The APEC Special Presentation Sessions were created to get you the latest information on the hot topics of today from industry experts in short, to the point presentations. This year's Special Presentation Sessions promises to continue that path.

APEC 2006 has expanded the number of Special Presentation sessions to four and added some new twists–panel discussions to bring you even more information and points of view. On Tuesday morning, the Special Presentation session will explore market trends and the business of power electronics. The session ends with a panel discussion on the role of e-commerce in the power electronics industry.

Wednesday morning's Special Presentations address system design issues important to both system OEMs and their power suppliers, concluding with a panel discussion on the use of design tools for power electronics. Wednesday afternoon continues the very popular Current Topics In Power Electronics Research series. In this session, leading institutions from around the world give you a glimpse of their research. This is certainly something that you won't see in your local conference room!

The last Special Presentation session is on Thursday morning and the topic is Power Electronics For A Greener World. With RoHS and WEEE on us right now, and with power electronics offering us the opportunity to make the best use of every bit of energy we have, there has never been a more timely session than this one. Any in power electronics who lives on this planet should see this session.