BIENNIAL GENERAL MEETING 31/10/2013
Report of the work of the Association over the past 2 years – Ver 3 21/11/2013
Inception
Following the period of development of the Protocol, the Protocol Standards Association was formed on 27th September 2011 at Interim Committee Meeting #8. The first Committee meeting of the new PSA was held on 11th December 2011. The Committee then consisted of:
Vendors:
- Andrew Scott – Serck Controls (now Schneider Electric)
- Guy Fitzpatrick – ITT Water & Wastewater (now Xylem)
- Stuart Combellack – Technolog
- Malcolm Tyler – Grontmij
- Gavin Rawson – CSE-Servelec
- Mark Davison – Metasphere
Users:
- Simon Harrison – Anglian Water
- Harry Wilkin – United Utilities
- Russell Wheadon – Thames Water
- Jim Baker – Water Corporation of Western Australia
- Martin Pritchard – Severn Trent Water
- Russell Rees – Dwr Cymru/Welsh Water
Meetings
Over the past 2 years the Committee have met monthly, 4 times a year at a face-to-face meeting and the remaining months via a teleconference. These teleconferences have been successful in enabling discussions without time-consuming long distance travelling. Nevertheless the Committee have always felt that face-to-face meetings are desirable at least 4 times a year.
Committee changes
Chairman Malcolm Tyler resigned in early 2013 due to health problems. Martin Pritchard of Severn Trent Water took over as chairman after a vote by the committee. Charles Williams joined the Committee as Grontmij representative.
Membership
Take-up of the PSA membership was brisk, with the membership levels generally increasing as follows:
Date |
Corporate Members |
Additional members |
Total Membership |
Dec 2011 |
30 |
33 |
63 |
January 2012 |
32 |
33 |
65 |
February 2012 |
35 |
32 |
67 |
March 2012 |
36 |
35 |
71 |
April 2012 |
39 |
37 |
76 |
May 2012 |
37 |
36 |
73 |
June 2012 |
39 |
37 |
76 |
July 2012 |
39 |
37 |
76 |
August 2012 |
33 |
39 |
72 |
September 2012 |
38 |
36 |
74 |
October 2012 |
39 |
40 |
79 |
November 2012 |
39 |
40 |
79 |
December 2012 |
39 |
40 |
79 |
January 2013 |
39 |
41 |
80 |
February 2013 |
39 |
41 |
80 |
March 2013 |
39 |
41 |
80 |
April 2013 |
39 |
41 |
80 |
May 2013 |
39 |
40 |
79 |
June 2013 |
39 |
39 |
78 |
July 2013 |
44 |
39 |
83 |
August 2013 |
44 |
40 |
84 |
September 2013 |
40 |
49 |
89 |
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Treasurer’s and Secretarial Services
These duties have been undertaken throughout this period by Ed Oborn.
Financial accounts
The accounting period has been chosen as the anniversary of the first transaction of the PSA bank account which was on 13th January 2011. The financial year thus runs from 13th January to 12th January the following year.
Financial accounts have been drawn up by Mr Alan Matthews FCMA FCCA
Chartered Certified Accountant to cover the period 12th January 2011 to 13th January 2013.
Bank account
The PSA bank account is held at NatWest Bank Bristol and is managed by the Treasurer. The bank balance over the period has generally increased from zero at 23rd January 2011 to the current (end September 2013) of £22,524. The balance has always been healthy and has shown a general upward trend.
Website
The PSA has operated a website at www.witsprotocol.org The original website name was changed in 2012 to eliminate the emphasis on the UK. The website has proved difficult to manage and maintain so a new format website is currently under development.
Technical issues during the period
A variety of technical issues have been raised which have been discussed and tackled by the technical team. There have been no issues raised from vendors or users which have proved impossible to resolve. No serious technical problems which could have jeopardised the validity of the Protocol have arisen.
Constitution changes
There have been several changes to the Constitution following issues that arose during the period. There were no major changes made apart from the introduction of Honorary membership. The Constitution now stands at Issue 1.5 as of 4/10/13
Amendment History | ||
Issue | Date | Revision |
1.0 | 25/11/2010 | First issue – was draft 0.18 |
1.1 | 9/3/2011 | “Individual” membership changed to “Additional” membership in Appendix 2 (wording change only for clarification) |
1.2 | 5/4/2012 | Amendments to sections 4, 5 & 6; minor grammatical corrections |
1.3 | 12/8/2012 | Appendix 2 flowchart amended to reflect revised method of decision process for future developments |
1.4 draft | 30/8/12 | Removal of references to the UK + membership renewals (draft) |
1.4 | 7/11/12 | As per Iss 1.4 draft – no comments or changes |
1.5 | 23/7/13 | Honorary membership added – sections 3.1, Appendix 1 |
1.6 | 4/10/13 | Section 5.6 – Clarification of voting rights for Additional & Honorary members |
WITS Protocol Release records
WITS-DNP3 version |
Document release pack |
Supplemented with TBs |
Device Profile version |
Log File version |
IC version |
Functionality |
Tested with PSA Spec version |
2.1 |
Release 5-SAv5 |
1.5 |
3 |
4 |
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2.1 |
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2.0 |
4 (July 2012)4a (Feb 2013) | TB#43, TB#44 |
1.4 (with updates |
2 |
3 |
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2.0a |
1.3 |
Release 5-SAv2 |
1.5 |
3 |
4 |
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1.3 |
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1.2 |
3 (June 2011)3a (Dec 2011)3b (Feb 2013) | TB#40, TB#43, TB#44 |
1.4 (with updates |
2 |
3 |
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1.2b |
1.1 |
2 (Dec 2010)2a (Feb 2013) | TB#37, TB#38, TB#40, TB#43 |
1.3 (with updates |
1 |
2 |
Base functionality after completing interoperability testing by the founder members and:
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1.1b |
WITS PROTOCOL STANDARDS ASSOCIATION
9 Purn Lane
Weston-super-Mare
BS24 9JG
Email: enquiries@witsprotocol.org
Website: www.witsprotocol.org
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