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Hosted on the robust event platform, Social27, with on-demand content available beginning June 9 and live sessions from June 14 to June 17, 2021, participants and exhibitors of APEC 2021 will have many different ways to network. The online event will afford power electronics professionals – especially those based abroad – the flexibility of participating live and/or accessing the recorded materials on-demand. I encourage you, whether you're a long-time APEC participant – or you are new to APEC – to take advantage of the opportunity to advance your professional growth. APEC 2021 is an unmatched resource for learning about the latest technologies and trends impacting the power electronics industry. Conference Program The complete schedule for the plenary sessions, technical sessions, industry sessions, rap sessions and professional education seminars are now available online. Registrants will have access to session content during the live sessions. They will also be able to access recorded content until late July (except for the live-only Rap Sessions). Here is a summary of the program details for APEC 2021 The APEC Plenary Sessions continue a long-standing tradition of addressing issues of immediate and long-term interest to the practicing power electronics professional. Unlike prior, in-person APEC events where "keynote" Plenary Sessions were held on the conference's opening day, APEC 2021 virtual Plenary Sessions will be distributed over the first three days of the conference. This year's lineup includes seven distinguished invited professionals who will share their thoughts on six topics, ranging from automotive and wide bandgap technologies to energy storage and the future of power passives:
The Technical Program at APEC is peer-reviewed. Technical papers are carefully selected based on their ability to highlight the most innovative technical solutions at the highest quality possible. They cover all areas of technical interest for the practicing power electronics professional. Papers with broad appeal are presented during lecture sessions and those with a specialized focus are presented during dialogue sessions. All sessions will be pre-recorded and available on-demand starting on June 9th. On the scheduled day of the session, a live Q&A will follow each presentation. In addition, "Office Hours" for presenters will be held in several time slots over the course of the conference. The Technical Sessions and Q&A panels will take place over several timeslots on Monday, June 14th, Wednesday, June 16th and Thursday, June 17th. Technical Dialog (Poster) sessions will be held on Tuesday, June 15th. The timing of these sessions is designed to allow for maximum access by the worldwide APEC audience. The full schedule can be found at http://www.apec-conf.org/conference/schedule/. Industry Sessions cover information on current topics in power electronics and are presented by industry sources. These sessions run in parallel with the traditional Technical Sessions track. Industry Sessions speakers are invited to give presentations only, without submitting a formal paper. This allows attendees to learn about up-to-the-minute information that otherwise might not be available in the published conference papers. While these sessions are technical in nature, they also target business-oriented topics of interest to purchasing agents, electronic system designers, regulatory engineers, and others supporting the power electronics industry. All Industry Sessions and Industry Dialog Sessions will be presented in parallel with the Technical Session schedule, as detailed above. And, just as with the Technical sessions, all Industry Sessions will be pre-recorded and available on-demand starting on June 9th. On the scheduled day of the session, a live Q&A will follow each presentation. In addition, "Office Hours" for presenters will be held in several time slots over the course of the conference. This year's RAP sessions, a perennial favorite at APEC, will be back in full force. RAP Sessions allow for more informal, and exciting, dialogue among attendees and presenters. While these sessions have always been held concurrently at in-person APEC events, this year's RAP sessions will take place in three separate time slots, so that interested attendees can participate in all three. And, as has always been the case, Rap Sessions are open to all registrants – but in this case, you'll need to provide you own cool drink and snacks. Here's the line-up:
Professional Education Seminars APEC Professional Education Seminars (PES focus on practical aspects of the power electronics profession and provide in-depth discussion of important and complex power electronics topics. Given by distinguished speakers and experts, each seminar combines practical application with theory, and is designed to further educate the working professional in power electronics or related fields. The list of seminar topics include:
Professional Education Seminars will be presented in several time slots over the course of the conference. They will also be recorded and available on-demand. Please check the online schedule for details. Technical Exposition At the first-ever APEC virtual exposition, exhibitors will showcase their latest advances in power electronics technology. Importantly for networking opportunities, they also will be available to discuss specifics with attendees, share contact data and request product literature and other information. The Exposition will be open for live attendance and free to all registrants during the following hours:
Please visit the APEC website https://apec-conf.org/ for additional information and updates. Workshops PSMA and PELS will again be sponsoring two workshops scheduled in conjunction with APEC. The sixth High Frequency Magnetics Workshop "Power Magnetics @ High Frequency" will be held virtually June 2&3 and the fourth Capacitor Workshop "Design Techniques for the 21st Century – Behind the Scenes, Make Sure You Choose & Use the Correct Capacitor" will be held virtually June 29&30. For more information see the articles on each workshop in this issue of the UPDATE. The early registration deadline has been extended to Friday, May 7! I look forward to seeing you at APEC "live and in-person" in 2022 when the pandemic is behind us. Until then, please register for APEC 2021 and join us in June for the virtual event. After all, we're fortunate to have this chance to network with our peers and learn about new products in the comfort of our local surroundings.
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his year's APEC 2021 will be presented as a fully virtual event with live and on demand content and a full exhibit hall for the first time in its 36-year history. Although we'll miss the camaraderie of the in-person event we attend every year, you'll see from the description to follow that APEC 2021 will not be a scaled-back or limited version of this important annual technical conference and tradeshow.