1. Prof. Dr. İlhami ÇOLAK, Gazi University, Turkey General Chair

2. Welcome to POWERENG 2013!

3. Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal/Portugal, in 2007
IEEE International Conference on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives
The motivation of this conference is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners from all over the world, interested in the advances of power systems, energy and electrical drives.
Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal/Portugal, in 2007
Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Lisbon/Portugal, in 2009
Malaga University in Malaga/Spain, in 2011
Gazi University in Istanbul/Turkey, in May 2013

4. POWERENG 2013 conference Highest number of articles received
Highest number of countries attended
Highest number of articles/posters accepted
Highest number of worshops/special sessions/tutorials organised
Highest number of technical visits are organised
Longest duration of the conference

5. POWERENG 2013 conference On behalf of the organizing committee;
I would like to thank specially to all who have done their valuable contributions to powereng2013
Authors
Reviewers
Keynote speakers
Invited speakers
Special session organizers
Workshop organizers
Tutorial organizers
Sponsors, supporters, committees,

6. 727 papers were submitted to POWERENG2013
Total 1993 authors from 63 different countries.
ALGERIA
CZECH REPUBLIC
IRAN
MOLDOVA
SLOVENIA
AUSTRALIA
DENMARK
IRAQ
MONTENEGRO
SOUTH AFRICA
BAHRAIN
EGYPT
ITALY
NETHERLANDS
SOUTH KOREA
BANGLADESH
ENGLAND
JAPAN
OMAN
SPAIN
BELGIUM
ETHIOPIA
JORDAN
PAKISTAN
SWEDEN
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
FINLAND
KAZAKHSTAN
POLAND
TAIWAN
BRAZIL
FRANCE
KOSOVO
PORTUGAL
TANZANIA
BULGARIA
GEORGIA
LATVIA
QATAR
THAILAND
CANADA
GERMANY
LEBANAN
ROMANIA
TUNISIA
CHILIE
GREECE
LIBYA
RUSSIA
TURKEY
CHINA
HUNGARY
LITHUANIA
S. ARABIA
U. ARAB EMIRATES
COLOMBIA
INDIA
MACEDONIA
SIRBIA
USA
CROATIA
INDONESIA
MALAYSIA

7. 338 reviewers were involved in reviewing processes.
Around 100 different countries.
Every paper was reviewed at least by three reviewers.
Accepting rate : 69%
Rejecting rate : 31%.

8. You will find many different activities:
60 general sessions (every day at least 20 parallel sessions),
9 keynote speeches
2 invited talks
3 poster sessions
9 special sessions
4 workshops
7 tutorials and industrial presentations
Chance to meet with University Presidents or Rectors, Deans, Heads of Departments or International Representatives of different Schools, Institutions and Universities around the world.

9. TUTORIALS 1.
Power electronics and microgrid control for power system applications: Introduction to Microgrids, Professor Adel Nasiri, USA 2.
Energy storage interfaces to grids and Microgrids
Professor Adel Nasiri, USA 3.
Synchronized phasor and frequency measurements in power systems
Professor Mukul Chandorkar, India 4.
The economics of wind power, Professor Ahmad Zahedi, Australia 5.
Petri nets based digital controller development
Professor Luis Gomes, Portugal 6.
Principles of communication over power lines: Technologies and standards, Professor Andrea M. Tonello, Italy 7.
FPGA technology for renewable energy systems – State of the art and trends, Professor Rachid Beguenane, Canada

10. 1-Lessons Learned from Smart Grid Projects in Europe
WORKSHOPS
1-Lessons Learned from Smart Grid Projects in Europe
Organizer:
European Commission Directorate-General Joint Research Centre, JRC 
Institute for Energy and Transport 
Energy Security Unit, Petten/Netherlands
2-Power Line Communication and Security Issues in Smart Grid Systems
Organizer:
Gazi University Renewable Energy Research Group, (GURER), Ankara/Turkey
Gazi University Technology and Innovation Center, (GUTIC), Ankara/Turkey

11. WORKSHOPS
3-The Coordinated Research Program on Smart Grids of the European Energy Research Alliance
Organizer:
European Energy Research Alliance, EERA
4-Workshop on Joint Collaboration of World Universities and Institutions
Organizer:
Gazi University Renewable Energy Research Group, (GURER), Ankara/Turkey

12. There will be different Awards as follows;
1-Best Oral Papers Awards (will be selected by session chairs and program committee)
a-First Best Oral Paper Award
b-Second Best Oral Paper Award
c-Third Best Oral Paper Award

13. 2-Best Poster Papers Awards (will be selected by delegates) a-First Best Poster Paper Award b-Second Best Poster Paper Award c-Third Best Poster Paper Award 3-Best Special Session Papers (will be selected by session chairs and program committee)

14. SPECIAL SESSIONS Session-1 Session-2 Session-3
Performance Analysis of Hydro and Turbo Generators
Prof. Dr. Sc. Marija Mirosevic, Prof. dr. sc. Zlatko Maljkovic
Session-2
Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sustainable Energy
Prof. Dr. Ishwar K Sethi, Prof. Dr. Ilhami Colak
Session-3
Advances in Energy Conversion
Dr. Youcef Soufi

15. SPECIAL SESSIONS Session-4 Session-5 Session-6
Smart Grid Technologies and Applications
Dr. Mustafa Baysal, Dr. Arif Karakas, Dr. U. Savas Selamogullari
Session-5
Power Line Communication and Smart Grids
Assist. Prof. Dr. Ersan Kabalci
Session-6
Novel Technology for Improvement of Quality of the Electric Power Based On Green Electronics,
Prof. Dr. Sc. Sergey RYVKIN, Prof. Dr. Sc. Yury Rozanov

16. SPECIAL SESSIONS Session-7 Session-8 Session-9
New Trends & Advances in Power Electronics Teaching
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sevki Demirbas, Assist. Prof. Dr. Erdal Irmak
Session-8
Smart Grid Studies in Europe and Neighboring Countries
Prof. Dr. Ramazan Bayindir
Session-9
Diagnostics in Electric Drives and Power Converters
Dr. Piotr Kołodziejek

17. TECHNICAL VISITS ARCELIK Company TUBITAK MAM Research Labs
Istanbul Transportation Company
Inform Electronic Company

25. SCHEDULE

26. SCHEDULE

27. SCHEDULE

28. SCHEDULE

29. SESSION ROOMS

30. Ground Floor

31. 1st Floor

32. Attendance certificated will be given by session chairs after presenting the papers.
In addition to these activities, you will have a chance to attend very important social, technical, cultural and touristic tours in Istanbul.

33. WELCOME PARTY
Welcome Party will be at an amazing place of Istanbul, from where you will be able to see the Bosphorus and see two continents Asia and Europe.

34. TURKISH ARMED FORCES MEHTERAN TEAM

35. GALA DINNER
on a boat in the Bosphorus for three hours,
a chance to see the astonishing beauty of Istanbul during daytime and at night,

36. SPECIAL THANKS TO ORGANIZERS:
POWERENG2013 Organizing Committee

37. POWERENG2013 Organizing Committee
THANKS TO SUPPORTERS:
POWERENG2013 Organizing Committee

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LAST WORDS…
WISH YOU
A SUCCESSFUL AND PRODUCTIVE CONFERENCE
A VERY HAPPY AND ENJOYABLE TIME IN ISTANBUL
POWERENG2013 Organizing Committee