IT Meetings and Presentations

The Information Technology Standing Committee (ITSC) provides advice to IESO staff on IT changes from both a technology implementation as well as timing and planning perspective. It also assesses the opportunities offered by new technology. Below you will find materials relating to each ITSC meeting.

This page will be updated after each IT Standing Committee meeting.

Questions regarding the Information Technology Standing Committee or its membership can be directed to stakeholder.engagement@ieso.ca.

Meeting Schedule and Agendas
Date/Agenda	Time/Minutes	Materials, Presentations, Submissions, Feedback
June 5 2012	Webcast 9:00 am
March 6 2012 Agenda	Webcast 9:00 am Minutes	• Release Planning • Project Update
December 6 2011 Agenda	Webcast 9:00 am Minutes	• Release Planning • Project Update • PKI Status Update • Decommission HTML and Text Invoices • EDAC Release
September 13 2011 Agenda	Webcast 9:00 am Minutes	• Release Planning • Project Update • EDAC Release • Frame Relay Migration to MPLS • Online Outage Form Changes
June 14 2011 Agenda	Webcast 9:00 am Minutes	• EDAC Release • Release Planning • Browser JRE • RSS Feeds • Project Update
March 8 2011 Agenda	Webcast 9:00 am Minutes	• Release Planning • Project Update • Draft PTRM
December 7 2010 Agenda	Webcast 9:00 am Minutes	• Release Planning • Release Items • Project Update
September 14 2010 Agenda	Webcast 9:00 am Minutes	• Release Planning • PKI (Digital Certificates) Replacement • Project Update • Reports Site Changes Market Systems Performance Reports : • Dispatch & Scheduling Instructions • Corporate Web Site • Market Participant Interface • Outbound Market Reports Publication • Outage Management Tools
June 15 2010 Agenda	Webcast 9:30 am Minutes	• Release Planning • Project Update
March 9 2010 Agenda	Minutes	• Release Planning • Portal Enhancement Project • PKI Digital Certificate Expiry 2010 • Shadow Price Report Changes to Style Sheet • New Invoice and Statement of Activity • IT Project Update • Market Systems Performance Reports - 2009 • Market Systems Performance Reports - Current
December 8 2009 Agenda	9:00 am Minutes	• Release Planning • Power View Decommissioning • Market Data Transition to Reports Site • TRA TTC Report Changes • New Invoice and Statement of Activity • IT Project Update • Portal Enhancement Project • Improving our Baseline/Release Process Market Systems Performance Reports : • Dispatch & Scheduling Instructions • Corporate Web Site • Market Participant Interface • Outbound Market Reports Publication
September 15 2009	Cancelled
June 9 2009 Agenda	Webcast 9:00 am Minutes	• Release Planning • IT Project Update • Web Changes
March 10 2009 Agenda	Minutes	• Release Planning • Verizon/Cybertrust Data Centre Move • Reporting Update • IT Dashboard Concept • Enrolment Project Update • Generator Cost Forms Update • Market Transaction Interface Project • Transmission Rights Auction Upgrade Project • Enhanced Day Ahead Commitment (EDAC) Project • Significant Market Facing Outages (Sep 2008 - Jan 2009) • IT Road Map • Outage Management Replacement Project
December 2 2008 Agenda	Webcast 9:00 am Minutes	• Release Planning • IT System Status Update • Reports Update
September 16 2008 Agenda	Minutes	• IESO Release Planning • CRS - New Charge Type • Reports Site Improvements • Report Site Transition Plan • Online Forms • IT Road Map • Strong Authentication Technology • Market Transaction Interface • Outage Management Replacement • Transmission Rights Auction Refresh • Enrolment • Stakeholder Engagement Update • Significant Market Facing Outages
June 10 2008 Agenda	Minutes	• Release Planning
March 12 2008 Agenda	Minutes	• Release Planning • On-Line Forms, MV Web and IESO Reports Site Authentication Update • Report Site Transition Plan • Changes to Client Platform Standard • Improved MPI Login Performance & Security - Updating the IESO Java Policy file • IT Road Map • EMS/MIS Upgrade Project • Market Transaction Interface Project • Significant Market Facing Outages Market Systems Performance Reports (2007): • Corporate Web Site • Dispatch & Scheduling Instructions • Market Participant Interface • Outage Management Tools • Outbound Market Reports Publication Market Systems Performance Reports (Current): • Corporate Web Site • Dispatch & Scheduling Instructions • Market Participant Interface • Outage Management Tools • Outbound Market Reports Publication
December 4 2007	Cancelled
