Working Group Summaries Charlotte, NC November 12, 2009

EAII WG Scope Co-Chairs: Andre Maizener, EdF (utility) and Harry Garton, Xtensible Solutions (vendor) 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 This group is proposing a merger with the Tools WG

Model Exchange & Naming WG Scope Chair: Jay Britton, Areva 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 ( /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 & ENTSO-E (formerly UCTE)

Model Exchange & Naming WG Agenda Update on ENTSO-E (UCTE) model exchange – Paris Interop – Implementation activity SERC Model Exchange (Robert Kingsmore) Progress on new IEC Standards – Topology – Solved State – Display layout Modeling Use Cases in Smart Grid

Process WG Scope Co-chairs: Terry Saxton & Ed Dobrowolski 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

Marketing WG Scope Chair: Margaret Goodrich 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

Process & Marketing WG Agenda Not meeting in Charlotte

Tools WG Scope Co-chairs: Kendall Demaree, Areva td.com) & Arnold deVos, Langdale Pinch-hitting today: Alan McMorran Charter: Support collaboration and awareness on various tools used to work with CIM among the CIM users community.

Tools WG Agenda Discuss the proposed merger with EAII, proposed charter, co-chairs, and choose a name Presentation of WG19 Naming Design Rules proposed document by JL Sanson (ITG) Update of WG16 methodology by Cyril Efantin (EDF)/ JL Sanson (ITG) Presentation of CIMContextor. A UML tool to follow methodological rules by A. Maizener (Zamiren) Presentation of CIMSpy/CIMDesk (Jun Zhu) with focus on ENTSO-E enhancements (TBC) Presentation on CIM in Python and CIMTool plugin for python framework generation (Richard Lincoln) A presentation of IBM tools to accompany the standards (TBC) Brief summary to other existing CIM tools (CIMTool, Cimphony, etc.) to initiate discussion on the NIST SmartGrid requirements for a flexible tool to handle UML/messages

Merged Group Charter The major objectives of this group are: To promote the understanding and implementation of CIM UML modeling and CIM-Based message exchange To exchange best practices and information related to challenges experienced when implementing CIM for EAI To support collaboration and awareness of methodologies for the derivation of messages Support collaboration and awareness on various tools used to work with CIM among the CIM users community

Compliance & Validation WG Scope Co-chairs: Suzanne Caron-André, SNC Lavalin ( suzanne.caron- & Maurice Adriaensen, KEMA ( Mission: – Formalize definition of CIM Compliance – Define standard compliance testing program, including procedures and tools, documented as CIM Compliance Quality Program.

Compliance & Validation WG Agenda Transition of the “Compliance Test Working Group” to the “Compliance and Interoperability Testing Working Group” Review and Final Approval of the Compliance Definition Documentation Review and Approval of Charter for new WG Approval of WG leads – Margaret Goodrich, SISCO candidate for vendor co-Chair Review and Discussion of the WG Plans for the year