Jan.
10, 2013
Who can it be? Audio engineer Ben Ericsen (left) adjusts the sound level, and Leah Brown (CS)
follows the prompt script of the IPL mystery reader in the booth at Earshot Audio-Post studio.
Help choose the ‘new voice’ of IPL
CS is re-recording its voice prompts with an IPL person speaking
IPL is looking for a new “voice,” and IPL people can help choose it. Customer Service is in the process of redoing
its automated phone system and is seeking to use the voice of an IPL person.
Six IPL people were invited to attend an audition at the Earshot Audio-Post recording studio in Broad Ripple last
Thursday. Each spent about 10 minutes in a recording booth, reading two “typical” IPL voice prompts, one
referring to use of IPL’s website and the other to an outage issue.
The recordings were edited by a studio engineer and are now posted on IPLpower.com. IPL people are invited to
click here or go to www.iplpower.com/Our_Company/About_IPL/Voice_of_IPL to hear all six unidentified voices
and fill out a ballot for their favorite.
IPL customers will then vote on the top three vote-getters to determine their preference for the new voice of
IPL. The person selected overall eventually will re-record all of IPL’s current IVR (automated system) voice
prompts, and record more when necessary.
IPL people who vote for a voice will be entered in a random drawing on Jan. 18 to win an IPL Tailgate Kit ,
valued at approximately $100. The kit includes a 17-inch sports couch, table and cooler. The deadline is 5 p.m.,
Thursday, Jan. 17. For complete contest rules, visit the website link.
Get smarter about info security with new IT lessons
IPL IT Security is implementing a new security awareness program. The program teaches the fundamentals of
information security, including key principles, concepts, vulnerabilities and threats and how to counter
them. Hackers, identity thieves and malicious programs roam the Internet searching for easy targets.
By mastering the information presented in this program, IPL people will be better prepared to protect their
personal and workplace data from malicious threats and become proficient in information security awareness
and literacy. The entire training program has 12 online modules, and the modules will be rolled out periodically.
Each training module will take about 10 minutes to complete and includes a short interactive quiz at the end.
The first module, “Phishing,” was introduced to MS people on Tuesday. More invitations to participate in the
training will follow companywide.
Reminders
If you moved anytime during the 2012 calendar year, don’t forget to change your
address information with HR. Addresses can be changed by accessing Employee Self-Service
(ESS) at work or from a home computer. The URL address is https://benefits.iplpower.com, or
log into Oracle and find “IPL Employee Self-Services” on the menu.
IPL people are able to view and print current year W2’s and historical W-2’s through
the Employee Self-Service (ESS) by clicking on “My W-2.” Current year W2’s will be available
to view and print through the ESS by Jan. 31. A hard copy also will be mailed to the home address. For
questions regarding this ESS functionality, contact any member of the IPL payroll team. If you need your
password reset, please contact the help desk for assistance.
If you are a participant in the Empower Health-Greening IPL Bicycle Commuting Benefit program, you
must submit your bicycle commuter logs to your wellness council leader by Friday, Jan. 25. Bicycle
commuting reimbursement is a taxable transportation benefit available to IPL people and ranges from
$25 to $100 annually. If interested in participating in 2013, please register with your local wellness
council leader. For more information, click here
Hey, hey it’s ‘Hairspray’ at a discount
IPL people are eligible for a 20 percent discount on tickets for “Hairspray: In Concert!” at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 13, at
The Palladium in Carmel. Jack Everly will conduct the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in a program of music
from the Tony Award-winning musical “Hairspray.” The program features narrator John Waters and a Broadway
cast that includes Paul Vogt as Edna Turnblad, Beth Leavel as Velma von Tussle and former Monkees drummer
and singer Micky Dolenz as Wilbur Turnblad. To purchase tickets, click here and use the promo code HAIR.
Tips for containing flu outbreak
Flu season is peaking early in Indiana. Here are some tips for preventing the spread of the flu virus:
• Stay home if you are sick and have a fever
• Wash hands frequently, especially before touching eyes, nose and mouth
• Cough into crook of your elbow, not hands
• Get adequate, quality sleep
IPL has a limited number of flu vaccines remaining. Contact Linda Bee, ext. 8529, for an appointment.
Celebrations
Congratulations to the following people for their recent accomplishments as recognized by their leaders:
Billing & Credit, led by Debbie Hatmaker (CS), for going five years without an OSHA Recordable
Accident as of Nov. 30.
Steve Gladding (PE), Eric Trommater (HSS), Chris Hahn (PE), Greg Hoffman (PE), Brian Willis (PE) and
the team from Bowen Engineering for successful completion of the new warehouse at Petersburg, on
schedule and under budget.
For more Celebrations, go to the Internal Links of the IPL intranet and click on Celebrations.
Welcome
Welcome to the following people who recently joined the company:
Ryan Houchin (PE), Joshua Chestnut (PE), Eric Pollock (PE) and William Spurr (PE), all station helper, juniors
Nicholas Tieken (PE), engineer, general
Roger Sablone (PE), team leader, generation
Edward Reed (PE), accounting specialist
Sympathy
IPL people extend their sympathy to Angelia Walker (PD), whose father, Alfred “Jack” Walker, passed away on
Dec. 27, and to Bill Martin (PD), whose mother, Thelma Martin, passed away in December.
IPL people also extend their sympathy to the family and friends of retiree Johnnie Brooks, who passed away on
Dec. 27. Johnnie was part of the steam operations team at Perry K when he retired in 1995.
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