CIRED 2015

CIRED, the Leading Forum where the Electricity Distribution Community meets, holds the major International Electricity Conference & Exhibition every two years in different venues in Europe with a worldwide perspective and participation.

The 2015 event will take place in Lyon, on 15-19 June 2015.

Participation in CIRED 2015 offers an opportunity to meet with up to 1500 experts and benefits from face-to-face interaction with key decision leaders in the field of Electricity Distribution. This will be the chance to network with a wide range of delegates from utility, product, consultancy, service or business sectors of the distribution industry.

For more information, see the conference web site.

CIRED Workshop 2014

CIRED workshops are organized every two years between CIRED main conferences.

The CIRED Workshop 2014 is entitled "Challenges of Implementing Active Distribution System Management" and will be held in Rome on 11-12 June 2014.

The objectives of this workshop are

• To appraise the present state of the art solutions and discuss the expected progress in integrating renewable and electric vehicles charging stations into distribution networks.
• To discuss how active distribution system management will facilitate the transition towards a low carbon economy, while constantly maintaining and improving the power quality provided to customers

The US National Committee for CIRED will be represented on the workshop committee by Mark McGranaghan.

For more information, visit the workshop web site.

CIRED 2013

The 2013 CIRED Conference is the 22nd in the series and will take place in Stockholm, Sweden from 10-13 June 2013.

CIRED 2011 Call for Papers Posted

The call for papers for the CIRED 2011 Conference in Frankfort from 6-9 June 2011 has been posted.  Submissions falling within the scope of the six technical themes are welcome. However, priority will be given to papers addressing one of the preferential subjects, which CIRED feels as particularly topical to its audience.

CIRED 2011 Themes

• Session 1: Network Components
• Session 2: Power Quality and Electromagnetic Compatibility
• Session 3: Operation, Control and Protection
• Session 4: Distributed Energy Resources and Efficient Utilization of Electricity
• Session 5: Planning and System Development
• Session 6: Distribution Business and Impact of Regulation

Abstract Submission

To submit an abstract, visit the conference website at www.cired2011.org and click on online submission in the Authors Section. Full guidelines and help is available throughout the process. The online system will be used for submission and refereeing of your initial abstract and, if successful, your full paper.

Abstracts submitted by U.S. authors will be reviewed in parallel by the relevant Session Chairman and Special Rapporteur and by the U.S. National Committee for CIRED.

CIRED Workshop 2010

Sustainable Distribution Asset Management & Financing

July 7-8, Lyon, France

CIRED workshops are organized in even years, between the main conferences. They focus on topical issues and challenges faced by the Electricity Distribution community. The Smart Grid was addressed in 2008. The 2010 workshop is taking the perspective of the impact on the assets and investments.