During the period 4:00AM-4:00PM ET on 8 September, the CDX Production Environment and the Exchange Network may experience intermittent outages due to a scheduled CDX Firewall upgrade. Please contact the Node Help Desk at nodehelpdesk [at] epacdx.net for further information.

Christopher Kilgore
CGI Federal
P: 276.889.8658
E: christopher.kilgore [at] cgifederal.com

The NPRG Co-Chairs are pleased to announce that two new State members have joined the NPRG. Heather Kenworthy, of Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, and Steve Steinberg, of the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, will be the two newest members of the Group. The Co-Chairs would like to thank everyone who expressed interest in joining the NPRG, and extend a warm welcome to Heather and Steve. The NPRG looks forward to their contributions to the Group.

Jonathan Jacobson (Co-Chair)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
P: 202.566.1984
E: jacobson.jonathan [at] epa.gov

Chris Simmers (Co-Chair)
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
P: 603.271.2961
E: chris.simmers [at] des.state.nh.us

During the period 6:00PM ET, 24 August to 4:00AM ET, 27 August, the CDX Pre-Production Environment may experience intermittent outages due to scheduled network maintenance. Please contact the Node Help Desk at nodehelpdesk [at] epacdx.net for further information.

Christopher Kilgore
CGI Federal
P: 276.889.8658
E: christopher.kilgore [at] cgifederal.com

Interested in Learning about the EN, Building EN tools and services, or Sharing data and tools with other EN Partners? The Exchange Network website now has an exciting new resource, the updated and streamlined EN Knowledge Base! The completely redesigned Knowledge Base consolidates key EN technical resources and lessons learned in one easy-to-use location. Built to serve the needs of first-time visitors, current and future Partners, Node software developers, EN Data Exchange designers and implementers, and data publishers, the Knowledge Base is the primary repository of Network guidance, protocols, and procedures.

As Phase 2 of the Exchange Network is implemented, the Knowledge Base will expand as well, serving as the essential technical resource for all EN Partners.

To promote greater awareness of Exchange Network Governance activities, important discussions and action items from EN Governance meetings, conference calls, and events are consolidated into monthly activity summaries and posted to the Exchange Network website. The summaries cover the Exchange Network Leadership Council (ENLC), Network Operations Board (NOB), Network Technology Group (NTG), Network Partnership and Resources Group (NPRG), Integrated Project Teams, Task Forces, Open Calls, Regional and National Meeting, etc.

The June 2012 EN Governance Activity Summary is now available.

For more information on EN Governance and a schedule of upcoming calls and meetings, visit Network Governance.