[Flex] Fastlane Beta Tester Volunteers

[MaryAnn Lucas]

Per emails received by Claire and Helen (See below)  you will see the 
procedure for becoming a Fastlane Beta Tester is to email
Beverly Sherman   bsherman at nsf.gof    and sign up to be a tester.
Please do so and let me know you have signed up.
I would like to see some reporting on this at the next FLEX meeting.
FLEX volunteers were:
Sheila Clifford
Maureen Carragher
Christina Cuellar
Susan Tomeo

If others who were not at meeting are going to sign up (or have signed 
up) please let me know.

Thanks!
MaryAnn


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Claire Reid wrote:
> More info about testing new FastLane....
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject:
> RE: New NSF FastLane Infrastructure
> From:
> "Sherman, Beverly J." <bsherman at nsf.gov>
> Date:
> Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:06:32 -0500
> To:
> "Claire Reid" <creid at whoi.edu>
>
> To:
> "Claire Reid" <creid at whoi.edu>
>
>
> Claire,
>  
> Both the FastLane Beta site and the FastLane production site will use 
> the same data tables.  A proposal begun and worked on in one site will 
> be seen and can be worked on within the other site.
>  
> If others want to participate, email me their names and email 
> addresses.  We are happy to have more participants.
>  
> Bev
>
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> *From:* Claire Reid [mailto:creid at whoi.edu]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 28, 2007 4:37 PM
> *To:* Sherman, Beverly J.
> *Cc:* Helen Gordon
> *Subject:* Re: New NSF FastLane Infrastructure
>
> Hello,
>
> A number of our department Administrative Professionals, the ones 
> responsible for preparing proposals in FastLane, have expressed an 
> interest in testing the new version of FastLane.   If they create a 
> proposal there, will SRO still receive emails about submissions and 
> will I have to go into the new system in order to do the submission?
>
> Thanks,
> Claire
>
> Sherman, Beverly J. wrote:
>>
>> NSF has been upgrading its FastLane infrastructure to use 
>> state-of-the-art technology.   We are looking for participants to use 
>> the FastLane Beta website after November 20, 2007.  The Beta group 
>> will experience no difference in the existing FastLane system 
>> functionality, business procedures, or user interface.  Both the Beta 
>> version and the production version of FastLane will use the same data 
>> base tables.
>>
>> WHAT WOULD THIS INVOLVE?  You would access a special website whenever 
>> you have work to do within FastLane.  All your work will be saved and 
>> you will not have to repeat the work on the existing FastLane site.
>>
>> WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU NEED HELP ?  You will have a special email 
>> address to contact.  
>> WHY ARE YOU BEING CONTACTED?  Your organization is a heavy user of 
>> FastLane.  We trust your opinions.  Anything on the new site that 
>> doesn't flow well please immediately report to us, we'll seriously 
>> consider fixing all the issues.
>>
>> If you are interested in participating, please confirm me by replying 
>> to this email.  If others in your office wish to participate, have 
>> them email me.   We will contact you with the special URL and 
>> instructions when the Beta environment is ready.
>>
>
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> Claire L. Reid
> Director, Grant & Contract Services
> Fenno House,  ms #39
> Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
> Woods Hole, MA  02543
>
> Phone:  508-289-2462
> Fax:  508-457-2189
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MaryAnn Lucas
Dept. Physical Oceanography, MS#29
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA  02543
Ph:  508-289-2506,  FAX:  508-457-2163

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