Call for Papers – THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED 6 j; Y& \+ t- t' s5 y ?4 p6 _, f5 z9 O0 r3 I- z7 B9 D, o$ f) ], j* e
IEEE Bucharest PowerTech 20095 m5 b" Q3 Q8 ?6 e1 X# [
“Innovative ideas toward the Electrical Grid of the Future”2 q9 |4 l3 d" W1 C
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June 28th - July 2nd, 2009 ) f z2 L+ w& _Bucharest, Romania 0 F5 R7 s4 Z- B4 i; D , c4 ?: X! Z; [( `3 v- eThe Bucharest PowerTech Conference continues the tradition of the + J% q# ]9 N2 p5 bPowerTech Conferences organized every two years, with the past editions at 2 y) U' n6 ~, `6 f
Lausanne, St.Petersburg, Bologna, Porto, Budapest, Stockholm and Athens. ) T3 q( B* H8 i, W/ M3 W& x2 J8 V9 G. _8 b1 j
The PowerTech Conference maintains a suitable balance between : k) C) Z: u4 ~5 c- F& k
contributions from industry and academia and also provides a bridge 4 M" j v, s. n' ~between generations. The interest from enthusiastic young practicing 7 K. `3 ^7 R! e; [! l3 \& Z9 Jengineers and PhD students wishing to publish their work increased from 3 n# ~' n7 u. X9 C: S, U9 @event to event.( q6 i6 d M% L: S$ w( B
The most valuable IEEE student work is recompensed with the Basil Papadias 7 C( S8 x, s( `award, which has been also an important ingredient toward the event’s - Q( T( U- `# I/ n8 r
success. ( k- m' |/ ]6 Y5 _; e 7 P( \9 i4 S8 G4 ~- D/ nThe event is sponsored by the IEEE Power Engineering Society and will be ' ?6 w ?+ D9 c. t$ q/ l' L! gorganized by University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romanian Power Grid 3 Z8 v$ R" O' F, _Company TRANSELECTRICA S.A. and IEEE PES Romania Chapter. 3 x$ H$ T$ n/ }, _& \$ }5 r7 x / q; G8 [/ U; w9 `6 Q hThe Technical Program of the conference will feature a broad range of % e% E+ r0 \! L: r
Technical Paper sessions, Panels and Tutorials covering a comprehensive + n8 c/ j! j0 z* s& `8 v* S
repertoire of topics of current interest in the power engineering field. ! `6 p9 t1 ~' vThe Conference welcomes papers on the following main topics: 1 O. ]5 {* d' B! n) v# p" y/ ^ - Restructuring of the electricity industry and transnational networks ( i. m; q W2 l/ B$ ^1 e - Planning and operation of power systems under market conditions 9 ~. ?3 d9 g) o: \8 E8 c
- System services in deregulated markets , i! C& t3 m+ S' F8 w - Renewable energy sources and storage devices / C5 ^+ p3 m, t3 w& | f# R - Integration of distributed generation in the main grids 5 t, _7 O o6 v - Demand side management ! R1 ?. e; C# E3 A+ S" f - Energy efficiency % G) e' y& z% |& T2 W7 U/ I9 N/ r
- Power system dynamics, stability and control - m, ^' H F" ~+ _1 T - Cascading emergencies and blackouts: preventive and corrective actions ( r$ b O7 u# s+ H1 n3 O7 S* y - Electromagnetic compatibility/Power quality % W2 ^0 u' c s8 p
- Lightning and electromagnetic transients 3 O* z( K& M8 f& Z3 i4 H+ M1 g
- Diagnostics and reliability + v4 R" q' b1 R( m
- Power system insulation + o+ ?# S% d( N& y6 ^% Q
- Power system protection 8 x) l/ x: l+ q) F
- Power electronics, including HVDC transmission and FACTS , ] d$ a( H4 z0 D - Power system instrumentation, measurements and automation + l6 {/ ~2 n9 ]* Q
- Power system communication # @# M H0 |: U. ^' G/ R - Wide area monitoring and control systems 8 i7 P i: x8 e. k8 c
- Artificial intelligence techniques in power systems ! v6 l& F) h" h5 r
- Developing the concept of “smart grids” 0 O9 l) Y M- f - f8 V* K2 ~& Y* FExtended abstracts submission: ' w% O, [# p. u/ a8 Q* o% C- J& f1 d- F# L2 j! x' _' x2 q
Extended abstracts of about 2-3 A4 pages are to be submitted 8 H3 A' [0 c4 E' G2 a) F0 \4 {4 ~
electronically until October 31st, 2008 via the PowerTech 2009 OpenConf ( I5 I$ ]# o4 _system at http://system.power.pub.ro/openconf/openconf.php) P1 u, }0 ^0 X5 X' t- w
! J: _/ u- Z' T/ ?# G+ f2 PImportant dates:, ]/ D8 s( i" ~9 F* y% n. A9 Y
July 30th, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website opens ; ~2 Y. T1 x: Q _0 V+ l1 G5 q: IOctober 31st, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website closes 5 ? o0 G! M, {* K& q5 N& pDecember 1st, 2008 - Notification of acceptance of the extended abstracts; _2 r4 Q- ~# _/ l' ~
March 1st, 2009 - Deadline for full papers submission0 c# a1 r0 K' e! C
April 6th, 2009 - Final acceptance of full papers 4 Z; _& Z) e) pJune 28th to July 2nd, 2009 - Conference: l* m/ H! z' V; ]# Y