Contact
Elena PittNational Alliance for Advanced Technology Batteries
epitt@naatbatt.org
(312) 588-0477 x2
When
Wednesday January 16, 2013 at 1:30 PM CST-to-
Friday January 18, 2013 at 4:45 PM CST
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Hotel Reservations
Renaissance Austin Hotel
9721 Arboretum Boulevard
Austin, TX 78759-6316
(512) 343-2626
The Renaissance Austin Hotel, a luxury property located in the scenic Hill Country of Texas, will be the site of the 2013 NAATBatt Annual Meeting and Symposium. NAATBatt has arranged for a block of rooms to be made available to program attendees at the special rate of $149 per night. To make a reservation, or for more information about the hotel, click on the button below. But act quickly, as rooms are limited.
Welcome BBQ Dinner
7:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 16
County Line On The Hill
6500 Bee Cave Road
Austin, TX
(512) 327-1742
On Wednesday, January 16, NAATBatt will host all NAATBatt Members, sponsors, speakers and Symposium attendees to a special Welcome BBQ Dinner at what many believe to be the best barbeque restaurant in Austin: County Line on the Hill. Kick back with your industry colleagues, grab a Shiner Bock and help yourself to the best BBQ bisket in Texas. At NAATBatt we take good food seriously. Strong social ties make for a strong industry. The cost of the dinner is included in the Symposium registration fee.
Gala Dinner and Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation
7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 17
Renaissance Austin Hotel Ballroom
9721 Arboretum Boulevard
Austin, TX 78759-6316
(512) 343-2626
On Thursday evening, January 17, NAATBatt will host a Gala Dinner in the ball room of the Renaissance Austin Hotel for all Symposium attendees. The highlight of the dinner will be the presentation of NAATBatt's first Lifetime Achievement Award to Prof. John Goodenough of the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Goodenough is generally credited with inventing the rechargeable lithium-ion battery. His achievements are an inspiration to everyone working in the advanced battery industry and demonstrate why the United States has been, can be, and will be a world leader in electrochemical energy storage technology. The cost of the Gala Dinner is included in the Symposium registration fee.
2013 NAATBatt Annual Meeting and Symposium
Measurement, Management & Control
of Advanced Battery Systems
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The National Alliance for Advanced Technology Batteries (NAATBatt) is the not-for-profit trade association representing the interests of advanced battery manufacturers and their supply chain partners in the United States. The 2013 NAATBatt Annual Members Meeting and Symposium is our third annual conference. This year's Symposium will focus on issues related to the battery management systems and various mechanisms for monitoring and controlling the operation of cells within a pack.
For the past several years advances in the electrochemical composition of advanced batteries have garned most of the attention, and much of the investment, in the industry. It is becoming increasingly clear, however, that some of the key advances that will make battery-powered vehicles attractive to cost-sensitive consumers and electricity storage attractive to cost-sensitive utilities will need to be made, not in the chemical composition of battery cells, but in the efficiency with which a battery system can manage, control and use the battery cells within it, regardless of their chemistry. It is possible that one day innovations in the designs of battery control systems may one day cheat the limitations of electrochemistry itself and propel advanced battery technology into widespread commercial application.- The use of batteries in maritime applications and commercial prospects for the industry in light of this growing market
- Modeling the performance of individual cells within a battery system
- Hot topics in battery pack safety
- The impact of electricity storage on energy trading strategies
- Issues in aggregating distributed energy storage on the grid
- What have we learned from DES demonstration projects to date?
- The confluence of energy storage and information technology
- What innovation is ARPA-E hoping to encourage in battery systems?
- A briefing on opportunities for commercial companies to work with JCESR, the new battery hub at Argonne National Laboratory
- Using storage to buffer distributed generation and EV charging
- The Industry-Academic Summit: 8 "flash" presentations from top academic researchers about what industry needs to know today about new developments in the battery field.
NAATBATT LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Please also join your colleagues in honoring Dr. John B. Goodenough, the inventor of the modern, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, who will receive NAATBatt's first Lifetime Achievement Award at the Symposium Gala Dinner on Thursday, January 17. Help us honor a man whose achievements helped create our industry.
Supporting Organizations
Conference Co-Chairs
Dr. Imre Gyuk Steve Vechy
U.S. Department of Energy EnerSys
Sponsorship and Exhibitor Packages
Sponsorship and exhibitor packages remain available for the Symposium. For details contact Elena Pitt at epitt@naatbatt.org or (312) 588-0477 x2.
Anti-Trust Compliance
NAATBatt is a not-for-profit trade association of U.S. advanced battery manufacturers and their supply chain partners. Participants at all NAATBatt meetings, including the 2013 NAATBatt Annual Meeting and Symposium, must strictly comply with the NAATBatt Anti-Trust Compliance Policy. A copy of the policy may be viewed and downloaded by clicking here.