The International Institute for Research and Education in Power Systems (IREP) invites you to attend the VIII Bulk Power System Dynamics and Control in Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil. This symposium will continue the tradition of outstanding events in the field of power systems analysis and control, promoting stimulating debates on present and emerging issues, and addressing guidelines of future research and applications that meet the needs of the evolving electric power industry. This international symposium will ensure a friendly and enthusiastic gathering of world-wide experts in power system dynamics and control, and is structured to promote profitable discussions beyond the time allocated for paper presentations. Furthermore, the beautiful sight of Armacao dos Buzios, with its 26 beaches, encourages the participation of companions. This combination of high-level technical papers and presentations, together with unique local sights and attractions, is characteristic of the IREP symposia. Buzios will continue the previous experiences from Potosi (1988), Deep Creek Lake (1991), Davos (1994), Santorini (1998), Onomichi (2001), Cortina D´Ampezzo (2004) and Charleston (2007).

PROCEEDINGS

Symposium registrants will receive advance copies of all papers. A Proceedings CD containing the full text of all presentations and discussions will be distributed after the event. The proceedings of previous Symposia, edited by Lester Fink, have constituted state-of-the-art references.

SCHEDULE

* November 18, 2009: Submission site opens.
* February 1, 2010: Submission of 1-2 page summaries.
* March 15, 2010: Acceptance/Rejection notification with instructions for paper preparation.
* June 1, 2010: Deadline for receipt of full papers and author´s registration.
* August 1-6, 2010: Symposium.

ORGANIZATION

The Symposium is jointly organized by IREP, the International Institute for Research and Education in Power System Dynamics and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

IREP BOARD OF DIRECTORS

* Ian Hiskens, University of Michigan (Board President)
* Joseph Bucciero, Bucciero Consulting (Treasurer)
* Goran Andersson, ETH
* Claudio Canizares, University of Waterloo
* Sandro Corsi, CESI Spa
* Mania Pavella, University of Liege
* Antonio Simoes Costa, Fed. Univ. Santa Catarina
* Costas Vournas, Nat. Tech. Univ. Athens
* Felix Wu, University of Hong Kong
* Naoto Yorino, Hiroshima University


TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE

* Lester Fink, Honorary Member, USA
* Anastasios Bakirtzis, Greece
* Ian Dobson, USA
* Djalma Falcao, Brazil
* Marija Ilic, USA
* Eugene Litvinov, USA
* Chen-Ching Liu, Ireland
* Vahid Madani, USA
* Nelson Martins, Brazil
* Sakis Meliopoulos, USA
* Damir Novosel, USA
* Tom Overbye, USA
* João Peças Lopes, Portugal
* Christian Rehtanz, Germany
* Antonio Simoes Costa, Brazil
* Alex Stankovic, USA
* Glauco Taranto, Brazil
* Thierry Van Cutsem, Belgium
* Luis Vargas, Chile
* Mani Venkatasubramanian, USA
* Yusheng Xue, China
* Luiz C. Zanetta Jr., Brazil
* Xiao-Ping Zhang, UK



LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

* Glauco N. Taranto, Fed. Univ. Rio de Janeiro (Chair)
* Djalma M. Falcao, Fed. Univ. Rio de Janeiro
* Nelson Martins, CEPEL
* Antonio Simoes Costa, Fed. Univ. Santa Catarina


FOR ALL INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE SYMPOSIUM PLEASE CONTACT

Prof. GLAUCO N. TARANTO
Programa de Engenharia Eletrica - COPPE
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21945-972 – Brazil
Phone: 55-21-2562-8615
Fax: 55-21-2562-8627
E-mail: tarang@coep.ufrj.br

For matters concerning IREP please contact:

Prof. IAN HISKENS
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122 – USA
Phone: 1-734-615-7076
E-mail: hiskens@umich.edu