December 2002 Electronic Standards Newsletter for December Published 12/19/2002 Latest Copy of Message Table Distribution File (messagtb) Available 12/16/2002

November 2002
	2003-2004 CPS Web Applications Demo System Implementation Delayed to November 27 11/26/2002
	XML Schema Version 2.0b for the Common Record 11/25/2002
	Standards, New Technologies Highlighted at ED Electronic Access Conference 11/22/2002
	PESC Publishes November "Standard" 11/18/2002
	SREB Electronic Campus Issues Final Reports with Recommendations for Financial Aid and Financing for Distance Education Programs 11/15/2002
	NASFAA Technology Committee Meets in Washington 11/15/2002
	2003-2004 Application System Start-Up Announced at EAC in Orlando 11/15/2002
	Latest Perkins Threshold, Error Code, and Field Code (TEF) File Is Available 11/1/2002
	SAIG Availability on November 3, 2002 11/1/2002

October 2002
	IFAP Web Site Receives New Look 10/29/2002
	SFATECH Listserve Changes to FSATECH Listserve 10/25/2002
	2002-2003 EDExpress Version 8.1 Direct Loan Module Issues Alert: (1) Direct Loan External Change Import and (2) Actual Disbursements List Report 10/23/2002
	2002-2003 Direct Loan Technical Reference October Change Pages 10/23/2002
	ED Changes Way to Access SAIG EasyAccess Client 10/17/2002
	Latest Copy of the Message Table Distribution File (messagtb) Is Now Available 10/10/2002
	Upcoming Automatic Message Class Update 10/3/2002
	Southern Regional Education Board Convenes Distance Learning Town Hall Meeting 10/1/2002

September 2002
	Announcement of 2003-2004 Renewal PIN Request Process 9/30/2002
	PESC's September 2002 "The Standard" Available On-Line 9/20/2002
	Changing Student Needs and Implications for Higher Education a Focus of Conference 9/18/2002
	Michael D. Sessa Named Next Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council (PESC) Executive Director 9/17/2002
	Meteor Project Launches; Was Subject of 2002 Conference Session 9/13/2002
	Release of EDconnect V 5.2.0 and Supporting Documentation 9/4/2002
	Edit 330 and COD Edit 025 and the working of Edit 025 on the Web 9/4/2002

August 2002
	Upcoming Automatic Message Class Update 8/28/2002
	Portals and Web Services Technologies Demystified at Conference Session 8/27/2002
	LearnStudentAid.org Volunteers Provide Conference Update 8/23/2002
	Updated EDconnect & TDCommunity Manager Documents Available on SFADownload 8/19/2002
	SAIG Host Communications Guide for Mainframe & Midrange Users, version 1.3 Now Available 8/19/2002
	Upcoming SAIG System Changes 8/16/2002
	SAIG Network Password Expiration Reminder 8/12/2002
	Upcoming Automatic Message Class Update 8/2/2002

July 2002
	EAC: 2002 Conference Update 7/29/2002
	Information Published on the Second Open-Source FSA/CIO Technology Update Conference 7/26/2002
	Space Still Available for 2002 August Software Developers Conference 7/26/2002
	2003-2004 EDE Technical Reference Initial Draft Posted 7/24/2002
	Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council (PESC) Publishes July "Standard" 7/19/2002
	2002-2003 EDE Technical Reference - Signature Record Layout Corrections 7/17/2002

June 2002
	Computer Security Alert Issued by ED, Secret Service 6/26/2002
	PESC Published June "Standard," Seeks New Executive Director 6/24/2002
	Your Summer Reading Has Arrived: Two Transcript Magazines Are in the Mail! 6/18/2002
	COD Technical Reference Version 3.4 Now Available 6/14/2002
	DLB-02-17: Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) Implementation Issues 6/13/2002
	COD Technical Reference v3.4 Now Available 6/10/2002
	NPEC Posting of Two Draft Products for Field Review on Access to Postsecondary Education and the Role of Technology 6/3/2002

May 2002
	Standards Council Conference Sessions Focus on Collaboration 5/24/2002
	May Issue of PESC Standard Published 5/24/2002
	2002-2003 NSLDS/CPS Processing: CPS 2002-03 Post Screening with NSLDS 5/20/2002
	2002-2003 EDE Technical Reference May 2002 Change Pages 5/20/2002
	Error -3 in EDconnect/Error 332 for Mainframe Midrange 5/20/2002
	ED Briefs Information Officers on Latest Technology Initiatives 5/17/2002
	NASFAA Seeks Additional Neophyte Testers for LearnStudentAid.org Web-Based Training 5/16/2002
	FINAID-L Celebrates 10 Years of Bringing Together the Financial Aid Community 5/16/2002
	Direct Loan and Pell Processing Prior to COD System Implementation for Release 1.1 5/14/2002
	Guaranty Agency Threshold, Error Code and Field Code (TEF) File Now Available 5/7/2002
	Perkins Threshold, Error Code and Field Code (TEF) File Now on SFAdownload 5/7/2002

