Technical Program and Organizing Committees invite you to take part in XVIII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ELECTROMAGNETIC DISTURBANCES September 25-26, 2008 Vilnius, Lithuania The EMD’2008 Conference is a continuation of the series of symposia concerning Overvoltages in Power Electronics and Computer Systems, which were started in 1990. Since then these conferences took place in Bialystok and Holny Mejera (Poland), Vilnius, Kaunas, Dubingiai and Palanga (Lithuania). Protection of electronic and electric devices or systems against malfunction, failure or permanent degradation is critical, especially from cost-effective perspective. This fact as well as the evolution of electronic technology caused impetuous necessity for extension of the EMD conference scope with several new topics. The aim of the EMD Conferences is to create a forum for presentations and discussions about sources of electromagnetic disturbances, their influence on electronic devices and systems, and protection against them. Technical Program Committee Honorary Chairman R. Kirvaitis Lithuania Chairman R. Rinkeviciene Lithuania Members G.Adžgauskas Lithuania A.Bačauskas Lithuania K.Aniserowicz Poland J. Bajorek Poland G. G. Czawka Poland Z. Dmochowski Poland G. Evdokunin Russia J. Flisowski Poland B. Jaekel Germany S. Kupari Finland M. Loboda Poland L.A. Markevicius Lithuania G.Mazzeti Italy. A.W .Sowa Poland Organizing Committee K.Maceika Lithuania R.Markowska Poland S.Gudžius Lithuania Authors’ Schedule 04.04.2008 Submission of summaries and registration forms 18.04.2008 Notification of acceptance 13.06.2008 Submission of camera-ready copies 01.09.2008 Preliminary program The Conference language is English. The registration fee is 120 €. Doctoral students are free from registration fee. Persons planning to attend the conference are asked to complete the enclosed registration form and submit it to the Organizing Committee with short summary. It is possible to register online at: http://www2.el.vgtu.lt/emd2008 Organized by: VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Faculty of Electronics Cooperating: Bialystok Technical University Kaunas University of Technology Lithuanian Electricity Association Euroelectric Lietuvos Energija AB Main Topics Sources of electromagnetic disturbances EMD emission and susceptibility Measurements and simulation of disturbances EMD in wire and radio communication EMD in power systems, power quality Disturbances in electronic equipment EMD in control and measurement systems High voltage equipment reliability at EMD Lightning and overvoltage protection EMD standards and testing Grounding and equipotential bonding Shielding techniques System design for EMD Practical problems of EMD protection EMD education Intended EMD For more information please contact Secretariat of EMD’2008 Electronics faculty of VGTU Naugarduko str. 41 LT-03227 Vilnius Lithuania e-mail: [email protected] phone: +3705 2745013, fax: +3705 2744770