MONDAY

8:30AM - 12:00

 Tutorial: Smart Substation Technologies and Applications

J.C. TAN & K. J. Svensen, Mott MacDonald,Inc.

Tutorial: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities for Power System Operation and Trading under Smart Grid

Farrokh Rahimi & Ali Ipakchi, Open Access Technology International

8:30AM - 5:00PM

Tutorial: Advanced DA/DMS Applications in Smart Grid

Jiyuan Fan &  John D. McDonald, GE Energy

5:00-7:00 PM

Pre-Conference Reception

              TUESDAY

7:30 - 8:15AM

Conference Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:15 - 8:30AM

Welcome Remarks:  Mohammad Shahidehpour, Chair, 2012 ISGT Conference

Noel Schulz, President, IEEE PES

8:30 - 9:00AM

                             Keynote Session: Smart Grid Implementation

                             Chair: Noel Schulz, President, IEEE Power and Energy Society

                             Keynote Speaker: Bill Gausman, Senior Vice President of Asset Management and Planning, Pepco Holdings

9:00 - 10:00AM

                             Plenary Session: Smart Grids:  How to Unleash Investment and Innovation 

                             Chair: John Kelly, Galvin Electricity Initiative

10:00 - 10:30AM

Snack Break

10:30 - 12:00PM

Panel Session: Smart Grid Project Implementation Experiences

Panel Session: Applications of  Smart Grid to Distribution Systems

Panel Session: Microgrid Applications:  Research, Testing, and Deployment

Paper Session: Communications for Smart Grid

Paper Session: Advanced Metering Infrastructure

Paper Session: Electrification of Transportation

1:00 - 2:30PM

Panel Session: Smart grid integration of distributed energy resources, demand response, electric vehicles, and energy storage

Panel Session: Cyber-Physical System Security in a Smart Grid Environment

Paper Session: Control and Monitoring of Smart Grid

Paper Session: Smart Grid Demonstrations

Paper Session: Demand Response and Real-Time Pricing

Paper Session: Microgrid Operation and Control

2:30 - 3:00PM

Snack Break

3:00 - 5:00PM

Panel Session: Synchrophasor Technology Research and Application

Panel Session: International Smart Grid Collaboration

Paper Session: Renewable Energy and Distributed Electric Power Systems

Paper Session: Vehicle-to-Grid Technology in Smart Grid

Paper Session: Storage Devices with Applications to Smart Grid

Paper Session: Microgrid Technology in Power Systems

6:00 - 8:00PM

Poster Presentation and Reception P

                      WEDNESDAY

8:00 - 8:30AM

Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 9:00AM

                                                          Keynote Session: Technology Enablement of the Grid

                                                          Chair: Al Rotz, Past President, IEEE Power and Energy Society

                                                          Keynote Speaker: Terry Boston, CEO, PJM Interconnection

9:00 - 10:00AM

                                                          Plenary Session: Transactive Energy Techniques (1)

                                                          Chair: Farrokh Rahimi, OATI

10:00 - 10:30AM

Snack Break

10:30 - 12:00PM

Panel Session: Smart Grid for Buildings Session:  Applications, Technologies, Standards

Panel Session: Transactive Energy Techniques (2)

Paper Session: Smart Grid Cyber Security

Paper Session: Smart Home Solutions

Paper Session: Standards and Testing Technologies

Paper Session: Charging Stations in Microgrids

1:00 - 2:30PM

Panel Session: Smart Grid Adds Value to Solar Photovoltaics

Panel Session: Women In Engineering

Panel Session: Smart Grid Cyber Security

Paper Session: Smart Building Solutions

Paper Session: Smart Grid Optimization

Paper Session: Electric Vehicle Technology

2:30 - 3:00PM

Snack Break

3:00 - 5:00PM

Panel Session: Smart Grid in Latin America: Opportunities, Developments and Trends

Panel Session: Electric Vehicles and the Smart Grid

Paper Session: PMUs and Wide Area Measurements

Paper Session: Smart Grid Technologies and  Applications

Paper Session: Wind Energy Applications

Paper Session: Microgrid Monitoring and  Islanding

6:30 - 8:30 PM

Evening Gala Dinner and Keynote Presentation

                  THURSDAY

8:00 - 8:30AM

Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 9:00AM

                                                         Keynote Session: Challenges of Deep Penetration of Renewables

                                                         Chair: Steven Pullins, Horizon Energy

                                                         Keynote Speaker: James Avery, Senior VP-T&D, Sempra Utilities

9:00 - 10:00 AM

                                                         Plenary Session: Smart Grid Benefits on Asset Management

                                                         Chair: Paul Myrda, Electric Power Research Institute

10:00 - 10:30AM

Snack Break

10:30 - 12:00PM

Panel Session: Load Modeling and Control

Panel Session: Smart Grid Practice

Panel Session: Batteries, Chargers, Circuits, Vehicle Use and V2G: Do They Match?

Paper Session: Applications of Computation Methods

Paper Session: Impact of Smart Grid on Distribution Systems

Paper Session: Smart Transformers in Power Systems

1:00 - 2:30PM

Panel Session: ISO/RTO Experiences and Perspectives on Demand Response Participation in Ancillary Services Markets

Panel Session: Role of Smart Grid on Infrastructure Protection, Emergency Response, and System Restoration

Panel Session: R&D to Advance Existing Smart Grid Cyber Security

Paper Session: Power Electronic Applications to Smart Grid

Paper Session: Smart Grid Database Management

Paper Session: Control and Monitoring Systems

2:30 - 3:00PM

Snack Break

3:00 - 5:00PM

Panel Session: Smart Grid with a European Perspective

Panel Session: Applications of MVDC and MVAC Systems in Smart Grid and  Renewable Energy

Panel Session: Power System Islands, Autonomous Microgrids and Relevant Instrumentation

Paper Session: Coordinated PEV-Grid Operations

Paper Session: Active Distribution Systems

Paper Session: Sensor Applications in Smart Grid

          FRIDAY

8:30 - 12:00PM

Tutorial: Microgrids - Designing Their Role in Smart Grid

Erich Gunther, EnerNex

Tutorial: Cyber Security of Smart Grid

Manimaran Govindarasu, Iowa State University