CIM Users Group Benefits Fall Users Group Meeting October 12-13, 2010 San Francisco, CA.

CIM Users Group Benefits

Fall Users Group MeetingOctober 12-13, 2010

San Francisco, CA

MissionThe CIM Users Group is dedicated to managing and communicating issues concerning the TC57 IEC 61970 and 61968 standards and to serving as the

primary means for developing consensus and consistency across the industry.

CIMug Activities• Provide liaison with other standards groups and assess the impact of other

standards on the form, scope and content of the CIM• Provide a central Repository for CIM issues, models, messages, and expertise• Promote the CIM, GID and other IEC TC57 standards• Provide a single point of contact for CIM Model Management and issue

resolution.• Provide awareness of CIM products and implementations• Provide a Help Desk

Benefits of Membership• Shorten learning curve with access to educational materials and experts• Gain timely access to information on standards activities• Gain valuable insight from peers and benefit from sharing/accessing common

solutions • Support and participate in a community effort to establish useful standards for our

industry • Make your company’s leadership visible in the industry• Test and certification activities that lower costs for users• Provide input to international standards activities at no additional cost and no

travel• Members only access to:

– Resolution of technical issues related to standards– Industry experts via a global help desk– Technical documents and best practices from existing users– On-line discussion forum

Membership OptionsRevenue Annual Fee # of MembersCorporate Member < US $1B in Revenue $5000 10

Corporate Member US $100M – US $1B $4000 8

Corporate Member US $10M – US $100M $3000 6

Corporate Member US $1M – US $10M $2000 4

Corporate Member US < $1M $1000 2

Government Agency $5000 2

Trade Association $1000 2

User Group $1000 2

University $1000 2

Standards Group $1000 2

Individual $ 250 1

Who Should Join?

• Every small utility, supplier or consultant should have at least one individual member for access to information.

• Every med/large utility, supplier or consultant should be a corporate member to maximize benefits and obtain voting and full participation privileges.

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CIM Users Group Organizational Structure

CIM Processes WGVersion 11

August 5, 2010

UCA Technical OversightCommittee

- CIMug Representatives (Vendor & Utility Co-Chair)- OpenSG Representatives

- IEC 61850 UG Representatives

UCA Technical OversightCommittee

- CIMug Representatives (Vendor & Utility Co-Chair)- OpenSG Representatives

- IEC 61850 UG Representatives

CIM Users GroupCIM Users Group

CIM Model ManagerLars-Ola Osterlund


CIM Process WGConvened by Process Co-Chairs

(Terry Saxton, Ed Dobrowolski) and Utility Co-Chair

Other Coordinators: •Technical Working Groups – Ed Dobrowolski

•Help Desk - Randy Rhodes•Marketing – Margaret Goodrich•Tech Support – Randy Rhodes

•Meetings – Robin Pitts

Other members:•Ralph Mackiewicz – 61850 coordination•David Becker – EPRI transmission•John Simmins – EPRI distribution

•Scott Neumann – IEC TC57 coordination•Eric Lambert - Europe coordination•Chavdar Ivanov – Europe coordination•Brad Williams - Vendor recruitment

CIM Process WGConvened by Process Co-Chairs

(Terry Saxton, Ed Dobrowolski) and Utility Co-Chair

Other Coordinators: •Technical Working Groups – Ed Dobrowolski

•Help Desk - Randy Rhodes•Marketing – Margaret Goodrich•Tech Support – Randy Rhodes

•Meetings – Robin Pitts

Other members:•Ralph Mackiewicz – 61850 coordination•David Becker – EPRI transmission•John Simmins – EPRI distribution

•Scott Neumann – IEC TC57 coordination•Eric Lambert - Europe coordination•Chavdar Ivanov – Europe coordination•Brad Williams - Vendor recruitment

IEC TC57Working Groups

IEC TC57Working Groups

• Provides governance for CIMug development• Oversees all business processes• Coordinates with other UCA and industry groups

CIM Users Group Co-Chairs Vendor Co-Chair: Terry SaxtonUtility Co-Chair: Dean Hengst

CIM Users Group Co-Chairs Vendor Co-Chair: Terry SaxtonUtility Co-Chair: Dean Hengst

