PSCC is an international non-profit scientific
society with legal seat at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich Switzerland. Its purpose is to facilitate the interchange of information among scientific and engineering communities concerning the
problems and their solutions related to the planning and operation of electrical power systems. The policy and activities of PSCC are governed by a Council drawn from an international body of Members.
Origins
The initial pre-PSCC meeting was held in Mainz in 1962 and the first PSCC Conference took place in London in 1963. Subsequent conferences followed at three year intervals in
Stockholm (1966), Rome (1969), Grenoble (1972), Cambridge (1975), Darmstadt (1978) - which also led to the launch of the Electrical Power and Energy Systems Journal with the publisher Butterworths, - Lausanne (1981),
Helsinki (1984), Lisbon (1987), Graz (1990), Avignon (1993), Dresden (1996), Trondheim (1999) and Sevilla (2002).
Nature
The PSCC is an international event, organized over a full week. It is recognized
for the highly selective character of its peer paper reviewing process, which has succeeded in maintaining it at the highest level of scientific excellence. The typical attendance at PSCC is about 300 to 400 scientists
and engineers from all over the world. Around 200 papers are presented orally and published in electronic conference proceedings.