Call for Papers & Seminars

Use the PCIM Conference as a platform to present your research results to an international specialist audience and to network with professionals in industry and science.

The PCIM Expo & Conference is one of the leading international platforms for power electronics. As a speaker, you will benefit from high visibility, direct interaction with experts, and the publication of your presentation in renowned databases.

Call for Papers 2027 submission

Call for Seminars 2027 submission

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What awaits you

As the leading international trade fair and conference for power electronics, the PCIM Expo & Conference brings together science, research, and industrial applications all in one place. This unique combination makes the event a meeting place for the entire industry.

As a speaker at the PCIM Conference, you will present your research to an international audience of experts, benefit from high visibility within the industry, and engage directly with experts from industry and academia.

Visibility for your research
Present your research to over 950 international participants from academia and industry and increase the visibility of your work within the power electronics community.

Publishing of your paper
All manuscripts from accepted speakers will be published in the PCIM Conference Proceedings and in the IEEE Xplore research database.

Networking and professional exchange
Exchange ideas directly with international experts, receive valuable feedback on your topic, and establish new contacts within the industry.

Practical relevance through the accompanying trade fair
The accompanying trade fair creates a direct link between research and industrial application and demonstrates how innovative technologies are used in practice.

Call for Papers & Seminars at a glance

One event, many presentation opportunities

Conference oral presentation

A conference presentation at the PCIM Conference is a specialist presentation in which the latest research results and technological developments in the field of power electronics are presented to the public for the first time. The duration of the conference presentation is 20 minutes including a Q&A session. You will present your topic in English in one of the six conference rooms at the Nuremberg Exhibition Center. Therefore, please make sure that you also submit your abstract in English and prepare the manuscript and your presentation in English.

Poster presentation

The poster sessions are a special format in which the respective research topic is presented on one of the three conference days in a direct exchange between speakers and interested attendees. You present the content of your topic on a poster, and you are available to interested participants for direct discussion. For an even greater reach, visitors of the exhibition also have free access to the poster sessions. Posters and manuscripts must be written in English.

Seminars

The educational seminars will take place on the two days before the PCIM Expo & Conference on 9 and 10 May 2027 at the Arvena Park Hotel in Nuremberg and are characterized by the direct exchange in small groups as well as their workshop character. The half-day seminars last around 3 hours plus breaks. The conference language is English.

Submission requirements

Submission requirements for conference and poster presentations

If you are applying for a conference or poster presentation, please submit the following documents:

Title of your presentation (max. 100 characters)
Short description (max. 500 characters)
Biography (max. 500 characters)
Abstract (please use the Word-Template or LaTeX-Template without your name due to the blind review process)
CV (only if you want to apply for one of the awards or the Student Travel Grants)

Call for Papers 2027 submission

Submission requirements for seminars

When applying for a seminar, please submit the following documents:

Summary of the seminar (approx. 1–3 pages; please use the Word template or LaTeX template)
Title of the seminar (max. 100 characters)
Brief description of the seminar (max. 2,500 characters)
Biographies of all speakers (max. 650 characters)
High-resolution portrait photos of all speakers (min. 300 dpi)
Expected benefits: What advantages does participation in the seminar offer (max. 500 characters)
Definition of the target audience: Who should attend the seminar? (max. 200 characters)

Call for Seminars 2027 submission

If a submission is accepted for a conference presentation as a speaker at the PCIM Conference, a reduced registration fee of €590 plus 19% VAT applies. If a submission is accepted for a seminar presentation, no costs are incurred.

Deadlines to note

14.10.2026: Conference contribution – Submission of the abstract
14.10.2026: Seminar – Submission of the synopsis
January 2027: Notification of acceptance and fee-based registration for speakers.
9.3.2027: Submission of your full manuscript (mandatory only for a conference or poster presentation)
14.4.2027: Submission of seminar documentation

All submitted abstracts will be submitted to the PCIM Advisory Board for evaluation. The relevant evaluation criteria that determine whether an abstract is accepted or rejected include the actuality and relevance of the topic, the preparation of the documents and the significance of the abstract. Submitted abstracts will be treated confidentially; the review process will be conducted as a blind review.

If your submitted paper is accepted, you will present it at the PCIM Expo & Conference in Nuremberg from 11. – 13.5.2027, or on 9. – 10.5.2027 as part of an accepted seminar. The accepted abstract must first be presented at the PCIM Conference; presentation at other events or in publications is permitted only thereafter.