00:08This is a good question, because when it was initiated in 1921, CIGRE was just a conference
00:16and its name was standing for Conférence Internationale des Grands Réseaux Electriques, which meant
00:22in English, International Conference on Large Electric Systems.
00:26Ten years later, in 1933, it became an association ruled by the French law on non-for-profit associations.
00:34But the name gave the impression that it was still only a conference.
00:40However, CIGRE was already organizing joint activities between experts, working groups,
00:49study committees and not only conferences.
00:52This was recognized in 2000, when CIGRE's name was changed into Le Conseil Internationale
01:00des Grands Réseaux Electriques, which for the French was a change in names, in gender.
01:06But in English, it was International Council on Large Electric Systems.
01:10Since then, CIGRE has still continued to facilitate the exchange of knowledge between its members
01:19in two ways.
01:20The first was like this session, organizing events, and the second was by facilitating collaboration
01:29and disseminating the knowledge gained and shared during these sessions.
01:41CONS-
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