Conference Renewable Energy Sources - Research and Business (RESRB 2016)

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1 Conference Renewable Energy Sources - Research and Business (RESRB 2016) Venue Conference Centre, Wrocław, Poland Date June 2016 Invitation Owing to your eminence in the field the Conference Chair cordially invites you to communicate your recent research. Scope The Renewable Energy Sources - Research and Business (RESRB 2016) conference is designed as a platform for reporting, discussing and disseminating recent developments in renewable energy science, technology and business. Participants from academia, NGOs, associations, industry and other business will attend. It is an international event with ambitions to share leading research and business expertise and to be one of the most influential renewable energy communication channels in Poland, Eastern Europe and beyond. The conference is a must for research groups at the cutting edge of renewable energy science and technology as well as for business participants seeking innovations and expanding to new markets. It will facilitate synergies between research and business participants. Business delegates may benefit from sponsoring, exhibiting and networking. RESRB 2016 is particularly focused on developed and developing countries applying green growth policies. Each of conferences within RESRB series will have its geographical focus putting emphasis on regionally tailored solutions. The first RESRB 2016 will focus on Central and Eastern Europe. The attendees may communicate either through oral or poster presentations within dedicated conference sessions. The participation mode can be either in-person or virtual. The conference will make available to participants digital Conference Proceedings including all accepted contributions. Draft manuscripts will be reviewed by RESRB international referees and review outcomes communicated to authors before the conference. After the conference selected contributions will be recommended for submittal to special issues of journals or an edited book associated with the conference. Themes The RESRB 2016 conference focuses on four key areas: (1) bioenergy, (2) wind, (3) solar and (4) renewables & business. The themes include: Bioenergy Wind power Hydro power Photovoltaics Solar thermal Concentrated solar power Geothermal energy Wave, tide and ocean energies Biofuels Renewable heating and cooling Societal issues Renewable energy policy Renewables in transport Renewables in buildings Agricultural and land use issues

2 Biomass production Agronomy Biorefineries Renewables in industrial symbiosis Energy systems Planning Road maps Hydrogen and fuel cells Desalination Software tools Environmental impact Life cycle assessment Decarbonisation Sustainability Standards Infrastructure Materials Resources Micro scale renewables Power grids, requirements, international connections Grid stability, power generation flexibility Renewables in developed, developing and underdeveloped countries Business development: business models and strategies, innovations, venture capital and financing, intellectual property, licensing, economic feasibility of projects, incentives, legislation, markets, merger and acquisitions, outsourcing. Other topics of critical importance for the development of renewable energy science, technology and business International Scientific Committee (ISC) (in alphabetical order) Tom Bruton (Ireland) Wojciech Budzianowski (Poland) - Chair Pascal Champagne (Canada) Bin Chen (China) Wei-Hsin Chen (Taiwan) Aoife Foley (UK) Anélie Pétrissans (France) Andrzej Żyromski (Poland) Organising Committee Wojciech Budzianowski - Chair Andrzej Żyromski Karol Postawa Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) (in alphabetical order) Nagaraj Banapurmath (India) Isa Elegbede(Germany) Risto Filkoski (Macedonia) Jau-Jang Lu (Taiwan) Abdul-Sattar Nizami (Saudi Arabia) Alessandro Parente (Belgium) Karol Postawa (Poland) Wojciech Stanek (Poland)

3 Sebastian Werle (Poland) Christophe Wylock (Belgium) Andrzej Żyromski (Poland) - Chair Conference structure The conference consists of panel discussions, invited lectures, oral sessions and poster presentations. Publications Extended abstract/article in digital Conference Proceedings Extended abstract/article submitted to the conference will be published in the peer-reviewed digital Conference Proceedings. The length of an extended abstract is 1 page. Exceptionally, an article up to 8 pages can be published in digital Conference Proceedings. In case you wish to submit article instead of an extended abstract please contact the Conference Chair. Peer-review procedure: (i) a minimum of two independent reviewers review submissions, (ii) final extended abstract/article must be approved by two reviewers. Articles in special issues of journals All contributions presented at the RESRB 2016 conference will be recommended for publication in special issues of journals. The first special issues will be published by Energy, Ecology and Environment (Springer). Special Issue title - Renewable Energy Sources - Research and Business (RESRB) 2016: Selected conference articles on environmental aspects of renewable energy systems. The second special issues will be published by Journal of Power Technologies (WUT). Special Issue title - Renewable Energy Sources - Research and Business (RESRB) 2016: Selected conference articles on renewable power technologies. Special Issues in other partner journals will be announced soon. Peer-review procedures will be consistent with journals standards. Typically, at least two independent reviewers must approve the final manuscript. Chapters in an edited book Some contributions presented at the RESRB 2016 conference, in addition to Special Issue recommendation, will be recommended for publication in an edited book titled Renewable Energy Sources - Research and Business (RESRB 2016): Selected conference contributions. The authors will be asked to choose between Special Issue and an edited book. The edited book will be published by Springer within series Green Energy and Technology. Each chapter will receive a DOI number and will be indexed in databases such as Web of Knowledge and Scopus as a citable item. Peer review procedure: (i) two independent reviewers review manuscripts, (ii) a maximum of 10 manuscripts is assigned to a single reviewer, (iii) final chapter must be approved by two reviewers, (iv) all review reports sent to Springer. All submissions will be checked with anti-plagiarism software. If plagiarism is detected or a similarity index is too high, manuscripts will be sent back to authors or rejected. Important dates Early bird abstract due October 31, 2015 Normal abstract due December 15, 2015 Notification to authors December 31, 2015 Early bird fee payment January 10, 2016 Extended abstract for Conference Proceedings due January 15, 2016 Review outcomes and notification sent to authors February 15, 2016 Final extended abstract for Conference Proceedings due March 5, 2016 Normal fee payment March 15, 2016 Digital Conference Proceedings available June 23, 2016 Conference June 23-24, 2016

