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class="nist-block text-long"><h2 class="text-align-center">Welcome to iEdison!</h2> <h3 class="text-align-center">The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) launched the new iEdison system on <strong>Tuesday, August 9, 2022</strong>.</h3> <p class="critical text-align-center"><span><span>The iEdison utilization reporting functionality has been updated and new standard utilization questions are being used for 2023 reports forward.聽 For additional information on how to respond to the new utilization questions, additional guidance is available <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="3cc39c5c-fb67-4ca0-9d34-3b416b682ec3" href="/web/20231128043119/https://www.nist.gov/document/iedison-utilization-guidance-document" title="iEdison Utilization Guidance Document" class="media-link-ga " data-file-url="/system/files/documents/2023/09/30/Utilization%20Question%20Guidance%20Document%209_29_23%20FINAL.pdf">HERE</a>. Also, see our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231128043119/https://www.nist.gov/iedison/training-opportunities">Training Opportunities</a> page for utilization reporting-specific training sessions posted for October and December to learn more about how to submit these reports. </span></span></p> <h2 class="nist-block__title">Logging into the new iedison system</h2> <p class="critical text-align-center">NOte:聽 For Optimal viewing, it is recommended to use聽<span><span>Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser for iEdison</span></span></p> <p>You must have an iEdison account AND a Login.gov account (both using the same email address) in order to access iEdison. If you had an iEdison account in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) eRA iEdison, it was automatically migrated into the new iEdison system.聽 All you need to do is register for a GSA Login.gov account with the same email address affiliated with your iEdison account. If you need additional information on how to register your organization, obtain an individual account under your organization, or register for Login.gov, instructions are available <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231128043119/https://www.nist.gov/iedison/registering-iedison">HERE</a>.</p> <p>Once you have a Login.gov account, follow the instructions below to login:</p> <ol><li><strong>Click the聽"Login to iEdison"聽box at the top of this page</strong> (this will forward you to a <strong>"Warning Notice"</strong> which includes the System Usage Agreement and statements related to the OMB Burden and Privacy Act)</li> <li><strong>Click聽聽"Continue" </strong>(this will聽forward you聽to Login.gov)聽</li> <li><strong>Login to your Login.gov account </strong>(this will re-direct you聽to the new iEdison application)</li> <li><strong>聽Agree to the Rules of Behavior</strong> (this is only required on your first login and then again annually)</li> <li><strong>Then you ARE IN!</strong></li> </ol><h2 class="nist-block__title">learn how to use the new iedison system</h2> <p>There are a number of way to learn how to use the new iEdison system</p> <ol><li><strong>Attend a Training Session</strong> - NIST is offering multiple basic training sessions. Training dates and information on how to attend are available <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231128043119/https://www.nist.gov/iedison/training-opportunities">HERE</a>.</li> <li><strong>Read the iEdison User Manuals</strong> - Both Contractor/Awardee and Agency User Manuals are available <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231128043119/https://www.nist.gov/iedison/iedison-user-manuals">HERE.</a></li> <li><strong>Watch Demonstration Videos</strong> - Demonstration Video Tutorials are COMING SOON. They should be available <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231128043119/https://www.nist.gov/iedison/video-tutorials">HERE</a> in the next 48 hours.</li> </ol></div> </div> <div class="nist-content-row--accordion paragraph paragraph--type--accordion paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="usa-accordion " aria-multiselectable="false"> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button class="usa-accordion__button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="2550056"> <div class="string">Announcements</div> </button> </h2> <div id="2550056" class="usa-accordion__content"> <div class="text-long"> <h2>Utilization Reporting Changes Coming in 2023</h2> <p>NIST has announced new changes coming to Utilization Reporting in 2023.聽 Additional information, including a preview of the new questions, is available at聽<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231128043119/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/12/new-changes-iedison-utilization-reporting-coming-2023" title="Utilization Changes Coming to iEdison">https://www.nist.gov/iedison/2023-utilization-questions-update</a>.</p> <h2>NIH Guide Notices:</h2> <p>The NIH has released the following guide notices regarding the upcoming iEdison transfer.