Thursday, October 22, 2009

Registration

Location: Holiday Innnn Select Lobby Next to the Hotel Registration 2nd Floor

8:30-8:40

Official Opening Address
Dr. Pragasen Pillay, Concordia University, Conference Chair
Room: Ballroom

8:45-9:30

Plenary Session     Room: Ballroom      
Chair: Dr Pragasen Pillay

8:45-9:30

Energy Sustainability - A Hydro-Quebec Perspective
Hydro-Quebec’s leadership; IREQ at the forefront of world R & D.

Dr. Denis Faubert, Director, IREQ, Institut de Recherche d’Hydro-Québec.

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Keynote Speaker       Room: Ballroom 

9:30-10:15

Software for Sustainable Solutions (tentative title)

Dr. Zoltan Cendes is the Chief Technology Officer and General Manager of
Ansoft, LLC.

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break and Exhibition   Room: Ballroom Lobby

10:30-12:30

Oral Sessions

Session T2.1

Electric/Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Chair:Dr. Narayan Kar, University of Windsor

Room: Hibiscus A

Session T2.2

PANEL #1

Recent Developments and
Trends in Large Hydroelectric
Generators

Chair:Dr. Arezki Merkhouf, Hydro Quebéc

Room: Ballroom

Session T2.3

Microgrids

Chair: Dr. Luiz Lopes, Concordia University

Room: Hibiscus B

12:30:14:00

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Lunch and Exhibition, Room: Exhibition in the Ballroom Lobby, lunch on your own

14:00-16:00

Oral Sessions

Session T3.1

Power Electronics & Drives

Chair: Dr Kamal Al-Haddad, ETS

Room:HibiscusA

Session T3.2

Special Session
Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
Integration Issues

Chair: Dr Lisa Dignard, NRCan

Room: Ballroom

Session T3.3

Power Systems I

Chair: Dr Geza Joos, McGill University

Room: Hibiscus B

16:00–16:15

Coffee Break and Exhibition   Room:Ballroom Lobby and Spa

Poster Session 1

Co-Chairs: Dr Amir Aghdam, Dr Anader Benyamin-Seeyar (the first 32 papers in the poster session will be in poster session 1)

Room: Spa

17:30-18:30

Poster Session 2

Co-Chairs: Dr Amir Aghdam, Dr Anader Benyamin-Seeyar (posters 33-64 will be in the second poster session)

Room: Spa

19:00

BANQUET and Awards               gggggggggggRoom: Ballroom

 Friday, October 23, 2009

8:00-8:05

Welcome: Dr Pragasen Pillay, Concordia University, Conference Chair

8:05–10:00

Keynote speakers     Room: Ballroom       
Chairs: Dr Kamal Al-Hadad and Dr Geza Joos

8:05-8:45

ABB's Innovative Solutions to increase industrial productivity

Mr. John G Caron, Vice President for ABB Service in Canada

8:50-9:30

The use of Model-Based Design Method and Real-Time Simulation for Power Electronic System Design and Test: Renewable Energy Applications

By Mr. Jean Bélanger, Co-Founder, CEO and CTO of OPAL-RT Technologies.

9:30-10:00

Coffee Break and Exhibition   Room:Ballroom Lobby

10:00-12:00

Oral Sessions

Session F2.1

Biomass and Heat
Recovery

Chair: Dr Daniel Rousse, ETS

Room: Hibiscus A

Session F2.2

Power Systems II

Chair: Dr Ambrish Chandra, ETS

Room: Ballroom

Session F2.3

PANEL #2
Marine Energy

Chair: Dr. Mo Al-Hawary, Dalhousie University

Room: Hibiscus B

Session F2.4

Wind Power I

Chair: Dr. Voicu Groza, University of Ottawa

Room: Orchidée A

12:00-14:00

Lunch      .............................................................................Room: Ballroom

“Introduction to AquabankTM”

Keynote by Mr. Douglas: founder, President and CEO of Riverbank Power Corp Chair: Dr Kamal Al-Hadad, ETS

Oral Sessions

Session F3.1

Special Session
Plug In Hybrid EV

Chair: Dr. Sheldon Williamson, Concordia University

Room: Hibiscus A

Session F3.2

PANEL #3
Hydro Power &
Storage Energy

Chair: Dr. S Pejovic, University of Toronto

Room: Ballroom

Session F3.3

Wind Power II

Co-Chairs: Dr Azeem Khan and Dr Paul Barendse, University of Cape Town, SA

Room: Hibiscus B

Session F3.4

Energy Efficiency

Dr Joseph Ojo, Tennessee Tech.

Room: Orchidée A

16:00-16:15

Coffee Break  Room: Ballroom Lobby

Oral Sessions

Session F4.1

Solar Power

Dr. Wahab Almuhtadi

Room: Hibiscus A

Session F4.2

Generation

Chair: Dr Laurent Lamarre, Hydro Quebec

Room: Ballroom

Session F4.3

Alternative Systems

Dr Mamadou Lamine Doumbia, University of Quebec at Trois Rivieres

Room: Hibiscus B

Session F4.4

Energy Storage

Dr Branislav Djokic,National Research Council, Ottawa

Room: Orchidée A