Conference Reports

DistribuTECH 2008 held in Tampa, Florida

The 18th DistribuTECH Conference & Exhibition was held from January 22 to January 24, 2008 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. It is one of the key events in North America that gives the opportunity to many electric power system specialists to learn about the latest trends in technology and exchange ideas about the future of our industry. More


Clemson Power Systems Conference 2008

The 2008 Power Systems Conference was hosted by Clemson University at the Madren Center, Clemson, South Carolina from 11 March to 14 March 2008. The focus of the seventh annual conference was system issues associated with Advanced Metering, Protection and Control, Communication and Distributed Resources. More


Texas A&M Protective Relay Conference, USA

The Texas A&M 61st Annual Conference for Protective Relay Engineers was held from 31 March to 3 April 2008 at College Station, Texas. The conference was hosted by Texas A&M University. As Prof. B. Don Russell, Chair of the conference said in his Welcome address "...the conference has provided the best available information on protective relay applications and technology. With the changes that have occurred in the electric power industry and with the business emphasis on efficiency and cost savings, the relay conference is even more important than ever." More


Developments in Power System Protection 2008

The 9th International Conference on Developments in Power System Protection was held from 17 - 20 March 2008 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. This is the largest specialized protection conference in Europe that is held at three or four years intervals at different locations. More


Western Power Delivery Automation Conference 2008

The tenth Western Power Delivery Automation Conference was held from 6 April to 10 April, 2008 at the recently renovated Davenport hotel in the center of Spokane, WA. The conference was organized by Washington State University and is an annual event which focuses on the fast-changing issues of automation and control of electric power systems and substations. More


IEEE PES T&D Conference 2008

The IEEE PES T & D Conference and Exposition was held in Chicago, Illinois from 21 to 24 April 2008. It brings together power-delivery professionals with many different areas of specialization, including transmission and distribution planning, protection and control, substation engineering, distribution automation, communications, renewable energy, operations, and maintenance. The McCormick Place was the conference venue. This conference provides a forum for discussions of a wide range of topics related to the present and future of our industry. More

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