The EPE Association

EPE Association Website
Find more information regarding the EPE Association on www.epe-association.org

EPE Association
EPE Association is an International non Profit Scientific Association located in Brussels (Belgian Law)

Organization
General Assembly
Executive Council (9 to 15 members)
Board (President, Vice Presidents, Treasurer, Secretary)

Location
The permanent secretariat is based in Brussels, in the frame of the Belgian Society of Electrical Engineers (SRBE/KBVE)

Decision Policy
The policy and all decisions concerning all activities are made by the Executive Council.
The daily activities are run by the Secretary General with the support of the permanent secretariat.

Permanent Secretariat
The President is directly involved in the daily activities and consults the Board or the Executive Council depending on the level of decisions to be made

EPE Journal
The EPE Journal is a quarterly publication, owned and published by EPE Association
The journal is a mix of Industrial Information and Scientific Papers (with referees, peer reviewing)

EPE Conference
Biennial, Owned by EPE Association
Organized by EPE Secretariat
Scientific Body: International Steering Committee (ISC)
Number of attendees: 700-1100
Rejected papers: 30-40%
Location: A European Country
Control: EPE - Executive Council
ISC (International Steering Committee)
EPE Secretariat and Conference Organizing Committee
Topics: Power Electronics and Electric Drives Systems
Time: Mid-September

Chapters Activities
EPE Association has divided a part of its activities among chapters:
Electric Drive Design and Applications
Components
Control
Power Electronics in Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electrical Energy
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Education

Each Chapter has its own Committee, but it refers always to the Executive Council
The Secretariat supports directly the Chapter activities

Collaboration with Central and Eastern European countries
Agreement with PEMC-C signed in Prague (September 1998)
The conference becomes EPE-PEMC

EPE - PEMC 1998 in Prague (Czech Republic) (September 1998)
EPE - PEMC 2000 in Kosice (Slovak Republic) (September 2000)
EPE - PEMC 2002 in Dubrovnik (Croatia) (September 2002)
EPE - PEMC 2004 in Riga (Latvia) (September 2004)
EPE – PEMC 2006 in Portoroz (Slovenia) (August-September 2006)

Tutorials
A complete programme including one to two days of tutorials is proposed to the conference participants

At EPE Conferences
At Chapters Venues (Lausanne, Nancy,...)
At EPE-PEMC Venues (Warsaw, Budapest, Prague, Kosice, Dubrovnik, Riga…)

Courses
EPE Association organises courses in the various fields of power electronics

History of EPE-conferences
1985: Brussels (Belgium)– 650 participants
1987: Grenoble (France)– 750 participants
1989: Aachen (Germany)– 850 participants
1991: Firenze (Italy)– 1000 participants
1993: Brighton (United Kingdom)– 750 participants
1995: Sevilla (Spain)– 800 participants
1997: Trondheim (Norway)– 975 participants
1999: Lausanne (Suisse)– 1040 participants
2001: Graz (Austria)– 850 participants
2003: Toulouse (France)– 990 participants
2005: Dresden (Germany)- 900 participants