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CONFERENCE
STRUCTURE
This year we have chosen plenary session themes that
we believe reflect the key policy challenges and uncertainties
for North America in the global energy economy. We
would like the concurrent sessions to expand on these
themes, and are actively soliciting papers that address
the suggested bullet points. Papers on other topic
ideas are, of course, welcome, and anyone interested
in organizing a session should propose the topic and
possible speakers to: Wumi
Iledare, Concurrent Session Chair (p)
225-578-4552 (f) 225-578-4541
TRANSPORTATION
& FUELS |
ELECTRICitY
& FUELS |
| TRANSPORTATION - VEHICLE
TECHNOLOGIES
- Evolution of technology
- Hybrids, diesel, fuel cells
- Company strategies and outlook
- Fuel economy - market or regulation driven
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ELECTRICITY INVESTMENT, RELIABILITY,
AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
- Market design policy evolution
in the USA
- Capacity markets? –
reliability, financing
- Europe – what do “national
champions” mean for efficient competition?
- Developing markets? –
lessons of liberalization and privatization
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FUTURE TRENDS IN TRANSPORTATION
- Urban transportation policies
- Developing and emerging market strategies
- Unconventional supplies and advanced fuels
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REGULATORY OR MARKET ECONOMICS: WHICH REALLY MAXIMIZES ELECTRIC UTILITY CONSUMER BENEFITS?
- Market pricing allocates food, clothing and shelter - why not electricity?
- Do technical factors in energy utility services defy competitive market economics?
- Is unbundling "wires" from "energy" necessary? Is it sufficient? Is there a "natural monopoly" on the "wires"?
- Two fundamentally different ways of setting prices, supply and demand - how do they compare from the electric ratepayer's perspective?
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OIL
MARKET - SECURITY AND RELIABILITY
- OPEC capacity and price
targeting
- Strategic and commercial
policy for reliability
- Emerging roles of China
and India
- National Oil Company strategies
- Impact of EITI and Local
Content policies
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CRUNCH TIME FOR NORTH AMERICAN NATURAL GAS: 2007 - 2012
- North American markets
- Arctic natural gas
- LNG infrastructure
- Evolution of global gas
markets
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ENERGY,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & ENERGY POVERTY
- Transition from traditional biomass to modern energy services: policies, technologies
- Urban versus rural energy poverty alleviation
- Centralized, large-scale projects versus decentralized, micro-scale, locally-owned projects
- Investment needs: development aid, project financing, micro financing, cooperatives
- Energy sector governance and building local capacity: transparency, institutions, public education and participation
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SCIENCE
& TECHNOLOGY POLICY
- Basic research and commercialization
strategies for vehicle technologies, electricity
generation, and carbon sequestration
- S&T policy to realize
“learning by doing” and diffusion
externalities
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*Please
include a short CV when submitting your abstract.
Abstracts for papers should be between
one to two paragraphs (no longer than one page), giving
a concise overview of the topic to be covered. At
least one author from an accepted paper must pay the
registration fees and attend the conference to present
the paper. The lead author submitting the abstract
must provide complete contact details - mailing address,
phone, fax, e-mail, etc. Authors will be notified
by June 2, 2006, of their paper status. Authors whose
abstracts are accepted will have until August 4, 2006,
to return their papers for publication in the conference
proceedings. While multiple submissions by individuals
or groups of authors are welcome, the abstract selection
process will seek to ensure as broad participation
as possible: each speaker is to present only one paper
in the conference. No author should submit more than
one abstract as its single author. If multiple submissions
are accepted, then a different co-author will be required
to pay the reduced registration fee and present each
paper. Otherwise, authors will be contacted and asked
to drop one or more paper(s) for presentation.
ABSTRACTS
SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO:
David Williams, Executive Director, USAEE/IAEE
28790 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 350
Cleveland, OH 44122 USA
Phone: 216-464-2785 | Fax: 216-464-2768 | E-mail:
usaee@usaee.org
STUDENTS
Please submit your paper for consideration of the
USAEE Student Paper Awards (cash prizes plus waiver
of conference registration fees). Students may also inquire about our
scholarships for conference attendance. Visit www.usaee.org/USAEE2006/paperawards.html for full details.
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
All international delegates to the 26th USAEE/IAEE
North American Conference are urged to contact their
consulate, embassy or travel agent regarding the necessity
of obtaining a visa for entry into the U.S. If you
need a letter of invitation to attend the conference,
contact USAEE with an email request to usaee@usaee.org.
The Conference strongly suggests that you allow plenty
of time for processing these documents.
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