The aim of the conference is to examine issues related to broadly understood energy through the lens of energy law, energy economics, and energy security. We will also address social, political, and environmental issues related to energy.

The conference will also present the impact of various types of energy sources and fossil fuels on the international economy and global politics.

Presentations may address both historical and contemporary issues and may concern any selected regions or countries of the world.

𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬:

• the dependence of European energy systems on Russia’s policy
• the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea
• the history and development of renewable energy
• nuclear energy – the future or the past?
• implementation of plans to move away from fossil fuels
• the role of BRICS in shaping energy policies
• the role of energy resources as a political weapon
• new regulations in energy law
• how to avoid blackouts – future energy challenges
• the development of renewable energy and the legislation of European countries and the world
• energy and the role of engineers
• ecology and energy
• energy policy – national and regional

The above-mentioned thematic areas are only exemplary – we strongly encourage you to go beyond them. Moreover, the speeches may be interdisciplinary in nature, combining a variety of fields.

We believe in freedom of academic discussion and do not censor speeches for worldview or political reasons. Original and unconventional speeches will always find recognition from the Conference Committee.

We accept presentations in the following languages:

• English
• Polish

Panels (sessions) of the conference will be arranged accordingly.

• Students, Ph.D. students, experienced researchers, and all others interested in the above-indicated fields of research can actively participate in the conference as speakers.
• Passive participants (audience) do not need to possess any prior academic knowledge or background.

• Prof. Wojciech Wieleba (Wroclaw University of Science and Technology) – Chairman of the Conference Committee.
• Prof. Killion Munyama (Bydgoszcz University) – Vice-Chairman of the Conference Committee.
• Dr. Iryna Sitak (National Technical University in Kharkiv) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Dr. Tomasz Czapka (Wroclaw University of Science and Technology) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Dr. Valery Loumber (Gavrilov & Brooks, Sacramento/Los Angeles, USA; Director of Academic Affairs) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Dr. Lilya Kurii (Center for American Studies Ukraine; formerly: Khmelnytsky National University) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Luke Darby Bartosik, LL.M. (President of the Center for American & European Studies) – Secretary of the Conference Committee.

➤ ACTIVE PARTICIPATION (INFORMATION FOR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS)

Steps necessary to register for the conference as an active participant (conference speaker):

Submit an abstract (200-300 words) and register via the Speaker Application Form at:

https://forms.gle/qUK37J7rLLjVZ4tu5

Register via the Speaker Application Form by 23.59 on May 12, 2027 (we will not extend this deadline).

We reserve the right to select abstracts.

The results of the abstract selection process will be announced by May 13, 2027.

Pay the conference fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the qualified speakers via email. The fee must be paid by May 15, 2027 at the latest.

➤ PASSIVE PARTICIPATION (CONFERENCE AUDIENCE)

Steps necessary to register for the conference by a passive participant (audience):

Register via the Audience Registration Form at: https://forms.gle/HfPHz7D4YqGCTv4x5

Register using the Audience Registration Form by midnight on May 15, 2027 (we will not extend this deadline). Failure to register using the form will result in the inability to passively participate in the conference (and thus the inability to receive a conference audience certificate).

Pay the fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the audience via email. The fee must be paid by May 17, 2027, at the latest.

Audience will have a chance to see the conference schedule with a full list of speakers and their presentation titles before paying the fee (it will be delivered via email).

➤ SPEAKERS – 2 options:

• 239 PLN / 65 EUR – participation as a speaker + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 269 PLN / 75 EUR – participation as a speaker + digital certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

➤ AUDIENCE – 2 options:

• 139 PLN / 40 EUR – audience participation + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 169 PLN / 50 EUR – audience participation + digital PDF certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

Important! Please use the following pattern when filling in the transfer title field when making the payment of your conference fee*:

"first name and last name – fee for active / passive participation (select the appropriate one) – Conference Energy from perspective of law…”

* Failure to do so may result in delays in posting the fee on the appropriate account and, consequently, even exclude your participation in the conference.

In the case of a co-authorship of a presentation by two, three or more speakers, please pay the fee for each of the co-speakers separately.

The organizers anticipate the possibility of publication in the form of a monograph. However, such possibility will depend on the number of authors willing to publish their text (chapter) in a monograph. The price for participation in the conference does not include the publication fee.

• Our certificates are widely recognized in scholarship and grant procedures by public and private universities and other entities.
• It is possible to receive a VAT invoice (please request it in the registration form).
• If your participation in the conference is to be financed by the university (or other institution/company), we suggest that you pay for your participation from your personal funds and then obtain reimbursement from the university (institution/company) on the basis of an invoice issued by the Center to your university (institution/company).
• The fee is non-refundable (since it grants you the right of entry to the conference).
• The link to the online conference room will be made available to registered participants within 24 hours before the start of the conference.
• It is possible to deliver a conference presentation by two or more speakers (the fee should be multiplied by the number of speakers).
• The presentation time is 15-25 minutes (depending on the fact of giving a solo or duet presentation and the total number of presentations during the conference).
• Traditional paper certificates are usually sent via traditional post within 2 months after the conference.
• Digital certificates are sent to *all* participants within one week from the conference.
• All Participants will receive an affidavit confirming the composition of the Academic Conference Committee.
• All Participants will receive a certificate of the status of the Center for American Studies scientific society as an entity conducting primarily scientific activities in an independent and continuous manner, along with a full list of members of the Academic Council.
• Speakers must use their microphone and web camera during presenting (audio-video transmission).
• The Center for American Studies arranges the order of presentations. The exact time of speaking at the conference is pre-determined by CFAS (it will be not possible to change the time of your conference presentation set in the conference schedule).