Prize:
- a session of the Commission of Experts of the Prize shall be deemed legally competent if attended by at least half of the Commission members (except for the session on the issue of presentation of works for consideration by the International Prize Award Committee);
- decisions of the Commission of Experts of the Prize on any issues (except for the issue of presentation of works for consideration by the International Prize Award Committee) shall be taken by simple majority of votes cast by the Committee members attending the session;
- decision of the Commission of Experts of the Prize on the issue of presentation of works for consideration by the International Prize Award Committee shall be taken as a result of voting by members of the Commission of Experts of the Prize by at least a two-third majority of votes cast by the Committee members participating in the session;
- on all issues on the agenda of the session of the Commission of Experts of the Prize (except for the issue of presentation of works for consideration by the International Prize Award Committee) absentee voting by way of the Commission members polling shall be allowed;
- a session of the Commission of Experts of the Prize on the issue of presentation of works for consideration by the International Prize Award Committee shall be deemed legally competent if attended by at least two-third of the listed number of members of the Commission of Experts of the Prize. On the Prize award issue absentee voting by way of polling or by way of one member of the Commission of Experts of the Prize delegating one’s right to vote to another member of the same Commission shall not be allowed;

- winners of the All-Russian Youth Competition of Research Projects in the Field of Energy “Energy of Youth” arranged by the Partnership shall participate in work of the Commission of Experts of the Prize on equal footing;

- procedure, method of voting and number of voting rounds at the session of the Commission of Experts of the Prize on the issue of presentation of works for consideration by the International Prize Award Committee shall be defined by the Commission of Experts of the Prize at a session of the said Commission. For tabulation of votes the Commission of Experts of the Prize shall by simple majority of votes elect a Tabulation Commission from among the Commission members attending the session.

3.3.5.The result of work of the Commission of Experts of the Prize related to preliminary analysis and selection of works submitted for the Prize scientific competition shall be presentation of no more than 5 (five) works worthy of the Prize award by decision of the Commission of Experts of the Prize for consideration by the International Prize Award Committee. Results of voting on the works recommended shall be communicated to the consideration by the International Prize Award Committee.

3.3.6. Results of work of the Commission of Experts of the Prize formalized by way of motivated proposals on corresponding candidacies and signed by Chairman of the Commission of Experts of the Prize shall be presented for final decision taking by the International Prize Award Committee no later than August 1. Voting ballots and the Tabulation Commission protocol shall be forwarded to the Executive Directorate of the Prize to be stored for 10 years.

3.4. PROCEDURE OF DECISION TAKING AT SESSIONS OF THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE

3.4.1. During the period of April 15-30 of the Prize awarding year the International Prize Award Committee at its session shall finally decide on award of the Prize which decision is formalized as a protocol.

3.4.2. Procedure of work of the International Prize Award Committee in connection with issues unrelated to award of the Prize:
- a session of the International Committee shall be deemed legally competent if attended by at least half of the Committee members;
- decisions of the International Committee on any issues shall be taken by simple majority of votes cast by the members of the Committee attending the session. In case of equality of votes cast “FOR” and “AGAINST” the decision shall be taken by Chairman of the International Prize Committee;
- on all issues on the agenda of the session of the International Committee absentee voting by way of the Committee members polling shall be allowed. Members of the International Committee shall be entitled to delegate their right to vote to other members of the Committee attending the session which delegation shall be executed in writing.

3.4.3. Procedure of work of the International Prize Award Committee in connection with Prize award issues:
- unless another procedure has been established for the specific year, the session of the International Committee dedicated to solution of the current year Prize award issue shall be arranged during the period of April 15-30;
- a session of the International Committee on the Prize award issue shall be deemed legally competent if attended by at least 2/3 (two-third) of the listed number of the Committee members;
- on the Prize award issue absentee voting by way of polling shall not be allowed;
- entitled to attend the session of the International Committee dedicated to solution of the current year Prize award issue shall be solely members of the International Committee or persons specially invited by the International Committee for participation in such session.

3.4.4. Prior to voting the International Committee shall approve of the voting ballot form and decide on what kind of ballot shall be deemed valid / invalid.

3.4.5. The International Committee shall be entitled to include in the secret voting ballots candidacies unmentioned in recommendations of the Commission of Experts of the Prize but admitted for the competition. Such inclusion shall be performed by virtue of open voting, the candidate having to win simple majority of the votes cast by the attending members of the International Committee (1/2 + 1).

3.4.6. For tabulation of votes the International Committee shall by simple majority of votes elect a Tabulation Commission from among the Committee members attending the session.

