CALL FOR PAPERS

The 10th IASTED International Conference on
Power and Energy Systems
~PES 2008~

April 16 �?? 18, 2008
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

SPONSORS
The International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED)
Technical Committee on Power and Energy Systems

CONFERENCE CHAIR
Dr. Ewald Fuchs �?? University of Colorado at Boulder, USA

PURPOSE
The next generation of power systems must change and adapt to environmental factors, customer concerns, and reliability issues. The environment will prove to be either a catalyst or obstacle for future electrical development, and customer-centred concerns will be a driving force for new concepts in demand participation. Additionally, recent and ongoing challenges related to blackouts and power quality problems in many parts of world must be solved with innovations in controls, devices, and infrastructure. Wide-scale disasters must be mitigated. Energy systems must rely more on renewable sources, be very efficient, and have the capability to rapidly expand in order to meet the growing demand for electrical energy.

The 10th IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems will create an international forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange new ideas and practical experience in the areas of energy and power systems. PES 2008 aims to strengthen relations between the energy sector, research laboratories, and universities. All papers submitted to this conference will be peer evaluated by at least two reviewers. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality and contribution.

LOCATION
PES 2008 will be held in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
SCOPE
The topics to be covered by Power and Energy Systems 2008 include, but are not limited to:

1. Electricity Infrastructure & Weather and Reliability (WAR)
Storm Monitoring, Grid Hardening, Restoration, Blackouts
Blackouts
Bulk Power Generation Options: Nuclear, Oil, Gas, and Coal
Effects of Adverse Climatic Conditions on Electric Infrastructures
Energy Storage
Grid Hardening
HV Power Lines
Islanding Mechanisms
Major Breakdown Avoidance and the Role of Power Companies
Modernization of Power Grids
Load Shedding
Power Transmission
Power Quality
Reliability
Underground vs. Overhead Systems
Underground Power Transmission
Weather Phenomena and Reliability

2. Renewable Energy and Distributed Systems
Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Biomass, Ocean Energy �?�
Distributed Power Systems
Grid Optimization with Hydrogen
Hydrogen Economy
Micro-Grids
Renewable Generation

3. Planning, Operations, and Analysis
Current Issues in the Power Industry
Demand Response and Management
Fault Diagnosis
Power Breakdown Analysis
Power Flow Analysis
Power System Planning

4. Regulation, Policy, Economics, Markets, and Risk Analysis
Electricity Power Pools
Energy Policies
Energy Policy
Energy Policy Act
Energy Pricing
Global Restructuring
Investment Coordination
Power Economics
Power Market Deregulation
Regulations
Retail Power Markets
Risk Analysis
ROI Caps
Role of Governmental Regulation
Security Assessment

5. Modelling, Simulation, and Real-Time Applications
Breakdown Impacts
Electricity Metering
Load Forecasting
Load Modelling and Estimation
Power Engineering and Education
Power System Operation
Power System Stability

6. Communication and Control
Power Line Communications
Power System Control

7. Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Safety
Nuclear Technologies
Security of Supply
Technology Transfer


PAPER SUBMISSIONS
Initial Papers
Submit your paper via our website at: www.iasted.org/conferences/submit-617.html. All submissions should be in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. The IASTED Secretariat must receive your paper by November 15, 2007. Receipt of paper submission will be confirmed by email.

Complete the online initial paper submission form designating an author who will attend the conference and provide four keywords to indicate the subject area of your paper. One of the keywords must be taken from the list of topics provided under Scope. Initial paper submissions should be approximately six pages. Formatting instructions are available at: www.iasted.org/formatting-initial.htm.

All papers submitted to IASTED conferences must be previously unpublished and may not be considered for publication elsewhere at any time during IASTED's review period. Authors are limited to a maximum of three paper submissions. Authors are responsible for having their papers checked for style and grammar prior to submission to IASTED. Papers may be rejected if the language is not satisfactory.

Notification of acceptance will be sent via email by January 4, 2008. Final manuscripts are due by February 1, 2008. Registration and final payment are due by February 15, 2008. Late registration fees or paper submissions will result in the papers being excluded from the conference proceedings.

Final Papers
Send your final manuscripts via email to finalpapers@iasted.org. The subject line for the final manuscript submission must include your six-digit paper number. The formatting instructions can be found at www.iasted.org/formatting-final.htm and must be strictly followed. The page limit for final papers is six single-spaced pages in 10 point Times New Roman font. Only one paper of up to six pages is included in the regular registration fee. There will be an added charge for extra pages and additional papers.

TUTORIALS
Proposals for three-hour tutorials should be submitted online by November 15, 2007. Tutorials are to be submitted via the following website:
www.iasted.org/conferences/tutorialsubmit-617.html. A tutorial proposal should clearly indicate the topic, background knowledge expected of the participants, objectives, time allocations for the major course topics, and the qualifications of the instructor(s).

SPECIAL SESSIONS
Persons wishing to organize a special session should submit a proposal via email to calgary@iasted.org. Proposals should include a session title, a list of the topics covered, and the qualifications and brief biography of the session organizer(s). Papers submitted to the special session must be received by November 15, 2007, unless otherwise stipulated by the Special Session Organizer. A minimum of five papers must be registered and fully paid in order for this session to be included in the conference program. More information on special sessions is available at
www.iasted.org/conferences/specialsession-617.html.

JOURNALS
Expanded and enhanced versions of papers published in the conference proceedings can also be considered for inclusion in one of the IASTED journals. Information on the submission of papers to journals is available at: http://www.actapress.com/SubmissionInfo.aspx.

Whole proceedings as well as single papers can now be purchased online. Please visit ACTA Press: http://www.actapress.com.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES
Submissions due November 15, 2007
Notification January 4, 2008
Camera-ready manuscripts due February 1, 2008
Registration Deadline February 15, 2008

For more information or to be placed on our mailing list, please contact:

IASTED Secretariat �?? PES 2008
B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW
Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9
Tel: 403-288-1195, Fax: 403-247-6851
Email: calgary@iasted.com,
Website: www.iasted.org