Call for Papers
Concurrent session submissions for the 42nd USAEE/IAEE North American Conference are now closed. Presentation guidelines for oral concurrent sessions, the Student Best Poster Competition, and lightning sessions may be found below.
Submission result notifications have been sent ahead of the conference, which will be held November 16-19, 2025, at The Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas.
Concurrent sessions at the conference allow students, academic faculty and staff, energy economists, and practitioners who are working in business, government, and research communities to present current analysis, research, or case studies on topics that are related to energy economics and markets. Presentations may be based on academic papers, but this is not a requirement. Presentations are intended to facilitate the sharing of both academic and professional experiences and lessons learned. Full details can be found below.
USAEE Vice President for Academic Affairs Jamal Mamkhezri offers advice and tips for preparing presentations for the conference in this video:
Presentation Guidelines for Oral Concurrent Sessions
Thank you to all who will be presenting at the 42nd USAEE/IAEE North American Conference. To help ensure a smooth and engaging session, please review the following guidelines.
Oral Presentation Session Structure
- Each session is 75 minutes and includes 3–4 presentations.
- Standard presentation time is approximately 15 minutes, followed by Q&A.
- The session chair will confirm the exact time allocation at the start of the session.
- Please attend the entire session, not just your individual presentation.
Session Chair Role - Thank you to our volunteer chairs!
- During each session, each chair should aim to:
- Bring a laptop
- Introduce presenters
- Assist in managing the flow of the presentations, keep time, and maintain the session schedule
- Facilitate Q&A
- Please arrive 10 minutes early to meet your session chair and test your slides. If you would like to contact the presenters in your session prior to the conference to manage logistics, please reach out to USAEE.
Presentation Format
- Presentations should be geared toward an interdisciplinary audience of academics, industry, and government. Conference participants come from a cross section of the social sciences, sciences, engineering, and business.
- Presentations should be less technical than those for a conference of academics within one’s own discipline.
- Avoid excessive technical jargon when possible; briefly explain any specialized terminology or methodologies.
- When presenting data or analysis:
- Summarize key results and implications clearly.
- Limit dense text on slides; emphasize readability and key messages.
Slide Delivery and Technology
- Please note that laptops will NOT be provided by the conference hotel, but the necessary equipment to support both PC and MAC hook-ups will be available.
- The session chair is asked to contact presenters prior to the conference to coordinate laptop to be used and how presentations are loaded.
- There is no official slide template provided or required by USAEE.
Q&A
- The standard format of a session is to divide the time equally amongst the speakers, leaving time for questions and answers after each presentation. However, if session chair and the speakers deem fit, alternative formats can be used (e.g., a few introductory comments by the session chair or having questions and answers for all speakers at the end of the session in a panel-like format).
- Keep responses concise to ensure time for all presenters.
- Longer discussions can continue after the session concludes.
Additional Recommendations
- Practice pacing to ensure your key points fit within the allotted time.
- Highlight practical takeaways or implications for research, industry practice, or policy.
- Consider ending with a slide that includes key findings and your contact information.
Guidelines for Student Best Poster Competition
We are excited to welcome students selected to participate in the Student Best Poster Award Competition and Reception at the 42nd USAEE/IAEE North American Conference on Monday evening, November 17 at 6:15p.m. To help ensure the engaging event for participants, judges, and all in attendance, please review the following guidelines. Should you have questions, please contact competition chair John Holding at holding273@btinternet.com. In addition, further details may be found in this guidance note for the poster session.
Set-up Instructions
- Poster dimensions should be approximately 27” × 40”, 34” × 44”, or A0 (33” × 47”), in either portrait or landscape orientation.
- The presenter is responsible for printing and transporting the final poster to the conference.
- We recommend that you bring the poster rolled up to the venue, preferably in a tube for its protection.
- Bring your printed poster to the registration desk (Pecos Foyer, Mezzanine Level) upon conference check-in.
- The poster boards with the posters (plus ID’s) fixed on them will be set up by organizers ahead of the event.
- Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to locate your display space and prepare for the session.
- Ensure your poster is visually clear and easy to read:
- Avoid including long narrative paragraphs on your poster. Impactful, engaging, and highly visual content is more likely to “sell” your ideas and gain interest than formal content (more applicable to a dissertation).
- Remember to use adequate font sizes so that your audience can effectively read the poster.
- Use colors and graphics and make your punch line clear
Session Details
- During the session participants will be on their feet talking in a noisy and crowded room for the whole period - it can be a tiring but fulfilling experience.
- All posters will be presented simultaneously during the Poster Competition and Reception. You should plan to engage with individuals who gather around your poster board, field questions, and then repeat the process as others come and go.
- Regarding the presentation itself, ensure your novel – indeed compelling – ideas are given a good airing – verbal messaging is important.
Judging
- Each poster will be judged three times anonymously by professionals
- Judges will evaluate posters based on originality, presentation quality, methodology, relevance, and visual design.