CIMug Members

Corporate Member sCorporate Member Representatives

Individual Members

CIMug Members

Corporate Member sCorporate Member Representatives

Individual Members

• Apply CIM• Provide feedback via CIM Issues list

and CIMug meetings

External Liaisons

Representatives to Other Industry Working Groups

•SGIP – Ed Dobrowolski, John Simmins•IEEE - _________________•IEC TC57 – Scott Neumann•CIGRE – Scott Neumann•OpenSG – _____________

•IEC 61850 – Ralph Mackiewicz•OASIS – Scott Neumann

External Liaisons

Representatives to Other Industry Working Groups

•SGIP – Ed Dobrowolski, John Simmins•IEEE - _________________•IEC TC57 – Scott Neumann•CIGRE – Scott Neumann•OpenSG – _____________

•IEC 61850 – Ralph Mackiewicz•OASIS – Scott Neumann

• Accurately represent (and marketing) CIM capabilities to external industry groups

• Provide information and coordinate activities as needed with other groups

• Provide feedback via reports

CIM Process WGCIM Process WG

Technical Working Groups

Oversight - Ed Dobrowolski


Oversight - Ed DobrowolskiHelp Desk

Vacant

Help DeskVacant Marketing

Margaret Goodrich

MarketingMargaret Goodrich

InteroperabilityVendor Co-Chair: Margaret GoodrichUtility Co-Chair : Vacant


Methods & Tools for Enterprise IntegrationVendor Co-Chair: Alan McMorranUtility Co-Chair : Cyril Effantin


Model ExchangeVendor Co-Chair: Jay BriitonUtility Co-Chair : Vacant


Knowledge ManagerVacant


ExpertsSee List of Experts

ExpertsSee List of Experts

MarketingVacant*

MarketingVacant*

CommunicationsVacant*


Site ContentDan Jablonski*


CIM Service Desk RepresentativeTony Adams


MeetingsRobin Pitts

MeetingsRobin Pitts

Technical Support

Randy (interim)

Technical Support

Randy (interim)

Site Help & TestingTony Adams*

Site Help & TestingTony Adams*

Site ServicesChris Regan*


Site AdminKay Clinard


Other Apps (Webconf, GroupMail)Kay Clinard

Other Apps (Webconf, GroupMail)Kay Clinard

Content ManagerVacant


Convened by: Terry Saxton – Utility Co-Chair

Dean Hengst – Vendor Co-ChairEd Dobrowolski – Process Co-Chair

Convened by: Terry Saxton – Utility Co-Chair

Dean Hengst – Vendor Co-ChairEd Dobrowolski – Process Co-Chair

Other CoordinationScott Neumann

Ralph MackiewiczEric Lambert

Chavdar IvanovDavid BeckerJohn SimminsBrad Williams

Other CoordinationScott Neumann

Ralph MackiewiczEric Lambert

Chavdar IvanovDavid BeckerJohn SimminsBrad Williams



* Contractor

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CIMug Technical Working Group

Functions The scope of this working group is: Promote understanding and implementation of CIM UML modeling and message exchange; Exchange best practices when implementing CIM for EA); Support collaboration and awareness of methodologies for the derivation of

messages; and Support collaboration and awareness of various tools.

TF scope covers the use of CIM standards for exchange of power system modeling information among participants in interconnected transmission grids. Also serves as liaisons to NERC & ENTSO-E (formerly UCTE).

• TBD

The Technical Working Groups perform specific tasks of common interest to both the CIMug as a whole and to the individual members of the groups. Generally, they meet at each of the general meetings but they also do work between meetings via e-mail and conference calls.

Help DeskVacant

Help DeskVacant



ExpertsSee List… List of Experts

ExpertsSee List… List of Experts



Responsible for overall CIMug member help desk satisfaction.• Develops ways to leverages CIMug site capabilities, web conferencing capabilities, etc. to educate• Recruits CIM Experts to answer questions• Monitors aging of service requests and takes action on behalf of CIMug members• Promotes building a knowledge base that is accessible and useable by CIMug members

• Manages help desk requests that are strictly CIM-related (not website-related issues and not CIM Model issues)

• Stays familiar with all published CIM model resources and connects with CIM experts

• Volunteers that are available to accept and respond to CIMug member help requests. • Monitors each assigned service request until customer is satisfied.

