The 6th China International Conference on Electricity Distribution (CICED 2014) will be held in Shenzhen China from 23-26 September 2014 to discuss issues related to electricity distribution. Recent years have witnessed tremendous progress in both the techniques and management philosophy for electricity distribution. However, we are still confronted with many new problems in promoting Smart Grid, which press us ahead with efforts to search for solutions and develop new technologies and policies to bolster the growth of future distribution grids.

The CICED 2014 will bring together engineers, academicians, managers and regulators specialized in distribution grid from all around the world to exchanges ideas, discuss problems and share experiences and success stories. It will be a great event covering such topics as planning, design, construction, operation, management & regulation of distribution grids and equipment design and manufacturing.

The conference will also feature an exhibition displaying new products and equipments from many leading manufacturers. With leaders, academicians, and experts from power supply companies, scientific research institutes, design and consultancy organizations and universities around the world to be invited, the exhibition will also elaborate case studies of the achievements in smarter distribution and smarter home networks.

There are six sessions in the conference, they are:

• • • Session 1 Distribution Equipment and Asset Management
    • Session 2 Power quality and power supply reliability
    • Session 3 Operation, Control, Protection and Communication
    • Session 4 Distributed Generation and Grid-Connected Operation
    • Session 5 Distribution Network Development and Planning
    • Session 6 Intelligent Use of Electricity and Electricity Markets

Recognized experts from around the world will give keynote speeches at the Opening Ceremony. The CICED 2014 will last 4 days, with 3 days for keynote speeches, paper presentations and discussion, round table seminar and new technology forum, and 1 day for technical visit. The official language for the presentation of papers in the conference is English. Registration will begin in February 2014, the related information may be shown later at the website of the conference.