NEES will be transitioning from its current MREFC phase to its operational phase during 2004. The official transition date is October 1, 2004. In order to ensure a smooth transition, a series of activities are being performed well before and continuing after October 1.

NEESgrid Acceptance Test Plans
Acceptance testing provides a mechanism for the NEES Consortium to review and accept the results of the SI efforts. The acceptance test plans provide the current status of NEESgrid acceptance testing.

NEES-IT Transition Committee
The NEES-IT Transition Committee will provide recommendations to the NEES Consortium Board and to the NEES System Integrator in the form of a written IT Transition Plan that will feed into the development and execution of the overall transition.

First NEES-IT Transition Committee Workshop - March 3-4, 2004, San Diego, CA
This workshop was attended by representatives of the System Integrator, NEES Consortium, SDSC, NEES community and NSF. The presentations are available online.