4 Special Issue/Book recommendation July - September 2016 Full journal article/book chapter due October 31, 2016 Review outcomes sent to authors December 31, 2016 Final article/chapter due January 31, 2017 Special Issue/Edited Book publication 2017 Conference fees (, euro) Participation in-person 500 (the first submission) 130 (additional submission) Virtual participation 200 (the first submission) 130 (additional submission) Participation with slides but without 350 publication Participation without publication, poster and 250 slides Accompanying persons 250 Conference fee reductions (, euro) Early bird abstract submission Early bird payment Students (PhD, MSc, etc.) -50 (the first abstract in in-person mode only) -20 (the first abstract in virtual mode only) -50 (the first abstract in in-person mode only) -20 (the first abstract in virtual mode only) -50 (the first abstract in in-person mode only) -10 (the first abstract in virtual mode only) Other fees and fee reductions (, euro) Single room 70 per night Double room 40 per night per person Breakfast and lunch 35 per day Gala dinner (23 VI 2016) excluded -35 Poster printing 25 per poster The payable amount is subject to VAT at the prevailing rate. Polish VAT in 2015 is 23%. Payments in PLN (1 EUR = 4.20 PLN) and in EUR by bank transfer are feasible. Cancelation policy If you find it necessary to cancel your participation, exhibition or sponsorship, please the conference immediately on wojciech.budzianowski@gmail.com. In addition please send written notice in paper by normal post to the conference organising committee address. Cancellation more than 91 days prior to the first open day of the conference - 50% of the total charge as a cancellation penalty provided that written notice in paper is received by the organising committee. Cancellation 91 days or less prior to the first open day of the conference - 100% of the total charge as a cancellation penalty. Modes of participation In-person participation is when an attendee is physically present at the conference. For in-person participants the conference fee includes the following services: (i) abstract/article for Conference Proceedings peer review, (ii) abstract/article publication in the digital Conference Proceedings, (iii) journal special issue/edited book recommendation, (iv) oral/poster presentation at the conference (the first submission is oral, additional submissions are poster), (v) social programme, (vi) coffee, drinks, etc.

5 Virtual participation is when an attendee is unable or unwilling to participate physically at the conference and his/her poster is communicated to other participants during poster sessions. For virtual participants a conference fee includes the following services: (i) abstract/article for Conference Proceedings peer review, (ii) abstract/article publication in the digital Conference Proceedings, (iii) journal special issue/edited book recommendation. Virtual participation is specifically designed to facilitate involvement of underdeveloped countries for which renewable energy is important for achieving sustainable economic development. Venue Wrocław (Poland), Conference Centre located near the airport. Details will be announced soon. Logistics The Wrocław airport has connections with several major European and international airports. From the airport you may reach the conference venue by free buses on evening 22 VI and depart on morning 25 VI. The bus schedule will match most occupied flights. The travel by bus takes about 15 minutes. Please send us your arrival and departure information to allow for the optimisation of the bus schedule. The conference venue may be also reached from the airport by taxi at a typical cost of about PLN. Accommodation The organising committee is capable of booking hotel rooms, breakfasts and lunches at special rates. Participants provide appropriate selections in a Conference participation order form. Business participation at RESRB 2016 Business participants may sponsor or exhibit at RESRB 2016 and additionally: - launch novel products and highlight existing ones, - enhance company sales and educate the market, - spotlight key executives, - increase brand awareness and position the organization in the renewable energy community, - elevate visibility of the company in focused markets, - benefit from interaction with a highly qualified scientific community, - network with experts and form new alliances with national and international clients, - have access to new knowledge and attract new innovations to the company, - build business relationships for the future. For participants seeking academia-business interactions the organisational structure of RESRB 2016 will provide relevant opportunities. Sponsorship and exhibition Various forms of sponsorship are available. An exhibition will run alongside the conference sessions. Companies may advertise either physically at the conference or electronically exploiting dedicated solutions. These services are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. To discuss your requirements or to book sponsorship or exhibit space please contact the Conference Chair; wojciech.budzianowski@gmail.com; tel.: Programme Wednesday 22 June Registration Thursday 23 June Registration Opening session (Room A) Oral session 1 (Room A) Oral sessions 2 (Room B)

6 Lunch break (Restaurant) Oral sessions 2 (Room A and B) Coffee break (Hall) Poster session 1 (Hall) Oral sessions 3 (Room A) Oral sessions 4 (Room B) Coffee break (Hall) Poster session 1 (Hall) Panel: Renewable energy technologies and business models (Room A) Friday 24 June Invited Lecture (Room A) Coffee break (Hall) Poster session 2 (Hall) Oral sessions 5 (Room A) Oral sessions 6 (Room B) Lunch break (Restaurant) Oral sessions 7 (Room A) Oral sessions 8 (Room B) Coffee break (Hall) Poster session 2 (Hall) International Scientific Committee Meeting (by invitation only) (Room A) Oral sessions 9 (Room A) Oral sessions 10 (Room B) Closing session (Room A) Conference language English Contact details The organising committee may be contacted by wojciech.budzianowski@gmail.com or by phone The organising committee cordially welcomes you at RESRB 2016!

Regards, Biocore extend a warm welcome to the distinguished speakers, delegates,

Regards, Biocore extend a warm welcome to the distinguished speakers, delegates, Biocore extend a warm welcome to the distinguished speakers, delegates, Pharma and health care professionals, Research Scientists, Doctors, physicians, microbiologists, epidemiologists, pharmacologists