Abstract: Energy management has now assumed its proper and permanent role and must complete with other projects and programs on an equal basis. It is being incorporated systematically into business planning and into the organizational structure. Ay times, it may appear dormant but if structure is there it can be fully activated to meet any emergency situation.
Managing energy requires substantially skills, especially in the area of economic evaluation, planning and motivation. In addition, new priorities are constantly emerging that get top billing and push energy further into background. Most of the current priorities in the industry are based on the need to meet foreign competition, so increased productivity and quality are major concerns at present.
In this context the technology is changing so rapidly that it needs constant evaluation, price shocks will continue to be a part of the scene, planning for energy security will continue to be a challenge. All this adds up to a personal opportunity with a high degree of security for those considering connecting on energy management for a career.
This paper is also about planning, motivating and managing. As energy goes through periods of dynamic change, the only way will be able to properly manage is with a well organized approach. It is very important to begin thinking as an energy manager, not just an energy engineer.
Energy management has now assumed its proper and permanent role and must complete with other projects and programs on an equal basis. It is being incorporated systematically into business planning an into organization structure.
Some type of planning for the future is surely already taking place somewhere. It may be called strategic planning, long range planning, a five-year plan, or same similar designation. Find out what is now being done, and start the process to have energy included.
The main purpose of this future planning is universal with all organizations; it is to provide energy security and maximum efficiency in the use of energy.

Brief Biography of the Speaker:
Ioana Diaconescu received her Master‘s degree in Electrotechnics and Energetic from Polytechnic Institute from Bucharest, in 1987. She has earned her Ph.D in Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics from "Dunarea de Jos" University-Galati, in 1998. She is recognized as mechanical engineering associate professor at the department of Technical Sciences, Machines and Drives from "Dunarea de Jos" University from Galati and she teaches mainly Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer and Electrical Drives. Since 2001 she is a senior research at the Research Center for Mechanics of Machines and Technological Equipments and she focused her research activities during the last ten years to energy saving and trigeneration, mass and heat transfer (paper drying process), exergy and energy analysis of thermal processes, irreversible processes analysis, renewable energy and energy management. She is author of three books and more than 80 scientific papers published at international conferences and journals. She is Romanian and Bulgarian evaluator for R&D projects and also European evaluator for education’s quality.
Ioana Diaconescu was invited two times as visiting professor in City University of Honk-Kong-China, were developed a fruitful collaboration with Mathematical Department regarding PDEs in mass transfer issues (paper drying process).