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Call for papers logoCall for papers
Take the opportunity to present your research and see it published! We run a number of events that call for papers providing the opportunity for your research projects to be presented to your specialist community.

Events

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Be updated on the latest research, hear from a high quality mix of speakers and take advantage of excellent networking opportunities. View our events calendar for our portfolio of events.

Safety Management on Electrical Systems
12 June 2008, The IET, Savoy Place, London,

Climate Change Technologies
08 September 2008, The IET, Savoy Place, London, UK

Carbon Trading (EU ETS Phase 2)
09 September 2008, The IET, Savoy Place, London, UK

Distributed Generation Systems
08-10 September 2008, NaREC, Blyth, Nothumberland, UK

System Safety 2008
20-22 October, 2008, The IET, NEC, Birmingham, UK
This conference will focus on the issues associated with the requirement for safety professionals to make comprehensive and compelling safety case arguments in order to convince others that the risks associated with system hardware, software and human elements interacting within a specific context are tolerable.


Co-sponsored events logoCo-sponsored events
View the activities organised by our external partners. Events relevant to this sector are listed below.

Nuclear Installation Ageing and Life Extension: Plugging the energy gap
13 May 2008, Merseyside, UK

Electricity Storage Association 2008 Meeting
20-22 May 2008, Southern California, USA

CIRED Seminar 2008: SmartGrids for Distribution
23-24 June 2008, Frankfurt, Germany

Avoiding Disaster - What are you doing about SIL and LOPA?
26 June 2008, IMechE, 1 Birdcage Walk, London, UK

IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics ISIE’08
30 June - 02 July, 2008, Cambridge, UK

XII international conference on Megagauss magnetic field generation and related topics
13-18 July 2008, Novosibirsk, Akademgorodok, Russia

13th European conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE 2009)
08-10 September 2008, Barcelona, Spain

2nd Euro-Asian Pulsed Power Conference
22-26 September 2008, Vilnius, Lithuania

International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS'2008)
17-20 October 2008, Wuhan, P. R. China

CIRED 2009
08-11 June 2009, Prague, CZ


Past events logoPast event presentations
Delve into our archive of past event presentations. Update your knowledge and view our collection of technical articles and papers generated from a mix of industry and academic professionals.

The 4th International Conference on Power Electronics,
Machines and Drives 2008 (PEMD)

Held April 2008
Presentations available soon

Distributed Generation Seminar 2007 - Challenges and Opportunities
Held December 2007
View presentations from this conference by clicking on the link

Pulsed Power Symposium
Held September 2007
View presentations from this conference that explored a broad range of advances in research and applications for pulsed power.

Reducing the Carbon Footprint in the Built Environment
Held December 2007
View presentations from this conference by clicking on the link


Resources

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The IET provides a range of leading publications and information services from magazines, books, journals, wiring regulations, conference proceedings, reports and other literature in relevant fields.


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Endorsed training providers are committed to delivering high quality training solutions. Course topics range from: business management through to IT training and technical engineering subjects.


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The Business Partners network provides interaction between your organisation and the IET, to provide and develop knowledge and professionalism amongst your staff.


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The TPN have compiled a list of related websites for additional information on the sector. We hope it assists you in your research and development.


Calls for papers


10th European Fluid Machinery Congress
21–23 April 2008, Amsterdam, Holland
Advances in the Optimisation, Design and Maintenance of Process Machinery
Call for papers (IMechE pdf)

Power Electronics Machines and Drives (PEMD) 2008
02-04 April 2008, York, UK
Submission deadline: 24 September 2007
Call for papers


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