ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Abstract Categories

Refereed Paper(for Oral or Visual Presentation)

Authors with accepted abstracts will prepare a draft paper that will be peer reviewed and returned to the author for revision. Authors will then submit a final paper to be included in the published proceedings. Final papers are limited to 12 pages. Each author of a Refereed Paper for Oral Presentation will be allotted 20 minutes for their presentation at the Summer Study. Authors of a Refereed Paper for Visual Presentation will be assigned to a two-hour display session.

Display Presentation

This category is designed for the presentation of material not suited to a refereed paper. Examples include interactive software, operable technologies, video displays, or complex graphics.

Display sessions are scheduled in the afternoon, and are designed so that participants may circulate and discuss these presentations with their authors. Authors will be assigned to a two-hour display session, and will have an area approximately 10' x 8' for their displays.

Technology Showcase

This category offers manufacturers and distributors of efficient products the opportunity to exhibit efficient appliances, equipment, controls, materials, and hardware. It is the intent of these exhibits to give conference participants a chance to see a wide set of new products and technologies that have the potential to improve the efficiency of buildings in the years to come. Exhibitors will be available to discuss the technical and operational aspects of products.

The Technology Showcase will give Summer Study attendees a chance to see and be informed on a wide set of new products and technologies which have the potential to improve energy use in buildings. At the same time, exhibitors will benefit from access to alternate marketing channels which can enhance their commercialization efforts.

The showcase will be scheduled for Wednesday, August 21st during the 2002 Summer Study from 1pm to 5pm in Merrill Hall. No other events will be scheduled during this time. Exhibitors will be assigned a 10' x 8' area with power and telephone access, as needed.

Abstract Submission Process for the Technology Showcase - deadline for submissions is April 15, 2002

Preferred products should be in one of the listed categories (see the attached list); be commercially available; have efficiency claims supported by independent testing; and be available for display (where practical). Abstracts to participate in the Technology Showcase are due by April 15, 2002.

The technology showcase abstracts should be limited to two pages (text, pictures) and contain the following: product description and end-use application; stage of commercialization; energy efficiency features; typical savings (Kwh, Btu, $); advantages over competing products; and description of display information and support requirements (power, telephone, etc.).

» View the list of Technology Showcase Exhibits

For additional information, please contact ACEEE staff at Asilomar.

Roundtable Sessions

These sessions, new to the Summer Study, are an opportunity for participants to create one full two-hour session within the topical areas of Panels 1 - 10. Roundtable sessions are offered as a way for industry and non-industry participants to collaborate on a topical area and are ideal for topics where a variety of issues or approaches are best addressed by a panel of experts. A Roundtable session will consist of three or four speakers and will require a minimum of one refereed paper which should address the Roundtable topic area and summarize the issues or positions of the various roundtable participants. Abstracts for a Roundtable session can be up to two pages long, should indicate all speakers and presentation titles, and must have a clear theme.

Roundtable Session examples include:

1) a session with one (or two) refereed paper(s) representing the issues and topics addressed by all the speakers; or,

2) a session where a number of people (most or all of whom want to write separate papers and who would otherwise submit individual abstracts) have pre-grouped papers into a Roundtable Session so that their papers can be tied together in the same session and not spread across different sessions and even Panels. The abstract should make it clear how individual papers are linked and when written, the individual papers should address a stand-alone topic and reference issues raised in other papers in the same Roundtable Session.

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