3.4.7. The Prize Laureate(s) shall be defined as a result of secret voting of members of the International Committee by at least 2/3 (two-third) majority of the Committee members having participated in the session which number shall not be less than ½ (half) of the listed number of the Committee members. Voting shall be performed on all the works presented by the Commission of Experts of the Prize for consideration by the International Committee.

3.4.8. In case of failure to take a decision following the results of voting (the first voting round) the International Committee shall arrange a second voting round participated by the works having won no less than 1/3 (one third) of votes cast by the Committee members participating in voting.

3.4.9. If the second round results in all the works failure to win the required two-third majority of votes cast by the Committee members Chairman of the Committee may put to vote the issue of arrangement of further voting rounds for final decision on the Prize award:
- to a single work or
- to two works from the remaining list at a time.
Decision on this issue shall be taken by simple majority of votes cast by the members of the Committee participating in the session.

3.4.10. In case of a positive decision taken on the latter issue (i.e. the Prize award to two works at a time) each member of the International Committee shall vote on each work (FOR or AGAINST) separately. Decision on the Prize award to each of the two nominated works shall be taken only if each of them has won the required two-third majority of votes cast by the Committee members attending the session. If one or both of the works fail to win the required majority of votes decision on the Prize award shall be deemed untaken.

3.4.11. The International Committee may:
- taking into account the conclusion of the Commission of Experts of the Prize, decide on the Prize failure to become awarded in the current year due to inferior level of the works submitted for the scientific competition;
- prior to voting, unite two (or three) topically similar works into one and elaborate a unified formulation;
- review the title of the work, rendering it more (or less) specified but under no condition contrary to the essence of the work presented.
 
3.4.12. The International Committee may not alter composition of a team of candidates nominated for the Prize.
 
3.4.13. Results and progress of voting as well as progress of candidacies discussion at sessions of the International Prize Award Committee shall be deemed confidential information unsubject to disclosure or publication by the Committee members. Priority right to announce information on the current year Prize Laureates shall be vested in the Partnership represented by Chairman of the International Committee or a person officially authorized for such purpose. Prior to the above moment members of the International Committee shall not be entitled to disclose information on the Prize Laureate. Disclosure of information on the session of the International Committee arranged for discussion of the Prize award issue or on the Prize Laureate may serve as a ground for exclusion of such member of the Committee from the Committee members’ number.

3.4.14. Any objections to the decision-taking procedure or that of voting on the Prize award at the session of the International Committee shall be considered by the International Committee proper on the date of the corresponding session.

3.4.15. The International Committee shall announce their final decision on the current year Prize award no later than within 45 days upon the session whereat the corresponding decision was taken and, upon agreement with President of the Partnership, announce the date and place of the Laureate awarding.

4. LAUREATE AWARDING CEREMONY

4.1. The solemn Prize Awarding Ceremony shall take place in St. Petersburg, Russia, attended by high-ranking statesmen of the Russian Federation, eminent scientists, heads of national and international scientific and social organizations, members of the Board of Trustees of the Partnership, the International Prize Award Committee, the Commission of Experts of the Prize and the Partnership.

4.2. The Global Energy International Prize consists of:
4.2.1. Laureate’s medal;
4.2.2. diploma;
4.2.3. Laureate’s honorary gold badge;
4.2.4. sum of money as approved of for each current year Laureate by the International Prize Award Committee to the extent of the current year Prize money fund amount approved of by the General Meeting of Members.
The commemorative medal, diploma and Laureate’s honorary badge shall be solemnly presented to the persons awarded with the Prize.
 
4.3. The Prize presentation shall be done by President of the Russian Federation or one’s authorized representative.

4.4. The Prize Laureates being awarded shall mandatorily attend the Awarding Ceremony.

5. PRIZE LAUREATE

5.1. The Prize Laureate is an honorary scientific title awarded to a nominated scientist for outstanding scientific researches and scientific-and-engineering developments in the field of energy that help justify innovative methods of efficient energy generation, create new and efficient sources of energy or significantly improve the performance of known energy sources, while positively maintaining their security and meeting all the environmental requirements.

5.2. The Prize Laureate, in one’s activities, shall abide by this section of the Statute in accordance wherewith she / he, upon receipt of the title and the material reward, undertakes to:
5.2.1. Deliver at least 5 lectures at international scientific and public events on the topic of one’s Prize-winning work within a year upon award.
5.2.2. Present one’s creative autobiography, Laureate’s lecture, photographs illustrating the autobiography (selected at one’s discretion) and a reference list for expedite the publication of the Global Energy Prize “White Book” for the corresponding year.

