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.