ISGT 2012 - third Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT 2012)

The third Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT 2012), sponsored by the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES), will be held January 17-19, 2012 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in the District of Columbia, USA. The Conference will be a forum for the participants to discuss state-of-the-art innovations in smart grid technologies. The Conference will feature plenary sessions, technical papers, and tutorials by international experts on smart grid applications.
The Conference Organizing Committee invites researchers and practitioners worldwide to submit papers for review and possible presentation. The Conference scope covers the following general topics with respect to smart grid applications:
Impact of Smart Grid on Distributed Energy Resources (electric cars, demand response, distributed generation, storage)
Smart Sensors and Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Cyber Security Systems (intelligent monitoring and outage management)
Wide Area Protection, Communication, and Control in Energy Systems
Power and Energy System Applications (generation, transmission, distribution, markets, operations, planning)
Energy Management Systems (with applications to smart buildings and home automation)
Smart Grid Devices and Standards
Tutorials:
The conference will present tutorials and short-courses on topical smart grid subjects. If you are interested in offering a tutorial at the conference, please contact the Technical Program Chair, Dr. Jianhui Wang (jianhui.wang-AT-anl.gov).
Manuscript Submission:
Complete manuscripts are to be submitted by July 20, 2011 via http://submissions.miracd.com/Isgt2012/login.asp (maximum length 8 pages, and in accordance with the PES Publications Guide http://www.ieee-pes.org/meetings-and-conferences/c....) Accepted papers must be presented at the conference before they can be included in IEEE Xplore. Please contact the Technical Program Chair with any questions.
Important Dates:
Paper Submission Deadline: July 20, 2011
Author Notification of Acceptance: August 24, 2011
Final Paper Submission (if revision is requested): September 9, 2011
Early Registration Deadline: December 3, 2011
Conference Organizing Committee:
Conference Chair: Mohammad Shahidehpour, Illinois Institute of Technology (ms-AT-iit.edu)
Technical Program Chair: Jianhui Wang, Argonne National Laboratory (jianhui.wang-AT-anl.gov)
Conference Treasurer: Steve Pullins, Horizon Energy Group (Spullins-AT-horizonenergygroup.com)
Conference Publicity Chair: Julio Romero Agüero, Quanta Technology (julio-AT-quanta-technology.com)