FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

 

download here the .pdf call for papers

 

Invitation

The Organising Committee is pleased to announce next SPEEDAM International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion. It continues a long series started in earlier 70s, in a pioneering era for conferences in the field of  Electrical Engineering. The Organising Committee is glad to invite you to SPEEDAM 2006 which will be held in Taormina (Sicily) - Italy- from 23 to 26 May 2006.

 

Symposium Objectives

Traditionally SPEEDAM Symposium is a place where experts of industrial and academic world can discuss together with users about recent developments and actual trends in the field of Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation, Electrical Energy Management and Power quality. Within these areas, SPEEDAM 2006 has also the aim to identify the most relevant applications evidencing main problems and strategies.

 

Technical Topic Areas

 

New Age of  Electrical Drives -Converter Topologies and  Control -Power Electronics  Applications -Electrical Drives Control -Power Electronic Devices -Design & Optimization of   Electrical Machines -Finite Element Analysis -High Efficiency Drives -Multi-motor Drive Systems -High Speed Drives -Surface Motors -Special Electric Machines -Identification Problems -Integrated Systems     Road Electrical Vehicles -Energy Storage -Hybrid Configurations -Drives for Road Vehicles     Ship Propulsion and Marine Applications

Electrical Traction -Traction Systems -Traction Drives -Linear Motor Drives -Superconductivity Applications -Contactless Energy Transmission -Diagnostics, Reliability, Dependability -Communication Systems     Renewable Sources of Energy and Cogeneration -Power Electronics for: Wind, Solar,  Biomass,  Photovoltaic, .... Energy; -Energy Saving -Energy and Environment -Cogeneration and Hybrid Systems   Fuel Cells and Energy Storage -Applications of Fuel Cells -Supercapacitive Energy Storage -High Speed Flywheels   Power Electronics for Home Applications and Lighting Systems   Power Electronics in Aerospace Applications

Industrial Automation -Field bus and Communication  Systems -Mechatronic Systems -Sensing and Testing Techniques -Intelligent control and Signal  Processing   Electrical Power Quality -Active and Hybrid Filtering -Active front-ends -Electromagnetic Compatibility  (EMC) and Interference (EMI) -Power Line Conditioners -Perturbation Effects -Voltage-sharing -Distributed Generation Problems -Standards and Recommendations -Electricity Market Liberalisation     Teaching and Continuous Education -Virtual Labs -E-Learning -Electrical & Electronics  Engineering Studies in the World

 

 

Contributions

 

The Organizing Committee invites you to participate in the Symposium by presenting a paper within the delineated framework. In addition to the main topics, papers on other important subjects of the central Symposium themes will be considered for the inclusion in the Scientific Programme.

 

Authors interested in submitting a paper are kindly requested to send a  synopsis of two A4-pages at least.  Files in .pdf or .doc format should be addressed by e-mail to the Symposium Secretariat before October 31st, 2005. 

The synopsis should be clearly headed with the title of the paper, the reference topic and eventual further keywords. The content should outline the subject along with a brief summary of the substance of the presentation, the techniques employed, the latest results in the field at issue, possible links with earlier studies, the goals achieved and the original contribution given. Key formulas, figures, tables and reference list are well-accepted.

Furthermore, on the first separate page authors should indicate their name, accreditation and address -evidencing the principal author for further correspondence- together with the title of the paper.

Authors will be informed by e-mail about the acceptance of their paper by January 15th, 2006. Selected authors will be requested to deliver their full length manuscript not later than March 31st, 2006.

 

Venue

 

SPEEDAM 2006 International Symposium will be held in Taormina, at the “Palazzo dei Congressi”.

Founded  in 358 B.C. by Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, Taormina had changing fortunes throughout its thousand years of history. Its first Greek name Tauromenion means built up in Tauro area, the mountain upon which it rose but it is also linked to the legend of Minotaur, frequently represented in ancient coins. Under Romans, Tauromenium enjoyed a great period of splendour so that many famous noble families built luxurious villas to stay there permanently. 

Another evidence of  its historical background is the famous "Ancient Theatre", built by the Greeks and restructured in the Roman age. During Middle Age the city was destroyed by the Arabs and in 1078 it was taken by the Normans, under whom it flourished and became the capital of Sicily.

Today Taormina is famous all over the world not only for its ancient monuments and ruins of roman villas, but also for its irresistible fascination and the incomparable beauty of the landscape: eyes can space from the bay of Naxos to the Italian coast and to Etna, the most active volcano in Europe.

 

Information

 

Details on the Symposium programme, on the social events and on the hotel accommodation will be published in the 2nd announcement and will also be available on the web site www.speedam.org . For all further information please contact the Symposium Secretariat.

 

Working Language

 

The working language of the conference is English, which will be used for all printed material, presentations and discussion.