Call for Papers

IEEE Power Engineering Society 2009 General Meeting

July 26-30, 2009

Telus Convention Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Investment in Workforce and Innovation for Power Systems

The IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting brings together an international group of practicing engineers, operators, planners, policy makers, economists, academics and others with interest in the field of electric power and energy. It thus provides an exceptional venue for learning about the latest developments in all aspects of electrical power and energy, and discussing issues with experts in related fields from all over the world.

The conference will begin with a timely and valuable plenary session and will also include tutorials on a number of up-to-date topics in this area. Paper, panel and poster sessions will be scheduled, with top papers drawn from all committees to be featured in Super Sessions.

Papers are invited on all topics related to electric power and energy, and especially for the Super Sessions topics with the following focus:

1: Transmission Capacity Enhancements in the 21^st. century

• Transmission, distribution and integrated resource planning
• Designing transmission for the electric market environment
• Transmission system adequacy in the presence of large energy sources
• Considerations in transmission system design for renewable power sources

2: Wind Power- Real or Imaginary

• Active and reactive power supplied by wind power installations
• Real versus installed magnitude of wind capacity incorporation in electric systems
• Accommodating high levels of wind and other stochastic resources
• Resource planning with wind and other stochastic and/or distributed resources
• Forecasting wind and other stochastic resources

3: Regulatory and Public Challenges to Utility Enhancements

• Legal challenges faced by utilities in G-T-D infrastructure expansion
• Public challenges to expansion and role of public relations

4: Going “Green”

• Environmental aspects including reduction in GHG emissions, conservation, etc.
• Role of technology in mitigation and adaptation to global challenges, such as energy supply, water and food supply.
• How the power industry is helping to meet global challenges
• Status of new technologies and developments to help reduce/capture GHG
• Conservation strategies and their implementation

5: Integrating Distributed Generation

• Communications and control infrastructure for distributed grid control
• Demand side management and customer choice
• Information technology for energy automation
• Internet tools for improved control and operation of power systems
• Protection algorithms for islanding and safety

6. Training Future Workforce for the Electric Power and Energy Industry

• Type of training of workforce for the future - generalized or specialized
• If generalized, how much appreciation and background in power is required
• Respective roles of industry and academia in training
• How and where should the training be provided – on job or in academic institutions

Manuscript Submission: Papers (maximum length 8 pages) must be prepared in accordance with the procedures outlined in the PES Publications Guide, which is part of the PES Authors Kit available at the IEEE/PES web site (www.ieee.org/power). Complete manuscripts are to be submitted electronically via the PES 2009 GM paper submission web site, which will be accessible from the PES web site above.

The submission site will be available for paper submissions beginning Nov. 3, 2008 through Dec. 3, 2008. If revisions are required, authors will be given the chance to respond to reviewers’ comments. The final version of the paper must be submitted by Feb. 16, 2009.

At least one author of each paper must register for the meeting and pay the appropriate fee before an accepted paper will be released for publication in the PES 2009 General Meeting Proceedings or scheduled for presentation during a Super Session, or panel/paper/poster sessions. Note: Registration deadline for authors may be earlier than the general registration deadline. Additional information about the meeting will be posted on the website as it becomes available.

Summary of Important Dates:

Paper Submission Website Opens: week of Nov. 3, 2008

Paper Submission Website Closes: Dec. 3, 2008

Authors Notified (Accept, Reject or Revise): Feb. 2, 2009

Proceedings and Panel Revised Papers Due: Feb. 16, 2009

Proceedings and Panel Revised Paper Authors Notified: Mar. 2, 2009

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