CALL FOR PAPERS

The WGC2010 Committee invites submission of papers for the Technical Programme of the 2010 World Geothermal Congress on April 25-29, 2010 at the Westin Hotel, Nusa Dua-Bali, Indonesia. The theme of the 2010 World Geothermal Congress is “Geothermal: the Energy to Change the World”. The WGC2010 will also feature distinguished international Keynote Speakers at its Opening Session, Panel Discussions, Field Trips to several geothermal projects in Indonesia. In addition, the WGC2010 will provide opportunities for exhibitors to show their projects, equipment and services.

TOPICS FOR TECHNICAL PROGRAMME

Possible topics for the Technical Programme presentation at the WGC2010 include:

1. General Topics

  1. Country Updates
  2. Environmental and Societal Aspects
  3. Legal and Regulatory Aspects
  4. Economics and Financing
  5. Sustainability
  6. Case Histories
  7. Energy Pricing and Policies
  8. Business Strategies
  9. Geothermal Education

2. Earth Science Topics

  1. Exploration
  2. Geology
  3. Geophysics
  4. Geochemistry
  5. Hydrogeology

3. Engineering Topics

  1. Drilling and Completion Technology
  2. Reservoir Engineering
  3. Injection Technology
  4. Field Management
  5. Production Engineering and Steam Gathering Systems
  6. Power Generation
  7. Corrosion and Scaling
  8. Direct Use
  9. Geothermal Heat Pumps
  10. Integrated Energy Systems, Cascaded Uses
  11. District Heating and Agriculture

4. Special Topics

1.      EGS - Enhanced Geothermal Systems (Hot Dry Rock)

2.      Software for Geothermal Applications

3.      Health, Tourism and Balneology

4.      Clean Development Mechanism

5.      Geothermal Hydrogen Technology

6.      Advanced Technology (Magma, Geopressure, etc.)

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Submission of abstract, papers and review by the WGC2010 Technical Programme Committee consists of five basic steps, with the following strict deadlines:

 

•        January 31 2009, Deadline for Abstract Submission

•        February 1 – March 30 2009, Technical Programme Committee review of Abstract.

•        April 1 2009, Notification of acceptance of Abstract.

•        May 31 2009, Deadline for the Submission for Draft Technical Papers.

•        June 1 – August 31 2009, Technical Programme Committee review of Draft Technical Papers.

•        September 1 2009, Technical Programme Committee return submissions to authors following the review, with notification of acceptance and/or need for revisions.

•        October 30 2009, Deadline for Final Technical Papers. Receipt of final, corrected papers in format specified. Papers not received by this date will not be included.

•        February 1 2010, Technical Programme Committee notifies authors of assignment of papers for presentation or poster session.

SUBMISSION AND AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS

To submit an Abstract, please click here. The Committee provides explicit instructions that MUST be followed for preparation and submission of papers. Complete Author Instructions available by clicking here.