The 2014 ETHOS Conference will be held in Kirkland, Washington from Friday, January 24 to Sunday, January 26, 2014. The conference aims to expand its reach from previous annual meetings, encouraging participation of Southern partners, international stoves experts, and development specialists with field experience in the transfer of cooking technologies.

• Schedule
• Registration
• Hotel Information
• Call for Papers
• Conference Themes
• Who Should Participate?

Schedule
Friday, January 24: Baymont Inn and Suites (address below)
Saturday & Sunday, January 25-26: Northwest University, 5520 108th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98033

Registration There will be a registration fee of $60 (includes entrance to the conference, yearly dues, and 2014 conference proceedings on CD-ROM) or $25 for students, seniors, and others with financial hardships (includes entrance to the conference and conference proceedings on CD-ROM). The registration fee covers the cost of the venue, printed materials, and other miscellaneous costs. Scholarships are available on request. Additional tax-deductible donations, which will be used for scholarships, are welcome. Registration fees must be paid in full by cash or check at the conference check-in desk at the time of your arrival. Registration for ETHOS 2014 will open in the Fall of 2013.

 

Hotel Information Baymont Inn and Suites 12223 NE 116th Street Kirkland, Washington 98034 Phone: 425-822-2300, 800-332-4200 Fax: 425-889-9616 Room Rates: Room with 1 King bed is $76.00 Room with 2 Queen beds is $81.00

 

Call for Papers Abstracts for papers, talks and workshops are now being accepted. Please submit to Angie McGuigan. The deadline for abstracts is January 1, 2014. The deadline for papers or transcripts to be included in conference proceedings is at the conference. Please provide them in an electronic format. For more information, contact: Angie McGuigan Phone: 515-294-8060 Fax: 515-294-5530

 

Conference Themes

• Lab research, including: insulative materials, efficiency testing, emissions monitoring, safety updates and design issues, gasifier advances, hayboxes/insulative cookers, solar cookers.
• Field experience, including monitoring of: performance, indoor air pollution exposure, health impacts, user satisfaction, time and socio-economic impacts; awareness raising; stove promotion; involvement of volunteers and local universities; lessons and modification to approaches.
• Efficiency versus effectiveness, and resulting design implications.
• Technology standards: key parameters, constraints.
• Policy issues: role of U.S. partnerships and international donors, country-level leadership, subsidies versus commercialization.

Who Should Participate

• Researchers, scholars, scientists
• Governmental and non-governmental organizations
• Policy makers
• Students
• Other interested parties from various Northern and Southern organizations/institutions

We especially encourage participation in this conference by Southern parties