1. ERCOT Websites Content Management Corporate Standard
Dale Goodman
Director, Client Services
TAC
February 5, 2009

2. Purpose
This corporate standard establishes the parameters for posting content to ERCOT’s websites. Consistent standards and processes help to ensure all ERCOT public facing websites are accurate, compliant, and current. This document will be reviewed annually and updated as needed.
February 5, 2009
TAC

3. How does this standard affect you?
Posting Information for Market Participants and Any Other Entity
When a Market Participant or any other Entity requests to have content posted to ERCOT.com, the ERCOT staff that receive the request must notify the requester that the Information will be posted as Public in order to avoid posting sensitive, classified, or restricted Information. A disclaimer statement is posted on all group meeting pages (where agendas and key documents appear) to remind viewers that the Information on that page is public Information. Market Participants and any other Entity must submit posting requests to the ERCOT meeting representative for their group, or
February 5, 2009
TAC

4. Disclaimer
In addition to the disclaimer posted on all group meeting pages, each market meeting where materials will be posted to the ERCOT.com website, a reminder will be given that states:
“All presentations and materials submitted by Market Participants or any other Entity to ERCOT staff for this meeting are received and posted with the acknowledgement that the information will be considered public in accordance with the ERCOT Websites Content Management Corporate Standard.”
February 5, 2009
TAC

5. Other Postings
This new standard DOES NOT apply to the certified, secure, and restricted areas accessible through Texas Market Link (TML), Nodal MIS, Planning and Operations Information (POI), etc. already having procedures and processes in place to post sensitive, protected, or otherwise confidential information and data. The standard does not apply where Protocols dictate posting rules.
February 5, 2009
TAC

6. Subcommittee Meetings Market Notices
To Do’s
Subcommittee Meetings
Market Notices
Internal ERCOT Meeting Facilitator Training
Effective Date is April 1, 2009
February 5, 2009
TAC

7. Questions?
February 5, 2009
TAC