Call for Papers

Concurrent session submissions for the 42nd USAEE/IAEE North American Conference are now closed. 

Submission result notifications have been sent ahead of the conference, which will be held November 16-19, 2025, at The Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. 

Concurrent sessions at the conference allow students, academic faculty and staff, energy economists, and practitioners who are working in business, government, and research communities to present current analysis, research, or case studies on topics that are related to energy economics and markets. Presentations may be based on academic papers, but this is not a requirement. Presentations are intended to facilitate the sharing of both academic and professional experiences and lessons learned. Full details can be found below.

USAEE Vice President for Academic Affairs Jamal Mamkhezri offers advice and tips for preparing presentations for the conference in this video: 

Presentation Guidelines for Oral Concurrent Sessions

Thank you to all who will be presenting at the 42nd USAEE/IAEE North American Conference. To help ensure a smooth and engaging session, please review the following guidelines.

Oral Presentation Session Structure

• Each session is 75 minutes and includes 3–4 presentations.
• Standard presentation time is approximately 15 minutes, followed by Q&A.

• The session chair will confirm the exact time allocation at the start of the session.

• Please attend the entire session, not just your individual presentation.

Session Chair Role - Thank you to our volunteer chairs!

• During each session, each chair should aim to:

• Bring a laptop
• Introduce presenters
• Assist in managing the flow of the presentations, keep time, and maintain the session schedule
• Facilitate Q&A

• Please arrive 10 minutes early to meet your session chair and test your slides. If you would like to contact the presenters in your session prior to the conference to manage logistics, please reach out to USAEE.

Presentation Format

• Presentations should be geared toward an interdisciplinary audience of academics, industry, and government. Conference participants come from a cross section of the social sciences, sciences, engineering, and business.
• Presentations should be less technical than those for a conference of academics within one’s own discipline.
• Avoid excessive technical jargon when possible; briefly explain any specialized terminology or methodologies.
• When presenting data or analysis:

• Summarize key results and implications clearly.
• Limit dense text on slides; emphasize readability and key messages.

Slide Delivery and Technology

• Please note that laptops will NOT be provided by the conference hotel, but the necessary equipment to support both PC and MAC hook-ups will be available.
• The session chair is asked to contact presenters prior to the conference to coordinate laptop to be used and how presentations are loaded.
• There is no official slide template provided or required by USAEE.

Q&A

• The standard format of a session is to divide the time equally amongst the speakers, leaving time for questions and answers after each presentation. However, if session chair and the speakers deem fit, alternative formats can be used (e.g., a few introductory comments by the session chair or having questions and answers for all speakers at the end of the session in a panel-like format).
• Keep responses concise to ensure time for all presenters.
• Longer discussions can continue after the session concludes.

Additional Recommendations

• Practice pacing to ensure your key points fit within the allotted time.
• Highlight practical takeaways or implications for research, industry practice, or policy.
• Consider ending with a slide that includes key findings and your contact information.

Submission Information

USAEE accepts submissions of full sessions and individual works.

Full Sessions
USAEE encourages interested participants to submit full sessions, which consist of individual presentations that are focused on a unifying theme, for consideration. Full sessions must have a minimum of three presentations but should aim to have four presentations. Full sessions can include paper presentations or panel discussions. The USAEE reserves the right to add a fourth presentation to a session that includes only three.

Please contact USAEE Vice President of Academic Affairs Jamal Mamkhezri for details regarding the submission of a full session.

Individual Works
An individual work may be based on a full paper or on an abstract only. Abstracts should be concise and communicate clearly the work’s contribution. Full papers should include a cover page with an abstract and author names and affiliations. If accepted, USAEE will organize individual works into sessions. Individual works may be submitted via online form to be shared here.

SUBMIT

Student Opportunities
A presented paper or poster presentation that is based on work done primarily by one or more students (the IAEE definition of a student is available here) is eligible for Best Student Paper and Best Student Poster awards. Authors of submissions that fit these criteria will be contacted regarding award nominations. Students who indicate interest in the Best Student Poster award will also be considered for a full presentation, space permitting.

Student participants will have the option to sign up on their registration forms for shared accommodations at the conference to reduce the cost of attendance.

Conference Attendance
At least one author of an accepted presentation must pay the registration fee and attend the conference in person to present the work. Each speaker may present only one work at the conference but can be coauthor of multiple presented works.

Submission Deadline
The deadline for receipt of full sessions and individual works was June 30, 2025. Authors were be notified of acceptance in late July.

Additional Conference Opportunities

Questions / Additional Information
For all inquiries, please contact Jamal Mamkhezri.

Topics of Interest
Contributions cover all areas of energy economics including, but not limited to the following list that is based on the scope and topics that are covered by the IAEE’s two journals, The Energy Journal and Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy.

• Energy and environmental issues or policy
• Petroleum
• Electricity or energy markets
• Energy, environment, and developing countries
• Natural gas
• Gasoline demand analysis
• OPEC+ and oil markets
• Renewable energy
• Coal
• Distributed generation
• Econometric modeling
• Alternative transportation fuels
• Energy efficiency
• Regulatory economics
• Energy taxation
• Market power or competition policy
• Interfuel substitution
• Nuclear power
• Transportation and transportation policy
• Emissions trading (e.g., SO₂ and CO₂)
• Carbon-emissions reduction
• Objectives and instruments in climate policy
• Infrastructure regulation and regulatory policy
• Institutions for policy formation and enforcement
• Sustainability of energy systems
• Energy systems in city planning
• Demand response
• Energy security
• Technology and innovation policy
• Natural-resources policy for energy-extractive industries
• Taxation and fiscal policy
• Private-public partnership in energy industries