Overview

In preparation for the second major symposium on EV impacts to the electric grid, PLMA invites industry practitioners to submit abstracts for presentations, discussions, workshops, and other formats, for this forum. Please note this event, scheduled for August 13-14, 2024, will include 2 half-day sessions: 

Day One's Focus: Today’s learnings and experiences with EV managed charging, V2X applications, and other load management applications related to EVs.
Day Two's Focus: Tomorrow's challenges to achieving widespread load management related to EVs.

Click Here to Submit an EV Symposium Abstract 

PLMA's Call for Abstracts is open from March 11 to April 1, 2024 

Hosted in Chicago, Illinois, this Symposium will address important learning, opportunities, challenges, and next steps to ensure the successful implementation of EV managed charging. Approximately 200 industry professionals are expected to attend this event. 

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Tips for Submitting a Successful Abstract

PLMA is searching for exceptional session abstracts from across the energy and auto industries that explore lessons learned and experiences to date with EVs and flexibly load management programs, as well as knowledgeable and well-founded discussions of the unresolved challenges that must be solved to ensure the widespread adoption of EVs. PLMA highly values abstracts that include participation by utilities, consumers, and other market actors. Please, no sales pitches.

Presentations of any length or style can be considered with preference for 30 to 45-minute interactive sessions, or a 90-minute workshop, in which up to 1/3 of the time is reserved for audience discussion. All topics and presenters will be considered however PLMA especially values sessions having specific, actionable ties to flexible load management, demand response, and/or distributed energy resources, as follows:   

• Passive vs. Active Managed Charging
• V2G Applications (Today's demonstrations and planned pilots)
• Shared Charging Infrastructure (Workplace and Multifamily Settings)
• Locations of the Charging Management Intelligence -- Telematics vs. Charger
• Impacts to Distribution Utility Assets -- Planning/Sizing/Management
• Impact Analysis: Actuals vs. Counterfactuals
• End of Life Plans: Reuse, Recycle, Utilize as Energy Storage Applications
• Delivering a Driver-Centric Managed Charging Experience
• Orchestration Between Automakers, EVSEs, Utilities, Solution Providers
• Customer Acquisition Challenges and Opportunities
• Programs/Applications involving fleets of Electric Vehicles 
• Extending Lessons Learned in Residential Programs to the Commercial Applications
• Medium and Heavy-Duty Electric Trucks/Buses

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Completing your Abstract:

Click Here to Submit an EV Symposium Abstract 

Click the button above to go to the abstract submission form which will request information about your presenters, your topic, its relevance to the PLMA audience, and learning objectives. 

Proposal acceptance decisions will be made by PLMA's Symposium Taskforce on May 2, 2024.

If your abstract is selected, the presenters you identified will receive an invitation to present at the PLMA EV Symposium, plus a discounted registration code. All presenters MUST register for, and plan to attend, the symposium to confirm their acceptance to speak.

Presenters are responsible for their own conference registration cost, travel, and if applicable, hotel expenses.

All presenters must comply with the PLMA Presenter Policy and Code of Conduct and provide a signed copy of the PLMA Conference Speaker Agreement. 

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Important Note About PLMA EV Symposium Speaker Guidelines

PLMA deeply appreciates everyone's best efforts to adhere to all Symposium deadlines as they make it possible to complete the event planning process accurately and on-schedule without significantly over-taxing our volunteer leaders and staff.  

As such, ensuring your session proposal is presented at the Symposium is conditional upon meeting the speaker deadlines listed below. Missing these deadlines, or being unresponsive to PLMA staff requests, will unfortunately result in the removal of your session from the agenda.

• June 7: All speakers and co-presenters must be registered to attend the Symposium. 
• June 7: A current speaker bio and headshot portrait must have been sent to Monica Hammond.
• July 11: All draft slides must have been submitted for review to the Symposium Co-Chairs and PLMA Staff. 
• July 25: All rehearsals and presentations must have been practiced, reviewed, and finalized.

Click Here to Submit Your Abstract 

Submission period ends 11:59 pm PT, April 1, 2024

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