CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION IEEE PES Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe October 11–13, 2010 Chalmers Lindholmen, Gothenburg, Sweden The first Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Europe, sponsored by the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) and hosted by Chalmers University of Technology will be held on October 11–13, 2010 in Gothenburg, Sweden. This is a follow up on the first IEEE PES ISGT conference hosted by NIST, Gaithersburg, USA, January 2010. The Conference will be a forum for the participants to discuss the state-of-the-art innovations in smart grid technologies. The Conference will feature paper sessions, panels and tutorials by international experts on smart grid. The organizing committees invite researchers, practitioners, decision makers and students, worldwide to participate and submit papers. The Conference scope includes the topics: • Standards for smart grid and grid codes • Regulatory aspects and market operations • Cyber and physical security systems and Information and Communication Technology • System and component reliability and diagnostics • Intelligent monitoring and outage management – self healing grids • AC and DC transmission- and distribution systems – planning, operation and security • Protection and phasor measurement unit applications • Grid integration of renewable energy sources • Use and control of power electronic controllers and energy storage • Grid solutions for plug-in vehicles and low-carbon transportations • Sensors, communication and advanced metering infrastructure • Energy management and efficiency and end user benefits Important dates: Full Paper Submission Deadline: May 31, 2010 Early Registration Deadline: Aug. 31, 2010 Authors’ Notification: July 31, 2010 Conference Dates: October 11–13, 2010 Organizing Committees: IEEE PES ISGT Committee Alan Rotz, IEEE PES President Wanda Reder, Former IEEE PES President Pat Ryan, IEEE PES Executive Director Mohammad Shahidehpour, Chair IEEE PES ISGT 2010 USA Meliha Selak, IEEE Chapter Chair Coordinator Carlo Alberto Nucci, IEEE Chapter Chair Reg. 8 Local Committee at Chalmers University of Technology Lina Bertling, Conference chair Stanislaw Gubanski, Conference vice chair Tuan Le, Program coordination Massimo Bongiorno, Paper review coordination Mats Rydehell, External Contacts Ann-Kristine Nordin, Media and communication More information: The conference home pages will be updated continuously. By April 1, the systems: for registration, bookings of accommodations and paper submission will be available. IEEE format will be used for papers, and accepted and presented papers will be included in IEEE Xplore database. For more information see the conference home page, or contact with email info@ieee-isgt-2010.eu, or ann-kristine.nordin@chalmers.se www.ieee-isgt-2010.eu