5.3. The money component of the Prize shall be payable to the Laureate within 45 days upon arrangement of the solemn Prize Awarding Ceremony. For receipt of the money component of the Prize the Laureate shall communicate one’s banking details to the Partnership. The money component of the Prize shall be payable to Laureates in terms of RF rubles (to Russian Federation nationals) or US dollars (to foreign nationals). Transfer of money shall be performed within 45 days upon arrangement of the Prize Awarding Ceremony.

5.4. Prize Laureates’ duties: Laureate of Global Energy International Prize shall:
5.4.1. Deliver a Laureate’s lecture on the Prize award topic, the lecture duration being 1 hour. One shall well in advance (at least 21 days prior to the lecture delivery) present the text of the Laureate’s lecture and the accompanying presentation to the Partnership.
5.4.2. Deliver at least 5 lectures at international scientific and public events on the topic of his / her Prize-winning work within a year upon award.
5.4.3. Give indication of one’s Prize Laureate status when registered for participation in international events as well as in author background data of articles, in interview, on business cards, etc.
5.4.4. Inform the Partnership of most significant events the Laureate has participated or intends to participate, of one’s published articles, interviews, books, etc.
5.4.5. Participate in publication of the Prize “White Book” which is an annual edition dedicated to Laureates and their works they were nominated for the Prize for, in which connection the Laureates undertakes to present to the Partnership:
- one’s creative autobiography;
- text of one’s Laureate’s lecture and illustrations thereto;
- text of one’s speech delivered upon the Prize awarding;
- photographs illustrating one’s autobiography (selected at one’s discretion);
- reference list.
5.5. Participate in the Laureate’s Week events:
5.5.1. The Laureate shall stay in St. Petersburg during the Laureate’s Week, the terms whereof shall be communicated to one well in advance.
5.5.2. During the Laureate’s Week the Laureate shall participate in a number of traditional and original events, such as:
- press conferences of the Partnership and Laureates;
- Laureates’ meetings with scientific community of St. Petersburg;
- Energy of Thought International Scientific-and-Practical Symposium (lectures by Laureates and reports by young scientists – winners of the All-Russian Youth Competition of Research Projects in the Field of Energy arranged by Global Energy Foundation);
- full rehearsal of the Prize Awarding Ceremony;
- meeting at the Consulate of the country a national whereof has become Laureate;
- solemn Prize Awarding Ceremony;
- social events.

5.6. Participate in the Laureate’s Week:
5.6.1. The Laureate shall deliver a brief (3 min) speech at the solemn Prize Awarding Ceremony. The Laureate shall well in advance (at least 2 weeks prior to the Ceremony) present to the Partnership the text of the acknowledgement speech one intends to deliver at the Ceremony.
5.6.2. During the whole of the Laureate’s stay in St. Petersburg an executive-class car shall be reserved for one.
5.6.3. The Laureate shall invite to the Prize events on conditions of complete provision for attendance of one and the persons being accompanied (husband / wife in the same status as well as up to 3 persons at the Laureate’s expense):
- Prize attaché whose task consists in satisfaction of requests of the Laureate and one’s family and coordination of the Laureate’s interaction with the Partnership;
- compensation for business class travel and accommodation at 5* level hotels during the period of participation in the Prize events with allowance for the time required for arrival and departure;
- welcome and farewell proceedings in VIP halls of airports upon arrival and departure;
- transfer in an executive-class car or mini-bus upon arrival and departure;
- provision of a car or mini-bus for the Prize events and as per individual program (upon a separate request);
- reservation of rooms for the accompanying persons at the hotel the Laureate is accommodated at or at any other hotel for the time specified (upon request);
- linguistic interpretation during event arrangement;
- invitations to and program handbills of the Prize events.

5.7. The dress code at the Ceremony and the formal social function in honor of the Laureates shall be “black tie” (a black dinner jacket for men and an evening dress for women).

5.8. All services shall be provided by the Partnership to the current year Laureate in accordance with this Statute. Services received by the Laureate on one’s own initiative without agreement with the Partnership shall not be subject to compensation.

5.9. All additional services (room service, mini-bars, bars, laundering, cleaning and ironing, doorman’s services at hotels, telephone calls, Internet-services, business centre usage, additional catering, exchange or purchase of travel documents without agreement with the Partnership, etc.) shall be paid for by the Laureate out of one’s proprietary funds and shall not be subject to compensation by the Partnership.

5.10. Previous years’ Laureates of the Prize shall be entitled to provision of all the above services at their own expense.

