IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech 2013)

The inaugural IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability will occur on August 1-2, 2013 in conjunction with the IEEE-USA Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon. The Conference Program will be available in June 2013. Contributed papers and invited papers are being solicited in the following six areas: Alternative Energy (e.g. solar, wind, tidal, fuel cells, energy harvesting, nuclear) Energy Efficiency (e.g. building design, auto electronics & fuel economy, computer farms, aviation) Electric Vehicles (e.g. motors, drive controls, batteries, environmental & power distribution impacts) Smart Grid (e.g. communications, control, power electronics, energy storage) Electronic Materials (e.g. ROHS/no-Pb/CFCs, life-cycle assessment, global materials supply, nanotechnology & health/environment) Quality of Life (e.g. EM spectrum allocation, global warming, autonomous vehicles, water, medical electronics, global education & human resources)