Vasteras 2008

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

8:30 – 9:30        Registration

9:00 – 12:00      CIM 101 Tutorial                                                                   

·         Introduction to the CIM and related standards

·         Introduction to the GID

·         Introduction to the CIM User Group; membership benefits

12:00 – 1:00      Lunch

1:00 – 5:00        CIM – Advanced Topics

·         How the CIM is being used in utilities today

·         Model exchange based on the CIM

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

8:30 - 9:00         Registration and Coffee                                  

9:00 - 10:15       Introduction to CIMug and Keynote                            

·         Introduction, Welcome, and Agenda Review – Terry Saxton/Randy Rhodes

·         Keynote Presentation, Future Control Center Architectures:  Report from CIGRE WG D2.24  – Thierry Lefebvre

10:15 – 10:45    Break

10:45 – 12:00    CIM Status Updates

·         CIM release plan and technical issue submittal/tracking – Kendall Demaree, CMM

·         Ask the Expert panel session – WG chairs, CIM Model Manager, IEC WG conveners

12:00 - 1:00    Lunch

1:00 – 3:00        Focus on European Applications of CIM for Model Exchange (Eric Lambert, Facilitator)

·         UCTE Overview and project report – Chavdar Ivanov, UCTE

·         UCTE new model exchange report on requirements and needs – Eric Wolf

·         CIM for UCTE – Jay Britton

·         EDF study on compatibility of CIM model exchange profile for UCTE and related tools – Eric Lambert

3:00 – 3:30        Break

3:30 – 5:00        Utility Experience with the CIM (Lars-Ola Osterlund, facilitator)

·         ELIA CIM/XML data exchange experience - Eric Wolf

·         Sempra Utilities use of CIM for EIM and Smart Meter AMI projects – Terry Saxton

·         ERCOT use of CIM – Joel Koepke

Thursday, June 12, 2008

8:30 – 9:00        ABB Experiences Using the CIM - Neela Mayur

9:00 - 10:00        CIM Integration Experiences (Facilitator – Ralph Mackiewicz)

·         Application of Model Driven Integration - Jone Aarre, IBM 

·         CIM Profiles - Theory and Practice in Current Projects - Arnold Devos, Langdale

10:00 – 10:30    Break

10:30 – 12:00    TC57 and CIMug Collaboration (Facilitator - Ed Dobrowolski)

·         TC57 Overview – Ed Dobrowolski

·         WG reports from the conveners

§         WG13 – Terry Saxton

§         WG14 – Greg Robinson

§         WG16 – Jim Waight

§         WG19 – Paul Skare

·         Interoperability test report – Lars-Ola Osterlund

·         CIMug web site update and demonstration – Randy Rhodes

12:00 – 1:00      Lunch

1:00 - 1:30         Working Group Status Updates                                               

·         Enterprise Application and Information Integration (EAI) Task Force: Convener – Andre Maizener, Cyril Effantin

·         Model Exchange and Naming Task Force: Convener – Jay Britton

·         CIM UG Processes Task Force: Conveners –Ed Dobrowolski/Terry Saxton

·         Marketing: Convener – Ralph Mackiewicz

·         CIM Tools – Kendall Demaree, Arnold DeVos

1:30 - 4:00         Working Group Breakout Sessions

·         Enterprise Application and Information Integration (EAI) Task Force - A. Maizener, C. Effantin

·         Model Exchange and Naming Task Force – Jay Britton

·         CIM UG Processes Task Force – Terry Saxton/Ed Dobrowolski

·         CIM tools methodologies – Kendall  Demaree

·         Other Birds of a Feather sessions

4:00 – 8:00        Reception and vendor demos