Call For Special Sessions

On behalf of the International Steering Committee and the Local Organizing Committee, we would like to invite experts in power systems to submit proposals for special sessions for:

PowerTech Kiel 2025 – 29th June to 3rd July – Kiel, Germany

“Powering the Energy System Transformation”

Important dates:

Proposal Submission                         January 10, 2025

Final Decision                                    March 31, 2025

Presentation submission                   April 28, 2025

Conference                                        June 29th – July 3rd, 2025

Special Sessions will take place Monday June, 30th to Thursday July, 3rd throughout the day. These sessions have an allocated time of approximately 1.5 hours and therefore can have up to 5 presentations (each 15 minutes plus Q&A).
The format of the special session can be either formal presentations with a common frame topic or especially for participants from industry a debate forum, which does not require accompanying papers. The debate forum will start with short introduction presentations from invited participants also optionally including software/hardware demonstration and followed by a panel discussion moderated by the special session organizer.  If “formal presentations” are selected, the Special Session requires mandatory accompanying papers for each presentation. The papers will then also undergo the regular review process.

The content of the Special Sessions can be either broad to serve as an introduction to a topic addressed or deep in order to focus on the corresponding findings.

In particular, we would like to encourage submissions from industrial or academic initiatives addressing a topics closely related to main conference topics.

If you would like to submit a proposal, please send the information listed below (with attachments if applicable).

  • Chair info: (Special Session Chair name, affiliation, contact e-mail, and a short CV or link).
  • Abstract: No more than 300 words, including details of the R&D project involved, if applicable.
  • Speakers’ info: List of Presentations and Speakers (name, affiliation, contact e-mail, and a short CV or link).

Please fill out the application form template and mail your completed application to publications [at] powertech2025.uni-kiel.de

Special Sessions will be allocated infrastructure (room, AV equipment, etc.) and will be advertised alongside the different activities of PowerTech 2025. All speakers must register for the conference. The chair of the session will be given one (1) free registration for the conference provided the special session brings at least three new registering participants (i.e. speakers who are not also presenting additional papers at the conference). PowerTech 2025 will not cover travel and accommodation related expenses.

Presenter(s) agrees to:

  • Use the PES template. Presenter information and company logo may be on first and last slide only.
  • Permit PDF version of slides to be distributed to registrants via PowerTech Resource Center.

Proposal Submissions Due:      10 January 2025

Final Decision Date:                     31 March 2025