he Applied Power Electronics Conference, which will convene March 26-30, 2017 at the Tampa, Florida Convention Center, continues the longstanding tradition of addressing issues of immediate and long-term interest to the practicing power electronics engineer. The Conference Committee for APEC 2017 has put together the best program ever and one you really don't want to miss.

• A Plenary Session on Monday, March 27 that will feature world-class presentations to keynote our week-long conference. You'll not want to miss these talks from technology visionaries from Google, Texas Instruments, GE Global Research, Jet Propulsion Labs and others. Plus, our PSMA Power Technology Roadmap Committee will present highlights of the latest edition of the roadmap.
• Eighteen Professional Development Seminars on Sunday, March 26 and Monday, March 27 taught by world-class experts that are designed to bring you up to speed on critical power electronics design technologies and techniques.
• A Technical Program from Tuesday, March 28 through Thursday, March 30 comprising 593 top-quality, peer-reviewed papers to choose from.
• An Industry Session program running concurrently with the Technical Program with 20 topical areas and 124 timely presentations.
• Three controversial topics will be covered in our annual Rap Sessions on Tuesday evening. Grab a cool beverage and bring your questions for the panelists.
• A crowded exhibit hall packed with the latest power electronics products.
• The annual MicroMouse contest pitting teams from around the world to solve the maze the fastest with their intelligent motorized mice.
• A terrific social event that brings us all together on Wednesday evening.

Speaking for all of us on the APEC Conference Committee, I invite you to come to Tampa to be part of our annual gathering. You really don't want to miss it. Check the APEC website for details (www.apec-conf.org).

If you haven't already made plans to attend, don't wait any longer. Be sure you have it in your 2017 budget to attend this exceptional event — truly The Premier Event in Applied Power Electronics™.

In addition, on the Saturday prior to the start of APEC2017, the PSMA Magnetics Technical Committee and PELS will be sponsoring the second High Frequency Magnetics Workshop, "Power Magnetics @ High Frequency — Transforming the Black Magic to Engineering". For more information and to register for the workshop visit www.psma.com/technical-forums/magnetics/workshop.

Provided by Greg Evans, APEC 2017 Publicity Chair

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