Clean Fuels & Vehicles Meetings

Czech NGV 2012 February 20-21 in Prague

ACT Expo 2012 May 14-17 in Long Beach, California

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updated February 3

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GNA High Horsepower October 24-26, 2012 in Houston

Electric Vehicles Land, Sea & Air USA 2012, March 27-28 in San Jose

numerous gatherings of Fleets & Fuels interest

likewise

updated February 3

++new listing

February 3, Roush CleanTech Autogas Fleet Event, hosted by National Fleet Services of Ohio in Avon Lake (west of Cleveland). Free lunch and ride-and-drive. Roush, Melissa Cox, 734-466-6703; mobile 734-679-7638; fax 734-466-6740; melissa.cox@roush.com; www.cleanfuelsohio.org

February 3-4, 2012 Mid-West Truck Show & Convention. Peoria, Ill. Mid-West Truckers Association, Don Schaefer or Matt Wells, 217-525-0310; info@mid-westtruckers.com; www.mid-westtruckers.com

February 5-8, NBB 2012, the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo. Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee ( Orlando), Fla. Online registration is now open. The biodiesel annual is again being managed by Denver’s Kinsley Meetings. at Kinsley, Andrea Brennan, 303-798-3664; andrea@kinsleymeetings.com; www.biodieselconference.org

February 6-10, AABC 2012, Advanced Automotive Battery Conference hosted by California’s Advanced Automotive Batteries. Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate in Orlando, Fla. AABC, Dr. Menahem Anderman or Carol Chambers, 530-692-0140; fax 530-692-0142; carol@advancedautobat.com; www.advancedautobat.com

February 13-14, Electric Vehicles at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in London, England. ‘Understanding the Rise of eMobility’ theme. Organized by SMI Conferences. SMI, Miss Kiran Sharma, 
+44-207-827-6050; fax +44-207-827-6051; ksharma@smi-online.co.uk; www.smi-online.co.uk

February 13-15, International LCT Show at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. Organized and hosted by Bobit Business Media and NLA, the National Limousine Association. Bobit, Kristen Messineo, 310-533-2576; kristen.messineo@bobit.com; www.lctshow.com

++February 16, CleanTX Forum: Developing The Clean Energy Corridor. Evening meeting at Austin City Hall. CleanTX Foundation, Laura Benold, 512-800-9798; laura@cleantx.org; www.cleantx.org

February 18-22, The NATSO Show 2012, hosted by the National Association of Truck Stop Operators. Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nev. NATSO is also co-hosting the National Convention & Convenience Store Expo with WPMA, the Western Petroleum Marketers Association, at the Mirage Convention Center February 21-23. NATSO, Susan Taylor, 703-739-8572; staylor@natso.com or Dave Sturtevant, at 703-739-8562; dsturtevant@natso.com; www.natsoshow.org

February 20-21, Czech NGV 2012, the fifth edition of the Prospects for the Development and Use of CNG in Transport annual international conference. U Hajku Conference Center in Prague. Czech Gas Association, Pavel Novak, +420-241-049-725; mobile +420-731-502-093; fax +420-222-518-811; novak@cgoa.cz; www.cgoa.cz

February 20-23, TMC 2012 ATA Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting and transportation technology exhibition. Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Fla. ATA meetings, Raquel Imes, 703-838-1755; meetingsteam@trucking.org; www.truckline.com

February 21-25, BiogasWorld at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds in Berlin, Germany. IBBK Fachgruppe Biogas, Andrea Haas, +49-7954-926203; fax +49-7954-926204; a.haas@biogas-zentrum.de or events@biogas-zentrum.de; www.biogas-conference.com

February 22, CalHEAT Forum 2012, second annual event. Hilton Hotel in Stockton, Calif. CalHEAT is the California Energy Commission-funded and Calstart-run California Hybrid, Efficient and Advanced Truck research center. Calstart-CalHEAT, Susan Romeo, 626-744-5686; sromeo@calstart.org; www.calheat.org

February 22-23, Great Lakes Waterways Conference. Hyatt Regency at the Arcade in Cleveland, Ohio. Will include sessions on natural gas fuel for Great Lakes shipping. for GLWC, Tim Eversole, 859-261-8500; teversole@bbriverboats.com; www.greatlakeswaterwaysconference.com