April 2002
	Beta Testers Needed for DL Tools Version 2.0 4/30/2002
	Issue Alert: Printing Issues in EDExpress Version 8.1 4/30/2002
	Using SFATECH Questions Regarding COD Implementation 4/30/2002
	XML Schema Version 1.0g for the Common Record Now Available 4/24/2002
	Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council (PESC) Conference Coming in May; Dallas Martin Agrees to Serve Additional Term on PESC Board 4/19/2002
	Search Tool for IFAP and School Portal Improved 4/16/2002
	COD Technical Reference v3.3 Now Available 4/8/2002
	2002-03 EDExpress Version 8.1 Product Registration Questionnaire 4/5/2002
	Issue Alert: EDExpress FAFSA Applications Rejecting Due to Invalid Preparer's Information 4/5/2002
	SAIG Availability on April 7, 2002 4/5/2002
	Error -3 in EDconnect/Error 332 for Mainframe Midrange 4/4/2002
	Technology Initiatives Committee Meets with FSA to Review Common School Identifier Project 4/2/2002
	Revised Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) Implementation Date 4/1/2002

March 2002
	Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council Conference Registration Extended to April 2 3/29/2002
	INS Match Problems in CPS 3/29/2002
	Self-Evaluation Guide Adds Ethical Principles, Good Practices Sections 3/29/2002
	2002-2003 EDExpress Version 8.1 Product Registration Questionnaire 3/27/2002
	Updated 2002-03 Need Analysis Servicer Specs & Test Files 3/26/2002
	Updated Need Analysis Servicer Specs & Test Files for CPS Test System 2002-03 Now Available 3/25/2002
	Office of Federal Student Aid Is Sponsoring CIO Technology Conference with PESC 3/22/2002
	2002-03 Pell Technical Reference Posted on SFA Download 3/22/2002
	Transfer Monitoring Batch File Error and Warning Codes - Technical Update TM-2002-01 3/18/2002

February 2002
	XML Schema Version 1.0e for the Common Record Now Available 2/28/2002
	Issue Alert: 2001-2002 EDExpress Version 7.2.1 Loan Inactivation 2/25/2002
	Using "Transmit Later" Option in Edconnect 2/11/2002
	Latest Version of 2002-2003 EDE Technical Reference Posted 2/8/2002
	Latest Message Table Distribution File (messagtb) Now Available 2/8/2002
	Revised Program Review Guide Now Available 2/8/2002
	Update: Errors -4, -1 and Processed Data Availability 2/8/2002
	Errors -4, -1 and Processed Data Availability 2/7/2002
	Processing Delay Affects RFMS 2/7/2002
	Update: EDconnect Errors -4, -1 & Processed Data Availability 2/5/2002
	2002-2003 EDExpress Version 8.0 Issue Alert: Exporting Initial Applications 2/4/2002

January 2002
	Upcoming Automatic Message Class Update 1/31/2002
	EDconnect -4 Errors and Processed Data Availability 1/31/2002
	2001-2002 FAFSA Express v7.2 1/29/2002
	Reminder of Availability of CPS Test System 1/28/2002
	Using Electronic Signatures on Campus? Let Us Know! 1/28/2002
	Availability of the EDconnect 5.X Error Code List 1/25/2002
	EDconnect for Windows, Version 5.1.0 Now Available 1/24/2002
	2002-03 CPS Test System Available Until January 31, 2002 1/24/2002
	Software Release: 2002-03 EDExpress for Windows, Version 8.0 1/23/2002
	Latest Version of Message Table Distribution File Available 1/23/2002
	Quality Analysis Tool for Windows 2002-2003, Version 2.0 Available 1/23/2002
	2001 Electronic Access Conference Presentations 1/22/2002
	SAIG Network Status Update 1/22/2002
	FAFSA Express Version 7.2 Now Released 1/17/2002
	Student Financial Aid: Use of Middleware for Systems Integration Holds Promise (GAO-02-07) 1/17/2002
	EDconnect "-4" Errors & Processed Data Availability 1/16/2002
	Direct Loan & Pell Beta Test Volunteers Needed for 2002-2003 EDExpress, Version 8.1 1/7/2002
	FAFSA on the Web Availability the Week of January 1, 2002 1/4/2002
	Latest Version of Message Table Distribution File Available 1/4/2002
	2002-03 NSLDS Financial Aid Transcript Batch Results Report & Data File 1/4/2002
	December 2001 PESC Standard 1/3/2002