A thermally conditioned inductive charging system comprising: a dock having a cavity configured to receive a portable electronic device, the dock having an aperture through which the portable electronic device can be inserted into the dock, and an opening positioned on a first side of the dock; a thermal conditioning assembly comprising a fluid transfer device configured to produce a fluid flow; and a thermal conditioning module ; ducting that is in fluid communication with the thermal conditioning module and the dock via the opening in the dock; wherein the dock is positioned adjacent an inductive charging module positioned on a second side of the dock such that the portable electronic device received in the dock can be selectively inductively charged; and the dock further comprising: ribs or other protruding members extending along a bottom 32 of the dock, thereby providing an elevated support surface on which the portable electronic device can rest while allowing fluid to flow under the portable electronic device; or a cantilevered support member extending from a first wall of the first side of the dock toward an opposite wall of the second side of the dock, the cantilevered support member spaced a particular distance from the bottom to space the portable electronic device away from the bottom to facilitate fluid flow under the portable electronic device; and wherein the thermal conditioning assembly is configured to selectively cool a portion of the dock. a dock having a cavity configured to receive a portable electronic device, the dock having an aperture through which the portable electronic device can be inserted into the dock, and an opening positioned on a first side of the dock; a thermal conditioning assembly comprising a fluid transfer device configured to produce a fluid flow; and a thermal conditioning module ; ducting that is in fluid communication with the thermal conditioning module and the dock via the opening in the dock; wherein the dock is positioned adjacent an inductive charging module positioned on a second side of the dock such that the portable electronic device received in the dock can be selectively inductively charged; and the dock further comprising: ribs or other protruding members extending along a bottom 32 of the dock, thereby providing an elevated support surface on which the portable electronic device can rest while allowing fluid to flow under the portable electronic device; or a cantilevered support member extending from a first wall of the first side of the dock toward an opposite wall of the second side of the dock, the cantilevered support member spaced a particular distance from the bottom to space the portable electronic device away from the bottom to facilitate fluid flow under the portable electronic device; and ribs or other protruding members extending along a bottom 32 of the dock, thereby providing an elevated support surface on which the portable electronic device can rest while allowing fluid to flow under the portable electronic device; or a cantilevered support member extending from a first wall of the first side of the dock toward an opposite wall of the second side of the dock, the cantilevered support member spaced a particular distance from the bottom to space the portable electronic device away from the bottom to facilitate fluid flow under the portable electronic device; and wherein the thermal conditioning assembly is configured to selectively cool a portion of the dock. <EOS>