February 22-24, 17th Annual National Ethanol Conference, hosted by the Renewable Fuels Association at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. ‘Accelerating Industry Innovation’ theme. RFA, Robert White, 402-391-1930; mobile 573-301-1207; rwhite@ethanolrfa.org; www.nationalethanolconference.com

February 28-29, 5th EV Battery Tech: Global Cost Reduction Initiative conference. Victoria Park Plaza Hotel in London, England. Organized by London Business Conferences with the support of SAE International. LBC, Louise Gosling, +44-1636-681933 or +44-207-0334970; louise@london-business-conferences.co.uk or info@london-business-conferences.co.uk; www.ev-battery-technology-2012.com

February 29-March 1, SEPETRO 2012, the Southeast Petro-Food Marketing Exposition, Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C. SEPETRO, Sharon Vinson, 919-782-4411; 
fax 919-782-4414; svinson@ncpcm.org; www.sepetro.org

March 5-8, Work Truck Show 2012 (March 6-8) and the 48th Annual NTEA Convention. Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. As at the 47th NTEA annual, also held in Indianapolis, WTS-12 is to be preceded by Calstart’s Green Truck Summit, for which the dates are March 5-6. NTEA and Calstart have slated five general sessions, two keynote talks and 22 breakout sessions for GTS-12. National Truck Equipment Association, National Truck Equipment Association, Rob Gutierrez, 248-489-7090, ext 136; rob@ntea.com or Kathy Swartzentrover, 248-489-7090, ext 108; kathy@ntea.com; toll-free 800-441-6832; fax 248-489-8590; www.ntea.com / Calstart-GreenTruck Summit, Susan Romeo, 626-744-5686; sromeo@calstart.org; www.calstart.org

March 7-8, Gas Show 2012-LPG/LNG/CNG at the Warsaw International Expocentre in Warsaw, Poland. Organized by ECP Media. ECP, Robert Lapinski, +48-22-855-10-35; rlapinski@ecpmedia.pl; www.gasshow.pl

March 8-9, China Plug-In Electric Vehicle Forum 2012. Shanghai Pudong Ramada Plaza Hotel in Shanghai, China. Organized by Being-Consulting China. Being-Consulting, Queena Hong, +86-21-5180-7935; fax +86-21-5180-7791; queena@being-consulting.com; www.chinaevforum.com

March 13-15, World Biofuels Markets. Organized by Green Power Conferences. Beurs-World Trade Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Will include transportation sessions. GPC, Samantha Coleman, +44-207-099-0600 (or U.S. 971-238-0700); samantha.coleman@greenpowerconferences.com; www.worldbiofuelsmarkets.com

March 13-15, European Fuels Conference, the 13th annual. Hotel Crowne Plaza Republique in Paris, France. Automotive, aviation and refinery fuels, with a Marine Fuels Focus day March 13. Organized by The Energy Exchange & World Refining Association/Clarion Events (London). Clarion, Francesca Chapman or Karen Magnusson, f.chapman@theenergyexchange.co.uk or k.magnusson@theenergyexchange.co.uk; www.wraconferences.com

March 19-20, 2012 Winning Fuel Buying Strategies conference. Westin Phoenix Downtown
in Phoenix, Ariz. Organized by Maryland’s Oil Price Information Service. OPIS, Amanda Boddicker, 301-287-2420 or toll-free 866-620-5940; aboddicker@opisnet.com or registrar@opisnet.com; www.opisnet.com

March 19-22, 35th Annual SWANA Landfill Gas Symposium, ‘The World's Premier Forum on Landfill Gas Utilization & Technology.’ Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, Fla. for the Solid Waste Association of North America, Rich Ryan, 330-686-0353; exhibits@swana.org; www.lfg.swana.org

March 22-23, Second China EV Charging Infrastructure & Grid Integration Forum. Ramada Plaza Pudong in Shanghai. Organized by GRCC, Genesis Resourcing Consulting China. GRCC, Coco Liu, +86-21-6087-1718; mobile +86-139-1841-0123; fax +86-21-6087-1719; coco@genesis-resourcing.com; www.chinaphevforum.com

