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www.sname.org/sname/mt July 2013 In summary, the goal of CAB WG 15 is to ensure that conformity assessment pro- cesses serve the needs of all stakeholders including technology developers, proj- ect developers, insurance companies, nanciers, government agencies, and the certication bodies themselves. TC-114 and CAB WG 15 hold annual ple- nary meetings to review and assess progress on standards development, consider new work items, and discuss the overall strategy of TC-114 and CAB WG 15 from the perspec- tive of needed support to the sector. At the TC-114 annual plenary meetings, all country delegations are represented by a technical advisor (TA) and, typically, one or more others who are designated as experts. e convener for each project team is also present to report on the progress and plans for their standards development eort. Currently, TC-114 is led by its chairman, Neil Rondorf of the United States, and its sec- retary, Danny Peacock of the United Kingdom. Each of the 22 member countries of TC-114 appoint a TA, who represents the countrys delegation and makes decisions on its behalf. e current TA for the U.S. is your author, Bill Staby, with able support from Deputy TA Roger Bagbey of Cardinal Engineering and Secretary Arielle Wolfe of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Typically, each member country will also appoint a secretary agency, which, for the U.S., is the NREL, represented by Walter Musial. e U.S. currently has more than 40 peo- ple participating in TAG management, its 11 shadow committees, and CAB WG 15, includ- ing two conveners, Bob Paasch and David Tietje, who lead PT62600-2 and PT62600- 100, respectively. On CAB WG 15, the U.S. is represented by Tim Duy, who heads global conformity assessment and standards com- pliance for Rockwell Automation; Jonathan Colby, a senior engineer at Verdant Power; and Bill Staby. e U.S. is an active participant in both TC-114 and WG 15 and, as such, is both well respected and inuential on both commit- tees. is U.S. leadership position would not be possible, however, without the generous funding support of the U.S. Department of Energys Water Power Program and the ded- ication of all the people who volunteer their time to get this important work done. MT Bill Staby is founder and CEO of Resolute Marine Energy. WIND ASSESSMENTMET OCEANWAVES & CURRENTSANY SENSOR ANY TELEMETRY ANY ENVIRONMENT www.axystechnologies.com +1 (250) 655-5850 info@axys.com Offshore Renewable EnergyAssessment & Monitoring SystemsAXYS can develop, deploy and maintain custom oshore systems that accurately record and transmit ocean data in real time. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IEC TC, CAB WG , AND THE U.S. TAG, GO TO WWW.TC.US