Author information – submitting a full paper or session proposal

• Each paper should be the authors’ original work and previously unpublished in the form submitted
• Please ensure the subject of your paper falls under one of the topics in the conference technical scope. Sales pitches will be rejected.
• Please prepare your full paper file using the full paper template. This template is also available in LaTeX.
• We recommend conference papers to be 4-8 pages in length, including references.
• Please leave enough time when writing your paper for your company or employer’s approval / review if this required.
• The working language of the conference is English, which will be used for all printed material, presentations and discussion 

*The technical programme committee reserve the right to change the authors' choice of topic area

• Ensure you have your full paper file ready, converted into PDF file format.
• Have read and agree with the Assignment of Copyright Agreement. You will be asked to confirm your agreement during submission.
• If the paper is Crown or US Government copyright please email acdc@theiet.org to request the appropriate publishing form
• Papers must be submitted by Friday 25 September 2026 if they are to be considered for the conference.

SUMBIT YOUR PAPER

If you are submitting more than one paper you can use the same email address and password for each paper.

• Enter the online submission system
• Enter your email address, if you are a new user the system will ask you to fill in your name and password. If you have used the system before you will just have to login.
• Once you are successfully logged in follow the on-screen instructions and complete all fields

SUBMIT CONFERENCE SESSION OR TUTORIAL PROPOSAL

We invite you to share initiatives you’ve delivered, the challenges you faced and how you addressed them, how you’ve reached new audiences, or other examples of good practice relevant to engineers and researchers in power system protection.

Our audience values practical, experience-led sessions and real-world case studies, combined with inspiration and thought leadership. We welcome a range of formats, including:

• Presentations on published papers
• Case studies
• Panel discussions
• Roundtables
• Workshops
• Alternative formats are also welcome.

Materials presented in the Conference Sessions or Tutorial will not be included in the conference proceedings. Each session (excluding Tutorials) will be between 15 and 60 minutes long, subject to the conference programme schedule and proposed content.

All Conference Session and Tutorial proposals must be submitted here. When you submit, please make sure you let us know the session outline and information about the proposed speaker(s). 

• Following the review of full papers, Successful authors will be invited to attend and present their work at ACDC Global 2027 by PowerPoint Presentation or Poster Presentation. Conference session and tutorial proposals will be carefully reviewed by the Organising Committee and successful ones will be presented in the chosen format.
• All successful authors and conference session contributors need to pay the registration fee to attend the conference. If an author has more than 1 paper they must pay the additional paper fee, per additional paper. 
• The author must be present at the conference to present the submission or the paper will not be published. 
• The IET cannot meet any travelling or subsistence expenses for authors or special session contributors, either prior to or during the conference