by IEEE、Hosted by IEEE IAS，Hosted by Shandong University，University of Electronic Science and Technology of China、North China Electric Power University、Co-organized by Jinan University"2020 Asian International Academic Conference on Industrial and Commercial Power Systems (I&CPS Asia 2020)" was successfully held in the form of an online conference from July 13 to July 16, 2020。IEEE I&CPS Asia is the first flagship conference of the IEEE IAS Society in Asia，This meeting is its first meeting。The conference theme is "Grid Edge, Reforming the Future”，Aimed at experts in relevant fields from around the world、Scholar、Provide a high-quality communication platform for engineers and students，Presenting their latest research results、Ideas and Applications。
Due to the impact of the global new coronavirus epidemic，In order to resolutely implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s series of important speeches on epidemic prevention and control，Effectively consolidate the hard-won achievements in epidemic prevention and control，Comprehensive consideration of relevant policies of various countries、Post travel risk for attendees，The organizing committee has carefully decided to convert the on-site meeting into an online meeting。
Although the meeting format has changed，But the enthusiasm of the participants remains unchanged, actively participated in all aspects of the conference and conducted academic exchanges。from China、United States、Egypt、Iran、Thailand、More than 300 participants from India and other countries，Have a lively exchange and discussion around the topic of industrial and commercial power systems。The organizing committee innovates the organizational form of international academic conferences，Record the reports of each branch venue into videos and upload them to the conference website one week in advance，Both registered and non-registered personnel can view it at any time，Greatly expanded the influence of the conference。As of now，The number of clicks on the conference video reached nearly 10,000 times，The number of participants far exceeds that of regular offline meetings。
July 14，The conference officially kicked off。Professor Zhang Hengxu, Executive Vice Dean of School of Electrical Engineering, Shandong University，Professor Wei-Jen Lee, President-elect of IEEE IAS, delivered a welcome speech respectively。Professor Zhang Hengxu extended a warm welcome to the guests，Explained the special circumstances of this session，Introduced the overview of the School of Electrical Engineering of Shandong University to the participants； Professor Wei-Jen Lee also extended a warm welcome to the guests，And introduced the IEEE IAS Society，Deepened the participants’ understanding of the IEEE IAS Society。
Professor Zhang Hengxu, Executive Vice Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering of Shandong University, delivers a welcome speech
IEEE IAS Chairman-electWei-Jen LeeProfessor gives a welcome speech
Subsequently，Professor Georges Zissis, current chairman of IEEE IAS、I&Professor Rasheek Rifaat, Chairman of CPS Department, delivered opening speeches。The two guests warmly congratulated the convening of this meeting，To the IAS Association，I&Additional explanation on the relevant situation of CPS branch，Expressed the IEEE IAS Society’s desire to strengthen ties with Asian experts and scholars。
IEEE IASCurrent ChairmanGeorges ZissisGive an opening speech.
I&CPS Department ChairmanRasheek RifaatGive an opening speech.
Professor Yang Ming, Vice Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering of Shandong University, presided over the subsequent keynote report session。Academician Xue Yusheng of the Chinese Academy of Engineering、Professor Tomy Sebastian, former chairman of IEEE IAS、Professor Sun Hongbin of Tsinghua University and Professor Bie Chaohong of Xi'an Jiaotong University gave wonderful keynote speeches respectively，The delegates benefited a lot from the keynote report and spoke highly of it。
Professor Yang Ming of Shandong University presided over the keynote report session of the conference
Professor Xue Yusheng, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, gave a report at the conference
IEEE IASFormer ChairmanTomy SebastianDoctorate’s conference report
Professor Sun Hongbin of Tsinghua University gave a conference report
Professor Bie Chaohong of Xi’an Jiaotong University gave a conference report
July 15-16，The conference focuses on "Power System Engineering、Power system protection、Energy System、Renewable energy、The five major themes of "Smart Grid Technology and Application" arranged 27 branch meetings and 3 special seminars for paper discussion。Participating authors give paper reports，And conducted in-depth exchanges with experts and scholars in related fields。
In addition，The conference also set up a new technology training (Tutorial) session。Dr. Fangston from the Chinese University of Hong Kong gave the topic "Next Generation Power and Smart Harbor Microgrid"，Explained related technologies，Attracted nearly a hundred people to participate。
Dr. Fangston from the Chinese University of Hong Kong provides new technology training (Tutorial）
The first meeting of IEEE ICPS Asia was successfully held，Provides a new high-level academic exchange platform for experts and scholars in related fields，Broadened the horizons of the attendees，Inspiring researchers’ enthusiasm for scientific research and innovation，Enhance the participation of Asian experts and scholars in the international energy academic field。Shandong University successfully hosted this important conference，Reflects the long-term research accumulation of our school’s electrical engineering discipline in the field of industrial and commercial power systems，Expanded our school’s external cooperation and influence，It has a significant role in promoting the construction of double first-class in our school。