March 27-28, Electric Vehicles Land, Sea & Air USA 2012: ‘The only event covering all forms of EVs and their parts for land, sea and air.’ DoubleTree Hilton Hotel in San Jose, Calif. Optional Masterclasses March 26 & 29. Save 25% on conference and Masterclass registrations with Fleets & Fuels promotional code FAF25. Organized by the UK’s IDTechEx. IDTechEx, Teresa Henry, +44-1223-813703; t.henry@IDTechEx.com; www.idtechex.com

March 27-29, 2012 JEC Composites Show Europe. Paris Expo Porte de Versailles in Paris, France. JEC Composites (Paris), Mr Michel Germain, +33-1-5836-1518; fax +33-1-5836-1513; germain@jeccomposites.com; www.jeccomposites.com

April 3-5, eCarTec Paris 2012, the 3rd International Trade Fair for Electric Mobility. Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Organized by MunichExpo GmbH. MunichExpo, Nadine Paraton, +49-89- 3229-9133; nadine.paraton@munichexpo.de or Theresa Dirr, +49-89-3229-9117; theresa.dirr@munichexpo.de; fax 49-89-3229-9119; www.ecartec-paris.eu

April 14-16, Southeastern Convention & International Propane Expo at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Propane Centennial celebration includes Propane Clean Air Rally and Autogas Vehicle Parade on April 14. National Propane Gas Association, Erin Carraghan, 202-355-1335; ecarraghan@npga.org; www.propaneexpo.com or www.propane100.org

April 16-19, International Biomass Conference & Expo. Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Organized by BBI International. Registrations discounted through March 5. BBI, John Nelson, 701-738-4992 or toll-free 866-746-8385; jnelson@bbiinternational.com; www.biomassconference.com

April 16-21, TERTS, the European Road Transport Show, now scheduled as a bi-annual event at the Amsterdam RAI exhibition center in the Netherlands. Organized by Amsterdam RAI too. Amsterdam RAI, Paula Vermin, +31-20-549-2372; p.vermin@rai.nl; www.roadtransportshow.com

April 18-19, Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure USA 2012. Focused conference and exhibition. San Diego, Calif. Organized by EV Update. EV Update, Andrew Pym (London), +44-207-375-7599 or U.S. toll-free 800-814-3459, ext 7599; apym@evupdate.com; www.evupdate.com

April 19-21, Truck World 2012, Canada’s National Truck Show. International Centre, Toronto. Organized by Newcom Business Media, publishers of Today’s Trucking and Highway Star magazines. Newcom, Joan Wilson, 416-614-5817; jwilson@newcom.ca; www.truckworld.ca

April 21-24, 2012 NAFA Institute & Expo hosted by the NAFA Fleet Management Association. America’s Center in St. Louis, Mo. Sustainable Fleet Award nominations accepted until February 17. NAFA, Gary Wien, 609-986-1053; gwien@nafa.org; www.nafaexpo.org

April 23-24, Battery Congress 2012, hosted by the University of Michigan and Michigan League in Ann Arbor. Organized by GAMC, the Global Automotive Management Council. GAMC, 734-418-2365; fax 734-418-2356; info@gamcinc.com; batterycongress.org

April 23-25, NAWTEC 20, the 20th annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference. Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland, Maine. Co-sponsored by the Solid Waste Association of North America, the Energy Recovery Council and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and in partnership with the Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council at Columbia University. SWANA, Rich Ryan, 330-686-0353; exhibits@swana.org; nawtec.swana.org

April 23-25, Small-Mid Scale LNG Summit. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Organized by IQPC. Theme: ‘Aligning the Business Case with Proven LNG Technology.’ IQPC, Luke Treacy, +44-207-368-9300 or +44-800-652-2363; enquire@iqpc.co.uk; www.smalmidlng.com

April 24-26, SAE 2012 World Congress at Cobo Center in Detroit, Mich. ‘Get Connected’ theme. Hosted by Nissan. SAE International info, Shawn Andreassi, 724-772-8522; shawna@sae.org; www.sae.org; more SAE meetings

April 24-26, Commercial Vehicle Show at NEC Birmingham, the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England. Sponsored by organizations including RHA, the Road Haulage Association, and SMMT, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Coordinated by Crystal Communications (Rainham, Kent). Crystal, Susan Kitchener or Eve Walledge, +44-1634-261262; fax +44-1634-360514; susan@cvshow.com; eve@cvshow.com; www.cvshow.com

