Information For The Press
And Industry Analysts

Complimentary Registration For The Power Electronics Press And Industry Analysts

APEC 2005 invites members of the press and industry analysts covering the power electronics industry to join us in Austin. To qualify for your complimentary registration, please contact the APEC offices as soon as possible to present your credentials.

For details on what is included with the complimentary Press And Analyst Registration, please see the What's Included table on the APEC 2005 Registration page.

Press Facilities At APEC 2005

Press Work Room

APEC 2005 has reserved Room 401, located right around the corner from the where the seminars and sessions will be held, as a Press Work Room. This room will be equipped with tables and chairs for setting up your laptop or reviewing your notes, internet access, a computer, and a printer. Light refreshments will available.

Copying and faxing, if needed, will be available from the Hilton's Business Center.

An APEC 2005 Press Badge will be required for entrance to the Press Work Room. The Press Work Room will be open:

• Tuesday, March 8, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
• Wednesday, March 9, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
• Thursday, March 10, 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM

Press Conference Room

APEC knows that the press and analysts often need a quiet place out of the main traffic for interviews and conferences. APEC 2005 has reserved Room 403, next to the Press Work Room and around the corner from the where the seminars and sessions will be held, for this purpose.

An APEC 2005 Press Badge, APEC 2005 Conference Badge or APEC 2005 Exhibitor's Badge will be required for admission to the Press Conference Room. The room can be reserved on a first come, first served basis through the APEC Registration Desk. The APEC 2005 Press Conference Room will be available:

• Tuesday, March 8, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
• Wednesday, March 9, 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM

PRESS RELEASES

APEC 2005 Announces Call for Papers
April 30, 2004

The Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), a leading worldwide conference and exhibit for practicing power electronics professionals, announced a call for papers for the APEC 2005 event to be held at the Austin Hilton in Austin, TX, March 6-10, 2005.

The APEC conference, jointly sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Power Electronics Society, the IEEE Industry Applications Society and the Power Sources Manufacturers Association, is noted for presenting top-quality, peer-reviewed, non-commercial papers of practical importance related to the design and application of power electronics.

For APEC 2005, papers are being solicited in the technical areas of Emerging Applications of Power Electronics; AC-DC Power Supplies; DC-DC Converters; Uninterruptible Power Supplies; Motors, Drives and Inverters; Lamps, Ballasts and Lighting; Power-Factor Correction; Powering Electronic Equipment; Power System Design Tools and Techniques; Modeling and Simulation; Manufacturing Processes; Components for Power Electronics; and Packaging of Power Electronics.

In addition, papers are solicited covering topics related to the business of power electronics, including new market developments; e-commerce; business models; and techniques for marketing, selling and qualifying electronic products. The deadline for submission of paper abstracts is August 9, 2004. Authors will be notified of acceptance no later than October 18, 2004. For more information, or to begin the submission process, visit the APEC 2005 Call For Papers and APEC 2005 - How To Submit A Paper.