6th SCI World Conference 2017

The 6th SCI World Conference 2017 was held 16-18 January 2017 at the Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, Vadodara, , India.
During the conference, over 200 participants from 30 countries presented and attended 58 presentations on eight different topics. The gathering broke new ground as it advanced solar cooking globally through new connections, information-sharing, and feedback on new projects in the solar cooking community.
The conference included:
*200 participants
*30 countries
*58 presentations
*5 plenary and keynote speakers
*3 new international solar cooker gatherings announced
*2 new working groups
*1 universal pledge
Conference participants made an agreement to share, plan, and commit to collaborative action at the systems level to "move the needle" with solar cooking around the world. The global solar cooking community is making progress toward its pledge to, "improve health, feed families, and protect our environment."
Conference Co-Chairs:
*Mr. Deepak Gadhia, Muni Seva Ashram, India
*Ms. Julie Greene, Solar Cookers International, USA
Conference Secretary:
*Dr. Mrs. Janak Palta McGilligan, Jimmy McGilligan Centre for Sustainable Development, India
Organizing Committee (India):
*Dr. Ajay Chandak, PRINCE
*Mr. Ghanshyam Lukhi, Tapi Food Products, Inc.
*Dr. Mrs. Janak Palta McGilligan, Jimmy McGilligan Centre for Sustainable Development
*Mr. Deepak Gadhia, Muni Seva Ashram
Organizing Committee (USA)
*Ms. Julie Greene, Solar Cookers International
*Ms. Caitlyn Hughes, Solar Cookers International
Special thanks to 6th SCI World Conference Sustainability Partners HNG Glass and the Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA).  
==Highlights==
*January 2017: Several important commitments grew from the 6th SCI World Conference 2017 for solar cooking in camps for refugees and internally displaced persons. After Solar Cookers International (SCI) led discussions with experts and those implementing solar cooker projects in Bhutan, Nepal, Chad, Uganda, and many other locations, several plans and commitments occurred: 1) SCI formed a refugee working group to strategize for more solar cooker project implementation in camps and informal settlements; 2) A new partnership formed, leveraging the skills of a crowdfunder with on-the-ground experience in refugee settlements in Uganda; 3) A strategy to educate humanitarian aid donors who choose solar cooking for camps; 4) A data-driven target for solar cooker interventions to decrease wood fuel use by 10% (data indicate that solar cookers can save 40-50% of the wood fuel supplied to camp residents).
==Video presentations==
===Keynotes===
*Julie Greene Keynote
*Deepak Gadhia Keynote
File:Julie Greene Keynote|()
File:Deepak Gadhia Keynote
===Plenary sessions===
*Vandana Shiva Plenary
*RL Sawhney Plenary
*Jagat Shah Plenary
*Julie Greene, Closing Remarks - The Future of the Solar Cooking Sector
File:Vandana Shiva Plenary
File:RL Sawhney Plenary
File:Jagat Shah Plenary
File:Julie Greene, Closing Remarks - The Future of the Solar Cooking Sector
===Presentations===
*Dr. Ajay Chandak - Solar Thermal Technology
*Dr. Ajay Chandak - Solar Thermal Technologies for Industrial Process Heating
*Dr. Ajay Chandak - Community Solar Cookers for Rural Schools and Charitable Organizations
*Maarten Olthof - Bhutanese refugee camps
*Dr. Alan Bigelow - Performance Evaluation Process (PEP) for Solar Cookers
*Dr. Alan Bigelow - Performance Evaluation Process (PEP) Recap
*Marty Greenia - Scaling Up
*Mike Paparian - International Climate Agreements Status
*Hemangi Rawat - SCI Association
*Caitlyn Hughes - Solar Cooking Adoption and Impact Survey
*Janice Gow Pettey, Ed.D. - A Business Solution to Poverty Designing Products and Services
*Even Larsen - Online Marketing Strategies--Tailored for Solar Cooking
*Pierre-André Aubert - Testing Phase of the First Solar Restaurant of France
*Guro Grytli Seim - Building the Industry Together How to be Partners, not Competitors
*Rocio Maldonado - Financing a Solar Cookers Project in the Andes
*Daniel Feuermann - HS Physics Education in the Service of Solar Cooking to the Bedouin Population
*Sharat Chand - Solar Energy Related Curriculum for Schools in India
*Dr. Jean Golden, Peter Haastrup - The Kenya Loodariak Village Solar Cooker Project
*Dr. Shyam Nandwani - Promotional Activities of Solar Cooking in Costa Rica and Other Countries
*Onkar Shinde - Engaging Students in Solar Thermal Technology Experimentation
*Sperancea Gabone - Solar Cooking Adoption and Impact Survey
*Dr. A. S. Gudekar - Solar Energy Based Continuous Cooker
*Susan Kinne - Low Budget High Returns Dignity and Knowledge Driven Development
*Sanu Kaji Shrestha, Kriti Shrestha - Possibilities and Challenges of "Sun Can Cook Nepali Food"
*Tjhin Hong Ling - Tzu Chi, Refugees, and Solar Cooking
*Patricia McArdle - The Sustainable Introduction of Solar Cooking in Refugee Camps
*Kawesa Mukasa - How Solar Connect Association Sustains the Solar Cooking Business
*Patrick Sherwin - Can Evacuated Tubes Scale to Meet Global Cooking Needs?
