16^th International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering

International Convention Centre - Cape Town, South Africa - 24 to 28 August 2009

Organised by : University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of Stellenbosch, University of Cape Town and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Endorsed by : South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE), Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), Union of Producers, Transporters and Distributors of Electric Power in Africa (UPDEA).

Dear colleagues and friends,

In extending this invitation to you to join us at the 16th International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering, in Cape Town, from the 24th to 28th August 2009, I am reminded of my own journey as a researcher in high voltage engineering and the tremendous role that participation in ISH played in stimulating my work and in providing me with a network of wonderful men and women who willingly served as mentors and guides. There's an African proverb, "Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu" (a person is a person because of people) and I, along with many of my colleagues, have realised our potential as research engineers and scientists because of the people we have met at events like ISH.

South Africa has a rich engineering heritage born from the challenges of extracting minerals from the earth but which has grown to address the full spectrum of engineering endeavour. High voltage engineers have had to deal with high altitude, high lightning densities and very high earth resistivities. The large distances between coal fields and load centres have led to long UHV lines traversing a variety of environmental zones. Reliability challenges have resulted in 765kV GIS and cross-border links using HVDC.

ISH was born out of the need for young researchers to share their work and enthusiasm with their peers and mentors - and that remains the goal of ISH 2009.

Jan Reynders
Chairman of the Local Organising Committee of ISH 2009.

Notice Board Area

• The review process is currently underway and Authors are being notified of the status of their submissions as the process progresses.  If you havent been notified as yet then your paper is still in the process.  Please be patient and we will notify you shortly.
• THE EARLY REGISTRATION CUT-OFF DATE HAS BEEN AMMENDED TO 30 JUNE 2009. PLEASE ENSURE THAT PAYMENT IS MADE BEFORE THIS DATE IN ORDER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DISCOUNTED PRICE.
• The final date for presenters of accepted papers  to make payment is 15 July 2009. 
• The REVIEW PROCESS has started on 20 May 2009.  All authors that have submitted their papers on the website will be informed immediately after the paper has been reviewed.  Please use the "Manage Your Final Paper" link on the Menu panel to view the status of your submission.   A status message of PENDING means that it is still being reviewed by the review panel.  Please be patient and allow some time for the process to be completed.
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• Papers that have been submitted via email will not immediately visible under your website profile.  Due to the late submissions a manul review process will be followed.  Please allow a period of two weeks before the paper status will be made available on the website.
• The ECSA CPD validation number for the conference is: SAIEE-0354-V (5 points).
• Paper guidelines & templates and an example paper are available in Word 2003 and LaTeX formats in Instructions to Authors
• The booking of accommodation is not managed by the Local Organising Committee (LOC). The LOC has negotiated preferential rates for accommodation close to the symposium venue. Please use the links at the top of this page to access the accommodation booking portal.
• Student registration will also allow for abstract submissions. If you register as a student, then a letter of confirmation from your study institution will be required. Students will be allowed to attend all events.

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