IAPG Mechanical Working Group (MWG) Virtual Meeting 2025

May 13–15, 2025

The Interagency Advanced Power Group (IAPG) Mechanical Working Group (MWG) Virtual Meeting is scheduled for May 13–15, 2025.

Meeting Goals

The IAPG strives to share information and increase effectiveness of the interagency Research and Development (R&D) Programs in a wide realm of Advanced Power. Each year, the MWG meeting provides a forum for a crosscutting review of current Government research activities across the interest of MWG participants within the IAPG Member Agencies (Army, Navy, Air Force, Department of Energy, NASA, and the Department of Transportation).

Meeting Attendees/Guests – Please Review Carefully

Attendance at the MWG Meeting is limited to U.S. persons – citizens or lawful permanent residents (LPR’s), also known as permanent resident aliens (PRA’s) or green card holders.

There will be a government-only session held on Tuesday, May 13, and Wednesday, May 14, 2025. This session is limited to:

1. U.S. government employees, including Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) assignees.

There will be a technical session held on Thursday, May 15, 2025. This session is open to:

1. U.S. government employees, including IPA assignees.
2. Captive advisory and assistance services (A&AS) government contractors.
3. Federally funded R&D Centers (FFRDC) employees. This only includes employees of the FFRDC, not the administering entity. View Master List of FFRDCs.
4. Government contractors – those currently holding grants or contracts with a U.S. government agency. This would include academic institutions, as well as both on-site and off-site performers.

Meeting Registration

Pre-registration is required for all attendees.

Registration is now closed. Please contact Renee O’Brokta for questions.

The deadline for registration is Monday, May 5, 2025.

Tentative Overall Agenda – Full Agenda Forthcoming

While the agenda is preliminary and subject to change, the MWG leaders have planned the following overall agenda:

*Please note all times listed are EASTERN daylight time.

Abstract Submissions

To ensue the proper evaluation of abstracts submitted to the 2025 IAPG MWG Meeting, all speakers for the Technical Session, scheduled for Thursday, May 15, 2025, are required to submit an abstract. Abstracts should be 1–2 paragraphs in length and should include the presentation title, speaker(s) full name, affiliation, complete mailing address, telephone number, and email address. Download the abstract template below to submit an abstract for consideration. The deadline for abstract submission is April 17, 2025.

Presentations due May 6, 2025

Final presentations in MS PowerPoint or Adobe PDF format are to be sent to Renee O’Brokta by COB
May 6, 2025. All presentations must be received in advance for download to registered participants.
Please ensure you can meet the May 6, 2025, presentation deadline if requesting a time slot.

Contact

If you need additional information or have questions, please contact one of the following MWG leaders: