Honorory Committee:

Jozef Modelski, Director, IEEE R8
Jean-Gabriel REMY, Past Director, IEEE R8

General Conference Co-Chairs:

Ghaleb Al-Dandan, Chair, IEEE R8 Energy Industry Collaboration Program
Rami Al-Mushcab, Vice Chair, Strategic MGA

International Advisory Board:

Nabil Al-Dabal, IEEE Saudi Arabia - Chair
Abdul Rahman Al-Ghunaim, IEEE Kuwait Section Chair, Kuwait
Ahmed Al-Naamany, IEEE Oman Section Chair, Oman
Aleksandar Szabo, IEEE R8 Membership Development, Croatia
Alexander Mikerov, IEEE V/C Northwest Russian Section, Russia
Anthony C. Davies, Former Director of IEEE Region 8, UK
Bakr Hassan, IEEE Education Chapter Chair, Saudi Arabia
Benito Palumbo, IEEE R8 Industry Relations Chair, Italy
Brian Harrington, IEEE R8 Treasurer, UK
Costas Stasopoulos, IEEE R8 Secretary, Cyprus
David Law, IEEE R8 Standards Coordinator, UK
Eesa Bastaki, IEEE UAE Section Chair, UAE
Emine Gokce Aydal, IEEE R8 Professional Activities Chair, UK
Eva Lang, IEEE R8 V/C Student Activities, Germany
Fritz Bekkadal, IEEE R8 VC Technical Activities
Gerhard Hancke, IEEE IES Secretary, RSA
Isa Qamber, IEEE Bahrain Section Chair, Kingdom of Bahrain
Jaafar Al-Ibrahim, Advisor, IEEE R8 Middle East
Joao Costa-Freire, IEEE R8 Educational Activities, Portugal
Marco Delimar, IEEE R8 Director-Elect, Croatia
Marian P. Kazmierkowski, IEEE Fellow & R8 Conference Coordinator, Poland
Mohamed Shwehdi, IEEE PES chapter Chair, Saudi Arabia
Peter Magar, IEEE R8 Chapter Coordinator, Germany
Pilar Molina Gaud, IEEE R8V/C Membership Activities, Spain
Roland Saam, IEEE Region 8 Newsletter Editor, UK
Samir Al-Bayat, Dean of Engg. Sciences & Applied Engrg., KFUPM, Saudi Arabia
Shaimaa Yehia, IEEE R8 Women In Engineering Chair, Egypt
Yacob Al-Mulla, IEEE Qatar Section Chair, Qatar

Organizing Committee:

Muhammad Al-Dhamen, IEEE Saudi Arabia - Chair
Bader Al-Dous, IEEE Saudi Arabia - Vice Chair (Technical)
Rashad Zakieh , IEEE Saudi Arabia - Vice Chair (Logistics)

Technical Program Committee:

Ibrahim M. El-Amin, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia - Chair
Mark Nelms, Auburn University, USA - Co Chair
TPC Members

Tutorial Program Committee:

Donald G. Dunn, Houston, USA - Chair