NOTICE DATE: August 2, 2013 NOTICE TYPE: M-B080213-01 Education/Training SHORT DESCRIPTION: Upcoming training courses INTENDED AUDIENCE: ERCOT Market Participants DAYS AFFECTED: See course schedule below LONG DESCRIPTION: To support our goals of fostering fair and competitive electrical markets, maintaining system reliability and enabling retail choice, ERCOT provides training based on the market rules that govern our operations. The ERCOT Training curriculum includes a wide variety of courses ranging from general introductions to deeper explorations of specific market topics and processes. The location and schedule of the courses that are currently scheduled are shown below: Basic Training Program Aug 12-15, 2013 09:00 to 17:00 (Aug 12) 08:00 to 16:00 (Aug 13-15) Houston, TX Calpine<http://www.ercot.com/about/locations/> 717 Texas Ave., Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77002 ERCOT Nodal 101 Sep 10, 2013 08:30 to 17:00 Dallas, TX Stream<http://www.ercot.com/about/locations/> Energy 1950 N. Stemmons Freeway Suite 3000 Dallas, TX 75207 Load Serving Entity 201 Sep 17, 2013 08:30 to 17:00 Houston, TX Suez Energy<http://atlas.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=1990+Post+Oak+Blvd&city=houston&state=tx&zipcode> 3 Post Oak Central 1990 Post Oak Blvd. Houston, TX 77056 Market Settlements 301 Oct 8-10, 2013 09:00 to 17:00 (Oct 8) 08:00 to 16:00 (Oct 9-10) Houston, TX Suez Energy<http://atlas.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=1990+Post+Oak+Blvd&city=houston&state=tx&zipcode> 3 Post Oak Central 1990 Post Oak Blvd. Houston, TX 77056 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: To enroll in a course, go to the ERCOT Training website at http://www.ercot.com/services/training/. Select the course you are interested in attending. On the "Schedule/Registration" tab, select the "Enroll Online" link under "REGISTRATION" to register for the course. These courses are part of a series of instructor-led and web-based training courses available to Market Participants. To view the complete catalog of ERCOT market and operational courses, select Course Catalog<http://www.ercot.com/services/training/courses> from the ERCOT Training website. CONTACT: If you have any questions, please contact ERCOT Training via email at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. You may also contact your ERCOT Account Manager or call the general ERCOT Client Services phone number at (512) 248-3900. If you are receiving email from an ERCOT distribution list that you no longer wish to receive, please follow this link in order to unsubscribe from this list: http://lists.ercot.com<http://lists.ercot.com/>. ka