December 30, 2021: Registration is open for the next Battery Council International Convention + Power Mart, to be held in Naples, Florida, on May 1-4 next year. Nominations for the annual innovation award — one of the most scrutinised parts of the convention — can now be submitted. A strong line-up is expected this year.

Keynote speakers have yet to be confirmed, but the golf tournament, receptions, women’s networking event and technical sessions have been listed as usual. The event will be held at the Naples Grande Beach Resort.

Naples City began life in 1886, when it was founded by US senator John Williams and businessman Walter Haldeman. Newspaper and magazine stories had compared it with the Italian peninsula, hence the name.

BCI’s ‘Essential Energy Everyday’ website has been awarded gold at the Marcom Awards for its redesign, BCI said on December 7.

The EEE website has been developed as a resource for policymakers, OEM and stakeholders within the industry where they can find information about the lead battery sector.