*Nicholas Kithembe - Tonembee Association
*Dr. Akihiko Kumagai - What Would be a Sustainable WAPI Producing Method for Developing Countries?
*Rachel Andres - Solar Cooking Project in Chadian Refugee Camps Lessons Learned
*Julie Greene - Displaced Persons and Solar Cooking
*Dr. (Mrs.) Janak Palta McGilligan - Promoting Solar Cooking for Sustainable Development Goals
*Dr. Michael Götz - If no one copies it or tries to steal it--is it worth nothing?
*Ghanshyam Lukhi - A Case Study of Successful Application of Solar Cooking in Tapi Food Products
*Dr. Shireesh Kedare - Solar Industrial Process Heat Systems
*Celestino Ruivo - User acceptance of solar cookers the case of funnel concrete cooker
*Matthew Alonso - Performance Testing of a Portable Stored Solar Thermal Energy Cooking System
File:Dr. Ajay Chandak - Solar Thermal Technology|()
File:Dr. Ajay Chandak - Solar Thermal Technologies for Industrial Process Heating
File:Dr. Ajay Chandak - Community Solar Cookers for Rural Schools and Charitable Organizations
File:Maarten Olthof - Bhutanese refugee camps|(, )
File:Dr. Alan Bigelow - Performance Evaluation Process (PEP) for Solar Cookers|(, )
File:Dr. Alan Bigelow - Performance Evaluation Process (PEP) Recap
File:Marty Greenia - Scaling Up|()
File:Mike Paparian - International Climate Agreements Status|()
File:Hemangi Rawat - SCI Association|()
File:Caitlyn Hughes - Solar Cooking Adoption and Impact Survey|()
File:Janice Gow Pettey, Ed.D. - A Business Solution to Poverty Designing Products and Services|()
File:Even Larsen - Online Marketing Strategies--Tailored for Solar Cooking|(, )
File:Pierre-André Aubert - Testing Phase of the First Solar Restaurant of France|(, )
File:Guro Grytli Seim - Building the Industry Together How to be Partners, not Competitors|(, )
File:Rocio Maldonado - Financing a Solar Cookers Project in the Andes|(, )
File:Daniel Feuermann - HS Physics Education in the Service of Solar Cooking to the Bedouin Population|(, )
File:Sharat Chand - Solar Energy Related Curriculum for Schools in India|()
File:Dr. Jean Golden, Peter Haastrup - The Kenya Loodariak Village Solar Cooker Project|(, )
File:Dr. Shyam Nandwani - Promotional Activities of Solar Cooking in Costa Rica and Other Countries|(, )
File:Onkar Shinde - Engaging Students in Solar Thermal Technology Experimentation|(, )
File:Sperancea Gabone - Solar Cooking Adoption and Impact Survey|(, )
File:Dr. A. S. Gudekar - Solar Energy Based Continuous Cooker|()
File:Susan Kinne - Low Budget High Returns Dignity and Knowledge Driven Development|(, )
File:Sanu Kaji Shrestha, Kriti Shrestha - Possibilities and Challenges of "Sun Can Cook Nepali Food"|(, )
File:Tjhin Hong Ling - Tzu Chi, Refugees, and Solar Cooking|()
File:Patricia McArdle - The Sustainable Introduction of Solar Cooking in Refugee Camps|(, )
File:Kawesa Mukasa - How Solar Connect Association Sustains the Solar Cooking Business|(, )
File:Patrick Sherwin - Can Evacuated Tubes Scale to Meet Global Cooking Needs?|(, )
File:Nicholas Kithembe - Tonembee Association|(, )
File:Dr. Akihiko Kumagai - What Would be a Sustainable WAPI Producing Method for Developing Countries?
