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EPE Newsletter – FEBRUARY 2017 Newslettercontents

1. EPE2017ECCEEurope:11–14September2017,Warsaw,POLAND(Attention:NEWVENUE)2. ECPE:CalendarofEvents20173. FutureEPEECCEEuropeandTechnicallySponsoredconferences

1. EPE2017ECCEEurope

ThePowerElectronicscommunitywillgatherinWarsaw,Poland,from11to14September2017,toexchangeviewsonresearchprogressesandtechnologicaldevelopments.The19thConferenceonPowerElectronicsandApplications(andExhibition),EPE’17ECCE(EnergyConversionCongressandExpo)Europeisco-sponsoredbytheEPEAssociationandIEEEPELSandwillbehostedbytheWarsawUniversityofTechnology(WUT).Attention:NEWVENUE:Inourefforttocontinuouslyimprovetheoverallqualityoftheconference,theorganizershaveseizedthepossibilitytochangethevenueandtoorganizeEPE’17ECCEEuropeinthePalaceofCultureandScience,insteadofatHotelGromada.ThePalaceofCultureandSciencewasdesignedbySovietArchitectLevRudnevandwascompletedin1955.Thisimpressive,history-breathingbuildingislocatedinthecitycentreofWarsaw,surroundedbyhotelsandiseasilyreachablebypublictransport:theideallocationtoorganizeEPE’17ECCEEurope.Formoreinformation,see:http://www.pkin.pl/engandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Culture_and_ScienceConferencedates:Monday,September11: TutorialsTuesday12,Wednesday13andThursday14September: ConferenceSessions&ExhibitionFriday,September15: TechnicalVisits

Warsaw–goodenvironmentforbusinessandindustryIn2016,theEconomistIntelligenceUnitrankedWarsawasoneof10mostimprovedlivablecitiesoverthepast5yearsintheworld.

Warsawisconsideredan"Alpha–"globalcity,amajorinternationaltouristdestinationandasignificantcultural,politicalandeconomichub.Warsaw'seconomy,byawidevarietyofindustries,ischaracterisedbyFMCGmanufacturing,metalprocessing,steelandelectronicmanufacturingandfoodprocessing.Thecityisasignificantcentreofresearchanddevelopment,BPO,ITO,aswellasofthePolishmediaindustry.TheWarsawStockExchangeisoneofthelargestandmostimportantinCentralandEasternEurope.Frontex,theEuropeanUnionagencyforexternalbordersecurity,hasitsheadquartersinWarsaw.IthasbeensaidthatWarsaw,togetherwithFrankfurt,London,ParisandBarcelonaisoneofthe

MoreinformationaboutEPE’17ECCEEurope:http://www.epe2017.com

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citieswiththehighestnumberofskyscrapersintheEuropeanUnion.Warsawhasalsobeencalled"EasternEurope’schicculturalcapitalwiththrivingartandclubscenesandseriousrestaurants".

Mostofthedomesticandinternationalenterpriseshavetheiroffices,servicesandresearch&developmentcentresinWarsawornearthemetropolis.Amongothers:ABB,AMMONO,APSENERGIA,DACPOLSERVICE,GE,IBM,IEL,MEDCOM,MODECOM,SIEMENS,TRUMPFHUETTINGER,andmanymorerelatedtopowerelectronicsandtheenergymarket.

Thereareseveralautomotiveindustrybusinesscentres,focusedonpromotionandsalesofhybridandelectriccars(Toyota,Peugeot,MercedesBenz,andVolkswagen).

AlotofITcommunitieshavetheirpolygonsinWarsaw,likeCDProjectRed(TheWitchergame),MicrosoftorSamsung.

EPE’17ECCEEuropeexhibition:Forthisedition,weexpect+/-800delegatesandalotofsponsors&exhibitors.Therefore,donotmisstheopportunitytopresentyouractivities,servicesand/orproductsattheEPE'17ECCEExhibition!

Companiesororganisationsarewelcometosponsortheconferenceaccordingtooursponsorshippackages,andmodularboothsorspacesof6m2,9m2,12m2,18m2or24m2areavailableforrent.PleasefollowthislinktoreadaboutourSponsorshipOpportunities:http://www.epe2017.com/public/userfiles/epe2017/pdf/EPE17-Sponsorship-Opportunites.pdfItmightalsobepossibletosponsoroneofthesocialevents.Pleasecontactusfordetails:mireille.vankeerberghen@epe-association.org

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EPEECCEEuropeisthemostimportantConferenceinthefieldandwillbeTHEmeetingplacefordesigners,usersandengineers,offeringtheperfectstageforpersonalrelationshipbetweencompaniesandprofessionals.TheOrganizingCommitteewillensurethatallSponsoringCompaniesreceivethehighestrecognitioninreturnfortheirgeneroussupporttotheCongress.

ContactfortheexhibitionatEPE’17ECCEEurope:mireille.vankeerberghen@epe-association.org

2. ECPE:CalendarofEvents2017

Date Location Event Topic

8–9March2017NurembergGermany

ECPEWorkshop

ECPESiC&GaNUserForum:PotentialofWideBandgapSemiconductorsinPowerElectronicApplicationsChairman:Prof.AndreasLindeman,Dr.PeterFriedrichs,Prof.LeoLorenz

3–4April2017Berlin,

GermanyECPELabCourse

'EMCOptimisedDesign(ParasiticsinPowerElectronics)’CourseInstructor:Prof.E.Hoene(FraunhoferIZM)

3–4May2017Berlin,

GermanyECPE

WorkshopEMCinPowerElectronics:FromHarmonicstoMHz-DesignforEMCandFastSwitchingChairmen:Prof.E.Hoene(FraunhoferIZM)&Dr.LucaDalessandro(SchaffnerEMV)

21–22June2017Wuerzburg,Germany ECPETutorial

PowerElectronicsPackagingCourseInstructors:Prof.Dr.UweScheuermann,Dr.JelenaPopovic-Gerber,Dr.ReinholdBayerer,Dr.KarstenGuth

FortheECPECalendarofEvents2017withallECPEWorkshopsandTutorialspleasevisittheECPEwebsitewww.ecpe.org3. FutureEPEECCEEuropeandTechnicallySponsoredconferences2017:

Ø IEEEIEMDC2017,21-24May2017,Miami,Florida,USA

Moreinformation:http://www.iemdc.org

Ø 2ndIEEEICDCM,27-29June,Nuremberg,GERMANY

Moreinformation:http://www.icdcm.co

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Ø LDIA2017,6-8September2017,Osaka,JAPAN

Moreinformation:http://www.ldia.jp

2018:

Ø IPEC-INTERNATIONALPOWERELECTRONICSCONFERENCE,ECCEAsia,20-24May2018

FirstCallforPapers:http://www.epe2017.com/public/userfiles/epe2017/other_conferences/IPEC_Niigata2018_cfp.pdf

Ø EPE2018ECCEEUROPE,17-21September2017,Riga,LATVIA:

Moreinformation:http://www.epe2018.com(Availablesoon)