WG Summaries and Agendas

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Working Group Summaries
Genval, Belgium May 14, 2009
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EAII WG Scope

• Co-Chairs Andre Maizener, EdF (utility)
  (andre.maizener_at_edf.fr) and Harry Garton,
  Xtensible Solutions (vendor) (hgarton_at_xtensible.n
  et)
• Scope Drive the understanding and implementation
  of CIM-based message exchange to support
  efficient and effective communication while
  establishing a forum for the sharing of such
  information as well as best practices for
  exchange of CIM-based information

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EAII WG Agenda

• Meeting jointly with Tools WG
• Possible merger with the Tools WG

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Model Exchange Naming WG Scope

• Chair Jay Britton, Areva (jay.britton_at_areva-td.co
  m)
• TF scope covers the use of CIM standards for
  exchange of power system modeling information
  among participants in interconnected transmission
  grids.
• Operations and planning.
• Static model exchange standard (61970-452/552)
• Power flow exchange standards for case inputs and
  steady-state solutions
• Naming practices and Identification of modeling
  objects in model exchange business processes.
• Liaisons to NERC UCTE

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Model Exchange Naming WG Agenda

• Standards Activity Updates
• UCTE Status presented in main meeting.
• WG13 Proposed 61970-456 standard for
  steady-state solution
• Header Data Requirements Discussion
• What information should be conveyed as file
  headers when exchanging dataset in CIM/XML
  formats?
• Discuss UCTE use cases.
• How should headers be formatted?
• UCTE Work Session (Chavdar Ivanov)
• Feedback from WG13 issues discussion
• Discussion of open issues finalization of
  proposal to WG13
• Discussion on profile maintenance (procedure,
  yearly updates, IOPs stick to EPRI/IEC
  schedule, etc.)

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Process WG Scope

• Co-chairs Terry Saxton (tsaxton_at_xtensible.net)
  Ed Dobrowolski (ed.dobrowolski_at_nerc.net)
• Scope
• Overall management of the CIMug
• Development and tuning of the CIMug web site
• Coordination of the Technical Issues process
• Development and coordination of the Help Desk
  environment
• Coordination and maintenance of the CIMug mail
  list
• Meeting planning and assistance in conducting the
  meetings of the CIMug
• Establishment of the budget for the CIMug
• Development of liaisons with appropriate external
  groups
• Adherence to the rules and regulations of the
  CIMug and UCAIug

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Marketing WG Scope

• Chair Margaret Goodrich (margaretgoodrich_at_earthli
  nk.net)
• Scope
• Cooperative effort with the Process WG
• Primary responsibilities
• Branding
• Publicity Trade Show Participation
• Membership Recruitment
• Collateral Material Development
• Literature
• Presentations (training and business
  justification)
• White papers (training and business
  justification)
• Recent accomplishments
• CIM Users Group, UCAIug, and other community
  logos
• CIGRÉ 2008 posters and literature

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Process Marketing WG Agenda

• Not meeting in Genval

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Tools WG Scope

• Co-chairs Kendall Demaree, Areva
  (kendall.demaree_at_areva-td.com) Arnold deVos,
  Langdale (adv_at_langdale.com.au)
• Pinch-hitting today Alan McMorran
• Charter Support collaboration and awareness on
  various tools used to work with CIM among the CIM
  users community.
• http//cimug.ucaiug.org/WG/Tools/default.aspx

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Tools WG Agenda

• EAI Intro Andre Maizener
• Enterprise Architect - Ben Constable, Sparx
• EAI Methodology Cyril Efantin
• CIMSpy - Jun Zhu, Power One
• CIMTool - Margaret Goodrich, SISCO
• Open source power system analysis software -
  Richard Lincoln, University of Strathclyde (30
  minutes)
• Cimphony Alan McMorran, University of
  Strathclyde
• Discussion items
• Categories for the comparison spreadsheet for the
  different tools
• Perceived challenges in the area of tools and
  what the users feel is needed
• Possible merger with the EAI WG

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Compliance Validation WG Scope

• Co-chairs Suzanne Caron-André, SNC Lavalin
  (suzanne.caron-andre_at_snclavalintd.com) Maurice
  Adriaensen, KEMA (maurice.adriaensen_at_kema.com)
• Mission
• Formalize definition of CIM Compliance
• Define standard compliance testing program,
  including procedures and tools, documented as CIM
  Compliance Quality Program.

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Compliance Validation WG Agenda

• Not meeting in Genval