1. CIMug Interaction with IEC Randy Rhodes Utility Co-Chair IEEE Power Systems Conference and Expo March 18, 2009

2. CIMug Interaction with IEC Relationships – UCAIug and IEC – CIMug and IEC CIMug Support for IEC – Collaboration Capabilities – Current Status How to Get Started

3. Relationship with IEC IEC grants Category D Liaison status to selected organizations UCA International Users Group has this status – By vote of all the national IEC committees – By vote of the IEC governing board The IECTC57 site is provided as a courtesy for IEC TC57 Working Groups working on standards we support – Restricted to TC57 WG members UCAIug and CIMug members can review draft standards Non-Member Site Accounts can not access draft standards

4. UCAIug and CIMug Relationship UCA International Users Group is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting standards usage and development – UCAIug: www.ucaiug.orgwww.ucaiug.org Member groups have individual sites (bookmark these URLs) – CIMug: www.cimug.orgwww.cimug.org – IEC TC57: www.iectc57.orgwww.iectc57.org – IEC 61850: www.iec61850ug.orgwww.iec61850ug.org – Open Smart Grid: www.opensmartgrid.orgwww.opensmartgrid.org Developing a federation of sites and subsites - all are secure, scalable, and reliable

5. Site Functionality The following functionality is available to any group using a UCAIug site (listed in order of typical usage) – URL Links List – Alerts – Issues Tracking – Contacts List – Wiki – Blog – Document Libraries – Discussion Lists (can be email-enabled) – Announcements – Group Calendar – What’s New List

6. Site Statistics UCAIug Site – Size: 291 Mb – Site Accounts: 1,880 (adding 3-4 per day) – Bandwidth: 11 Mb/day (uploads/downloads) CIMug Site – Size: 3.258 Gb – Active Users: 808 – Bandwidth: 30 Mb/day IECTC57 Site: – Size: 1.615 Gb – Active Users: 335 – Bandwidth: 2 Mb/day

7. CIM Site Activity – Prior 30 Days 2,164 visits came from 381 cities in 56 countries across 14 subcontinents

8. CIM Site Visitors – Top 25 Countries

9. IECTC57 Site Activity – Prior 30 Days 729 visits came from 165 cities in 38 countries across 13 subcontinents

10. IECTC57 Site Visitors – Top 25 Countries

11. Current Status Wins – Consistent user account management and security across all sites (including Open SmartGrid, 61850, etc.) – High scalability and reliability – Low maintenance costs Challenges – Communicating adequately with key stakeholders – Educating site owners and members, with varied experience, desktop environments, and expectations