April 30–May 3, Waste Expo 2012, the 44th, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. Exhibits May 1-3. Organized by Stamford, Conn.-based Penton Business Media. Penton, Catherine Campfield, 203-358-4128 or toll-free 800-559-0620; catherine.campfield@penton.com; www.wasteexpo.com

May 6-8, Global Supply Chain Summit hosted by the National Retail Federation. Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Ga. NRF, VP Ellen Davis, 202-626-8127; davise@nrf.com; events.nrf.com

May 6-9, Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association’s Spring Conference & Expo
. DoubleTree New Orleans in 
New Orleans, La. TLPA, Jenny Abreu, 301-984-5700; fax 301-984-5703; jabreu@tlpa.org; www.tlpa.org

May 6-9, EVS-26, the 26th World Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition, i.e. the world electric vehicles meeting. Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, Calif. Theme: 'Leading the Charge.' Organized by National Trade Productions on behalf of the Washington, D.C.-based Electric Drive Transportation Association. EDTA, Amy Lopez, 585-257-6045; mobile 585-233-3683; alopez@electricdrive.org or, at NTP, VP Elena Grant, 703-683-8500 or toll-free 800-687-7469; egrant@ntpshow.com; www.evs26.org

May 8-10, NGV China 2012, the 13th China International Natural Gas Vehicle and Gas Station Equipment Expo. Beijing National Agricultural Exhibition Hall (New Hall). Organized by Beijing Qifa Exhibition Service. Beijing Qifa, Mr. Winder Wang, +86-139-1097-7421; fax +86-10-8586-3866; winderwang@163.com; www.ngvchinaqifa.com

May 13-17, World Renewable Energy Forum. Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colo. Organized and hosted by ASES, the American Solar Energy Society. Sponsors include NREL, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory.ASES, Kate Hotchkiss, 720-420-7939; khotchkiss@ases.org; www.wref2012.org

May 15-17 (updated listing), ACT Expo 2012, the Alternative Clean Transportation Expo. Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif. Organized by Santa Monica-based Gladstein, Neandross and Associates. GNA, VP Anne Hellwig, 310-573-8558; anne@gladstein.org; www.actexpo.com

May 15-16, Biogas Poland, Organized by the UK’s Green Power Conferences. Warsaw. GPC (London), Bryony Abbott, +44-203-384-6210; bryony.abbott@greenpowerconferences.com; www.greenpowerconferences.com

May 22-23, California Transit Association’s 46th Annual Spring Legislative Conference and Lobby Day (combined for the first time). Sacramento Convention Center. CTA, Amy Lai, 916-446-4656, ext 1017 or amy@caltransit.org; www.caltransit.org

May 23-24, 34th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference. Hotel Atlantic Kempinski in Hamburg, Germany. Hosted by Mercator Media. Mercator, Isobel Roberts, +44-1329-825-335; fax +44-1329-825-330; conferences@propulsionconference.com; www.propulsionconference.com

June 3-6, EUFMC 2012, the 59th Annual Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference. Williamsburg Lodge & Conference Center in Williamsburg, Va. EUFMC, Ann Brown-Hailey, 757-220-1795; abrownhailey@cs.com; www.eufmc.com

June 4-7, International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo. Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minn. Organized by BBI International. Registrations discounted through April 23. BBI, John Nelson, 701-738-4992 or toll-free 866-746-8385; jnelson@bbiinternational.com; www.fuelethanolworkshop.com

June 4-8, 25th World Gas Congress: triennial event organized by the International Gas Union. Kuala Lumpur City Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Will include a session on natural gas vehicles. Malaysian Gas Association, Mr. Ho Sook Wah, +60-3-2171-3577; fax +60-3-2171-3535; hosw@malaysiangas.com; www.wgc2012.com

June 10-13, IPI 2012, International Parking Institute Conference & Expo in Phoenix, Ariz. IPI, Aisha Duckworth, 540-371-7535; duckworth@parking.org; www.parking.org

June 12-14, WEVS 2012, World EV Summit. Billed by London-based Informa as ‘the only electric vehicle conference harnessing critical cross value-chain partnerships to drive the electric vehicles industry forward.’ Radisson BLU Falconer Hotel & Conference Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark. Discount deadlines March 2 and May 4. Informa, Rachel Noble, +44-207-017-4642; rachel.noble@informa.com; www.wevs-event.com