• Monitors closed service requests• Maintains the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list• Develops Knowledge Base (KB) articles that summarize key topics in more depth• Monitors site search capabilities and ensures that material can be found easily by members



• Manages CIM Model Releases• Manages CIM Model Issues List (with on-line submittal for new issues)• Provides clarifications as needed• Reports status at industry and CIMug meetings

CIMug Help Desk Functions

• Maintains a list of site content, with intended security levels• Works with IEC TC57 WG leaders so all drafts are available to CIMug members• Monitors secure content to ensure security is not compromised• Manages archival of dated information









MarketingVacant *

MarketingVacant *



UCAKay Clinard

UCAKay Clinard

MarketingRalph Mackiewicz

MarketingRalph Mackiewicz

Responsible for the CIM Users Group marketing and communications budget.• Sets annual goals for marketing and communications, in concert with UCAIug• Oversees all marketing collateral and formal member communications• Initiates and manages outreach to potential CIMug members• Monitors member retention and recommends adjustments to CIM Process WG.

• Executes marketing plan, including creating or updating marketing material• Coordinates marketing messages at industry shows (through UCA-sponsored booths,

meetings, technical presentations, or other activities)• Ensures material about CIMug is readily available through the website

• Develops member communication program to complement marketing activities. These may include regular updates, newsletters, etc.

• Maintains email lists for CIMug members; updates list with conference attendees.• Organizes content and manages webinars or other interactive outreach, together with

working group leads.

* Contractor

• Develops UCA marketing collateral, signage, etc.• Ensures that CIMug and other groups are aligned with UCA marketing messages and

collateral.

Budgets and spends operating budget for: • Booths at industry events• Email list management and conference management software• Contractors for marketing and communications services

CIMug Marketing Functions

Site TestingTony Adams*

Site TestingTony Adams*

Tech SupportVacant

Tech SupportVacant

Site HelpTony Adams*

Site HelpTony Adams*





Admin for Other Apps (Webconf, GroupMail)Kay Clinard

Admin for Other Apps (Webconf, GroupMail)Kay Clinard

UCAKay Clinard

UCAKay Clinard

Site ServicesKay Clinard

Site ServicesKay Clinard

• Ensures the web site platform meets CIMug business requirements• Budgets appropriately to support growth of CIMug and other UCA groups• Processes on-line payments from CIMug meeting attendees

Responsible for the overall technical platform, both current and future.• Manages help desk requests that are strictly CIM-related (not website-related)• Develops CIM web site improvement projects • Monitors site usage patterns with Google Analytics• Promotes UCA CoLab to identify key future improvements, coordinating with OpenSG and other UCA groups

Budgets and spends operating budget for: • Server hosting• Web conference services• Contractors for technical services

• Manages help desk requests that are website-related• PM and Business Analyst role for CIM web site improvement projects• Weekly meetings with Site Services to ensure progress

• Has testing accounts set up for quick use. • Tests resolved technical issues before requesting customer approval• Tests web site improvements before general release

• Administers web servers, Sharepoint servers, domains, backups• Develops code for new site features• General software maintenance tasks (patches, license renewals, upgrades, etc.)

• Manages all site user accounts through the Forms-Based Authentication (FBA) tool• Resolves password issues for users

• Manages all user accounts and lists for web conferencing, groupmail/listserv, or other services

• Resolves password issues for users

CIMug Tech Support

Functions

* Contractor



• Converts webinar content to videos for user training purposes• Adapts video player webparts for use on the UCAIug training site• General site configuration tasks (setting up pages, adding content, testing performance, etc.)

MeetingsRobin Pitts

MeetingsRobin Pitts

UCAKay Clinard

UCAKay Clinard

Meeting ServicesKay Clinard

Meeting ServicesKay ClinardCIMug

Meeting PlanningFunctions

• Ensures that a payment engine is available for payment of meeting attendance and vendor booth registration fees

• Helps resolve issues that arise during pre-registration and on-site registration

• Reviews invoices and issues payment to caterers or other meeting service vendors

• Plans CIM Users Group meetings, including site selection, recruitment of site sponsors, facility coordination, etc.

• Attends meeting and coordinates onsite registration.• Coordinates technical tours or other onsite activities.• Reports regularly to Process WG on progress and issues.• Recommends improvements to the meeting planning process.

Budgets and spends operating budget for: • Facilities for meetings of CIMug and other UCA groups• Catering costs for meetings• Contractors for meeting planning

CIM Users Group Benefits Fall Users Group Meeting October 12-13, 2010 San Francisco, CA.

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