Call for Papers – THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED * ]. J7 O( }' p$ H& j* B" g+ b) M4 L, k ; R. Q' Q; `+ E# @# yIEEE Bucharest PowerTech 2009 & t5 u4 l" Y9 n2 n2 Y% ~1 J. A“Innovative ideas toward the Electrical Grid of the Future” 2 g* x: ? G! h% Q& @3 j/ ?% n / |1 _7 [/ w( N( G1 X- QJune 28th - July 2nd, 2009/ J# O1 v0 ]3 F9 _4 |) E
Bucharest, Romania - B& r- F/ M# i; ^ . l3 W2 _& s6 ~9 I) ZThe Bucharest PowerTech Conference continues the tradition of the ; R% O# v+ J9 F$ d, l. `PowerTech Conferences organized every two years, with the past editions at ( Y; a; J' \" ?
Lausanne, St.Petersburg, Bologna, Porto, Budapest, Stockholm and Athens. . `) H! w* `& v. B% m8 M, |
( n% J w* L$ E6 q7 _The PowerTech Conference maintains a suitable balance between 9 R5 m( r2 ~4 O* h
contributions from industry and academia and also provides a bridge ' _# N; V9 ~% zbetween generations. The interest from enthusiastic young practicing 3 I3 D3 k8 H9 ^engineers and PhD students wishing to publish their work increased from 5 a) n* @5 d. k I. X# q1 Xevent to event. f8 |9 t* ]) S* w" T1 |# DThe most valuable IEEE student work is recompensed with the Basil Papadias 5 P1 j4 b! o5 Y/ qaward, which has been also an important ingredient toward the event’s + W, s7 q$ X/ T8 _" @5 b; w
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The event is sponsored by the IEEE Power Engineering Society and will be ) G: ^) V/ |- G+ I. c, Yorganized by University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romanian Power Grid ! Z5 t! O% C, O# s& A- |
Company TRANSELECTRICA S.A. and IEEE PES Romania Chapter.6 O- \* |1 r4 C* c
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The Technical Program of the conference will feature a broad range of 1 V% g5 L, V+ D+ G! STechnical Paper sessions, Panels and Tutorials covering a comprehensive : A$ s8 v8 i, q1 W+ D/ arepertoire of topics of current interest in the power engineering field. * t* z" }2 o* D$ C( r- ^
The Conference welcomes papers on the following main topics: 6 X8 _/ t0 u0 e8 g - Restructuring of the electricity industry and transnational networks ( p4 N- ~1 |/ E s
- Planning and operation of power systems under market conditions 0 e- I( t% ?7 h- ]! O+ w' s- u - System services in deregulated markets - E8 n( p+ W2 v- q# s - Renewable energy sources and storage devices 6 v2 [( i2 [6 ^% H: b - Integration of distributed generation in the main grids 0 X1 W' g# b* v3 b4 g9 s" k - Demand side management 9 m# a3 J& U8 k. n$ E! U - Energy efficiency ( C0 E: S. K( n1 B. } - Power system dynamics, stability and control " b8 ]+ F' E% L9 g
- Cascading emergencies and blackouts: preventive and corrective actions $ R9 o% H9 ~% B7 \
- Electromagnetic compatibility/Power quality : A# V! I& Z- P+ r# w4 X2 f - Lightning and electromagnetic transients ) W; i9 S! s5 z% m; k( S. I. v9 a& O8 o - Diagnostics and reliability 8 i5 t4 {7 A! E8 P+ j; g/ T - Power system insulation # c. }- S! {! k1 _6 q! z) c7 L! d, ] - Power system protection " h' \" S% t/ K* E( p
- Power electronics, including HVDC transmission and FACTS 9 d$ o* p7 s, e, h% c! |" U1 p
- Power system instrumentation, measurements and automation 8 o4 r/ A5 r, a* Q% P& ^ - Power system communication ' |; t3 t1 r; X! O4 B6 {: `) S - Wide area monitoring and control systems 4 k4 e, b T% }$ f& r! h
- Artificial intelligence techniques in power systems , w6 K) ?6 p0 H5 a% Y R6 P+ V4 o
- Developing the concept of “smart grids” + [$ |; r2 l; X% E' u . N; O; h' x0 v6 J* fExtended abstracts submission:- p. [! E) ]* B, X, O% L ~
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Extended abstracts of about 2-3 A4 pages are to be submitted " [7 z+ e l$ Y9 h
electronically until October 31st, 2008 via the PowerTech 2009 OpenConf ; ^2 G2 V* \& D0 ?! z8 h6 z
system at http://system.power.pub.ro/openconf/openconf.php2 ~, V& c6 k8 A0 l2 G8 J
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Important dates: $ m; R9 v$ r* MJuly 30th, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website opens9 b$ C8 y( i* o0 y: Z
October 31st, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website closes- k/ }; @. a) f3 C. K8 Q
December 1st, 2008 - Notification of acceptance of the extended abstracts 4 M" m# S" K% a* a8 R1 ~4 OMarch 1st, 2009 - Deadline for full papers submission # D& Y% B8 K$ ^+ G7 B9 h5 p# P, pApril 6th, 2009 - Final acceptance of full papers& j i( o U) j2 z, ~& l
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For detailed information please visit the conference website: ; D( _$ {8 J* x1 ~0 e8 \; b4 j2 { http://ewh.ieee.org/conf/powertech/2009/index.html