Key Dates & Themes

ROUND ONE SUBMISSIONS
Round one submissions close: Monday, 10 December 2018
Round one presenter registration deadline: Thursday, 14 February 2019

ROUND TWO SUBMISSIONS – last chance to submit!
Round two submissions close: Friday, 15 February 2019
Round two presenter registration deadline: Friday, 15 March 2019

The conference organisers invite extended abstract submissions that present research, case studies, conceptual ideas, or critical viewpoints on one of the five following topics:

1. ENERGY, HEALTH AND WELLBEING 

• Energy, ageing and health. 
• Associations between energy use, health and wellbeing. 
• Thermal comfort. 
• Energy and capabilities. 
• Co-benefits and non-financial costs of home energy use. 

2. ENERGY JUSTICE AND AFFORDABILITY 

• Low income households and energy use. 
• Energy efficiency behaviour change approaches. 
• Energy efficiency standards and labelling. 
• Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities and energy consumption.
• Addressing energy poverty and affordability. 

3. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ROBOTICS AND ENERGY MARKETS

• Smart Technologies and energy efficiency.
• The energy market and energy retailers.
• The energy supply chain.
• Smart Cities.
• Artificial intelligence, big data, algorithms and energy use. 

4. ADVANCING ENERGY POLICY, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 

• The role of energy policy in promoting domestic energy efficiency. 
• Energy cultures. 
• Innovative/new theories, methods and approaches to conducting energy research. 
• Innovative energy efficiency interventions. 
• International practices and policy development. 

5. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND BUILDINGS, MATERIALS AND APPLIANCES 

• New ways of living with energy (e.g. off grid). 
• Urban development and energy efficiency. 
• Housing standards and energy.
• Building design and energy efficiency. 
• Innovative efficiencies in materials and appliances.