IPEC-Sapporo 2010 - The 2010 International Power Electronics Conference (IPEC-Sapporo 2010)

The Industry Applications Society of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan is pleased to announce that the International Power Electronics Conference -ECCE Asia- (IPEC-Sapporo 2010) will meet June 21st through 24th, 2010 at Sapporo Convention Center in Sapporo, Japan. This international conference is technically co-sponsored by IEEE Industry Applications Society and IEEE Power Electronics Society. As the sixth IPEC since 1983, the Sapporo Conference will provide a unique opportunity for engineers, researchers and academicians to assemble in a beautiful northern city in Hokkaido and exchange the latest information on power electronics, motor drives, motion control and related subjects. All papers presented will be published in the IEEE Xplore.

Contributions of technical papers in the following areas are invited.
Static Power Converters
Power Semiconductor Devices and Packaging
Modeling, Simulation, EMI and Reliability
Electric Machines, Actuators and Sensors
Motor Control and Drives
Motion Control and Robotics
Renewable Energy and Energy Saving
Power Electronics Applied to Power Systems
Power Electronics and Drives Applied to Railway Systems
Power Electronics and Drives Applied to Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Power Supply for Information and Communication Technologies
Power Electronics and Drives Applied to Home Appliance
Education in Power Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Other Related Topics

Deadline for Extended Summary: November 16, 2009
An extended summary describing work not previously published or presented must be electronically submitted in PDF file through the conference website no later than November 16, 2009. The extended summary should be 4 pages long on either A4 or 8.5 by 11 inch (letter size) format with supporting figures, tables and references,headed by title of paper and choice of topic category. Please do not indicate authors' names. The submitted extended summary will be reviewed via a peer review process in order to ensure the highest technical quality of the conference.The extended summary should clearly define the salient concepts and novel features of the work. Be sure to mention past or previous works to distinguish your originality from them.

Notification of Acceptance: February 5, 2010
Authors will receive notification of acceptance by e-mail on or before February 5, 2010.

Deadline for Final Manuscripts: April 12, 2010
Authors of accepted papers will be required to submit a final manuscript not exceeding eight pages in length for publication in the CD-ROM Conference Proceedings and the printed Session Papers by April 12, 2010, together with the application for registration and the required fee.Authors whose extended summaries are accepted will receive detailed authors' instruction by e-mail.

Presentation
Accepted authors must present their papers either orally or as a poster.Several rooms will be reserved for both styles. Each speaker will have 20-30 minutes for oral presentation or about two hours for a poster. The authors' instructions will include details for presentation styles.

Publication in Transactions
Every author who presents a paper at IPEC-Sapporo 2010 has the right to submit his/her manuscript for publication either in the IEE of JAPAN Transactions or the IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, or on Power Electronics. After the conference, the manuscript should go to the IEE of Japan or the IEEE IAS or the IEEE PELS, respectively.