Call for Papers – THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED - a& g3 K \0 c; Z
/ j: R9 b, p1 T+ `IEEE Bucharest PowerTech 2009" {: Y- i- a8 d! x7 j( W
“Innovative ideas toward the Electrical Grid of the Future” , m' t! Q0 t$ Y3 L' k- C2 K% H$ M% M, @
June 28th - July 2nd, 2009. Q+ L$ _; ^2 H. S. U0 l$ t/ m
Bucharest, Romania5 S, i5 E' e6 |4 g8 T
4 _' L% [0 ^$ i: b- AThe Bucharest PowerTech Conference continues the tradition of the & P4 Q" k0 I! K# E" e) W
PowerTech Conferences organized every two years, with the past editions at 3 f$ Y% d Y) E# ]' B) @; {Lausanne, St.Petersburg, Bologna, Porto, Budapest, Stockholm and Athens. 4 i# G H% A( s2 @9 c; o0 g/ X5 h " S( v) c6 X; ?- {; @0 aThe PowerTech Conference maintains a suitable balance between $ `. Q( N; a1 r; ?! p, ]* Xcontributions from industry and academia and also provides a bridge 0 x7 F; ^+ n! t3 ]
between generations. The interest from enthusiastic young practicing ! u2 p1 |* |: ~& H
engineers and PhD students wishing to publish their work increased from ) {; F- J; G* x. U5 s( d# Fevent to event. % f* m; b& W3 w$ n4 BThe most valuable IEEE student work is recompensed with the Basil Papadias 1 m1 R' q2 j l- g# s$ ?) N6 T
award, which has been also an important ingredient toward the event’s % I) P" i2 T3 E4 Vsuccess. 4 N Z! |2 o$ o& _6 ~2 O+ ]0 m' e# T8 x6 l( V2 i w" X9 k
The event is sponsored by the IEEE Power Engineering Society and will be ' w9 s& M9 F) }, ?3 O( v5 b* Yorganized by University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romanian Power Grid $ g+ a6 A% R& H( l8 [: D% J
Company TRANSELECTRICA S.A. and IEEE PES Romania Chapter.: g, ?- C$ ^1 k
6 D" s+ h; O/ P! y' a- F6 z% b: f8 w# [The Technical Program of the conference will feature a broad range of 6 x5 `, Q/ i' ~+ L
Technical Paper sessions, Panels and Tutorials covering a comprehensive * L( D7 t, I7 N
repertoire of topics of current interest in the power engineering field. , @! h( `" \5 L, ?2 Q: g; a" @6 AThe Conference welcomes papers on the following main topics: 1 G& L& n' V$ ~1 |' P! [2 O
- Restructuring of the electricity industry and transnational networks 7 m8 I* T% a. I - Planning and operation of power systems under market conditions 5 g/ M0 _* v" G
- System services in deregulated markets 5 B: z5 I. H* Y9 g - Renewable energy sources and storage devices : s2 s! ~9 l; h, I - Integration of distributed generation in the main grids 9 Y4 @6 h- ]4 G9 }* E) T. ^0 d
- Demand side management P( C1 Q& T+ @9 H - Energy efficiency , T+ R( J2 h: L$ f! c b6 k2 t - Power system dynamics, stability and control 2 o% r( m0 v9 x! H6 g5 b3 W) R# I
- Cascading emergencies and blackouts: preventive and corrective actions # Y# F, v5 i& F: {
- Electromagnetic compatibility/Power quality 2 O- R% K8 P# Z' W9 B% |2 p- k - Lightning and electromagnetic transients , j4 b+ l x8 D8 y - Diagnostics and reliability 2 S' x# j! d! A3 ?* w, z2 n
- Power system insulation ; {" G9 `( o2 v3 {" m
- Power system protection & c( m: T+ B# K6 e: n" |' Z- L1 a - Power electronics, including HVDC transmission and FACTS ; t2 ?: t0 ^( e. L; f
- Power system instrumentation, measurements and automation + d _$ V! I* e6 L- l. X8 H8 a! m- o - Power system communication 5 Z5 b1 U7 G( K* ]- r - Wide area monitoring and control systems 4 Q& ?: N R: P4 e, ^4 N4 [8 A
- Artificial intelligence techniques in power systems # a. E% u& ?: t. O$ {4 z - Developing the concept of “smart grids” A- w) r0 [) c4 f" F* \ d6 Z7 i2 a/ T
Extended abstracts submission:! ~. ~8 r: I# Y e9 O( l% m
! {# _# D" A% Y8 P7 V5 SExtended abstracts of about 2-3 A4 pages are to be submitted & H8 w N' M0 V, R; L2 Velectronically until October 31st, 2008 via the PowerTech 2009 OpenConf 2 Y3 R$ G" C# ^$ I# e* l
system at http://system.power.pub.ro/openconf/openconf.php * h% x6 o6 h5 F' O3 d0 c* f' `6 g4 W# n8 ]
Important dates: : r& {# s4 k; D; pJuly 30th, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website opens( l1 m( C0 w5 }4 X7 H# \ d" |
October 31st, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website closes , y/ |8 q7 U {6 ^' @) H2 oDecember 1st, 2008 - Notification of acceptance of the extended abstracts' p' B1 z! Z3 A1 o: a
March 1st, 2009 - Deadline for full papers submission/ }" t8 Q+ L/ D
April 6th, 2009 - Final acceptance of full papers! p' }8 e" K4 S5 c, J# r5 I
June 28th to July 2nd, 2009 - Conference ( t/ v+ L% N1 M' J e& S/ g9 {3 {% B; u) g) z
For detailed information please visit the conference website: 9 s% `! `' N3 m" Q% ~/ ]http://ewh.ieee.org/conf/powertech/2009/index.html