2025 Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC)

From the General Chair Aung Thet Tu:

On behalf of the APEC 2025 Organizing Committee, and in memory of Tony O’Gorman, the original General Chair of APEC 2025 who tragically passed away last year, I welcome you to the 40th annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) at the Georgia World Congress Center in the historic city of Atlanta. 

Yes, APEC is forty years young. The first APEC was in April of 1986 at the Fairmont Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana with 34 technical papers, 6 seminars, a panel discussion on the future of power electronics, 20 exhibitors, and had 250 attendees. Forty years later, APEC has grown to over 6,000 attendees, with over 750 technical presentations, 18 professional education seminars, and a three-day exposition with over 300 exhibitors. 

There are some program changes for APEC 2025 I would like to highlight. On Monday, before the Plenary Session, there will now be a new Dialogue Preview Session of selected technical papers from the Thursday Dialogue Sessions. This will be a good opportunity for the attendees to “taste” the 14 different flavors of APEC’s power electronic tracks and interact with the authors. In honor of Tony O’Gorman, who will forever be a friend of APEC, this session for APEC 2025 will be dedicated to him. The opening Plenary Session has also been shortened to four invited speakers. On Thursday, there will no longer be any afternoon sessions. 

The rest of the traditional program remains. The 18 professional education seminars starting on Sunday are a “must” for those seeking a better in-depth understanding of a variety of power electronic topics. The Plenary Session on Monday afternoon will cover important power electronics topics by distinguished invited speakers followed by the can’t-miss Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall. On Tuesday through Thursday, over 750 presentations will be given in lecture and dialogue portions of the Technical Sessions and in the application-oriented Industry Sessions. The 3 Debate Sessions (formerly called Rap Sessions) on Tuesday evening will offer lively and entertaining interactive discussions on current hot topics. There will also be about 50 Exhibitor Presentations showcasing the latest products and technologies from our exhibiting companies. The challenge at APEC is not about whether you can find a topic in your area of interest. Rather, it is about choosing which session among many that covers your interests best. 

In addition to the Technical Program, we also have the FIRST Robotic demonstration and the MicroMouse competition on Monday, the Student Job Fair on Tuesday afternoon which is free of charge to attend for registered students, the Guest/Spouse program, and a special Wednesday Night Social event commemorating the 40th Anniversary of APEC. I encourage you to use the improved mobile app which does an excellent job of allowing you to plan your total APEC experience by previewing the content, customizing your calendar and receiving notifications. 

APEC is a conference organized by power electronics professionals like us, for the global power electronics community. I am grateful to our exhibitors, partners, and our three sponsors (PSMA, IEEE PELS, and IEEE IAS). There are hundreds of volunteers who make this the premier event that it is. I thank the dedication, passion, knowledge, and guidance of the Organizing and Steering Committees, the Technical Program’s Track Chairs, Session Chairs, our army of reviewers, and the authors and presenters. Finally, I thank the tireless support of our professional conference management company Meeting Management Services (MMS) in our second year of our partnership together.