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December 2012: Winter Face-to-Face

Displayed at the beginning of the Transition Plenary Tuesday, a montage of visual memories.

Plenary Chair Steve Widergren provide comment to the Governing Board on Sunday evening.	Dr. George Arnold of NIST and Governing Board Ex-Officio Member reviews the final agenda for the group.
Governing Board Chair John McDonald personally thanked each Governing Board Member for their service with a handshake and engraved award. Shown here thanking Barry Haaser of the Lakeview Group.	Mark Armentrout, President and CEO of Texas Technology Partners, provided the Welcome during the Opening Plenary.
While Dr. George Arnold reads aloud, Jorge Valencia (Board Member, Colombia Inteligente, representing Colombia Inteligente/ICONTEC) and John McDonald (Chairman, SGIP Governing Board) sign Letter of Intent during the December 3 Opening Plenary (left to right).	Opening Plenary audience.
Membership & Marketing Committee members met for several hours in Texas to discuss strategies and resources.	Tuesday's Luncheon and SGIP-NIST Signing audience.
NIST Director Pat Gallagher reminded the crowd of SGIP's early stages during his remarks on Tuesday.	NIST Director Pat Gallagher and SGIP 2.0 Chair John McDonald smile and shake hands after signing the official MOU with SGIP 2.0, solidifying the future relationship of NIST with the new organization.

December 2011: Winter Face-to-Face

Grid-Interop attendees networking at the Interoperability Fair and Reception.	Three of the outgoing Board members who received recognition for service with distinction on the SGIP Governing Board in its inaugural years of 2009 – 2011. From left Mark McGranaghan , Vint Cert, Paul De Martini.
The distinguished panel at the Green Button roundtable session.	John Ruiz was presented with a certificate of appreciation for his contributions to the SGAC. From left: John Ruiz, George Arnold, Mark Klerer, Steve Widergren and John McDonald.
The 2011 SGIP Governing Board	The members of PAP-03 received a certificate of appreciation in recognition for successfully developing requirements for OASIS eMIX specification.
	SGIP Governing Board Chair John McDonald and EU Smart Grid Coordination Group Chairman Ralph Sporer shake hands after signing a letter of intent between the SGIP and EU Coordination Group to cooperate on Smart Grid efforts.

July 2011: Summer Face-to-Face

U.S. and Korea Letter of Intent Signing

Smart Grid leaders from the United States and Korea celebrate the signing of the Letter of Intent, which outlines cooperation between the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) and the Korea Smart Grid Standardization Forum (KSGSF).

Jong Keun Park, John McDonald (seated, left to right) Mark McGranaghan , George Arnold, Julia Doherty, Jee-Sik Park, Yong Chang, Kwang Hae Oh, and Steve Widergren (standing, left to right)

Jong Keun Park, John McDonald (seated, left to right) George Arnold, Julia Doherty, Jee-Sik Park, Yong Chang, Kwang Hae Oh (standing, left to right)

More Montreal Highlights

IEC's Immediate Past President, Jacques Regis was the opening guest speaker for the conference.	Plenary Vice Chair Mark Klerer announces the approval of the first six standards into the SGIP Catalog of Standards.
Tuesday evening over 200 attendees gathered at the Welcome Reception.	SGIP Governing Board Chair John McDonald and Ray Palmer of FERC share a lighter moment during the Welcome Reception.
Larry Kohrmann was honored for his dedication and work on PAP-11. Left to right: Steve Widergren, Larry Kohrmann, Dave Wollman, George Bjelovuk, Mark Klerer.	Members of the CSWG Research Team were honored for their efforts on the cybersecurity front. Left to right: Steve Widergren, Lisa Kaiser, Dave Wollman, Sandy Bacik, George Bjelovuk, Frances Cleveland, Mark Klerer, Dr. Avydor Moise.
Thursday morning's plenary session includied an international panel -- left to right: Tatsuya Shinkawa (Japan), Luiz Carmo (Brazil), Kwang Hae Oh(Korea), Dongxia Zhang (China), Bill Bryans (Canada), Dr. George Arnold	One of the closing guest speakers was Tatsuya Shinkawa of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) spoke on the Great East Japan Earthquake and Renewable Energies in Japan.