June 14-15, GFX 2012, 7th annual Green Fleet Expo. Sheraton Four Points in Thorold, Ont. Hosted by the Niagara Region municipal government and the Ministry of Transportation, with support from the City of Toronto and Fleet Challenge Ontario. Expert panels, tradeshow and ride-and-drive. City of Toronto, Drew Shintani, 416-338-2154; dshintan@toronto.ca; www.toronto.ca

June 16-20, NSA Annual Conference 2012. National Sheriffs' Association in Nashville (Opryland), Tenn. NSA, Karen Killpack, 703-838-5331; kkillpack@sheriffs.org; www.sheriffs.org

June 18-20, GFX 2012 Government Fleet Expo at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Organized by Bobit Business Media. Bobit, Kristen Messineo, 310-533-2576; kristen.messineo@bobit.com; www.governmentfleetexpo.com

June 18-22, AABC Europe 2012, Advanced Automotive Battery Conference hosted by California’s Advanced Automotive Batteries. Rheingoldhalle Congress Centrum in Mainz, Germany. AABC, Dr. Menahem Anderman or Carol Chambers, 530-692-0140; fax 530-692-0142; carol@advancedautobat.com; www.advancedautobat.com

June 19-20, Biogas East & Midwest, in Chicago. Organized by Green Power Conferences. ‘Biomethane: Tapping into the Vehicle Market’ session on conference Day 2. Registrations discounted until May 8. GPC, Samantha Coleman, +44-207-099-0600 (or U.S. 971-238-0700); samantha.coleman@greenpowerconferences.com; www.greenpowerconferences.com

June 19-21, NGVA Europe annual natural gas vehicles meeting, aka NGV2012 Bologna. BolognaFiere, the Bologna Exhibition Centre in Bologna, Italy. Organized by the multinational NGV Communications Group. NGV Communications, Claudio Kohan (Italy), +39-335-189-3249; ckohan@thegvr.com or info@ngv2012bologna.com; www.ngv2012bologna.com

June 26-29, LNG China 2012, China International LNG conference at the Beijing International Hotel Convention Center. Billed as the largest liquefied natural gas meeting in China. LNG China, Debby Luo, +86-10-8757-7786 or +86-10-8757-7796; ext 807; debbyluo@lngchina.org or lng@lngchina.org; www.lngchina.org

July 4-5, UK AD & Biogas 2012 at NEC, the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, UK. Organized by the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association. ADBA, Jamil Ahad, +44-203-176-4414; jamil.ahad@adbiogas.co.uk; www.adbiogas.co.uk

July 23-26, Plug-In 2012 at the San Antonio Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. Organized by the Electric Power Research Institute. for EPRI, Mindy Berman, 818-849-5968; fax 888-355-0103; mindy@mfbcommunications.com; www.plugin2012.com

August 15-17 (updated listing), WasteCon 2012 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington D.C. 50th anniversay of WasteCon, hosted by the Mid-Atlantic and Virginia Old Dominion Chapters of the Solid Waste Association of North America. Registrations discounted until February 28. SWANA, Jessica Haislip, 240-494-2253; jhaislip@swana.org; www.swana.org

September 10-12, BusCon 2012, Navy Pier, Chicago. Organized by Bobit Business Media. Deadline for BusCon technical paper abstracts is March 30. Bobit, Kristen Messineo, 310-533-2576; kristen.messineo@bobit.com; www.busconexpo.com

September 12-14, Gas Fueled Ships Conference 2012. Bergen, Norway. Hosted by Mercator Media in association with Motorship. Mercator, Jane Anderson, +44-1329-820-489; janderson@mercatormedia.com; www.motorship.com

September 18-20 (updated listing), HTUF 2012, the Hybrid, Electric & Advanced Truck Users Forum, organized by Calstart and the U.S. Army. Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C. Calstart, Kimberly Taylor, 626-622-6229; ktaylor@calstart.org; www.calstart.org

September 22-25, RSI/CMA 2012, Railway Supply Institute technical meeting, held in conjunction with Coordinated Mechanical Associations, presenting new technologies in the rail industry. Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers in Chicago, Ill. RSI, Amanda Patrick, 202-347-4664; rsiweb.org; www.rsiweb.org

