Call for Papers – Deadline extended until May 28th

The annual IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference: IEEE EPEC 2012
“Resilient Green Energy Systems for a Sustainable Society”

The annual Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC 2012) will take place in London, Ontario, Canada from October 10 to 12, 2012. follow us on Twitter: @EPEC2012.


October 10-12, 2012, London, Ontario, Canada

Web: http://www.ieee.ca/epec12

Sponsored by IEEE Canada and IEEE Canada Central Area Sections.

The conference is an opportunity for electric power and energy systems experts from industry, academia, and other interested organizations to discuss the latest developments in the field. This may include debate on the potential impact of these developments including discussions on regulatory and policy aspects.

The topics to be addressed at the conference include, but are not limited to the following:
• Resiliency of Electrical Power Systems
• Smart Grids including HVDC and FACTS
• Communications aspects of Smart Grids
• Microgrids
• Energy Storage
• Energy Conservation and Efficiency
• Nuclear Energy
• Renewable Energy - Generation and Integration
• Electrification of Transportation and its Impact
• Integrated Energy System Planning and the Energy - Water Nexus
• Asset Management and Condition Based Maintenance
• Government Support and Incentives
• Computational Methods
• Advanced Technology Developments


Paper Submission: The format of the paper should follow the IEEE conference paper style. EPEC 2012 will only accept the electronic submission of a full paper in English. Detailed information on the paper format and submission procedure will be available on the EPEC 2012 website (http://www.ieee.ca/epec12/callforpapers-en.php). EPEC 2012 proceedings will be included in EI Compendex, IEEEXplore and ISI Proceedings.

Important Dates:

May 28th, 2012 Submission of organized panel proposals
May 28th, 2012 Submission of full papers in PDF
May 10th, 2012 Submission of tutorial and workshop proposals
June 18th, 2012 Notification of panel/tutorial acceptance
July 3rd, 2012 Notification of paper acceptance
July 23rd, 2012 Submission of final camera-ready papers


The Call For Papers has been issued: http://www.ieee.ca/epec12/callforpapers-en.php.
In addition we are inviting informal proposals for
• tutorials and workshops
• plenary panels
• industrial presentation panel sessions
The facility at the London Convention Centre offer excellent space for Exhibits: http://www.ieee.ca/epec12/exhibitors-en.php
This conference offers extensive Sponsorship Opportunities: http://www.ieee.ca/epec12/sponsors-en.php


For more information about EPEC 2012 please contact:

Dr. Maike Luiken, Conference Co-Chair
Dean, Applied Research and Sustainable Development
Lambton College ardalan@ieee.org
maike.luiken@ieee.org

and

Dr. Shahab Ardalan, Conference Co-Chair
Director of Design Technology Crypto Silicon Inc.
ardalan@ieee.org

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

General Co-Chairs
Maike Luiken, Lambton College
Shahab Ardalan, Crypto Silicon Inc.

Technical Committee Co-Chairs
Shesha H. Jayaram, University of Waterloo
Jin Jiang, Western University
Tarlochan Sidhu, University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Publications Committee Co-Chairs
Amin Mobasher, Research In Motion
Sean Dunne, Canadian InstrumentationServices Group

Treasurer
John Harris, J. Harris Consulting

Industry Program Committee
Vinay Sharma, London Hydro

Publicity Chair
Alexei Botchkarev, Ryerson University

Tutorial/Workshop Chair
Maike Luiken, Lambton College

Exhibition Chair
Murray MacDonald, Murray MacDonald Consulting

Sponsorship Chair
Maike Luiken, Lambton College

Local Arrangements Chair
Ashfaq Kash Husain, Dillon Consulting

Web Site Committee
Dennis Michaelson, Western University
Kevin Smith, Lambton College

Registration Chair and Administration
Cathie Lowell, CL Consulting

IEEE Canada President
Keith Brown

General Inquiries
EPEC 2012
Cathie Lowell
PO Box 63005
University Postal Outlet
Shoppers Drug Mart #742
102 Plaza Drive
Dundas, Ontario, Canada
L9H 4H4
Email: infoepec12@ieee.org

Web: http://www.ieee.ca/epec12

Twitter: @EPEC2012

2012 IEEE EPEC CALL FOR PAPERS V2.0