Release Notes
07/26/2020
July 26, 2020 Release Notes (Change 4.0)

Includes release information for:

  • PostalOne! System Release 51.1.0.0
  • Program Registration 21.4.0.0
Announcements
07/24/2020
Announcements
07/21/2020
July 2020 MTAC Focus Group Agenda

Agenda for Wednesday, July 29th Focus Group Sessions.

Announcements
07/21/2020
Zoom for Government Security

Information regarding the security of ZOOM for Government that the Postal Service uses for its virtual meetings.

Tools
07/14/2020
Sample DEIC Completion Letter

Congratulatory letter from USPS for distribution to student participants. May also be used as a sample for letters from school administrators or other parties.

Tools
07/14/2020
DEIC Winner Certificate Template

Customizable certificate for distribution to students on the winnning team. 

Tools
07/14/2020
DEIC Participant Certificate Template

 Customizable certificate for distribution to all participating students.

Tools
07/14/2020
DEIC Judging Score Sheet

 Forms for use by judges when evaluating student presentations. 

Tools
07/14/2020
DEIC Judging Criteria

Recommended criteria for evaluating student presentations. 

Tools
07/14/2020
DEIC Student Presentation Template

Template that may be provided to students to help them structure and present their integrated campaigns.

Tools
07/14/2020
DEIC Gallery of Student Mailpieces

A collection of student-designed and constructed direct mail pieces in response to live-client challenges from previous Innovation Challenges.

Presentations
07/14/2020
Using The DEIC Integrated Marketing Canvas

This presentation walks students through using the Integrated Marketing Canvas, designed to guide student participants through the integrated campaign design process.

Tools
07/14/2020
DEIC Integrated Marketing Canvas

Visual tool designed to guide student participants through the integrated campaign design process.

Presentations
07/14/2020
USPS Integrated Direct Marketing Presentation

Introductory presentation to introduce student participants to key concepts and resources for use during the Innovation Challenge.

Tools
07/14/2020
DEIC Condensed Event Schedule

 This document shows a condensed view of the day-long Innovation Challenge to provide to students, judges, and others.

Tools
07/14/2020
DEIC Annotated Event Timeline

This provides a detailed sample timeline for an online Innovation Challenge event.

Tools
07/14/2020
DEIC Live-Client Presentation Template

Presentation template that may be provided to live clients to help them structure their business challenge for students. 

Presentations
07/14/2020
DEIC Sample Live-Client Presentation (Cincinnati Bell)

Example: This presentation demonstrates a well-constructed live-client challenge, originally presented by Cincinnati Bell for the 2019 Direct Effect Innovation Challenge in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Tools
07/14/2020
DEIC Participant Information Spreadsheet

Use this template for tracking key student participant information for Innovation Challenge events.

Tools
07/14/2020
DEIC Event Invitation Template

Use this template to customize invitations to students, judges, clients, and others to an Innovation Challenge event.

Tools
07/14/2020
DEIC Planning Checklist

This checklist will help organize steps and resources required to plan and execute an online Innovation Challenge.

Release Notes
07/12/2020
July 12, 2020 Release Notes (Change 3.0)

Includes release information for:

  • PostalOne! System Release 51.0.1.1
  • Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST) Release 46.0.0.0
Announcements
07/10/2020
Technical Specifications
07/10/2020
Technical Specifications
07/10/2020
Announcements
07/07/2020
Post Office/ZIP Code Entries for Postal Bulletin 7/16/2020

This spreadsheet provides details on the Post Office/ZIP Code entry changes for Postal Bulletin issue 7/16/2020.