Call for Papers – THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED 4 q$ y; W* p1 `$ i$ {0 b0 y
6 j. |* K& h- J- L; m* OIEEE Bucharest PowerTech 2009 / y+ [% F- D% ^* Y, N. [“Innovative ideas toward the Electrical Grid of the Future”9 K. |/ v/ w- j
/ `. [/ o% i. Q8 F2 R( w2 YJune 28th - July 2nd, 2009/ U$ {7 k6 @( X# z
Bucharest, Romania$ i2 U2 l" I. o- t" C" T# L
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The Bucharest PowerTech Conference continues the tradition of the : f& L/ o/ a5 S4 Q8 ]# O$ {) e: S
PowerTech Conferences organized every two years, with the past editions at $ `4 ^) R n) c. D# g' M) u) K
Lausanne, St.Petersburg, Bologna, Porto, Budapest, Stockholm and Athens. ! V% j$ D7 `. h
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The PowerTech Conference maintains a suitable balance between 6 o, n1 |( }( V) j. @! J- T
contributions from industry and academia and also provides a bridge # u" D( y, w! t) H- Q( p) v m: Jbetween generations. The interest from enthusiastic young practicing " [6 \' A8 o5 G% B) N6 K) Y# {7 eengineers and PhD students wishing to publish their work increased from 1 e0 Y; ?% C& i9 `/ Qevent to event. # P: n1 R$ x, P: h. P6 ?7 FThe most valuable IEEE student work is recompensed with the Basil Papadias 2 s1 _4 l7 n, H0 V( t2 Laward, which has been also an important ingredient toward the event’s & F5 @/ T7 @8 j: c7 S4 zsuccess. 7 g1 T$ L$ S1 s7 D) G7 \6 X! a) X D0 X1 A& W* z; E w' ?1 Z
The event is sponsored by the IEEE Power Engineering Society and will be % S$ |/ W; g7 n0 D5 W! m0 Q: H+ @& \organized by University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romanian Power Grid 4 W* x3 V8 u) Z8 ACompany TRANSELECTRICA S.A. and IEEE PES Romania Chapter. 6 a4 r) E: R) ~; L& d$ A- H( v/ Y1 z+ n, m
The Technical Program of the conference will feature a broad range of 2 @* x4 N" d1 P7 ^; ATechnical Paper sessions, Panels and Tutorials covering a comprehensive 7 R& r4 Y$ T, V* i# orepertoire of topics of current interest in the power engineering field. + _- t% k! }& c8 T4 y! b
The Conference welcomes papers on the following main topics: 6 f, @3 k3 e& f( x+ o
- Restructuring of the electricity industry and transnational networks - a" D9 R1 U6 x5 v
- Planning and operation of power systems under market conditions ' N+ F% f" ]3 J( `0 T - System services in deregulated markets ! z8 i; ~# u# D$ a9 H/ v
- Renewable energy sources and storage devices . G X% F- f5 v/ x3 T1 {$ ~. {6 q4 S
- Integration of distributed generation in the main grids ) z- U& M! ]- X/ Q7 Z
- Demand side management 0 a5 b7 o' D Z: W4 ? - Energy efficiency : r, U) y, Q$ v) `9 l) K - Power system dynamics, stability and control & E$ K# z( i3 p' v
- Cascading emergencies and blackouts: preventive and corrective actions 7 V a8 J- d: w: m: Z9 ]$ t
- Electromagnetic compatibility/Power quality 1 f, S( @; k& m1 {
- Lightning and electromagnetic transients ; `+ G# X0 F( P- k1 l - Diagnostics and reliability ) G8 q8 O' p- ~! d/ x - Power system insulation " a3 e$ y3 [; z5 g1 Y) S
- Power system protection . G# u) D; Q1 y6 r - Power electronics, including HVDC transmission and FACTS . t. C- g$ s! B& u - Power system instrumentation, measurements and automation 5 M2 [# F; D% d4 ^ X9 Z- A
- Power system communication ( D5 a6 s1 T6 d, n6 h7 r I
- Wide area monitoring and control systems $ V; F5 }" r) d8 u
- Artificial intelligence techniques in power systems ; ]0 @7 S8 _, V" S; K2 i* Q; @3 x
- Developing the concept of “smart grids”3 P7 x2 B' r8 d/ m
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Extended abstracts submission: 8 m$ Y3 F: I1 R8 l) B, |7 O) A. e# A# ?+ p6 S
Extended abstracts of about 2-3 A4 pages are to be submitted , r/ I3 z0 @7 p: D, ?
electronically until October 31st, 2008 via the PowerTech 2009 OpenConf + R$ d! e6 V6 C5 m4 o1 L p9 j+ Gsystem at http://system.power.pub.ro/openconf/openconf.php& z5 o' p" H: r# a) l# h
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Important dates: ' y+ a; B+ I1 v/ ^July 30th, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website opens7 R2 o2 | f# c0 n7 K
October 31st, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website closes 3 n: X( V$ J$ NDecember 1st, 2008 - Notification of acceptance of the extended abstracts% O; G p* Y% d/ Y
March 1st, 2009 - Deadline for full papers submission) I" ~3 z1 N9 {' H+ w$ X
April 6th, 2009 - Final acceptance of full papers , g0 h" s1 q, R' KJune 28th to July 2nd, 2009 - Conference# i- ~5 s' {% x+ U0 p1 l6 A# v" d0 h
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For detailed information please visit the conference website: 3 i: n9 u! J- s3 qhttp://ewh.ieee.org/conf/powertech/2009/index.html