October 2-3, Green Fleet Conference 2012 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel in Schaumburg, Ill. Organized by Bobit Business Media. Deadline for Green Fleet technical paper abstracts is April 30. Bobit, Kristen Messineo, 310-533-2576; kristen.messineo@bobit.com; www.greenfleetconference.com

October 7-10, ATA 2012 Management Conference & Exhibition. Mandalay Bay Resort & Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev. American Trucking Associations. ATA meetings, Raquel Imes, 703-838-1755; meetingsteam@trucking.org; www.truckline.com

++October 8-11, Gastech 2012, 26th edition, billed as the natural gas industry’s premier event. ExCeL London conference and exposition center, London Docklands, England. Hosted by BG Group, organized by DMG Events. ‘Fueling the Future by Investing in Gas’ theme. DMG (London), John Bates, +44-203-180-6579; johnbates@dmgevents.com or info@gastech.co.uk; www.gastech.co.uk

October 9-12, NGV2012, the 13th International Conference & Exhibition on Natural Gas Vehicles, i.e. the world natural gas vehicles meeting. Chuncheon City, Korea (near Seoul). Theme: Positioning NGVs for Evolving Transportation. NGV2012 Conference & Exhibition Task Force, Ms. Jang So Young, +82-33-250-3561; fax +82-33-250-3785; ngv2012@korea.kr or jsy7419@korea.kr; www.ngv2012.com; or NGV Global/IANGV (Australia), Brett Jarman, +61-2-6608-0011; fax +64-9-520-3122; bjarman@iangv.org or admin@iangv.org; www.ngvglobal.org

October 20-25, 2012 NAPT Annual Summit. Memphis, Tenn. National Association for Pupil Transportation, Lynn Martin, 518-452-3611, ext 102
or toll-free 800-989-NAPT (6278); fax 518-218-0867; lynn.martin@napt.org; naptonline.org

++October 22-24, Border Energy Forum – the 19th in the series. Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Organized by the Texas General Land Office. TGLO, Soll Sussman, 512-463-5039; soll.sussman@glo.state.tx.us; www.borderenergyforum.org

October 24-26, HHP Summit 2012, inaugural meeting on high-horsepower applications for natural gas -- rail, marine, mine, construction, power generation -- hosted by Santa Monica, Calif.-based Gladstein, Neandross & Associates. Hotel InterContinental in Houston, Texas. Encana Natural Gas and Pivotal LNG (a unit of AGL Resources) are presenting sponsors. GNA, VP Anne Hellwig, 310-573-8558 or toll-free 888-993-0302; anne@gladstein.org or info@hhpnaturalgas.com; www.hhpnaturalgas.com

++October 24-26, 2012 SNAME Annual Meeting & Expo. Westin Providence in Providence, R.I. Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Alana Anderson, 201-499-5066; aanderson@sname.org; www.sname.org

October 26-30, Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association’s 94th Annual Convention & Trade Show. Caesars Palace 
in Las Vegas, Nev. TLPA, Jenny Abreu, 301-984-5700; fax 301-984-5703; jabreu@tlpa.org; www.tlpa.org

November 7-9, California Transit Association’s 47th Annual Fall Conference & Expo. Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel & Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs. Trade show ends November 8. CTA, Amy Lai, 916-446-4656, ext 1017 or amy@caltransit.org; www.caltransit.org

November 7-9, first JEC Composites Americas show at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, Mass. JEC Composites (Paris), Mr Michel Germain, +33-1-5836-1518; fax +33-1-5836-1513; germain@jeccomposites.com; www.jeccomposites.com

November 13-15, The Battery Show 2012. Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Mich. Will include Charging Infrastructure Expo 2012, a new event. Organized by the UK’s Smarter Shows. Smarter Shows, Adam Moore or Steve Bryan, +44-1306-743811 or U.S. and Canada toll-free 877 842 6289; fax +44-1273-774341; steve.bryan@smartershows.com; www.thebatteryshow.com

November 14-15, CWRE 2012 Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo. International Centre in Mississauga (Toronto). Organized by Messe Frankfurt, Inc. (Atlanta). at Messe Frankfurt for CWRE, Mary Guo, 678-732-2429; fax 770-984-8023; mary.guo@usa.messefrankfurt.com; www.cwre.ca

