Call for Papers – THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED 6 D) @/ k" S. f
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IEEE Bucharest PowerTech 20096 A7 f8 ^' u; b! {1 e3 h O, g
“Innovative ideas toward the Electrical Grid of the Future” 1 d7 i4 J: N% m0 n9 j9 M 4 D6 A. W/ S" gJune 28th - July 2nd, 2009# C* {3 i* F: t$ x; g& O0 F, }) ^1 F
Bucharest, Romania* T7 n# ~5 Q3 n' O2 H
# {/ Q5 w& p4 F! {The Bucharest PowerTech Conference continues the tradition of the 8 e& Z H- H- Y$ m( z1 x9 A
PowerTech Conferences organized every two years, with the past editions at ; x4 j f& r! I2 e+ C% I% O. v
Lausanne, St.Petersburg, Bologna, Porto, Budapest, Stockholm and Athens. 0 z- Y3 N) q7 J( j ' y1 X4 Z- Z' u7 d HThe PowerTech Conference maintains a suitable balance between / d- q5 ~/ ~; K! D3 S% c9 ucontributions from industry and academia and also provides a bridge ! r9 j3 y9 K% c* `( U
between generations. The interest from enthusiastic young practicing # z: u2 l( J, ]& ` v) w/ C
engineers and PhD students wishing to publish their work increased from - N% {- u4 b+ [# x+ |- fevent to event. , `+ I2 p: `9 t. p' C4 vThe most valuable IEEE student work is recompensed with the Basil Papadias 8 W8 B" V4 F* a6 y ]9 }/ Y, Aaward, which has been also an important ingredient toward the event’s 7 m# k" v& t, e j) y. R3 rsuccess.4 F3 ~/ `# u- Z; x& P
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The event is sponsored by the IEEE Power Engineering Society and will be p" R4 c& p; Morganized by University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romanian Power Grid 1 H4 o) O3 A) W {Company TRANSELECTRICA S.A. and IEEE PES Romania Chapter. 8 k# @; W2 n& i9 A$ a+ x: U9 S/ s9 z/ z6 A
The Technical Program of the conference will feature a broad range of . Y/ x! L( Q5 OTechnical Paper sessions, Panels and Tutorials covering a comprehensive - F* {2 @7 `* d0 a! C5 S3 Q6 D0 Brepertoire of topics of current interest in the power engineering field. . p5 {. ^" Z8 ^1 q3 P) r/ I: bThe Conference welcomes papers on the following main topics: 6 H* \, U' h! W( ]0 w* `, M
- Restructuring of the electricity industry and transnational networks 7 |% X( U+ X) a/ V - Planning and operation of power systems under market conditions , Z% _3 n! x! ]( A$ E - System services in deregulated markets % p& I% S5 Z( E: T - Renewable energy sources and storage devices * g( ~6 }5 ]* Q/ w2 l# j- S
- Integration of distributed generation in the main grids - R9 n- E: H1 Y R8 q7 ?0 ? - Demand side management 9 Y, J4 _" F5 v3 ~* U - Energy efficiency 5 |7 ^7 ]! H) S+ v
- Power system dynamics, stability and control $ D3 L, D5 c0 j y8 O! j
- Cascading emergencies and blackouts: preventive and corrective actions 6 y5 @# o& b0 O - Electromagnetic compatibility/Power quality 3 D) ^1 ~9 v1 | i
- Lightning and electromagnetic transients # K1 A2 h8 `& U4 c! q - Diagnostics and reliability 4 \8 [$ O; U1 Z- J - Power system insulation 3 G2 A+ Z' m$ z' Z+ R# a0 k
- Power system protection ! u) i6 _1 | c. S; E
- Power electronics, including HVDC transmission and FACTS 6 `' d3 C" q! E - Power system instrumentation, measurements and automation 4 _) k- [# `: r
- Power system communication 7 @3 O6 J: u/ {8 S& Z7 E/ H+ d+ H
- Wide area monitoring and control systems 0 D( c: O( j6 B' m' A( O! c - Artificial intelligence techniques in power systems . J; n6 B0 B' W* r7 t; _
- Developing the concept of “smart grids”. d4 ^* Z7 M4 K# X+ s" M: x
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' n9 ?7 S* W$ ~" _6 U) W' eExtended abstracts of about 2-3 A4 pages are to be submitted : j0 Y/ u; j2 u5 |: [
electronically until October 31st, 2008 via the PowerTech 2009 OpenConf 9 }* O; c- a- b. x2 x/ e. ^$ ]4 o
system at http://system.power.pub.ro/openconf/openconf.php3 }! S1 P' F7 n- h9 G( H1 q5 H! o
6 }, {/ q J) e* C. NImportant dates: ' H( @7 T0 K; q# hJuly 30th, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website opens & _. Z9 p. g$ J+ l) pOctober 31st, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website closes4 n: R8 p' P( |6 X# Q J
December 1st, 2008 - Notification of acceptance of the extended abstracts 5 D8 I* q7 h& l3 ?March 1st, 2009 - Deadline for full papers submission [4 \) Q! v0 m$ d' _
April 6th, 2009 - Final acceptance of full papers& j) ^) g2 E0 |- T
June 28th to July 2nd, 2009 - Conference6 {* X6 P! m' @8 Z
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For detailed information please visit the conference website: 8 e+ d6 k. d1 A http://ewh.ieee.org/conf/powertech/2009/index.html