Checking Forum Preferences So You'll Receive Event Call-in Information

 

Hello Community Members,

 

We've received several communications  from members who are not getting emails containing call-in information from events they register for.  This is almost always caused by a setting in the member's profile. Also, we will be turning on the Membership Directory in April, you might want to take just a minute to insure only information you would like other members to have access to will be displayed.

 

Please take a minute to update your Community of Practice profile so you can:

    A.  Receive emails containing call-in numbers for events you want to participate in

    B.  Choose how much contact information to display to other members

    C. Specify forum preferences. 

 

This should should only take 1-5 minutes.

 

Thank you.

Instructions for Updating Your Profile and Preferences

Click on Profile in the upper right corner of the home page

 

 

Note: besides the updates requested below, you can also change your login, password, and other information.

A. To receive make sure you recieve emails with event details

 

1. In your profile, click on Contact Info. (It’s under Personal Info.)

 

  

 

           2. Halfway down the page, you’ll see a checkbox with the following text:
Uncheck this box to stop receiving general information emails from your organization. Note that this setting does not affect discussion forum emails, or system generated emails such as renewal notices and transaction confirmation messages.

 

 

 

 

3.    You need to CHECK this box to receive emails about tele-gatherings, such as registration information and call-in information.

Note: This box is checked by default. However, you may have changed this setting. How?
At the bottom of every email sent to you from the CoP, the following text appears:
You have received this message from the mailing list of The Data Governance & Stewardship Community of Practice.
If you would prefer not to receive these emails in the future, go to the opt-out page and press the 'Remove Me' button.

 

 

  By clicking on the Remove Me button on the opt-out page, you’re unchecking this box

 

 

 

(Yes, I know this page is confusing – it says you’ll continue to receive “messages related to your activities on the web site.” However, this doesn’t include email confirmations for events! Unfortunately, we’re at the mercy of the site software for this…

 

We want  to emphasize we will NEVER share your email with anybody.

 

B.   To choose how much contact information to display to other members

 

1.  Your contact information can be updated on the Contact Info page (It’s under Personal Info under Profile on the home page.)

 

 

Note: We do not sell our membership information or share it with any group other than the parent organization, the Data Governance Institute.

 

        2.  You can choose how much (if any) of that information to share with other members by clicking on Membership Directory. (It’s also under Personal Info.)

 

 

 

You can create a bio (optional), upload a photo (also optional) and choose from any of the following options:

    - Show all information.

    - Show name, title, company, bio, email and phones, no address info.

    - Show name, title, company, bio and email, no phone or address info.

    - Show name, title, company and bio; no contact information.

    - Show name, title and company only; no bio or contact information.

    - Show name only; no work, bio or contact information

    - Do not list me in the directory.

 

C. To specify forum preferences

We’ve just turned on DGS-COP Forums. By default, everyone has been granted membership to every forum, which are available to members only. You can adjust how you share, display, and read forum content by adjusting the settings for Forum General Preferences and Forum Memberships, both available under the Web Site section of your Member Profile.