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IEEE Bucharest PowerTech 2009- M& z/ L8 s) D$ w
“Innovative ideas toward the Electrical Grid of the Future”+ P" }" K: X0 i
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June 28th - July 2nd, 2009. D u/ H1 w9 a6 B {" h
Bucharest, Romania6 k8 n, E% }' K7 c' y
) R7 m6 y5 v2 h" f; B& `The Bucharest PowerTech Conference continues the tradition of the 9 J2 ]* C/ ~! FPowerTech Conferences organized every two years, with the past editions at / i: j4 K" [: g9 k& d" r6 TLausanne, St.Petersburg, Bologna, Porto, Budapest, Stockholm and Athens. ) D0 L& Q9 T" z% }5 Z: Y4 K
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The PowerTech Conference maintains a suitable balance between % v* q4 [, E2 T2 R1 r
contributions from industry and academia and also provides a bridge a5 s- U7 C0 B% w+ {$ L7 ^between generations. The interest from enthusiastic young practicing 8 C: l; P3 J+ P- F% L& a# Q" sengineers and PhD students wishing to publish their work increased from & ^: w) \9 N* N8 ]event to event. 0 g) q0 R, c' c# p2 D2 OThe most valuable IEEE student work is recompensed with the Basil Papadias $ `$ x6 y' w+ _5 _/ `0 n' L
award, which has been also an important ingredient toward the event’s % `" `# v3 C( W9 S& |3 ^success.8 I, a3 R+ E0 A6 d$ P
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The event is sponsored by the IEEE Power Engineering Society and will be - V6 k+ x$ ~4 j& P* L
organized by University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romanian Power Grid 5 q/ r x- x+ p% ^( u2 G1 h, FCompany TRANSELECTRICA S.A. and IEEE PES Romania Chapter. " h2 B7 g* Z, w9 w2 i J 4 T! W! D: P1 K( W2 N0 RThe Technical Program of the conference will feature a broad range of ( |+ o1 I% K# J; h2 h/ [2 A. |Technical Paper sessions, Panels and Tutorials covering a comprehensive , w" \* L- j! G \( N7 ]9 mrepertoire of topics of current interest in the power engineering field. / t) L# R: h& T6 P0 s
The Conference welcomes papers on the following main topics: 4 N) k3 I# t( W" q' R4 C4 G
- Restructuring of the electricity industry and transnational networks 4 E& c- K% H1 D' A% v* E/ d
- Planning and operation of power systems under market conditions 0 N3 A9 _( `3 X9 \* u, F
- System services in deregulated markets % I4 ?% `4 `* Q7 d) Y - Renewable energy sources and storage devices ' }7 `8 p# v( g) T+ z7 |# `6 R - Integration of distributed generation in the main grids # E1 S3 w; z8 `' r. ]7 {( }7 h - Demand side management . q4 A- r& \( D: r6 n6 R. W - Energy efficiency : K/ m9 k4 m9 v( L* b- X
- Power system dynamics, stability and control ; N" H R z' k( l1 C; F9 a2 B- D - Cascading emergencies and blackouts: preventive and corrective actions 7 L5 ~( m& Q J; ^7 z - Electromagnetic compatibility/Power quality . C" H# [( U0 m: i* ~ - Lightning and electromagnetic transients ! n) k$ D( X5 T. M0 Y. u9 V: O - Diagnostics and reliability 2 f3 l9 ~$ Z: R
- Power system insulation ' r: |( y6 v3 F' ]- A: E" O( z
- Power system protection ( U' q* b" V% j5 M3 v/ } - Power electronics, including HVDC transmission and FACTS ) p w2 o8 b z6 \& c5 e
- Power system instrumentation, measurements and automation ) J4 U- D, O! i b! j+ h
- Power system communication 0 C# r, R. P1 x6 P5 ]( {! W
- Wide area monitoring and control systems 9 x% e) t! R- }+ u - Artificial intelligence techniques in power systems 2 k4 a; J7 ^* l" P9 D8 q% u - Developing the concept of “smart grids” 3 {$ P: s: a& `; A8 y+ h2 |& ]" r9 Q! s) A' l/ T& i( O
Extended abstracts submission: 1 H- ]3 r0 l3 ~* N$ m5 b# N8 O8 |% X V
Extended abstracts of about 2-3 A4 pages are to be submitted # h9 x+ c9 P Helectronically until October 31st, 2008 via the PowerTech 2009 OpenConf 5 T) V% d! ~2 \system at http://system.power.pub.ro/openconf/openconf.php # b, G8 g# V5 ? ! _) T' @# o* ]2 V! u, }4 n2 i2 Q6 B* DImportant dates:; {+ J1 q7 w! X% v
July 30th, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website opens ; S) }* O9 o, _# t2 ~, Y1 BOctober 31st, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website closes 4 t4 x* y4 Y/ M7 q$ z3 Z: Q! ]December 1st, 2008 - Notification of acceptance of the extended abstracts( B' x" D7 B( c( i# h$ \0 k8 E
March 1st, 2009 - Deadline for full papers submission & N, E5 f. O: a0 G8 }3 jApril 6th, 2009 - Final acceptance of full papers 9 k. t* P, Z& Y( CJune 28th to July 2nd, 2009 - Conference& _& o/ m# @; N0 N
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For detailed information please visit the conference website: 2 w( a, r& p! L- ] http://ewh.ieee.org/conf/powertech/2009/index.html