- The winner and runner-up will receive a $1,000 award and a $500 award respectively, announced at the USAEE Awards Lunch on Tuesday, November 18.
After the Competition
- At the end of the event, your poster will be returned to the conference registration area for you to pick up. Any uncollected posters will be destroyed once the conference
Guidelines for Student Lightning Session Oral Presentations
Thank you to participants who will be presenting during lightning sessions at the 42nd USAEE/IAEE North American Conference. Lightning sessions are exciting interactive events that see participants present their work to experienced professionals while working against a tight time limit. To help ensure a smooth and engaging session, please review the following guidelines.
Presentation Format
- Presentations should be geared toward an interdisciplinary audience of academics, industry, and government. Conference participants come from a cross section of the social sciences, sciences, engineering, and business.
- Presentations should be less technical than those for a conference of academics within one’s own discipline.
- Avoid excessive technical jargon when possible.
Session Chair Role - Thank you to our volunteer chairs!
- During each session, each chair should aim to:
- Bring a laptop
- Introduce presenters
- Assist in managing the flow of the presentations, keep time, and maintain the session schedule
- Facilitate Q&A
- Please arrive 10 minutes early to meet your session chair and test your slides. If you would like to contact the presenters in your session prior to the conference to manage logistics, please reach out to USAEE.
Slide Delivery and Technology
- Please note that laptops will NOT be provided by the conference hotel, but the necessary equipment to support both PC and MAC hook-ups will be available.
- The session chair is asked to contact presenters prior to the conference to coordinate laptop to be used and how presentations are loaded.
- There is no official slide template provided or required by USAEE.
Lightning Session Structure
- Lightning talks are limited to five minutes. Presenters are given a one-minute warning wrap up before the end of their presentation.
- Presenters are limited a total of three slides. Slides should be high-level headlines that are easy for the audience to grasp. Excessive detail should be avoided. Slides should be used to deliver key takeaways.
- Clarity, brevity, and impact are essential. Aim to communicate your central idea, findings, and key takeaways succinctly.
- Participants are encouraged to promote their work, themselves, and to deliver their key point while making their presentation easy to understand.
- After each talk, participants will receive questions and constructive feedback from professionals and audience members.
- The Lightning Session is composed and pre-planned – you have the opportunity to make an impact and seek feedback. It is all about effective interaction.
Submission Information
USAEE accepts submissions of full sessions and individual works.
Full Sessions
USAEE encourages interested participants to submit full sessions, which consist of individual presentations that are focused on a unifying theme, for consideration. Full sessions must have a minimum of three presentations but should aim to have four presentations. Full sessions can include paper presentations or panel discussions. The USAEE reserves the right to add a fourth presentation to a session that includes only three.
Please contact USAEE Vice President of Academic Affairs Jamal Mamkhezri for details regarding the submission of a full session.
Individual Works
An individual work may be based on a full paper or on an abstract only. Abstracts should be concise and communicate clearly the work’s contribution. Full papers should include a cover page with an abstract and author names and affiliations. If accepted, USAEE will organize individual works into sessions. Individual works may be submitted via online form to be shared here.
Student Opportunities
A presented paper or poster presentation that is based on work done primarily by one or more students (the IAEE definition of a student is available here) is eligible for Best Student Paper and Best Student Poster awards. Authors of submissions that fit these criteria will be contacted regarding award nominations. Students who indicate interest in the Best Student Poster award will also be considered for a full presentation, space permitting.
Student participants will have the option to sign up on their registration forms for shared accommodations at the conference to reduce the cost of attendance.
Conference Attendance
At least one author of an accepted presentation must pay the registration fee and attend the conference in person to present the work. Each speaker may present only one work at the conference but can be coauthor of multiple presented works.
Submission Deadline
The deadline for receipt of full sessions and individual works was June 30, 2025. Authors were be notified of acceptance in late July.
Additional Conference Opportunities
Questions / Additional Information
For all inquiries, please contact Jamal Mamkhezri.
Topics of Interest
Contributions cover all areas of energy economics including, but not limited to the following list that is based on the scope and topics that are covered by the IAEE’s two journals, The Energy Journal and Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy.
- Energy and environmental issues or policy
- Petroleum
- Electricity or energy markets
- Energy, environment, and developing countries
- Natural gas
- Gasoline demand analysis
- OPEC+ and oil markets
- Renewable energy
- Coal
- Distributed generation
- Econometric modeling
- Alternative transportation fuels
- Energy efficiency
- Regulatory economics
- Energy taxation
- Market power or competition policy
- Interfuel substitution
- Nuclear power
- Transportation and transportation policy
- Emissions trading (e.g., SO2 and CO2)
- Carbon-emissions reduction
- Objectives and instruments in climate policy
- Infrastructure regulation and regulatory policy
- Institutions for policy formation and enforcement
- Sustainability of energy systems
- Energy systems in city planning
- Demand response
- Energy security
- Technology and innovation policy
- Natural-resources policy for energy-extractive industries
- Taxation and fiscal policy
- Private-public partnership in energy industries
