In its first year, CESEPS was strongly promoted by the consortium members in the frame of various local, national and international events, ranging from invited lectures to presentations at conferences and summer schools. The experts from the partner organizations in Austria and the Netherlands held a total of 40 poster and oral presentations describing the project´s objectives and progress, thus contributing to the dissemination of the project results and encouraging the involvement of smart-grids users and stakeholders in CESEPS activities.