APEC 2026, to be held in San Antonio, Texas from March 22-26, announces the call for submission of proposals for the conference’s popular Industry Session (IS) series. The Industry Session component of the conference is intended to encourage cutting-edge content from industry practitioners. Industry Session speakers are invited to make a presentation only, avoiding the formality of writing a paper for IEEE Xplore publication. IS tracks run in parallel with APEC Technical Sessions and the presentations are included for download by paid APEC attendees. The deadline for submission of proposals is August 15th.
Industry Session proposals may be submitted for an individual speaker presentation or for an overall session proposal. The total time allocated for each presentation is 25 minutes, including a five-minute Q&A session. To submit a proposal for an Industry Session at APEC, presenters should prepare a two- to three-page proposal that provides a summary of the presentation content and a description of the target audience. Also, a short professional biography of the speaker should be included. If proposing for a full session, a proposal for each of the individual speaker presentations must be submitted. Presentations should have strong technical content, and commercial references should be limited and only in support of the core content.
The very popular Industry Session format has allowed APEC to present information on current topics in power electronics from sources that would not otherwise be presented at APEC. The target audience for these sessions is also extended to include system engineers/architects and business-oriented people, such as purchasing agents, regulatory agencies, along with other people who support the power electronics industry. The focus of the Industry Sessions should include up-to-date technical content and marketing information will not be allowed.
