The IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm) has announced April 4, 2011 as the ‘call for papers’ deadline for its second annual event to be held October 17-20, 2011 in Brussels, Belgium. All interested researchers, industry professionals and government officials are urged to CLICK HERE for specific submission details.

Hosted by the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), IEEE SmartGridComm
showcases the development and upgrade of global smart grid
communications, ranging from remote metering and improved cyber-security
to enhanced data retrieval and on-road vehicle recharging.

This
year, organizers have added one extra day to the program of events. The
agenda will start with a full day of workshops and tutorials, then
proceed with three days of keynotes, panels and technical papers on
global efforts to facilitate the production, delivery and use of
electricity worldwide.

“We are extremely proud of the early
success of IEEE SmartGridComm and its comprehensive pathways for
addressing the economic, environmental, technological and societal
urgency for increasing energy independence and revolutionizing the
management and control of energy worldwide,” said IEEE SmartGridComm TPC
Co-Chair Chris Develder from Ghent University – IBBT, Belgium.

Need a topic for your paper? How about:

• Architectures and Models for the Smart Grid
• Smart Grid Network and Service Management
• Wide-Area Monitoring, Control & Protection – WAMPAC
• The Whole Picture: Sense, Communicate, Compute, Control
• Communication Networks for Smart Grid
• Cyber and Physical Security and Privacy
• Smart/Virtual Metering, Demand Response, Dynamic Pricing
• Interconnections and Communications of Electric Vehicles and Smart Grids
• Virtual Power Plants, Distributed Generation, Microgrids, Renewables and Storage
• Standardization, Interoperability and Coexistence & Regulation
• Getting Practical: Field trials, Deployments, and Lessons Learnt

IEEE
SmartGridComm is hosted by the IEEE Communications Society, which is
comprised of more than 40,000 members. Founded in 1952, IEEE ComSoc is
an international forum and sponsor of global publications, conferences,
certification and educational programs, local activities, technical
committees and standardization projects.