Global Profile – abridged
Edition 1 l August 2018

Standing for powersystem expertisesince 1921
A collaborative global community
Established in 1921 in Paris, France, CIGRE is a
global community committed to the collaborative
development and sharing of power system
expertise.
The community features thousands of professionals
from over 90 countries and 1250 member
organisations, including some of the world’s leadingexperts. At its heart are CIGRE’s 59 in country National
Committees offering diverse technical perspectives
and expertise from every corner of the globe.
CIGRE operates the world’s foremost knowledge
generation programme, spanning 16 domains ofwork, encompassing all the core areas of the powersystem. The programme also includes an extensive
range of local and international events, culminating

every two years at the Paris
Session in France.
Over the last 100 years
the work of CIGRE has
contributed to many of thekey technical cornerstonesof the modern power system.
So when electricity industry
professionals look for the unbiased,fact-based answers they need, theyturn to CIGRE, the world’s preeminent
source of power system expertise.
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The world’s foremost
power system knowledge
development programme
CIGRE operates the world’s foremost power system knowledge development
programme of work. At its foundation is CIGRE’s unique structure and the wide
spectrum of domains covered.
A strategic response to challenges
The CIGRE knowledge programme is driven by key
strategic themes defined by the experts of the CIGRE
leadership, with the input of the community. Theseare based around key drivers affecting the industry
and are updated as strategic changes occur.

professionals to participate across the knowledgeprogramme, including in the 250+ Working Groups
that study specific areas within the 16 domainsof work. Working Groups produce comprehensive
technical publications, referred to as ‘TechnicalBrochures’.

16 Domains of work

A unique approach

Strategic themes are fed into 16 consistent domainsof work, each led by a dedicated Study Committee.
Domains are broadly grouped by four key global
power system areas – equipment, technologies,systems, new materials and IT.

CIGRE’s uniquely dispersed but centrally coordinated
way of working offers an integrated knowledge
programme that accounts for the global drivers
changing the power system, while ensuring thatthese are connected with the National Committee’s
real world, local situations.

Working groups and outcomes
At CIGRE’s heart is a community and 59 NationalCommittees. These organisations nominate local

Worldwide programme of face to face andonline eventsCIGRE’s unique knowledge programme encompasses a worldwide array of face to faceand online events and free exchange of knowledge.
CIGRE Symposia
Held twice in odd numbered years, Symposia arelarge, wide ranging and stimulating gatherings,
featuring up to six of the 16 Study Committees,
attracting a wide range of senior CIGRE experts.

Colloquia
These one-day conferences are run by one of the16 Study Committees in collaboration with a NationalCommittee. Colloquia cover specific topic areas

reflecting the often hot topics of the particulardomain of work.

Macro-regionally and locally focused
conferences and panels
On top of the global events outlined above, everyyear up to 40 power system events are run aroundthe world by CIGRE National Committees
and regional groups.

The Paris Session – the world’s leading global
event for sharing power system expertise
Every two years, the world’s number one global powersystem event is run by CIGRE in Paris, France. This
event attracts members from across the whole CIGRE
community and is the culmination of the previous
two years of the CIGRE knowledge programme.

The Session is unlike any other conference. It offers
an in-depth interactive congress, following a rigorous
process where,rather than being presented, hundredsof papers are collaboratively debated.

The authoritative source of power systemtechnical reference information
CIGRE is home to the worlds’ most comprehensive collection oftechnical publications and reference information, standing alone for theirunbiased, rigorous, real world technical orientation and excellence.
The primary CIGRE technical publications
include:Technical Brochures: An output of CIGRE’s 16
Study Committees and their 250+ Working Groups,
Technical Brochures are globally diverse, factuallyrobust, comprehensive publications covering the full
spectrum of the power system.
Green Books: CIGRE’s flagship reference books,
bringing together multiple technical brochures into
one definitive publication.
Event proceedings and papers: A range of highly
valuable materials created from CIGRE events

including Paris Session papers and proceedings,
papers produced by CIGRE Technical Working Groups,
Symposia papers and proceedings and Colloquia
papers.
Reference papers: Lay speak orientated
Reference Papers providing important,unbiased technical information, helping toinform debate on hot industry and public topics.
Magazines: CIGRE also has two regular frequency
publications – ELECTRA our bi-monthly journal andCIGRE Science & Engineering (CSE), published threetimes per year.

Access these publications andmany others at e-cigre.org

Creating benefits in local communities andorganisations the world overFrom being prepared for the future and breadth of changes occurring in the powersystem, to learning from the diverse international experience of the community,
CIGRE’s unique global presence creates many local benefits for power systemorganisations and the communities they serve.
CIGRE will help inform your decision making withreal world, practical knowledge and access toauthoritative, fact-based reference information.

that can grow the skills of your organisation andconnect you with the industry, in a technical factbased setting.

CIGRE member organisations benefit from lessons,solutions and successes from every corner of theglobe, all accessed from a peer to peer community

A CIGRE membership can help you operate in an
optimal way today and plan for the network of thefuture.

Nine ways a CIGRE membership delivers value
1. Be prepared for future key trends, innovations
and challenges

6. Get unbiased facts focused on real worldtechnical solutions

2. Learn from real world experiences, lessons andsuccesses

7. Benefit from access,at a nominal cost, to world
leading experts

3. Inform decisions with diverse perspectives fromevery corner of the world

8. Grow your individual or organisational skills in
CIGRE’s unique peer to peer environment

4. Collaborate with your local National Committee
and solve local challenges

9. Connect with your industry in a technical setting

5. Source the most authoritative reference information“ Diverse perspectives fromevery corner of the world ”

For more on the benefits of a
CIGRE membership watch ashort video.

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