Call for Papers – THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED G5 j: A8 R3 n' w5 e5 z + \5 b% {$ T7 i+ p- @- G0 v: sIEEE Bucharest PowerTech 20097 C' R5 [4 ~% o5 h
“Innovative ideas toward the Electrical Grid of the Future”" m8 G1 k/ l1 ~1 g
+ l' B g4 T" t# J5 a9 D& QJune 28th - July 2nd, 2009 * x& t2 }- n3 L4 w% {Bucharest, Romania 1 C, y5 \# m& [; D. `, h2 K 2 O) ~ x1 | ~. K+ H" FThe Bucharest PowerTech Conference continues the tradition of the " ~2 e0 ]+ x! I! z( pPowerTech Conferences organized every two years, with the past editions at 1 p) m( @5 C; q2 v) @Lausanne, St.Petersburg, Bologna, Porto, Budapest, Stockholm and Athens. : {$ L+ m) Q4 n- z2 A4 p; Y% f
The PowerTech Conference maintains a suitable balance between ) p5 G, k: U% z( n" w9 p. mcontributions from industry and academia and also provides a bridge 6 y: [; S" q' H. B
between generations. The interest from enthusiastic young practicing : e0 z' s5 a# g
engineers and PhD students wishing to publish their work increased from , z: Y, S9 u( K. [event to event. - {6 y0 t" j6 S" CThe most valuable IEEE student work is recompensed with the Basil Papadias 7 x y& C2 B1 X$ U
award, which has been also an important ingredient toward the event’s : \" Y" d P. M, S
success. ) k/ X' d" i/ N% O. t6 D% M# [. @' N' v8 z7 l6 R y
The event is sponsored by the IEEE Power Engineering Society and will be , {) @5 G% J7 W9 D3 H
organized by University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romanian Power Grid ! \7 n6 O8 ]' B; M& P
Company TRANSELECTRICA S.A. and IEEE PES Romania Chapter.3 [; D- v# X- H! B- t
- Z+ }+ d/ \2 _& [7 T. r: wThe Technical Program of the conference will feature a broad range of 5 H( q8 w" F7 ]8 P" Q1 F; E) Z
Technical Paper sessions, Panels and Tutorials covering a comprehensive ; {7 C. M, {, S. n* S& `( g- x0 L# p4 ]repertoire of topics of current interest in the power engineering field. - F/ m4 {) E c2 `- A
The Conference welcomes papers on the following main topics: 3 L9 _! g( e% E( T
- Restructuring of the electricity industry and transnational networks , a5 w' F4 @8 |5 o9 K7 ?( U - Planning and operation of power systems under market conditions ' S9 b0 w, X6 g
- System services in deregulated markets 6 k% L. ^2 F) [, r7 V# E - Renewable energy sources and storage devices 1 B( \! R; A% r4 i4 {4 l! a# K
- Integration of distributed generation in the main grids ; q6 S9 B* G# U. h# c( i - Demand side management . W+ ]! W. S' h3 a. Q - Energy efficiency 8 ?2 Z" V" Q7 A4 {; i* Y
- Power system dynamics, stability and control ) ^9 P( H% w& D; i, I# l# L9 E - Cascading emergencies and blackouts: preventive and corrective actions 0 b8 }5 {& r0 e; }4 I% j0 q
- Electromagnetic compatibility/Power quality 5 J0 U6 p4 Z; ^2 P7 S; P - Lightning and electromagnetic transients `& E& m% {, N! `3 M) f& ~: @' d7 O
- Diagnostics and reliability 8 w; p, o9 j# V9 ?5 _# [ - Power system insulation / A: T# c5 S4 Z0 r+ S) K* Y
- Power system protection ) Q8 a: l) c' a4 S - Power electronics, including HVDC transmission and FACTS # H1 Z5 L. ]6 l3 V4 Y! F2 K( U% O
- Power system instrumentation, measurements and automation 2 B7 E$ \+ f5 H7 w$ o
- Power system communication 1 T' _; Z7 b' W - Wide area monitoring and control systems 9 e( i. e/ T. c9 N5 T - Artificial intelligence techniques in power systems {5 P+ i+ _! E4 @9 |+ m* R1 [4 Z - Developing the concept of “smart grids”- o8 w I& S b. y% y( P
' @ {4 t9 Y8 }Extended abstracts submission:/ a+ K8 C3 }# f1 O: Z; c8 L
1 H- B& ^& O+ A$ s& s/ pExtended abstracts of about 2-3 A4 pages are to be submitted 4 C: r3 J6 O5 _4 L v0 xelectronically until October 31st, 2008 via the PowerTech 2009 OpenConf * S+ _- j7 d! |
system at http://system.power.pub.ro/openconf/openconf.php 6 y' m" @6 v1 r3 z% i& G' O& \0 y7 Z! g1 m, s
Important dates: 6 {! {3 ~2 y& gJuly 30th, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website opens; W1 r! J8 m" m! u; u* m
October 31st, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website closes: H1 K8 d+ o1 _
December 1st, 2008 - Notification of acceptance of the extended abstracts , S q+ L5 x; [1 u" K( PMarch 1st, 2009 - Deadline for full papers submission ( Q# B- s5 j' a1 DApril 6th, 2009 - Final acceptance of full papers& R5 ?+ N) f/ X* l3 c
June 28th to July 2nd, 2009 - Conference# {( }6 q; c- _+ R9 v/ F8 J; z& B