The International Symposium on Lightning Protection – SIPDA – takes place every two years since its first edition in 1988. It has been decisive to the contribution of technology development concerning lightning protection and measuring techniques, as well as to the national and international scientific knowledge related to lightning discharges and grounding. Pioneer in Latin America, SIPDA is nowadays a reference for professionals and researchers in the area. It also provides the exchange of information and experiences in several areas related to lightning phenomena and its effects among researchers from Brazil and from several foreign countries. The high standards achieved by the symposium are reflected in the crescent number of papers submitted in each edition.
The SIPDA’s history is presented below since its first edition. Please move the mouse cursor over the picture to see details of each event.
HISTORY
1988 – I SIPDA
21st to 25th November, 1988
Venue: Auditorium of Conventions and Conferences, University of São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
Participating countries (5): Brazil; Denmark; Japan; Sweden;
USA1992 – II SIPDA
28th June to 3rd July, 1992
Venue: Clube dos 500 Hotel e Resort
Guaratinguetá, Brazil
Participating countries (7): Brazil; Denmark; Germany; Italy; Poland; Switzerland;
USA1994 – III SIPDA
5th to 9th December, 1994
Venue: Rebouças Convention Center
São Paulo, Brazil
Participating countries (8): Brazil; Colombia; France; Germany; Poland; Portugal; Switzerland;
USA1997 – IV SIPDA
8th to 12th September, 1997
Venue: Engineering Institute
São Paulo, Brazil
Participating countries (9): Argentina; Australia; Brazil; Canada; Germany; Italy; Japan; Poland, and Portugal
1999 – V SIPDA
17th to 21st May, 1999
Venue: Civil Engineering Convention Center, University of São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
Participating countries (14): Argentina; Australia; Brazil; Canada; Colombia; France;Germany; Italy; Japan; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Switzerland, and the USA
(59 papers were selected and published)
2001 – VI SIPDA
19th to 23rd November, 2001
Venue: Parque Balneário Hotel Convention Center
Santos, Brazil
Participating countries (19): Argentina; Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; Colombia;France; Germany; Italy; Japan; Malaysia; Poland; Portugal; Russia; Spain; Switzerland;Ukraine; United Kingdom, and the USA
(68 papers were selected and published)
2003 – VII SIPDA
17th to 21st November, 2003
Venue: Four Points Hotel by Sheraton Curitiba Convention Center
Curitiba, Brazil
Participating countries (17): Argentina; Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; Colombia; France; Germany; Greece; Italy; Japan; Mexico; Poland; Russia; Slovenia; Switzerland,and the USA
(81 papers were selected and published)
2005 – VIII SIPDA
21st to 25th November, 2005
Venue: Caesar Park e Business Hotel Faria Lima Convention Center
São Paulo, Brazil
Participating countries (25): Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Canada;China; Colombia; France; French Polynesia; Germany; India; Italy; Japan; Macedonia; Malaysia; Mexico; Poland; Russia; Saudi Arabia; Sri Lanka; Sweden; Switzerland;Ukraine, and the USA
(120 papers were selected and published)
2007 – IX SIPDA
26th to 30th November, 2007
Venue: Rafain Palace Hotel and Convention Center
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Participating countries (24): Argentina; Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; Colombia; Croatia; France; Georgia; Germany; Italy; Japan; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Russia; South Africa; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sweden; Switzerland; Tanzania; Ukraine, and the USA
(98 papers were selected and published)
2009 – X SIPDA
9th to 13th November, 2009
Venue: Estação Embratel & Convention Center
Curitiba, Brazil
Participating countries (19): Argentina; Austria; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; Colombia; Denmark; France; Germany; Italy; Japan; Mexico; Poland; Russia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; the USA, and Venezuela
(96 papers were selected and published)
2011 – XI SIPDA
3rd to 7th October, 2011
Venue: Ponta Mar Hotel
Fortaleza, Brazil
Participating countries (20): Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China,Colombia, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the USA, and Venezuela
(74 papers were selected and published)
2013 – XII SIPDA
7th to 11th October, 2013
Venue: Dayrell Hotel
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Participating countries (20): Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, South Africa,Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, the USA, and Venezuela.
(87 papers were selected and published)
2015 – XIII SIPDA
28th September – 2nd October, 2015
Venue: Mercure Camboriu Hotel
Balneário Camboriú, Brazil
Participating countries (21): Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Colômbia,Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Peru, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka,Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the USA.
(78 papers were selected and published)
2017 – XIV SIPDA
2nd to 6th October, 2017
Venue: eSuites Vila do Mar
Natal, Brazil
Participating countries (17): Sweden, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Italy, Russia, Germany,USA, Sri Lanka, Austria, France, China, Argentina, Portugal, Switzerland, Colombia, andSouth Africa.
(86 papers were selected and published)
2019 – XV SIPDA
30th September – 4th October, 2019
Venue: Institute of Energy and Environment - IEE/USP
São Paulo, Brazil
Participating countries (29): Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China,Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan,Malaysia, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden,Switzerland, the USA, Uganda, and Venezuela
(94 papers were selected and published)
2021 – XVI SIPDA (ICLP-SIPDA were organized jointly)
20th to 26th September, 2021
Venue: the conference was held online
University of Colombo. Colombo, Sri Lanka
(150 papers were selected and published)
2023 –XVII SIPDA (CIGRE ICLPS-SIPDA)
9th to 13th October, 2023
Venue: Suzhou Shishan International Convention Center
Suzhou, China
(93 papers were selected and published)
2025 –XVIII SIPDA
21st to 26th September, 2025
Thessaloniki, Greece