File:Rachel Andres - Solar Cooking Project in Chadian Refugee Camps Lessons Learned
File:Julie Greene - Displaced Persons and Solar Cooking
File:Dr. (Mrs.) Janak Palta McGilligan - Promoting Solar Cooking for Sustainable Development Goals
File:Dr. Michael Götz - If no one copies it or tries to steal it--is it worth nothing?|()
File:Ghanshyam Lukhi - A Case Study of Successful Application of Solar Cooking in Tapi Food Products
File:Dr. Shireesh Kedare - Solar Industrial Process Heat Systems
File:Celestino Ruivo - User acceptance of solar cookers the case of funnel concrete cooker
File:Matthew Alonso - Performance Testing of a Portable Stored Solar Thermal Energy Cooking System
==Papers==
===Applications in the Field===
* - Smita B. Joshi and A. R. Jani
* - Susan Kinne
* - Sanu Kaji Shrestha and Kriti Shrestha
* - Smita B. Joshi and Hemant Thakkar:
===Education and Promotion===
* - Susan T. Schleith, Penny Hall, and Onkar Shinde
* - Hezi Yizhaq and Daniel Feuermann
* - Shyam Nandwani
* - Sharat K. Chand
* - Jean Golden and Peter Haastrup
===Entrepreneurship and Field Projects===
* - Patrick Sherwin
* - Kawesa Mukasa
* - Nicholas Nzola Kithembe
* - Sperancea Gabone
===Food Processing/Industrial Applications===
* - Michael Götz
* - Victoria Aguilera Velazco
===Performance and Evaluation Process===
* - Dr. Alan Bigelow
* - Dr. Ajay Chandak
* - Paul Arveson
===Policy and Finance===
* - Tulasi Ravindran, Dr. Alan Bigelow, Dr. Arline Lederman
* - Ignacio R. Smith and Sherry McMillan
* - Rocio Maldonado
* - Even Haug Larsen
* - Pedro Serrano
* - Pierre-André Aubert
===Refugee Camp Projects===
* - Julie Greene
* - Nguessan Oufle Amalama Christian, Serika Miyashita, Sumio Shuto, and Yuichi Nakajo
* - Maarten Olthof
* - Celestino Rodrigues Ruivo
* - Matthew Paul Alonso, Keilin Jahnke, Catherine Zhou, and Dr. Bruce Elliott-Litchfield
* - Patricia McArdle
* (slides) - Akihiko Kumagai
===Scale and Coalition Building===
* - Guro Grytli Seim
==Closing==
* - Julie Greene
==Posters==
===Standards===
* - Basudev Upadhyay, Prabin Shrestha, Shovana Maharjan
===Policy and Finance===
* () - Tulasi Ravindran, Dr. Alan Bigelow, Dr. Arline Lederman
===Education and Promotion===
* - Namrata Sengar, Krishna Mohan Kaushik
* - Dave Oxford, Stewart Maclachlan
* - Vijayata Namrata, , Namrata Sengar
* - Fatemeh Rahimi, Hamed Tavakoli
===Applications in the Field===
* - Chihwei (Will) Hsu
* - Dinah Chienjo
===Refugees===
* - Godfrey Mawira Kaburu
===Heat Storage===
* - Emily Floess, Matthew Alonso, Keilin Jahnke, Samantha Lindgren, Joe Bradley Madhu Viswanathan, Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, Tami C. Bond
* - Sun Buckets - Samantha Lindgren, Keilin Jahnke, Matthew Alonso, Bruce Elliot-Litchfiel
===Solar Drying===
* - Mohd Rezaul Islam, Amrita Mukherjee, Angelos Deltsidis, Michael Reid, Jim Thompson, Elizabeth Mitcham
* - Juana María Hernández Jarquín, Joel Pantoja Enríquez
* - Amrita Mukherjee, Rezaul Islam, Michael Reid, James Thompson, Angelos Deltsidis, Elizabeth Mitcham
===Design===
* - Sunita Mahavar, Namrata Sengar, P. Dashora
* - Sedi Byskov, Maria Matschuk, Gideon Caringal, Karsten Dupont, Henrik Pranov
* - Varun Raheja
* - Celestino Ruivo
* - Elmo Dutra
* - Smita Joshi, Hemat Thakker
* - Edward Sembajjwe
* - Maria Matschuk, Gideon Caringal, Karsten Dupont, Henrik Pranov
==Conference schedule==
*Schedule
==See also==
*Past conferences
==Contact==
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