聽 You can read the guide notices here:聽</p> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231128043119/https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not-od-22-158.html" title="NIH iEdison Transfer Guide Notice Update">https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not-od-22-158.html</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231128043119/https://www.era.nih.gov/news/era-information-iedison-move-nih-era-nist-summer-2022-action-required-users.htm" title="NIH iEdison Transfer Guide Notice">https://www.era.nih.gov/news/era-information-iedison-move-nih-era-nist-summer-2022-action-required-users.htm</a></li> </ul><h2>New Logo Unveiled:</h2> <figure class="align-center nist-image--lightbox nist-image" data-lightbox="https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/2800_x_2800_limit/public/images/2022/03/16/iEdison_Logos_TM_Full%20Color.jpg?itok=RFKmsEwp" data-media-id="637241"><img alt="iEdison logo (iEdison written with a lightbulb as the "o")" height="121" loading="lazy" src="/web/20231128043119im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/480_x_480_limit/public/images/2022/03/16/iEdison_Logos_TM_Full%20Color.jpg?itok=w28_QQ7g" typeof="foaf:Image" width="480"/><figcaption class="nist-image__caption"><div class="nist-image__caption-content" data-caption-editable="true"> </div> </figcaption></figure><p>With a new system, comes a new look.聽 NIST has unveiled the new iEdison logo.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--tagged-content-list paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">NEWS</div> </h2> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-daeeeed182c660db0d926c62800f1dd87d3c7f42b4fdf713937d240fcf5b2c83"> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2022/12/new-changes-iedison-utilization-reporting-coming-2023" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20231128043119/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/12/new-changes-iedison-utilization-reporting-coming-2023" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20231128043119im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/03/16/iEdison_Logos_TM_Full%20Color.jpg?itok=Tmqgs3eT" width="100" height="25" alt="iEdison" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20231128043119/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/12/new-changes-iedison-utilization-reporting-coming-2023"><span property="schema:name">New Changes to iEdison Utilization Reporting Coming in 2023</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-12-15T12:00:00Z">December 15, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> The Bayh-Dole Act allows agencies to ask for periodic reports on the utilization or attempts at obtaining the utilization of subject inventions. Utilization </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2022/03/new-iedison-launching-summer" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20231128043119/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/03/new-iedison-launching-summer" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20231128043119im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/03/23/New%20iEdison%20Logo.png?itok=nEbcinmd" width="100" height="25" alt="iEdison brand logo" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20231128043119/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/03/new-iedison-launching-summer"><span property="schema:name">The New iEdison is Launching This Summer</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2022-03-23T12:00:00Z">March 23, 2022</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> The new iEdison is coming and Bethany Loftin of the Technology Partnerships Office is leading the way at NIST in the modernization and rebuild of the platform </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2021/11/modernizing-iedison-upgrading-database-reporting-inventions" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20231128043119/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/11/modernizing-iedison-upgrading-database-reporting-inventions" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20231128043119im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2021/11/04/Modernizing%20iEdison.png?itok=Hxj-3IQW" width="100" height="100" alt="Picture of magnifying glass searching online" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20231128043119/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/11/modernizing-iedison-upgrading-database-reporting-inventions"><span property="schema:name">Modernizing iEdison: Upgrading the Database for Reporting Inventions</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2021-11-04T12:00:00Z">November 4, 2021</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> The iEdison platform was designed in the 1990鈥檚 by the National Institute of Health as a means for awardees of federal funding to report their inventions </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2020/01/nist-requesting-information-upgrade-iedison-system" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20231128043119/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2020/01/nist-requesting-information-upgrade-iedison-system" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20231128043119im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2020-01/hero_iedison.jpg?itok=5C5kbN5r" width="100" height="50" alt="iEdison Banner Image showing the text iEdison Upgrade and a lightbulb" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20231128043119/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2020/01/nist-requesting-information-upgrade-iedison-system"><span property="schema:name">NIST Requesting Information to Upgrade the iEdison System</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2020-01-15T12:00:00Z">January 15, 2020</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> The National Institute 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