September 11 2007 Agenda	Minutes	• Metering Data - VPN Replacement 2007 • Support of New Internet Explorer 7 and Vista • Changes to IESO Report Site Authentication • Report System Consolidation • Online Forms and MV Web Access Update • Market Systems Performance Reports - Corporate Web Site • Market Systems Performance Reports - Dispatch & Scheduling Instructions • Market Systems Performance Reports - Market Participant Interface • Market Systems Performance Reports - Outage Management Tools • Market Systems Performance Reports - Outbound Market Reports Publication • Release Planning • Results of ITSC Survey - May 2007 • MVWeb VPN Access Changes • Digital Certificate (PKI) Transition Project Update • IT Road Map
June 5 2007	Cancelled
March 6 2007 Agenda	Minutes	• Release Planning • IESO PKI Transition Project Update • Reporting System Consolidation Project Update • DST Support for Market Systems • Programmatic Access to Reports
December 5 2006 Agenda	Minutes	• Release Planning • Support of Internet Explorer 7.0 • MPI Support of Internet Explorer - Update • EMS/MIS Upgrade • PKI Transition Project Update • Facility Outage Management System • Submitting EDI Request - Best Practices • Market Systems Performance Reports - Corporate Web Site • Market Systems Performance Reports - Dispatch & Scheduling Instructions • Market Systems Performance Reports - Market Participant Interface • Market Systems Performance Reports - Outage Management Tools • Market Systems Performance Reports - Outbound Market Reports Publication
September 12 2006 Agenda	Minutes	• IESO Release Planning • DACP Settlement System Changes • IESO Portal Update • IESO PKI Road Map • MPI Support of Internet Explorer - Update • Facility Outage Management System Update • Reporting System Road Map • Financially Binding Status Report Update • Market Systems Performance Reports - Corporate Web Site • Market Systems Performance Reports - Dispatch & Scheduling Instructions • Market Systems Performance Reports - Market Participant Interface • Market Systems Performance Reports - Outage Management Tools • Market Systems Performance Reports - Outbound Market Reports Publication • IT Road Map
June 13 2006	Cancelled
March 7 2006 Agenda	Minutes	• IT Changes in Support of DACP • Release Planning • MPI Support of Internet Explorer - Update • Acquiring Access to Confidential Reports on IESO Report Site • MPI Modernization Update • Good Password Practices • ITSC Terms of Reference • Market Systems Performance Reports - Corporate Web Site • Market Systems Performance Reports - Dispatch & Scheduling Instructions • Market Systems Performance Reports - Market Participant Interface • Market Systems Performance Reports - Outage Management Tools • Market Systems Performance Reports - Outbound Market Reports Publication
November 30 2005 Agenda	Minutes	• File Naming for Confidential Financial & Settlement Reports • Market Systems Performance Reports - Corporate Web Site • Market Systems Performance Reports - Dispatch & Scheduling Instructions • Market Systems Performance Reports - Market Participant Interface • Market Systems Performance Reports - Outage Management Tools • Market Systems Performance Reports - Outbound Market Reports Publication • Release Planning • Access to Confidential Financial and Settlement Reports via IESO Reports Site • CyberTrust Digital Certificate IP Address Change • Market Participant Interface (MPI) Support of Internet Explorer (IE) - Update • Inclusion of Market Participant Costs in IESO Business Cases • IMO Name Change Update • MPI Modernization Update • Facility Outage Management System (FOMS) - Update • FOMS Cost & Benefit Impact Assessment
September 13 2005 Agenda	Minutes	• Market Systems Performance Reports - Corporate Web Site • Market Systems Performance Reports - Dispatch & Scheduling Instructions • Market Systems Performance Reports - Market Participant Interface • Market Systems Performance Reports - Outage Management Tools • Market Systems Performance Reports - Outbound Market Reports Publication • IESO Release Planning • MPI Enhancements for IE Browser Update • CyberTrust Digital Certificate IP Address Change • Market Participant Client Platform Standard • MPI Modernization Update • Inclusion of Market Participant Costs in IESO Business Cases • Outage Management Replacement Update
June 8 2005 Agenda Revised Jun 1/05	Minutes	• Market Systems Performance Reports - Corporate Web Site • Market Systems Performance Reports - Dispatch & Scheduling Instructions • Market Systems Performance Reports - Market Participant Interface • Market Systems Performance Reports - Outage Management Tools • Market Systems Performance Reports - Outbound Market Reports Publication Meeting Presentation: • IESO Policy - IE Browser Updates • IESO Name Change - Update • Changes to Generator Output & Capability Report • MPI Modernization Update • IP Addressing Policy Proposal for Market Participant Equipment • IESO Release Planning • Market Participant Interface (MPI) Support of Internet Explorer (IE) - Update Feedback: • IESO Policy Development - Client Platform
