Call for Papers for the 2016 Marine Energy Technology Symposium (METS 2016) Dear Colleague, The 4th annual Marine Energy Technology Symposium (METS) will be held as part of the National Hydropower Association's Waterpower Week in Washington, April 25-­‐27, 2016, at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. METS provides a venue where technical experts can publish and present wave and water current energy research that helps accelerate the pace of technology development. Holding METS in conjunction with the International Marine Renewable Energy Conference (IMREC) and the NHA Annual Conference will provide researchers with the invaluable opportunity to interact with public and private industry stakeholders. METS2016 Call for Papers The METS 2016 organizing committee is seeking 3-­‐5 page extended abstracts that focus on the design, analysis, environmental evaluation, and socio-­‐economic evaluation of wave energy and water current energy converter technologies. Specific areas of interest are: •
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Device design, analysis, simulation, and optimization Environmental effects’ evaluation and simulation Resource assessment and characterization Laboratory and open water experimental testing Materials and coatings Design and analysis of mooring systems Array layout and optimization Device deployment strategies Operations and maintenance strategies Cost-­‐of-­‐energy modeling Code validation and verification Marine energy related social science research Governmental policy and regulatory considerations Authors whose extended abstracts are accepted will be given the opportunity to give a podium presentation or participate in the poster session. Submission and Review Schedule • Extended Abstract submission deadline: January 22nd, 2016 • Author notification of acceptance and reviewer feedback: February 19th, 2016 • Submission of revised extended abstract: March 11th, 2016 • Podium presentation or poster presentation: April 25th-­‐27th, 2016 Author Instructions • Extended abstracts must be submitted using the online submission system that can be accessed here: https://conf.papercept.net/conferences/scripts/start.pl • Extended abstracts should be 3-­‐5 pages, including figures and references •
Please follow the format in the MS-­‐Word and LaTeX templates that can be downloaded here -­‐ https://goo.gl/D2Yjwz Extended abstracts must be must be submitted in PDF format •
For further questions, contact: Arielle Cardinal arielle.cardinal@nrel.gov More information on the upcoming METS/IMREC/NHA conferences can be accessed at http://www.nationalhydroconference.com/ We’ll see you this April in Washington, D.C.! Michael Lawson, Ph.D., METS2016 Chair Vince Neary, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, METS2016 Co-­‐Chair Brian Polagye, Ph.D., METS2016 Poster Session Chair