Call for Papers Submitting Your Abstract Abstracts should be no more than 500 words long. You must also include a short biography (250 words max.). Abstracts submitted without a biography will NOT BE REVIEWED. You may submit as many abstracts as you like, for consideration as an oral presentation, a poster presentations, or both. Presentations should be results-oriented. Where possible, please include an introduction to your work, a budget and timeline, and any conclusions reached. We’re especially interested in presentations which emphasize aspects of commercialization. Your abstract should avoid unnecessary promotional content. Please focus on the problem your technology solves first, rather than specifics, like product model, specifications, how your product outperforms you competitor's, etc. Important Dates The deadline for submitting abstracts is NOVEMBER 19, 2008. You will be notified of the status of your abstract by DECEMBER 8, 2008. If you are invited to present, you must either accept or decline the invitation by DECEMBER 12TH. If you do not respond by DECEMBER 12TH, you may lose your opportunity to present. Other Information for Presenters The NHA can NOT subsidize travel, registration, lodging, or other costs associated with presenting your work at the conference. We usually have many more abstracts submitted than available speaking slots. We cannot guarantee an invitation to present your work. Once presenters are selected, the NHA is happy to provide a letter of invitation for the purposes of obtaining a travel visa, or to document your attendance. Email schorrB@hydrogenAssociation.org with your request, including the specific information you require in your invitation.   Topics On-Board & Portable Storage High pressure Metal hydrides Chemical hydrides Carbon and other nanostructured materials Cold and liquid System design, engineering, and testing Novel methods of storage Delivery Compression technology Liquefaction Bulk storage New materials Transport and shipping Pipelines Testing, system design and engineering Meeting emerging market delivery needs Fuel Cells Membranes and EMAs Cost reduction Durability improvement Manufacturing Water management Operation under extreme temperatures Engines Emissions with pure hydrogen Emissions with hydrogen CNG blends Engine design for hydrogen Infrastructure Coordinated vehicle and station deployment Novel station siting solutions (brownfield, dealerships) Bridging the gap between demonstration and commercial stations Experience: Lessons learned Transportation Light-duty transportation Heavy-duty transportation Off-road and specialty including materials handling and airport tugs Rail Marine Aircraft Analysis Fuel cells Transportation Infrastructure Transition to market Cost/benefit and policy Other Education and Outreach Novel outreach techniques Web 2.0 and social media tools Educating the media Educating code, elected officials and staff members K-12 Universities and beyond Experience: lessons learned Safety, Codes & Standards Safety systems, including testing and design challenges Novel approaches to more successful permitting Hydrogen quality specification New progress with U.S., state and international codes and standards development Research relevant to safety, codes and standards Global harmonization New options for siting equipment and stations Case studies and lessons learned in permitting and installations Other issues Production Renewables including biomass Natural gas, coal Reforming technologies Electrolysis technologies Using carbon sequestration Nuclear Photobiological Photoelectrochemical Catalysts Membranes Testing, system design and engineering Manufacturing and supply-chain Novel production methods Portable Applications APUs Electronics Other Stationary Applications Utilities Distributed power Off-grid/remote power UPS and backup power Finance & Commercialization Preparing a business plan Pitching to investors Lessons learned from IPOs Reaching out to Venture Capitalists Issues in transitioning from an R&D focus to commercialization Barriers to commercialization Developing manufacturing and supply chain Government as early adopters Policy International (multinational) initiatives U.S. national initiatives National initiatives from around the world State/province/prefecture initiatives Results of enabling legislation Strategic alliances for political action