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IEEE Bucharest PowerTech 20099 ~4 z! p' e$ O8 y+ f6 `7 J
“Innovative ideas toward the Electrical Grid of the Future”2 o0 p; t8 N/ T r
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June 28th - July 2nd, 2009/ M& C! S, |- _
Bucharest, Romania ) f0 \: ~7 A/ l* k! j1 p9 S4 d1 Q4 Z: Y& [5 q
The Bucharest PowerTech Conference continues the tradition of the * a. i: X f" z$ f3 D7 ?
PowerTech Conferences organized every two years, with the past editions at * @+ ~6 T1 {0 L' l
Lausanne, St.Petersburg, Bologna, Porto, Budapest, Stockholm and Athens. : j% @. B$ p$ a4 L: T3 u4 W
4 T+ k' M" k+ PThe PowerTech Conference maintains a suitable balance between ; \$ c3 t {1 m% `6 xcontributions from industry and academia and also provides a bridge 5 ^8 w: n" U, h8 C" x
between generations. The interest from enthusiastic young practicing % G4 j: i8 \+ A2 V
engineers and PhD students wishing to publish their work increased from % O& ?$ E6 |7 C: V, M. pevent to event. 5 s0 S, u$ m$ [The most valuable IEEE student work is recompensed with the Basil Papadias ) R; ]1 Y4 j0 s) @award, which has been also an important ingredient toward the event’s * r: @5 N! l; o; P1 H, Z' lsuccess. / ~; e9 ~& K& w% E) A3 E1 t : j% M5 t/ J8 VThe event is sponsored by the IEEE Power Engineering Society and will be - J, }- K; N4 E9 lorganized by University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romanian Power Grid # `2 A( g. F, {9 I: m9 w |Company TRANSELECTRICA S.A. and IEEE PES Romania Chapter.% C: i- G/ Q2 k; g9 T! [
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The Technical Program of the conference will feature a broad range of 5 Y- G q1 [( C7 k, h, X
Technical Paper sessions, Panels and Tutorials covering a comprehensive ; J9 t2 b2 ^/ W" q6 E0 c
repertoire of topics of current interest in the power engineering field. 4 ?* U3 o1 R v( m, {
The Conference welcomes papers on the following main topics: 7 s4 U- R) x! f: q/ ~2 | - Restructuring of the electricity industry and transnational networks 3 d5 q2 ?0 g' g$ J1 k- ]
- Planning and operation of power systems under market conditions ' F% Q1 ^7 W2 K8 n5 ]2 J - System services in deregulated markets ! H! o. `& U9 b" K! i, ]7 K, D
- Renewable energy sources and storage devices 5 a, S! @" c1 O# Q# u - Integration of distributed generation in the main grids - W/ a z0 b3 P0 l6 c7 \ - Demand side management 2 {% N! C( ^. ?( v- l. A$ M
- Energy efficiency 2 ^; }/ }5 d- _5 W
- Power system dynamics, stability and control ! E6 H9 n% u$ y
- Cascading emergencies and blackouts: preventive and corrective actions ) R j. E3 P: _
- Electromagnetic compatibility/Power quality . e1 Z; A5 W6 Y) E - Lightning and electromagnetic transients 5 N; F7 f7 g7 V* Q% R7 L. o
- Diagnostics and reliability ; _3 n" k" p! z - Power system insulation / {6 l+ _* @- _* P) t3 T) c - Power system protection 7 a4 t% y# S/ H- h) [ - Power electronics, including HVDC transmission and FACTS # Y$ D- \# u& A9 x2 @. F' Q - Power system instrumentation, measurements and automation 9 i, M! t, p9 D+ s/ @) Z. v
- Power system communication : n+ ~+ K4 O/ V
- Wide area monitoring and control systems ( c' x, ^1 h9 x) i5 P& f6 [
- Artificial intelligence techniques in power systems 4 S- ^/ I- S" ~7 n3 z - Developing the concept of “smart grids”7 A( n+ R9 c: P- Q o; F. ]
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Extended abstracts submission:. X- L, b) x& S# b
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Extended abstracts of about 2-3 A4 pages are to be submitted : s- Z1 _$ L" r8 Q6 [# Qelectronically until October 31st, 2008 via the PowerTech 2009 OpenConf 9 h0 u% V& ~1 Y" Asystem at http://system.power.pub.ro/openconf/openconf.php ' H! ]$ T! V' m, Q . [ C' {- e N4 J: f: MImportant dates:% ~. R Y; J! t& T* ?' H2 C
July 30th, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website opens, {1 s0 T4 b; }0 w& D2 ^7 E3 m" X
October 31st, 2008 - Extended abstracts submission website closes) Q. Z: H, e6 u6 Y0 J
December 1st, 2008 - Notification of acceptance of the extended abstracts: M, d8 r* y8 v: M- ?! R2 b/ n
March 1st, 2009 - Deadline for full papers submission * Y" @9 n7 P4 iApril 6th, 2009 - Final acceptance of full papers . S% i& H6 r9 ^- {8 S) cJune 28th to July 2nd, 2009 - Conference ( j# G9 E+ B$ K- T3 O4 k) M* X3 p. p9 m% z4 B
For detailed information please visit the conference website: ! v3 u: Q% n1 Yhttp://ewh.ieee.org/conf/powertech/2009/index.html