March 2 2005 Agenda	9:00 am Minutes	• Review of the IP Addressing Policy for Market Participant Equipment • Change to URL’s in support of IESO Name Change • MPI Modernization Update • Public Report Access • Release Planning • Market Systems Performance Reports - Outbound Market Reports Publication • Market Systems Performance Reports - Corporate Web Site • Market Systems Performance Reports - Dispatch & Scheduling Instructions • Market Systems Performance Reports - Market Participant Interface • Market Systems Performance Reports - Outage Management Tools
November 10 2004 Agenda	9:00 am Minutes	• Market Systems Performance Reports - Dispatch & Scheduling Instructions • Market Systems Performance Reports - Corporate Web Site • Market Systems Performance Reports - Market Participant Interface • Market Systems Performance Reports - Outbound Market Reports Publication • Market Systems Performance Reports - Outage Management Tools • Market Evolution Program Presentation • MPI Support of Internet Explorer • Plans for IMO Name Change – Bill 100 • Introduction to Web Portals • Update - Report Re-engineering • Release 13.0 Schedule
September 14 2004 Agenda	9:00 am Minutes	• Release Planning • VPN Software Upgrade • Market Evolution Program • Resources without Offers in the Sandbox • Market Systems Performance Reports-Outbound Market Reports Publication • Market Systems Performance Reports-Outage Management Tools • Market Systems Performance Reports-Market Participant Interface • Market Systems Performance Reports-Dispatch & Scheduling Instructions • Market Systems Performance Reports-Corporate Web Site • MPI Modernization Project • Market Participant Interface (MPI) Vision • Report Re-Engineering Tools - Transition Plan • Report Transition - Option 1 • Report Transition - Option 2 • Report Transition - Option 3 • Report Re-Engineering Update
May 26 2004 Agenda	9:00 am Minutes	Market Systems Performance Reports • Corporate Web Site • Dispatch & Scheduling Instructions • Market Participant Interface • Outage Management Tools • Outbound Market Reports Publication   • Report Re-Engineering Program - Rationale and Associated Benefits • Market Evolution Program • MIO Update • Release Planning • Digital Certificate Conversion /Anon FTP Performance /Report Re-Engineering • Report Inventory
March 2 2004 Agenda	9:00 am Minutes	• Multi-Interval Optimization • Release Planning • Digital Certificate Conversion • Report Re-Engineering ITSC Update • Market Evolution Program • ITSC - Improvement Opportunities • Annual Review of IMO Consultation Effectiveness • Outbound Report Management Phase 2 Dates
February 12 2004	10:30 am Minutes	• Conference Call
January 26 2004	9:00 am Minutes	• Conference Call • Important Links for Digital Certificate Conversion • Digital Certificates Draft Schedule for New Service Provider
January 12 2004	1:00 pm Minutes	• Reason for Conference Call
November 12 2003 Agenda	9:00 am - 12:00 pm Minutes	• Market Pricing Issues Update • Market Evolution Program • Multi Interval Optimization • Release Planning • Digital Certificate Initiative • Report Re-Engineering Transition Plan
September 9 2003 Agenda	9:00 am - 2:00 pm Minutes	• Release Management • Market Evolution Program • Information Dissemination Strategy Update • Automated Documents - IMO Design Standard • Web Service Directions • Brief XML Demonstration • Market Pricing Initiatives Update
May 26 2003 Agenda	9:00 am - 2:00 pm Minutes	• IT Project Prioritisation • Market Evolution Program • Release Management • Information Dissemination Update • NERC Cyber Security Standards
March 3 2003 Agenda	9:00 am - 3:00 pm Minutes	• Granularity of MPI Access Rights • Release 7.1 Walkthrough • Information Dissemination Strategy • MTR & NOD Tool Enhancements • IMO Web Site Upgrades • Market Information Initiatives • Market Evolution Program Update
November 12 2002 Agenda	9:00 am - 3:00 pm Minutes	• Status Report: Regulatory Affairs Standing Committee • Status Report: Market Operations Standing Committee • DACS Replacement Project Overview • IMO Change Management Process • Discussion Paper - Managing Changes to IMO Market Systems • IMO System Changes - Outlook for 2003 Feedback: • Group Discussion Report
September 19 2002 Agenda	9:00 am - 12:00 pm Minutes	• Release Management Presentation • MPI Issues

 

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