6. RULES FOR PARTICIPATION OF THE PRIZE ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES MEMBERS AND VIP GUESTS OF THE PRIZE IN THE PRIZE EVENTS

6.1. Engaged in the Prize events shall be only members of the General Meeting of the Partnership, the Board of Trustees of the Partnership, the International Prize Award Committee, the Commission of Experts of the Prize, President of the Partnership as well as VIP guests of the Prize.
6.2. All services shall be provided by the Partnership to persons listed in Clause 6.1 of this Statute in accordance with this Statute. Services received by persons without agreement with the Partnership shall not be subject to compensation. The Executive Directorate shall provide air or railway tickets for travel along the route “person’s location – event arrangement location – person’s location”.
6.3. All additional services (room service, mini-bars, bars, clothes laundering, cleaning and ironing, doorman’s services at hotels, telephone calls, Internet, mobile communication, business centre usage, additional catering, exchange or purchase of travel documents without agreement with the Partnership, usage of motor vehicles at locations and (or) at times unprovided for by the event program, etc.) shall be paid for by persons out of one’s proprietary funds and shall not be subject to compensation by the Partnership.
6.4. The Partnership shall well in advance:
6.4.1. Notify the persons mentioned in this Statute of the existent services provision procedure.
6.4.2. Recommend that the persons mentioned in this Statute consult the Partnership employees prior to incurring any expenditures for the sake of good order.
6.5.Procedure for provision of services to Members of the Partnership:
6.5.1.The Founders of the Prize shall be invited to the Prize events and shall be entitled to compensation for business class travel and accommodation at 5* level hotels during the event arrangement period with allowance for the time required for arrival and departure.
6.5.2.The Founders shall be additionally provided the following services:
- welcome and farewell proceedings in VIP halls of airports upon arrival and departure;
- catering in VIP halls of airports;
- transfer in an executive-class car upon arrival and departure;
- provision of a car for the whole of the time of one’s stay for the Prize event;
- reservation of rooms for the accompanying persons at the hotel the Founder is accommodated at or at any other hotel for the time specified (upon written request) with the rooms paid for out of the funds of the applicant / lodger;
- individual interpretation during event arrangement;
- invitations to and program handbills of all the Prize events (in an amount specified).
6.6.Procedure for provision of services to members of the Board of Trustees of the Partnership and VIP guests:
6.6.1. Members of the Board of Trustees of the Partnership and VIP guests shall be invited to the Prize events and shall be entitled to compensation for business class travel and accommodation at 5* level hotels during the event arrangement period with allowance for the time required for arrival and departure.
6.6.2. Members of the Board of Trustees of the Partnership and VIP guests shall be additionally provided the following services:
- welcome and farewell proceedings in VIP halls of airports upon arrival and departure;
- transfer in an executive-class car or mini-bus upon arrival and departure;
- provision of a car or mini-bus for the Prize events and as per individual program (upon a separate request);
- reservation of rooms for the accompanying persons at the hotel where the person they accompany is accommodated at or at any other hotel for the time specified (upon written request) with the rooms paid for out of the funds of the applicant / lodger;
- individual interpretation during event arrangement;
- escort (attaché) during event arrangement for the sake of good order during passport control and customs proceedings, registration for the flight and hotel check-in / check-out as well as in the course of social events;
- invitations to and program handbills of all the Prize events (in an amount specified).
6.6.3. Foreign members of the Board of Trustees of the Partnership and VIP guests shall be additionally provided the following extra services: assistance in obtainment of Russian Federation visas.
6.7. Procedure for provision of services to members of the International Prize Award Committee and the Commission of Experts of the Prize:
6.7.1. Members of the International Committee and the Commission of Experts of the Prize shall be invited to the Prize events and shall be entitled to compensation for economy class or business class travel and accommodation at 3*-5* level hotels.
6.8.Members of the International Committee shall be additionally provided the following services:
6.8.1.welcome and farewell proceedings in VIP halls of airports upon arrival and departure;
6.8.2.transfer in an business-class car or mini-bus upon arrival and departure;
6.8.3.provision of a vehicle for all the events provided for by the Prize program;
6.8.4.provision of a vehicle as per individual program (upon a separate request) with the transportation services paid for by the applicant;
6.8.5.interpretation during event arrangement;
6.8.6.invitations to and program handbills of all the Prize events.
6.9.Foreign members of the International Committee shall be additionally provided the following extra services:
6.9.1.Assistance in obtainment of Russian Federation visas.
6.9.2.An English-speaking guide escort during events arrangement for the sake of good order during passport control and customs proceedings, registration for the flight and hotel check-in / check-out as well as in the course of social events;
6.10. In case the persons occupying the posts of Chairmen of the Board of Trustees of the Partnership, the International Prize Award Committee and the Commission of Experts of the Prize fail to permanently reside in Moscow the Partnership shall provide for their temporary (for the time of short-term errands to the Partnership) and transportation about the city upon actual base.