Datacenter Energy, Power and Thermal Management Track Call for Papers '06
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Papers are being sought on practical solutions for energy, power, and thermal management in enterprise-level installations and related digital equipment. Among the topics of interest are the following:
- Measuring and Modeling Electrical Efficiency in Datacenters – A standardized and rational basis to identify, quantify and compare waste in power and cooling equipment in datacenters will enable operational optimization.
- Efficiency Measurement, Benchmarks and Metrics for Servers, Storage and Routers – These various equipment types have very different energy consumption profiles and require standardized efficiency metrics to enable customer comparisons and informed choices regarding the energy consumption costs of various pieces of equipment.
- Considerations for Optimizing Back-Up Power – Structured, case-be-case analysis is needed to determine the optimal back-up power architecture based on the operational goals and reliability expectations of individual facilities.
- Trends in High-End Servers, Storage, Routers, and Energy Management – Will identify and quantify performance and energy consumption trends in state-of-the-art, mission-critical equipment and installations.
- Enhancing Efficiency and Energy Security with Microgrids – Microgrids are facility-level generation networks that supply electricity and heat. They could provide substantial savings, and emissions cuts with no major changes to current datacenter operations and at the same time provide enhanced reliability and energy security.
- Advanced Thermal Management & Cooling for High-Performance Servers and Datacenters – Considerations such as selecting air- or water-cooling combined with active and continuous monitoring and management of the datacenter environment are critical to reliable and efficient operation.
DPF ’06 will attract over 300 delegates. Delegates will include:
- Datacenter managers and operators
- Executives and engineers from server, storage and communications equipment companies
- Power conversion company executives and engineers
- Electronic equipment design professionals and engineers
- Component suppliers
- Applications engineers
- Power system specifiers
- Commodity managers for electronic system makers
- Procurement engineers
- Research and development professionals
- Industry analysts
Types of Presentations:
- Case Studies/Industry Examples: outstanding examples of recent applications of power, energy and thermal management or control in datacenters and other enterprise-level installations including developmental tests as well as full commercial systems.
- Design Techniques and Tools: detailed and specific discussions of how digital power management and digital power conversion systems are designed with emphasis on practical, real-world examples of current commercial solutions, including integration issues involved with combining digital power control on a converter level with digital power management on a system level.
- Technology Developments: projections and forecasts for changes in technologies, including new designs/implementations, new applications and new methods for implementing solutions.
Submission Guidelines:
Note: Proposals and submissions will be accepted only electronically by e-mail. Send your proposal as an attachment to your e-mail to Linnea Brush,linnea@darnell.com.
The Proposal: Each proposal should be a maximum of 700 words and include:
- Abstract of proposed presentation
- Proposed format of presentation
- Brief description of the presentation for the conference program (100 words)
- Presenter’s profile
Presentation Format Options:
- Individual paper from industry
- Collaborative industry/academic paper
- Lead a panel discussion
Presenter’s Profile:
- Presenter biography and list of affiliations
- Presenter profile for the conference program (50 words)
- Contact information: name, title, company, address, office phone & fax, e-mail and website (if applicable)
Deadline for Proposals: June 23rd, 2006
Notification and Acceptance Requirements:
Notification of acceptance will be announced on or before June 30, 2006.
Acceptance will not be complete until at least one of the authors has registered to attend the conference and present the paper.
Final Submission:
The formal paper will be included in the proceedings and consist of a maximum of six pages in a two-column format, or a maximum of 12 pages of PowerPoint slides (two per page).
Deadline for Final Submissions: August 1st, 2006
- Power Conversion and Power Management Track Call for Papers (PDF)
- Datacenter Energy, Power and Thermal Management Track Call for Papers (PDF)