IAS Annual Meeting

The 2012 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting will address the technical interests related to industrial applications of electrical energy. Papers are solicited on this subject, especially studies pertaining to the scope of the participating Technical Committees of the IEEE Industry Applications Society, as listed below. For Papers, draft manuscripts (NOT abstracts or digests alone) should be submitted by e-mail to the individuals identified below. Proposals for Tutorials (which can range from 4 hours to 8 hours in length) should include a detailed outline as well as a list of presenters and their credentials.

General Topics

The General Plenary Session is seeking papers related to topics of general technical interest in the field of industrial applications of electrical energy not related to a specific technical committee should be sent to Mr Blake Lloyd, blloyd@qualitrolcorp.com.

Power System Engineering Committee

The Power System Engineering Committee is soliciting papers relating to electrical safety and to design, analysis, maintenance or monitoring of electrical generation or distribution systems in industrial, commercial or institutional facilities. Drafts of proposed papers should be sent to Dr. Massimo Mitolo, mitolo@ieee.org.

Power System Protection Committee

The Power System Protection Committee is soliciting papers relating to the protection of power generation and distribution systems in industrial, commercial or institutional facilities, including both fault protection and surge protection. Drafts of proposed papers should be sent to Mr. Rob Hoerauf, robhoerauf@earthlink.net.

Energy Systems Committee

The Energy Systems Committee is soliciting papers related to energy sources, energy management, system control and related issues in industrial, commercial or institutional facilities. Drafts of proposed papers should be sent to Prof. Wei-Jen Lee, wlee@uta.edu.

Codes and Standards Committee

The Codes and Standards Committee is soliciting papers related to electrical codes and standards governing the of the electrical infrastructure in industrial or commercial facilities. Drafts of proposed papers should be sent to: Mr. Steven Townsend, steven.townsend@ieee.org.

Mining Industry Committee

The Mining Industry Committee is seeking papers related to electrical applications and operations in mines. Drafts of proposed papers should be sent to Dr Thomas Novak, TNovak@engr.uky.edu.

Industrial Automation and Control Committee

The Industrial Automation and Control Committee is seeking papers that address the applications of electrical and electronic control devices, sensors, systems, and methods to the conversion, regulation and utilization of electricity for the control of industrial processes and manufacturing. Drafts of proposed papers should be sent using the OpenConf system by clicking here. Any qestions can be directed to Prof. Mohammad Uddin, muddin@lakeheadu.ca.

Industrial Lighting and Display Committee

The Industrial Lighting and Display Committee is soliciting papers on topics pertaining to the production and application of light, and to the application of display technology in industry. Drafts of proposed papers should be sent to Mr Ray Lee Lin, rayleelin@mail.ee.ncku.edu.tw.

Metal Industry Committee

The Metal Industry Committee is soliciting papers relating to making, shaping, or treating of metals. Drafts of proposed papers should be sent to Mr. Tom Dionise, ThomasJDionise@eaton.com.

Electrostatic Process Committee

The Electrostatic Process Committee is soliciting papers on topics pertaining to electrostatics phenomena and applications. Drafts of proposed papers should be sent to Prof. Lucian Dascalescu, lucian.dascalescu@univ-poitiers.fr

Tutorials

For TUTORIAL topics in the general technical area of industrial applications of electrical energy, please send outlines and presenter details to: Dr Joe Sottile by 1 May 2012, jsottile@ieee.org.

Authors' Deadlines

• 1 March 2012: Submission of full drafts of proposed papers to the respective technical committee identified above.
• 1 May 2012: Notification of acceptance or rejection by the respective technical committees.
• 1 June 2012: Authors to receive instructions for submission of final conference manuscripts.
• 1 July 2012: Deadline for submission of final conference manuscripts to ScholarOne Manuscripts.

General Abstract & Digest Requirements

All authors must submit a draft of the proposed paper for evaluation by the responsible Technical Committee. Abstracts or digests alone will not be considered. The draft should identify all authors of the proposed paper, and provide an e-mail address for the corresponding author. All correspondence will be conducted via e-mail. Authors are responsible for assuring that e-mail sent to the corresponding author will NOT be blocked by a spam filter.

Final submission of manuscripts will be done electronically via the IAS ScholarOne Manuscripts site. The submitting author must execute an IEEE Copyright Transfer at the time of manuscript submission. Papers may be screened for similarity to previously published material. Authors of papers sponsored for presentation by the Power System Engineering Power System Protection, Energy Systems, Codes and Standards, and Mining Industry Committees will be automatically be reviewed for possible publication in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications or IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, and authors will receive feedback from this review following the 2012 IAS Annual Meeting. Authors of papers sponsored for presentation by the Industrial Automation and Control, Electrostatic Processes, Industrial Lighting and Displays, Appliance Industry, or Metals Industry Committee will have the option to submit revised manuscripts for review for publication following presentation at the 2012 IAS Annual Meeting.

At least one author must register to attend the conference, and pay the required conference registration fee, prior to submitting each final manuscript. Student registrants may not submit papers, but students may be listed as coauthors on papers submitted by other conference registrants. Papers that are not actually presented at the conference will not be eligible for publication by IAS.

Please note that not all IAS Technical Committees hold sessions at the IAS Annual Meeting. If a committee is not listed in this call for papers, you should contact the appropriate IAS Technical Committee or Department Chair for more information.