ACCO (updated New Member Packet · 2018. 12. 20. · ACCO (updated New Member Packet May 24, 2017)...
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ACCONewMemberPacket(updatedMay24,2017)UsingYourOnlineMemberAccount
LoggingOntoYourAccountforthe1stTime
Youcanlogontoyouraccountat:http://members.ACCOonline.org
Whenyoufirstlogon,youwillbedirectedtothe“MyPreferences”sectionwhereyoucancustomizeyourEmailandDisplayoptions.Besuretoclick“SaveMySettings”onceyouhaveupdatedyourpreferences.Youwillalsonoticea“Calendar”onthelefthandsideofthescreen–thisfeatureprovidesanupdatedlistingofallupcomingpubliclyavailableACCOevents.
The“MyProfile”menubarontheupperrighthandcornerofthescreenwillbeyourmainnavigationbar.
Ifyouclickon“ProfileHome”youwillseeasnapshotofyourprofile.
Fromthispage,youcanedityouraccountandprofessionalinformation.
ManagingYourProfile
Fromthe“MyProfile”bar,youcanaccess“ManageProfile”
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Information&SettingsFromthispageyoucanedityourBiooryourPreferences.Content&Features
Ø Files&Links:Youcanuploadfilesorlinkstoyourprofilehere.Community
Ø Messaging:Thiswilltakeyoutoapagewhereyoucanviewanysentorreceivedmessages.
o YoucaneasilymessageothertrainingaffiliatesandACCOmembersusingthistool
o Forexample,ifyouclickon“MessageaMember”button,youwillbedirectedtotheMemberSearchpage.Youcansearchbyname,location,group,orifyouchoose“AdvancedSearch”youcansearchbytheirmembershiptype.Reminder:Solicitationsareexpresslyforbidden.
Ø Connections:ThispageallowsyoutomanageyourACCOconnectionsandcommunicatewiththem.
Ø Referrals:ACCO’snewmemberreferralprogramrewardsyouforhelpingACCObuildthecommunityofpractice.ThispagedocumentsACCOmemberswhomyouhavereferred.ToreferafriendtoACCO,clickonthe“ReferaFriend”link.Thisenablesyoutoenteremailaddressesandamessageintoatemplatecommunicationthatgoesouttoprospectivereferrals,andprovidesyouwithadirectlinkyoucancopy/pasteintoyourownemailtoaprospectivereferral.
Ø ForumSettings:ForumsarediscussionboardsthatenableACCOmemberstocollaboratewithoneanotherbasedonprescribedthemes.ThispagewillshowanyForumstowhichyouaresubscribedandgivesyoutheoptiontounsubscribefromaForumifyouwish.
Ø Groups:The“MyGroups”pageallowsyoutoviewandmanageyourgroups.ACCOworkinggroupsandtrainingaffiliategroupsarecoordinatedthroughthissection.Eachgrouphasitsownparticipantdirectory,calendar,blog,discussionforumandphotogallery.YoucanalsorequestestablishmentofanACCOworkinggroupbye-mailingmembers@ACCOonline.org.Clickonanygroupnametoberedirectedtoitspage,orclickontheactioniconsforamenuofotheroptionsrelatedtoaspecificgroup.
Ø BlogSubscriptions:Fromhereyoucanmanageyourblogsubscriptions.Networking&Careers
Ø CareerPostings:Fromhere,youcansearchforcurrentopenings,submitapositiontobelistedorsubscribetobenotifiedwhenadditionalpositionsareposted.
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UsingtheNavigationBar
Thenavigationbaronthetopofthescreenallowsyoutoeasilyjumptofrequentlyusedresources.ACCOMemberResources
Ø You’llfindavastlibraryofpublications,presentationsfromin-personevents,andwebinarrecordingsØ Accessthe“MemberDirectory”tosearchtheACCOcommunityforpeers
o Onceontheprofileofanothermember,youcanviewtheinformationtheyhaveprovidedwhichcanincludecontactinfo,workassociates,affiliatedgroups,andabio.
OutsideLibrary(NEW)
Ø Curatedresourcesforreportspublishedbythird-partyorganizationsandareferenceforimportantnewsstoriesBlogs
Ø The“CCOBlog”isapublic-facingblogsurveyinganarrayoftopicsrelevanttoclimatechange.Tosubmitablogforconsideration,pleasee-mailmembers@ACCOonline.org.Youcansubscribetothisblogbyclickingthe“Subscribe”buttononthetopofthepage:
Ø The“ACCOMemberForum”isablogformattoolenablingtrainingaffiliatesandmemberstoshareideaswithoneanother.ACCOstaffwillshareimportantmember-onlyupdatesusingthisForumaswell.
JobBoard(NEW)
Ø Haveapositionatyourorganizationtofill?Lookingforthenextchapterinyourcareer?TheACCOJobBoardallowsyoutosearchopenings,postedresumesorsubmityourownlisting.Youcanalsoclickonthesubscribelinktoreceiveanotificationwheneveranewlistingisposted.
Requests
Ø ACCOmembersmayrequestservicesorsupportsuchasdevelopingpeerexchanges,workinggroups,customized/dedicatedtraininganddedicatedresearch.YoumayalsosubmitideastoACCOthroughthismenu.
OnlineTraining
Ø AllcoursemodulesareembeddedasYouTubevideoswithinthewebsite.IfyourbrowsercanviewFlashvideos(youcansimplytestthisbyvisitinganyYouTubevideo),youwillbeabletowatchandaccesstrainingmaterials.
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RegisteringforanEvent
Selecttheeventfromthecalendarontheleft-handcolumnandfollowtheinstructions.Iftheeventisnotlisted,clickonthe“more”link.Memberdiscountsareusuallyembeddedintoyouraccount.Ifyou’vebeenprovidedapromocode,pleasebesuretoenterthatcodeandclickonthe“Apply”buttontoensurethecodeisacceptedpriortofinalizingyourregistration.
ImportantNote:LiveonlinetrainingisacomplimentarybenefitforallACCOmembers.Besuretosignintoyourmemberaccountpriortoregisteringfortheeventasthiswillremovethepaymentrequirementforthatcorrespondingevent.MemberResourcesandCollaboration
The“Forums”sectioncontainsvariousresourcesforACCOmembers.Youwillfindarchivedmaterials,discussionboards,membershipinformation,andmore.YoucansubscribetoreceiveupdateswhenmembersposttotheseForumsbyclickingontheForumyouareinterestedin,clickingonthe“ForumActions”bar,andselectingeither“SubscribetoInstantUpdates”or“SubscribetoDigest”dependingonyourpreference.Note:Thissectionisstillindevelopment,butwillbereadyformemberusageinearly2017.GettingtoKnowYourFellowACCOMembers
ThisplatformmakesiteasyforyourtosearchforandcommunicatewithotherACCOmembers.FromtheNavigationbar,select“MemberDirectory”andyouwillseethisscreen:Youcansearchbyname,employer,location,orwhatmembergrouptheymightbeaffiliatedwith.
Onceyouhavelocatedthememberyouareinterestedinconnectingwith,youcanviewtheirprofile,messagethem,oraddthemtoyourlistofconnections.