Member Supported Innovation and Development

The DNP Users Group supports our user community and the industry by enhancing and promoting the Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3), also known as IEEE Std 1815TM. Our members include utilities, suppliers, consultants, and individuals. Many of our initiatives support greater interoperability between supplier’s products and systems and/or enhance cyber security. On-going refinements also add new features and time saving capabilities which are then included in the next update of IEEE Std 1815 TM. Our growing library of Application Notes, Security Notices, and Technical Bulletins provide essential information for our members. The leadership team and Technical Committee provide periodic educational opportunities including tutorials, white papers, and conference presentations. The Test Management Committee supports our large vendor community with conformance testing review services. The DNP Users Group is a California nonprofit mutual benefit Corporation, operating pursuant to United States IRS code 501(c)(6).


The Standard

The latest version of the standard, IEEE Std 1815TM-2012,  was released Oct. 12, 2012. The updated standard contains many changes, including DNP3 Secure Authentication v5, which defines a protocol mechanism that enables a DNP3 outstation/master to unambiguously determine that it is communicating with the correct user/outstation.

IEEE Std 1815-2012 and the accompanying DNP3 Specification Supplement 1 - Device Profile Template and XML Schema are now available for download to DNP Users Group members from the DNP3 Document Library.

Announcements

We are pleased to announce and distribute our new Member Fee Guide.  The new fee structure takes effect on January 1, 2020. 

In order for us to continue as a sustainable organization and progress in a timely manner on the many initiatives we have underway (with more planned), we need the continued support of you and/or your company at the new fee levels.

Thank you in advance for your on-going membership!

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Vote passed by a large margin

We are very pleased to announce that the vote for the member fee change has passed by a large margin.  Our vote ran from June 14th to July 14th.  As of July 14th, we received 54 votes in favor and 13 votes opposed.  Although not strictly required according to our bylaws, we pushed hard to reach quorum and you responded. Thank you for your support!

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Voting Status as of Midnight June 30 = ~64% of quorum (~32% of members have voted)

Thank you to those that have voted!  If you have not, we need your vote!  Please return soon to place your vote.  We are reconfiguring the voting application for the extension and will reopen as soon as possible.  We will send an email to those that have not voted to inform of the extension.  

If you have questions, please contact us at: president@dnp.org

Sincerely,

Directors,

DNP Users Group

Voting Status as of June 23rd = 32% of quorum (16% of members have voted)

Voting closes at 11:59PM Eastern on June 30th.  For this type of decision, our bylaws set a high bar for quorum, so we ask that everyone take a few minutes to vote. 

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Voting will be open until 11:59PM Eastern on June 30th.   For this type of decision, our bylaws set a high bar for quorum, so we ask that everyone take a few minutes to vote.  Note that you cannot change your vote once submitted.

To assist you, information is included in the document posted on the Home Page: “DNP UG Member Fee Voting Info 2019-06-12”.  In addition, links to a presentation summary and full webinar material are included in the June 12th email and announcement on our Home Page.  Feel free to forward these documents to others within your company to explain why the Users Group is moving in this direction.

Finally, we are holding a final Information Session on June 20th.  You are invited to attend this session where we will present the full webinar material and answer your questions.  See the details below. 

If you have questions and would like a response before June 20th, please contact us at: president@dnp.org  

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