Matsue Castle,National Treasures of Japan

built in the period between 1607 and 1611,
except for some repairs, the only original
castle in Japan! It is a magnificent museum ofartifacts of the Tokugawa Era (l600-1868).

A tour to Matsue Castle inside isincluded in the full-registration ofICDCM 2019 as one of the social events.

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About ICDCM 2019
• Date: May 20 -23, 2019
• Venue: Kunibiki Messe, Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture• https://power.aitech.ac.jp/ICDCM2019/ Kunibiki Messe

Shimane Prefectural Convention Center

Boat Course around Castle
MatsueCastel

Hot Spring Area(Shinji Onsen)

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When registering for participation via ICDCM's website, you
can book your favorite hotels (#1 -#4) at the same time.

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10 min. walk2

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Lake Shinji

Lake ShorePark
Map of Matsue down town

JR Matsue(Train) station

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Matsue Excel Hotel Tokyu

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Hotel Ichibata

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Matsue New Urban Hotel

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Hotel Route-Inn Matsue
Accommodations

Access to Matsue, Shimane JAPAN✈ Osaka/Nagoya/Fukuoka

30 - 50 min ✈ Izumo Airport

Bus45 min

✈ Tokyo Haneda Airport✈ Incheon Airport✈ HongKong Airport

Matsue90 min✈Yonago Airport

Bus30 min

185 minFor participants outside Japan,
Tokyo HANEDA airport is highly recommended!

Features of Matsue “City of Water”• Matsue is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture, inSouthwest Japan. Known as the “City of Water”,
surrounded by beautiful nature.
• Matsue stands by the Sea of Japan where Lake Shinji
and Nakaumi meet, in the middle of Shimane Peninsula.
• Matsue stands as the second major city along the Seaof Japan coast, second to Niigata(530.21 km2).
• Matsue is the birthplace of Japanese culture and originof conventions in Japanese Mythology, as well as castletown.
“3 Reasons to Visit: castle, scenery & lake” by booking.com

Matsue Castle

Beautiful sunset

Lake ShinjiConference Format (TBD)
ICDCM offers the best opportunity for networking and exchanging info. & ideas
on DC power!
Full registration includes 3 lunches, refreshments, reception, banquet, site tour.
 Technical events• Opening and Closing sessions• Plenary and Key note speeches: See next page
• Tutorials: Cyber-Physical security for DC Microgrids• Oral, poster, organized and industrial sessions• Workshop: Hardware in the loop (HIL) for DC power systems• Panel discussion:
Block chain of DC power grids, it could be an effective solution for Hokkaido blackout in Sept. 2018?
• Exhibition
 Social events• Reception• Site tour
• Banquet dinner, etc.
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ICDCM 2019 Program at a Glance

DraftTechnical events Draft
Plenary and keynote speeches
SpeechTheme
DC powered data center,
Perfect performance during Hokkaido Blackoutand its expansion to DC smart community

Plenary1

Name

Title

Affiliation

NationY. Tanaka

President, CEOSAKURA internet

Japan

Plenary2

Trend in international standards on LVDC power

Vimal MAHENDRU

IEC SyC LVDC Chair,
SMB member

Regland India

India

Keynote1

Maritime DC Microgrids for Greener Seas

Josep M. GuerreroProf. IEEE Fellow

AALBORG UNIVERSITY

Denmark

Keynote2

First High power DC battery chargers for next
generation electric vehicles

Mazumder Sudip

Prof. IEEE Fellow

University of Illinois atChicago

USA

Keynote3

DC power distributions in the Netherlands

Harry stockman

IEC SyC LVDC,
rep of the Netherlands NC

CEO of DC Systems

TheNetherlands

Title

Affiliation

NationAssociate Professor

AALBORG UNIVERSITY

Denmark

Tutorial#Name1

Tomislav Dragicevic2Sukumar Mishra

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Subham Sahoo

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Nihal Kularatna

Theme
Cyber-physical DC Microgrids: Applications,
Architectures and Control
Incentivized Energy Tradingin Cyber-Physical Systems
Cybersecurity measures
for attack-resilient DC Microgrids
Super capacitors and their useful applicationsin the DC Microgrid environments

Associate Professor
Professor
Research Fellow

National University ofSingapore
Indian Institute ofTechnology Delhi
University of Waikato

Singapore
India
New ZealandSocial events

Planned on May 22
As a social event (TBD)

Enjoy a refined elegance and atmosphere,
Discover the REAL Japan!
Horikawa Sightseeing Boat around Matsue Castle

Adachi Museum of Art in 4 seasons
This gardens were ranked the best in Japan, by anesteemed American gardening journal.
Also, the Michelin Guide gave 3 stars to the garden.

Social events, Banquet at YUSHI-EN Garden
Planned on May 22, As a social event (TBD)

NOTE:The banquet is scheduled for the evening of May 22, 2019. Due to thedistance from Matsue City at the ICDCM conference venue, following
a city tour scheduled for the same afternoon, all participants will
move by bus. Arrival at Matsue down town by bus will be scheduledaround 10 pm after the banquet is over.
About YUSHI-EN Garden
In English http://www.yuushien.com/yuushien/language/english.html
In France http://www.yuushien.com/yuushien/language/france.html
In Chinese http://www.yuushien.com/yuushien/language/chinese.html
In Korean http://www.yuushien.com/yuushien/language/korea.html

You can enjoy Japanese culture during yourstay in Matsue, shown as examples.

We are looking forward to welcoming
you in Matsue, Japan on May 20-23,
2019

Sunset view over Lake Shinji,Matsue