Call for Papers 2010
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The Electric West and PowerQuality Conference is now accepting abstracts for its 2010 Conference, to take place March 15-18, 2010 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

NEW PROCESS
A new web-based form collects your information into a data file that makes our selection process easier and more streamlined.

-PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU NOW NEED TO LOGIN WITH A PASSWORD TO SUBMIT.

PAST SPEAKERS
You will be given an opportunity to update your information in the system if anything has changed.  If you have any trouble with your password, please contact Florence Torres, 203-358-4385, Florence.torres@penton.com

SUBMITTERS
If you are submitting on behalf of a presenter or you are submitting a panel of presenters, please login with YOUR details.  There will be an opportunity to add the presenter’s/presenters’ information once you are logged in.

TIPS!
ONCE YOU LOG IN, PLEASE READ THE NEW INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY IN EACH STEP. 
It is recommended that you have your proposal information (particularly the title and description information) ready to copy and paste into the submission form before you begin this process.

You are more than welcome to submit more than one proposal.  Simply fill out the proposal information again with your same login information.

If you have any trouble with the new process or wish to submit your proposal via email, please contact Florence Torres, 203-358-4385, Florence.torres@penton.com

Click here to submit a proposal

THE CONFERENCE EVENT
The Electric West and PowerQuality & Reliability conference brings together the leading experts in their respective fields to present the latest developments. Professional advancement courses, seminars, technical sessions  and workshops provide the tools you need to become more efficient, work faster, more profitably and stay ahead of the competition. Many Electric West sessions offer CEU credit and all Power Quality & Reliability sessions offer Professional Development Hour (PDH) credit under the auspices of RCEPP and EC&M seminars.  The program is organized with the direct involvement of the editors of EC&M magazine and EC&M University to meet the needs of electrical contractors, consultants, engineers, plant managers, and other electrical professionals

Professional Advancement Courses - Half- and Full-Day Workshops are offered on March 15th and offer more in-depth discussions on electric and power quality topics. Conference Sessions running from March 16-18 give comprehensive coverage of important topics, including, but not limited to:

Deadline for submission has been extended for this group until August 11, 2009. Click here to submit a proposal.

SPEAKER BENEFITS
All speakers receive a Full Conference Pass (includes admission to all conference sessions, special events, and exhibit hall). Speakers also receive a high level of professional visibility and national exposure in our printed attendee conference brochure, Official Show Directory and on our website, www.electricshow.com.

SPEAKER COMMITMENT
If your abstract is accepted and you confirm your participation, you will have committed to present this session, and all the preparation that it entails. In return, Electric West/PowerQuality agrees to promote you, your company and your presentation to its attendees through a vast promotional campaign. Both you and event management have made a promise to our attendees to deliver the session as published, including the topic and the speaker.

Speakers will be required to provide handouts for the conference six (6) weeks prior to the event in electronic format for handout purposes. Handouts are an essential component of a quality educational program and serve as future reference material.

NO SALES PITCHES!
It is imperative that your presentation is not a sales pitch for you or your company. No speaker may use a conference session for commercial sales pitches, self-promotion or unfair criticism of a competitor. If it is determined that a speaker presented a sales pitch, that company and speaker will be excluded from future events.  Vendors submitting an abstract are strongly encouraged to feature case studies involving their end users.

SELECTION PROCESS
All abstracts are reviewed on the basis of applicability, originality, conference needs and speaker qualifications.  Decisions and selections will begin after the deadline.  Notifications will begin in September.

Extended Deadline for submission is August 11, 2009.
If you need any additional information or have any questions, please contact Florence Torres, Conference Director, at 203-358-4385 or Florence.torres@penton.com.

Thank you for your submission!