On behalf of Prof. Hendrik Ferreira of the University of Johannesburg School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Prof. Han Vinck of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, you are invited to attend the

  

  

DATES: Reception: Sun 24 March; Conference: 25, 26 & 27 March 2013
TIMES: See detailed programme here  

VENUE: School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg

  

The theme of IEEE ISPLC 2013 is:

  

  

  

The ISPLC conference was started in 1997 by communications researchers in Europe and Asia as a forum for the discussion of the issues associated with the use of electrical power distribution wires as a viable communication channel. These pioneers have been joined by an international team of academics and industrial researchers, as well as regulators, who made ISPLC the leading technical conference in the field of Power Line Communications.

  

ISPLC is held annually in spring (typically between late March and early April) at different locations. The contributions presented at ISPLC span all aspects of communications over power lines, including access, home networking, in-vehicle applications, utility applications, and more.

Further details on ISPLC (including past Conference Proceedings) can be found by clicking here.

  

IEEE ISPLC 2013 is sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society and hosted at the University of Johannesburg.

The University of Johannesburg is one of the largest comprehensive universities in South Africa, with nine faculties having more than 90 departments, and an enrolment of around 50 000 students, spread over five different campuses.

  

Patrons and sponsors of IEEE ISPLC 2013 include:

  

UJ School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

  

This year the technical programme chairs from three different continents, using 70 worldwide reviewers, have accepted 64 papers from 22 countries.

  

IEEE ISPLC 2013 has been a pre-validated by the SAIEE for 3 CPD credits (Validation No. SAIEE-1019-V) in terms of the ECSA continuing professional development scheme.

  

ISPLC 2013 is hosted at the Sol Kerzner Hotel School on the Bunting Road Campus where students are trained for the hospitality industry.

  

For further information and bookings, please

visit the IEEE ISPLC 2013 website

  

or contact:

  

Wendy Smith Tel: 083 330-3733; Reolyn Heymann Tel: 079 502-0303;

Dr. Miidzo Hove Tel: 073 753-2959 or Dylan Smith Tel: 084 616-8190

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