1. SESDC Working Group Meeting
Joseph Mutale – Chair
Peter Dauenhauer – Co-Chair
Henry Louie - Executive Secretary
Barry Rawn – Communications/Web Officer
Working Group Meeting - Electricity Energy Systems for Developing Communities
2015 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting
Denver, Colorado, USA, July 27, 2015

2. Agenda Welcome and Summary of activities (Joseph)
WG engagement proposal – (Barry)
Energy Use in Off-Grid Applications Task force Presentation and Early Research (Henry, then Peter)
Sustainable Microgrids TF proposal (Nirupama Kumar, Seth Myers)
Resiliency Frameworks TF proposal (Maria Brucoli)
Last Mile Quality Assurance and Customer Tracking (Barry Rawn)
Discussion on additional interesting task forces (all)
AOB

3. Our Mission
The Working Group on Sustainable Energy Systems for Developing Communities (WGSESDC) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), herein referred to as, the “Working Group,” aims to raise awareness to the technical community, governments, policymakers, and organizations about access to energy systems, including electricity and the related issues in developing communities around the world. Respecting social norms, traditions, and cultures, the Working Group collaborates with stakeholders to provide practical recommendations to facilitate environmentally-safe, measurable, and cost-effective sustainable energy system technologies and solutions to enhance economic and social viability, standard of living, and quality of life of people living in developing communities.

4. Summary of activities Admin What was accomplished Upcoming activities
Barry Rawn volunteered to take the position of Communications and Web officer
What was accomplished
New website thanks to Barry and cooperation of everyone we have a new look web site :
New Task forces proposed
2 papers at Symposium for Small PV applications
System usage trends for off-grid renewable energy users in developing communities
Technical sustainability of off grid PV systems in Malawi – results of survey of 43 sites
Panel session was not approved due to lack support – seeking to change approach to panel selection
Upcoming activities
Task forces
Paper preparation
Cooperation with CIGRE – Good practice book