INVITATION & CALL FOR PAPERS

10TH ANNUAL IEEE
TECHNICAL EXCHANGE MEETING

    KFUPM		

April 22-23, 2003
KFUPM, Dhahran

Organized by
The Saudi Arabia Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
&
The Electrical Engineering Department of 
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Introduction

This event is the tenth in a series of Annual IEEE Technical Exchange meetings held at KFUPM in Dhahran by the IEEE Saudi Arabia Section and the Electrical Engineering Department at KFUPM.

Previous meetings were well attended by a large number of participants from both the educational and industrial sectors including KFUPM, KSU, KFU, Technical Colleges, Saudi ARAMCO, Saudi Electric Company, Lucent Technology, Advanced Electronics Company, Saudi Telecom, Arabia Electric Company, KACST, and many others.

As its previous successful meetings, the 10th annual event will constitute a major forum for researchers and practitioners from both the educational institutions and industries.  This gathering will offer a unique opportunity for discussions and exchange of ideas on the recent advances and challenges of the appropriate technologies for the Kingdom’s industries.  It will also be characterized by the wide range of topics covered and the variety of applications of interest to the Kingdom.  Professionals, with their invaluable experience, (IEEE members and non-members) are invited to participate in this event.

Topics

Academics and practicing engineers are invited to submit a two pages extended summary in fields related to Electrical Engineering including open-ended problems. Topics include, but not limited to the following:

•	Communications and Information Technology:

Communication Systems, Microwaves, Optical systems, Wireless, Speech & Image Processing, Data Transmission, Computer Networks, Multimedia, and Internet.

•	Power Systems:

Power System Analysis, Energy Systems, High Voltage Engineering, Power Electronics, Electrical Machines, Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution.

•	Industrial Automation:

Control Systems, Process Control, Automation, Adaptive Control, Artificial Intelligent Techniques, and Programmable Logic Controllers.

Deadline for Manuscript Submission

Two pages extended summary			December 14, 2002
Notification of Acceptance				January 4, 2003
Full paper submission				February 22, 2003

Please submit your extended summary in electronic format, as PDF or MS Word to: ieee-sa@kfupm.edu.sa

General Information

Prize Paper Award

An award will be given to the selected best paper submitted and presented in the meeting. 

Meeting Place

King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Conference Hall, Building 20, Dhahran.

STEERING COMMITTEE
Mr. Nabil K. Dabal (Chairman)	Saudi ARAMCO	
Dr. Samir Al-Baiyat 	KFUPM		
Mr. Mohammed Al-Dashash	Saudi ARAMCO	
Dr. Khalid Biyari		AEC		
Mr. Anwar Abdulah		SEC-ERB		
Dr. Mohammed Al-Haider	KSU
Dr.Essa Qamber		University of Bahrain 
Dr. Mansour Jaragh		IEEE – Kuwait Section
Mr. Saud Al-Rashed	SEC-CRB
Dr. Eesa Bastaki		IEEE – UAE Section.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Dr. Samir Al-Baiyat	 (Chairman)	KFUPM		860-2500
Mr. Nabil K. Dabal		Saudi ARAMCO	872-9300
Mr. Khaled Al-Fawaz	SEC-ERB		858-6613
Mr. Jaafer Al-Ibrahim	Saudi ARAMCO	872-9962
Dr. Jamil Bakhashwain	KFUPM		860-2277
Dr. Mohamad Deriche	KFUPM		860-1523
Mr. Waleed Al-Rumaih	Saudi ARAMCO	874-6161
Dr. Mahmoud  Dawoud	KFUPM		860-2299
Dr. Saud Al-Semari		KFUPM		860-3900
Dr. Ibrahim El-Amin	KFUPM		860-2290
Dr. Zakaria Al-Hamouz	KFUPM		860-2782
Dr. Mohamed Shwehdi	KFUPM		860-2712
Dr. Hamza Maghrabi	KFUPM		860-4733
.
.
. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Dr. Mahmoud  Dawoud (Chairman)	KFUPM		860-2299
                          Mr. Nabil Al-Nuaim	Saudi Aramco	873-1333
			Dr. Mohamad Deriche	KFUPM		860-1523
			Dr. Mostafa Abdul Bar	KFUPM		860-4942
			Dr. Essam Zaki		SEC-(ERB)		858-6517
Dr. Zakaria Al-Hamouz	KFUPM		860-2782
Dr. Adnan Al-Andalusi	KFUPM		860-1498
Dr.Adnan Kutub		KFUPM		860-1723

	     	
REGISTRATION COMMITTEE

Mr. Khaled Al-Fawaz (Chairman)	Saudi ARAMCO 	872-9962
Dr. Sheikh Sharif Iqbal	KFUPM		860-2818
Dr. Mahmoud Kassas	KFUPM		860-2271
	Mr. Moawiya Taj		KFUPM		860-4290
	Mr. Rami Al-Mushcab	Saudi ARAMCO	872-9360
	Dr. Hussain Al-Zaher	KFUPM		860-1434       
	President EE Club		KFUPM

SESSIONS COMMITTEE
Dr. Ibrahim El-Amin (Chairman)	KFUPM		860-2290
Dr. Saad Al-Shahrani	KFUPM		860-1508
Mr. Umar Johar		KFUPM		860-2120