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Resources: Committees

Optics for Solar Energy (SOLAR)


Optics for Solar Energy (SOLAR)

Optics for Solar Energy (SOLAR)

03 - 07 November 2013
JW Marriott Tucson Star Pass, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Resources: Committees

The Technical Program Committee Members are integral to the success of the meeting. As a volunteer you dedicate countless hours contacting colleagues to encourage submissions and reviewing papers. On behalf of OSA, its Board, and its entire staff, we extend enormous gratitude to the members of the Optics for Solar Energy (SOLAR) Technical Program Committee.

Essential Links

Call for Papers Opens 8 March 2013
Abstract and Summary Submissions Due 17 July 2013, 12:00 EDT (Convert Time)
Peer Review
Program Committee Decisions
Authors Notified of Committee Decisions 26 August 2013
Online Program Planner Available 3 September 2013
Eligible Students: Apply for a Student Travel Grant
Postdeadline Abstract and Summary Submissions Due Invalid date time. (Convert Time)
Postdeadline Paper Notifications Sent
Hotel Reservation By 3 October 2013
Register for the Meeting By 7 October 2013
Postdeadline Authors Notified of Committee Decisions
Prepare to Present at the Meeting
Present at the Meeting 3 November - 7 November 2013

How to be Effective

  • Volunteer to preside
  • Assist during invitation process
  • Score all papers (excluding conflicts)
  • Volunteer to blog
  • Promote meeting
  • Encourage your peers to complete a submission for the meeting.
  • Mark your calendar and save dedicated time for the paper review process.  
  • To promote the meeting, solicit and encourage contributed papers
  • Suggest candidates for invited speakers
  • Support and adhere to meeting deadlines
  • Review and score submissions to help determine which submissions should be accepted for presentation
  • Support chairs’ effort to solicit funds from granting agencies and corporations.
  • Attend the meeting and participate in on-site wrap-up meetings

References

All documents listed below are located in the Resource Center on Sharepoint.

  • Chairs’ Manual
  • Fundraising Grant Information
  • Exhibit and Sponsorship Information
  • Peer Review Instructions
  • Scheduling Instructions

Chair

 Alan Kost, University of Arizona, United States
Raymond Kostuk, University of Arizona, United States

Member

 Chih-Hao Chang, North Carolina State University,
Jesse Frantz, US Naval Research Laboratory, United States
Nasser Karam, Boeing Company, United States
Jun Ke, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
John Koshel, Photon Engineering LLC, United States
Ioannis Papakonstantinou, University College London, United Kingdom
Georgios Veronis, Louisiana State University, United States
Yong-Hang Zhang, Arizona State University, United States