1. PowerFAIDS: Never a Risk, Always a Reward & it’s all about the Timing
Risk, reward & Timing
PowerFAIDS: Never a Risk, Always a Reward & it’s all about the Timing

2. 2014 Update
PF 20.0 was released on October 31st…if you haven’t downloaded and begun testing…please do so!
This is the traditional x.0 release, featuring:
Parameter Roll Forward
Student Migration
Support for IM and PROFILE

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4. 20.0 Communication changes
Quick Chat: Communications in 2015/2016 and following
NEW Sample Letter Templates
NEW Merge Fields replacing Text Blocks (Budget & Resources, Awards, Documents)
Accurate Alignment in Columns
Customized Formatting
Improved HTML Formatting
Option 1 – use all new 15/16 templates from PowerFAIDS and copy the text from your old documents
Option 2 - revisit documents and replace all text blocks with the new merge fields
NOTE: Any template for use in 15/16 that does NOT have one or more text blocks (award, resources, docs received, or missing docs) can be copied forward for use in 15/16

5. 20.0 Pell/packaging changes
Support for Pell Formula 4
Awd Lock & Dist Lock (Table 4 from 20.0 Release Package)
Schedule Start & End Dates and NEW Actual Start & End Dates
POE-ACTST-DT
POE-ACTEN-DT
POE-WEEKS
POE-HOURS

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11. ALWAYS ATTEND TRAININGS
Resources
PowerFAIDS 20.0 Release Package
PowerFAIDS Community Site
New Letter Templates
New Self Service Recording
PowerFAIDS Training
Parameter Roll Forward 2pm Eastern
Communications Basics 2pm Eastern
Watch the Forum for Additional 2015 Trainings
ALWAYS ATTEND TRAININGS

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13. 20.X releases
20.1 – will be released in late January 2015 (FM/ISIR release). CollegeBoard is looking for additional Beta testers and Early Adopters for 20.1.
20.2 – Scheme Change (released in March)
20.3 – COD Communications (released in May)
20.4 – New PowerFAIDS Technology Release (released in August)

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15. 2015 User conference July 16-18, 2015 New Orleans Marriott
Call for Topics THIS month (November)
Looking for Speakers!
Watch the Community Site for more information

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17. Questions?
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