CALL FOR PAPERS

　　The 20th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems(ICEMS2017) will be held on 11‐14 August 2017 in Sydney, Australia. This conference aims to provide a forum for researchers, scientists, and engineers to present their latest R&D achievements and to exchange useful information and experiences in the field of electrical machines and systems. Started in Beijing, China, in 1987, ICEMS is a regular annual event with sponsorships from the China Electrotechnical Society (CES), Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers (KIEE) EMECS Society, and Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan Industry Applications Society (IEEJ‐IAS), along with the technical co‐sponsorship from the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IEEEIAS). The Topics of interest are broadly categorized into, but not limited to, the following:

　　(1) 　Permanent Magnet Motor Drives

　　(2) 　Permanent Magnet Generator Systems

　　(3) 　Induction Machines and Drives

　　(4) 　DC Machines and Drives

　　(5) 　Synchronous Machines and Drives

　　(6) 　Reluctance Machines

　　(7) 　Linear Machines and Magnetic Levitation

　　(8) 　Special Machines and Actuators

　　(9) 　Transformers

　　(10) 　Magnetics and Field Analysis

　　(11) 　Magnetic and Insulation Materials

　　(12) 　Power Converters

　　(13) 　Motion Control and Servo Systems

　　(14) 　Sensorless Control

　　(15) 　Machine System Modeling

　　(16) 　Renewable Energy Systems

　　(17) 　Energy Efficiency Systems

　　(18) 　Reliability and Diagnostics

　　(19) 　Noise, Vibration, EMI and EMC

　　(20) 　Cooling Technologies

　　(21) 　Manufacturing, Testing and Standards

　　(22) 　Transportation and Other Applications

　　(23) 　Electrical Engineering Education

　　(24) 　Other Related Topics

　　       All presented papers will be included in the conference proceedings and submitted to the database of IEEEXplore. Selected papers will be recommended to IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications.

　　Conference Venue:

　　       International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney, 14 Darling Drive, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia, (http://www.iccsydney.com.au/)

　　Submission of Digests and Full Papers:

　　       Researchers of the above listed areas are invited to prepare one page digests in the format specified in ICEMS2017_Digest_Template.doc downloadable at www.icems2017.org, and submit them to the Technical Program Committee. After a peer review process, the authors of accepted digests will be invited to prepare their full papers taking into account the reviewer comments for inclusion in the conference proceedings to be uploaded to IEEEXplore database, and present their work to the conference. The full paper format is specified in ICEMS2017_Full_Paper_Template.doc which is downloadable from www.icems2017.org.

　　Program:

　　       The conference program will consist of invited keynote speeches, oral and poster presentations, and tutorial sessions. The invited presentations will be selected from the submitted digests by the Technical Program Committee. Each paper must be presented by an author. No‐show papers will not be eligible for inclusion in the conference proceedings and IEEEXplore database.

　　Exhibition and Sponsorship:

　　       An exhibition of related services, equipment, materials, software, technical journals and books will be held as a part of ICEMS2017. Industrial companies, research institutions, and organizations that are interested in purchasing booth space for exhibition or supporting conference events should contact the organizing committee by email to organizer@icems2017.org. The Exhibitor and Sponsor Prospectus is available at www.icems2017.org under “Exhibition and Sponsorship”.

　　Local Organizing Committee:

　　Quang Ha, Chairman, UTS, Australia

　　Dylan Lu, Co‐Chairman, UTS, Australia

　　Ricardo Aguilera, UTS, Australia

　　Gang Lei, UTS, Australia

　　Li Li, UTS, Australia

　　Peter McLean, UTS, Australia

　　Ha Ngoc Pham, UTS, Australia

　　Yam Siwakoti, UTS, Australia

　　Tianshi Wang, UTS, Australia

　　Peter Watterson, UTS, Australia

　　Jiangfeng Zhang, UTS, Australia

　　Important Dates:

　　15 November 2016, Conference website open for submission of one page digests

　　31 March 2017, Deadline for submission of one page digests

　　30 April 2017, Announcement of digest acceptance

　　1 May 2017, Conference website open for full paper submission, and early bird registration

　　1 July 2017, Deadline for full paper submission, and early bird registration

　　Contacts:

　　Technical Program Committee, tpc@icems2017.org

　　Organizing Committee and Secretariat, organizer@icems2017.org

　　Honorary Chairmen:

　　Qingxin Yang, CES, China

　　Jin‐Woo Ahn, KIEE EMECS, Korea

　　Toshihisa Shimizu, IEEJ‐IAS, Japan

　　David Durocher, IEEE‐IAS, USA

　　General Chairman:

　　Jianguo Zhu, Australia

　　International Steering Committee:

　　Guobiao Gu, Honorary Chairman, China          

　　Weiming Ma, Honorary Chairman, China

　　Robert Lorenz, Honorary Chairman, USA

　　Zhengming Zhao, Chairman, China

　　Zhihua Wang, Secretariat, China

　　Jin‐Woo Ahn, Korea

　　Gyu‐Tak Kim, Korea

　　Chang‐Eob Kim, Korea

　　Yaohua Li, China

　　Ichiro Miki, Japan

　　Shoji Nishikata, Japan

　　Hiroyuki Ohsaki, Japan

　　Heung‐Kyo Shin, Korea

　　Longya Xu, USA

　　Katsumi Yamazaki, Japan

　　Jianguo Zhu, Australia

　　Z.Q. Zhu, UK

　　Technical Program Committee:

　　Z.Q. Zhu, Chairman, UK

　　Youguang Guo, Co‐Chairman, Australia

　　Longya Xu, Co‐Chairman, USA

　　Thomas M. Jahns, Co‐Chairman, USA

　　Jianxin Shen, Secretariat, China