The Second International Conference on Advanced Power System Automation and Protection 2007 was held from 24 to 27 April 2007 in Jeju, Korea. Located in a southern island where the weather is mild even in winter, the city is a famous resort that welcomes over 4 million visitors per year from mainland Korea, Japan and China.  Jeju was an independent country called Tamna in 662 AD. It was renamed to Jeju in the 12th century by the king of Goreyo. The island has been part of the Republic of Korea since the end of World War II. The conference venue was the Island Ramada Plaza Jeju Hotel modeled after a cruise ship that floats on the waterfront of Jeju Island.

Prof. Lee, Chairman of the conference said that "...The purpose of APAP2007 is to invite the researchers, engineers, and experts of worldwide who work in power system automation and protection field, and provide an opportunity to share their experiences and knowledge. APAP2007 is specially devoted to the advanced protection and automation technology in power systems, but not limited to. I believe that this seminar will establish a clear goal and direction of the researches in this field and make a contribution to develop the protection and automation technology for next-generation power systems..."

Numerous papers from all over the world were presented in Intensive Oral Session, Oral, Interactive and Industry Special Sessions.
The papers and discussions of the conference focused on some key, advanced and developing technologies for power system automation and protection, such as wide area protection, distributed generation,  power system operation, analysis, modeling and simulation, experience and perspectives of the application of IEC 61850.