Call for Proposals to Host NAPS 2027
The North American Power Symposium (NAPS) steering committee invites proposals to host NAPS 2027. This is a two-step process where the application needs to be submitted to the NAPS 2027 steering committee. The NAPS 2027 steering committee will do a preliminary selection and will invite NAPS 2027 hosting candidates to present their proposal at the NAPS steering committee meeting on Sunday, October 13th, 2024, during the 56th NAPS.
About NAPS
NAPS has been an active symposium since its inception in 1969 as the Midwest Power Symposium and was later renamed as North American Power Symposium in 1986. NAPS has been held annually at one of the universities in North America to provide an international open forum for participants from academia and industry. Student participation is the gem of this symposium leading to graduate and undergraduate student interactions with their peers in other universities as well as the exchange of knowledge with faculty and industry. Since students are at the core of any research, their development and interaction enhance opportunities for novel research ideas, which is encouraged in the symposium through the student paper competition awards.
Selection Criteria
- Sustained participation in previous NAPS
- Time since last hosting NAPS
- Plans to maintain low registration costs
- Plans to support student participation
- Evidence of long-term interest in power
- Need for exposure
- Quality of facilities
Proposal Submission
Please send your proposal, in the form of PowerPoint slides, via email to the co-chairs of the organizing committee of the 56th NAPS:
- Yuanrui Sang: ysang@utep.edu
- Paras Mandal: pmandal@utep.edu
Prior and Future NAPS Locations
![NAPS map](../_Files/images/HistoryofNAPS_by2026.png)