An Invitation to Attend

The IEEE Power Engineering Society's 2004 Power Systems Conference and Exposition (PSCE'04) will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York, New York from 10 - 13 October 2004. This inaugural power systems event will bring together practicing power systems engineers, operators, planners, policy makers, economists, academics, and others from around the world to address topics under the event theme "New Solutions for New Challenges".

Aim of This Event

This conference and exposition will provide a venue to share and discuss various issues and developments in the multifaceted field of electrical power systems. This event will kick off with a timely and valuable plenary session on the subject "Balancing the Needs of Competitive Markets with Confidentiality and System Security" and will look back and address the lessons learned in the year following the August 14, 2003 North American blackout. The conference will comprise an outstanding combination of technical sessions, panel sessions, and tutorials focusing on the following tracks:

• Track 1: Planning and Operation
• Track 2: Markets, Policies, and Economics
• Track 3: Dynamic Performance of Power Systems
• Track 4: Real-Time Applications
• Educational Track: Understanding Power Systems

The Exposition - A Highlight of the Event

The exposition will showcase state-of-the-art software and hardware systems as well as consulting services for those involved in the power systems area. There will be times devoted exclusively to the exhibits--with no parallel technical sessions scheduled--so attendees can focus on the displays and have a chance to speak directly with vendors on the latest technologies, systems, software, hardware, and services as well as give exhibitors the opportunity to interact with many potential customers.

Who Will Attend

Power systems engineers, operators, planners, policy makers, economists, academics, and others working in the areas of planning, operation, implementation, security, and related areas, will greatly benefit from the discussions during meeting sessions and exposition describing, high-lighting, and demonstrating the most up-to-date systems technologies in the industry. Vendors providing software and hardware systems as well as consulting services can access a large number of leaders in fields utilizing their products and services by participating in the PSCE'04 exposition. Both the conference and exposition of this inaugural event are sure to make this a premier international power systems gathering.

You may send your contact information to mailinglist@pscexpo.com to be added to the PSCE mailing list. All entries received by 12/31/2003 will be entered into a drawing for free registration to attend the conference.