ABOUT LABAT’2008

LABAT’2008 will once again provide an excellent forum for battery researchers from all over the world to meet and discuss fundamental issues related to the lead-acid battery system, and to share their experience and new ideas. LABAT’2008 is the best forum for manufacturers and suppliers to the battery industry to present their products and services to battery experts and potential clients from all over the world. And last but not least, LABAT’2008 is the best place to meet friends and spend enjoyable  time at the beautiful Bulgarian Black Sea coast.

CONFERENCE FOCUS AREAS AND TOPICS

• VRLA BATTERIES AND OXYGEN CYCLE
• LEAD-ACID BATTERY TECHNOLOGY PROCESSES
• ADDITIVES TO THE PASTE AND ELECTROLYTE
• NEW MATERIALS FOR PLATE GRIDS
• ADVANCED BATTERY DESIGN
• HYBRID EV BATTERIES
• LEAD-ACID BATTERY-SUPERCAPACITOR SYSTEM
• NEW MACHINES AND  EQUIPMENT
• LEAD ELECTRODE ELECTROCHEMISTRY
• BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
• BATTERY RECYCLING

VENUE OF LABAT’2008

By tradition, LABAT’2008 will be based at Grand Hotel VARNA in the beautiful resort St.St. Constantin and Elena, some 20 km from the international Varna airport and 10 km from the city of Varna, one of the largest cities in Bulgaria and a major cultural, commercial and transportation centre.

Grand Hotel Varna Resort & Spa Complex, comprising five modern and stylish hotels, is situated in the heart of a picturesque natural park with gorgeous flora and many mineral water pools. This is the perfect place for an international meeting, offering all necessary facilities for delegates to combine the hard conference work with the peaceful recreation at the beach and the thrill and excitement of various entertainments.

More information about the hotel, its location as well as how to get there is given here.

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Dr. J. Anderson, C&D Technologies, USA
Dr. N. Bagshaw, NEB Consultant/UMIST, UK
Dr. H. Catherino, US Army, RDECOM, USA
Prof. H. Chen, South China Normal University, China
Dr. A. Cooper, Lead Development Association Intl., UK
Prof. A. Czerwinski, Warsaw University, Poland
Dr. I. Dyson, CMP Batteries Ltd., UK
Prof. Y. Guo, Fuzhou University, China
Prof. N. Hirai, Osaka University, Japan
Prof. I. Kazarinov, Saratov State University, Russia
Dr. M. Kepros, Kepros Battery Consulting Ltd. USA
Dr. F. Mattera, INES - RDI, France
Dr. E. Meissner, VB Autobatterie GmbH, Germany
Prof. J. Morales, Cordoba University, Spain
Dr. P. Moseley, ILZRO/ALABC, USA
Dr. R.F. Nelson, Recombination Technologies, USA
Dr. J. Pierson, Johnson Controls Inc., USA
Mr. R. Shaefer, Bitrode Corporation, USA
Dr. M. Shiomi, GS Yuasa Corporation, Japan
Dr. V. Smirnov, NIISTA, Russia
Dr. L. Torcheux, EDF-R&D, France
Dr. F. Trinidad, Tudor S.A./Exide Technologies, Spain
Prof. A. Velichenko, Ukrainian State Univ. of Chem.Technol., Ukraine
Dr. R. Viswanathan, TAFE, India
Dr. L. Yolshina, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Prof. L. Zerroual, University of Setif, Algeria
Dr. G. Zguris, Hollingsworth & Vose Co., USA

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chairman: Prof.D. Pavlov, Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems
                                        (IEES), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
Scientific Secretary: Dr. G. Papazov, IEES,  Bulgaria
Secretary:  M. Gerganska, IEES,  Bulgaria
Members:  Dr. B. Banov (IEES), A. Bobokov (MONBAT Plc), L. Bogdanova (IEES), A. Gigova (IEES), D. Ivanova (IEES), I. Karageorgiev (MONBAT Trading), M. Matrakova (IEES), Dr. A. Momchilov (IEES),  Dr. V. Naidenov (IEES), Dr.P. Nikolov (IEES), Dr. T. Rogachev (IEES), Dr. S. Ruevski (IEES), G. Sheitanov (IEES), Dr. D. Valkovska (IEES), Dr. S. Vassilev (IEES)

GASTON PLANTÉ MEDAL

The Gaston Planté Medal will be awarded to the next recipient selected by an International Planté Medal Committee. Please click here to get more information.

LABAT'2008 PROGRAMME

The Technical programme of the Conference will include: Morning and afternoon sessions on different topics Open discussion on the topic of the day will be held at the end of each daily session

Please click here for detailed information and to see the list of accepted papers.

EXHIBITION

WORKING LANGUAGE
The official language of the Conference is English.
No translation facilities will be provided.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

• A copy of the Volume of Extended Abstracts of all papers submitted for presentation at LABAT’2008 will be included in the Delegate’s pack to be handed over to each participant on registration. Additional copies of the Extended Abstracts Volume could be purchased during or after the conference, too.
• LABAT'2008 proceedings to include 30 selected papers presented at the Conference will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Power Sources. An International Scientific Committee will select the papers to be included in the special JPS issue.

Instructions to authors for Extended Abstracts and full paper preparation and submission are available at web-page Conference proceedings.

SOCIAL EVENTS

	the Get-together Cocktail Party to be held in the evening of to be held on the evening of Sunday, 8 Jun, at Grand Hotel VARNA. It is open to all delegates and exhibitors as well as to their registered accompanying persons.
a banquet at a Bulgarian folk restaurant in the vicinity of St.St. Constantin and Elena resort on Wednesday, 11 June (not included in the registration fee). sightseeing tours to different destinations. You can have a look at the full range of social events here.

CONFERENCE FEES

The following Registration Fees (in EURO) cover delegate's pack with conference materials, Extended Abstracts Volume, refreshments and luncheons on all four days of the conference, get together cocktail party and entrance to the exhibition:

Click here to see alternative options for LABAT’2008 registration and payment.