November 27-29, International Biorefining Conference & Trade Show. Hilton Americas in Houston, Texas. Organized by BBI International. BBI, John Nelson, 701-738-4992 or toll-free 866-746-8385; jnelson@bbiinternational.com; www.bbiinternational.com

December 3-6, Grid-Interop 2012, conference and exhibition on smart grid interoperability. Irving, Texas. Organized by Aubrey, Texas-based Clasma Events. Clasma, president Anto Budiardjo, 817-946-3162; anto@clasma.com; www.grid-interop.com

2013
January 17-20, 2013, 2nd World RV Conference, in conjunction with the Florida RV SuperShow in Tampa, Fla. Hosted by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association. RVIA, Huyen (Wen) Dang, 703-620-6003 or toll-free 800-336-0154, ext 305; fax 703-620-5071; hdang@rvia.org; www.rvia.org

March 5-8, 2013 Work Truck Show 2013 (March 6-8) and the 49th Annual NTEA Convention. Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. National Truck Equipment Association, Rob Gutierrez, 248-489-7090, ext 136; rob@ntea.com or Kathy Swartzentrover, 248-489-7090, ext 108; kathy@ntea.com; toll-free 800-441-6832; fax 248-489-8590; www.ntea.com

April 16-19, 2013, LNG 17, the 17th International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas. George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. Tri-annual event under the auspices of the International Gas Union, the Gas Technology Institute and the International Institute of Refrigeration. The American Gas Association (AGA) is serving as the host association for LNG 17. LNG 17 (London), Kirsty Prentice, 
+44 20-7978-0082; kprentice@lng17.org; www.lng17.org

May 19-22, 2013, IPI 2013, International Parking Institute Conference & Expo in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. IPI, Aisha Duckworth, 540-371-7535; duckworth@parking.org; www.parking.org

May 26-30, 2013, 60th UITP World Congress & Exhibition. Geneva, Switzerland. UITP is the International Association of Public Transport (Union Internationale des Transports Publics). UITP (Brussels), Mr. Angotzi Doriano, +32-2-663-6646; angotzi.doriano@uitp.org; www.uitp.org

June 24-30, 2013 (updated listing), EVS-27, the world electric vehicles meeting. Barcelona, Spain. Hosted by AVELE, the Asociacion Espanola para la Promocion de los Vehiculos Electricos y No Contaminantes. AVELE, president Angel Aghili, +34-952-389370; secretaria@avele.org; www.avele.org

September 17-20, 2013, WasteCon 2013 in Long Beach, Calif. Organized by the Solid Waste Association of North America. SWANA, Jessica Haislip, 240-494-2253; jhaislip@swana.org; www.wastecon.org

October 19-22, 2013, ATA 2013 Management Conference & Exhibition. Orlando World Center, Orlando, Fla. American Trucking Associations. ATA meetings, Raquel Imes, 703-838-1755; meetingsteam@trucking.org; www.truckline.com

October 29-31, 2013, ANGVA 2013 -- the 5th Biennial Asia Pacific Natural Gas Vehicles Association International Conference & Exhibition. India Expo Centre in New Delhi. Organized by Bangkok Exhibition Services. ANGVA, executive director Mr. Lee Giok Seng (Malaysia), +60-3-8926-1798; fax +60-3-8926-1834; leegs@angva.org; www.angva.org

++November 6-8, 2013 SNAME Annual Meeting & Expo. Hyatt Regency Bellevue in Bellevue, Wash. Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Alana Anderson, 201-499-5066; aanderson@sname.org; www.sname.org

2014
June 1-4, 2014, IPI 2014, International Parking Institute Conference & Expo in Grapevine, Texas (Dallas). IPI, Aisha Duckworth, 540-371-7535; duckworth@parking.org; www.parking.org

August 25-28, 2014, WasteCon 2014 in Dallas, Texas. Organized by the Solid Waste Association of North America. SWANA, Jessica Haislip, 240-494-2253; jhaislip@swana.org; www.wastecon.org

October 17-20, 2014, ATA 2014 Management Conference & Exhibition. San Diego Convention Center & San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina in San Diego, Calif. American Trucking Associations. ATA meetings, Raquel Imes, 703-838-1755; meetingsteam@trucking.org; www.truckline.com