isgt 2011 - 2011 2nd IEEE PES International Conference and Exhibition on "Innovative Smart Grid Technologies" Europe

The 2nd IEEE PES International conference and Exhibition on “Innovative Smart Grid Technologies ? Europe” is sponsored by the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) and hosted by the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of The University of Manchester. The Conference will be an international forum for the participants to address and discuss the state-of-the-art innovation in smart grids. The conference will feature paper sessions, panels and tutorials by international experts on smart grid.
Conference Main Topics

Standards for smart grid and grid codes
Architectures and models for the smart grid
Regulatory aspects and market operations
Dynamic pricing
Intelligent demand management
Smart Grid network and service management
Energy management and efficiency and end user benefits
Field trials, deployments and lessons learnt
Sensors, communication and advanced metering infrastructure
Smart/Virtual metering technology
Intelligent monitoring and outage management - self healing grids
Communication networks and solutions for Smart Grid
Cyber and physical security systems and ICT
Data acquisition, processing and management
Wide Area monitoring, Protection and Control - WAMPAC
Advanced modelling and control solutions and architectures
System and component reliability and diagnostics
Implications of smart grids for asset management
AC and DC transmission & distribution systems - planning, operation & security
Virtual Power Plants, Distributed Generation, Microgrids, and Energy Storage
Grid integration of renewable energy sources
Power electronics devices ? modelling, application, control
Grid and communications solutions for plug-in electric vehicles
Modelling and deployment of plug-in electric vehicles and low-carbon transportations
Important Dates

Submission of extended abstracts:
31st March 2011
Acceptance notification of abstracts:
31 May 2011
Submission of full papers:
31st July 2011
Acceptance notification of full papers:
30th Sep 2011
Submission of final manuscripts:
31st October 2011
Organising 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 The University of Manchester

Jovica V. Milanovic, General chair
Peter A Crossley, Technical programme chair
Mike Kay, Corporate affairs chair
More Information

The conference web site (http://www.ieee-isgt-2011.eu) will open on 20th February 2011 for submission of extended abstracts and the pages will be continuously updated. The conference will be held will be held in Manchester Central Convention Complex (http://www.manchestercentral.co.uk).

For more information contact Laura.Mitchell-AT-manchester.ac.uk