Welcome to InTheFray! Please complete the tasks listed below promptly, so we can ensure that you are properly connected to the rest of the ITF staff (don't worry — this process should be quick and painless). Bloggers and columnists only need to complete steps one and two. All other personnel should complete every step. Make sure to follow all the steps below in italics.

1. SET UP A USER ACCOUNT ON THIS SITE. If you haven't done so already, you need to set up your own user account on our site. Go to the site and click on the "Register" link at the bottom of the Login menu. Fill out the form and submit it; choose any username you wish. An account will be set up for you, and you will be given special account privileges so that you can access ITF's internal site, Intrafray. You can change your password and other information by logging in and clicking on "Your details" in the User Menu. IMPORTANT: Please email us at bizrecruit-at-inthefray-dot-org (for business staff) or recruiting-at-inthefray-dot-org (for all other personnel) to let us know what your new username is, so that we can provide you with special account privileges.

2. BIOS AND MUGSHOTS. Now it's time for a little vanity. We need you to write up your bio — a glowing portrait of your manifold skills, awesome achievements, and rousing humanity. It can be however long you wish (within reason, of course), and you can say whatever you think best describes yourself. For a sense of what to include, check out the bios linked to the magazine's masthead. To post and edit your bio, log in using your user account from step #1 and select your profile > update your profile. Enter the name that you want to appear with your bio in the Display name tab. Go to the Contributor Bio tab and insert the text of your bio in the text area at bottom. Save your changes and the bio will appear on your page.

We also need a lovely image of you to accompany your bio. To upload an image, select your profile > update your image. Follow the instructions to upload an image of yourself. Please make sure that the size of your image does not exceed the specified limits. If you need help reducing the file or image size, email bios-at-inthefray-dot-org. If you don't have a digital photo of yourself and you don't have access to a scanner, you can snail mail the photo to one of our editors who can scan it for you; email bios-at-inthefray-dot-org and we'll put you in touch with the Art Desk.

OPTIONAL. We encourage you to become a fan of our Facebook page and join our Facebook network so that you can be in touch with other ITF folks (for instructions on joining our Facebook network, click here). We also would appreciate if you would friend our MySpace profile and add yourself to our MySpace group, and join our friend/fan networks on Digg, del.icio.us, Technorati, and YouTube, where we post links relevant to our readers. Finally, feel free to subscribe to our ITF calendar of events at inthefray.org/calendar, where we list ITF-sponsored events. 

If you are a blogger or columnist on our site, you are now done with the preliminary steps. If you are an editor or a member of the board or business staff, please continue with the second part of this orientation. (We still need to set up your ITF email, add your contact information to the staff directory, and add you to the appropriate mailing lists, which these next steps will cover.)

3. ITF EMAIL. As a new ITF staff member, you have the option of having your own ITF email address. Please read our memo regarding ITF email carefully; it describes everything you need to know (you must be logged in to view this page). In order to get an ITF email address, please contact webmaster-at-inthefray-dot-org.

4. CONTACT INFORMATION. We keep an internal list of contact information for all board/staff members. Please provide the information you feel comfortable disclosing. Because the page is password-protected, no one outside the board/staff will see this information. Here is the information we generally include:

(a) Your name;
(b) Your position on staff;
(c) Your city of residence;
(d) Your snail mail address;
(e) Your phone number(s);
(f) Whichever email you plan to use for ITF business (i.e., your ITF email address);
(g) One or more other email addresses where you can be reached;
(h) Your ITF username.
(i) You are also welcome to include your usernames/screen names for AIM, Skype, and Yahoo Messenger if you'd like other personnel to be able to contact you on those services.

Email us the information at bizrecruit-at-inthefray-dot-org (for business staff) or recruiting-at-inthefray-dot-org (for all other personnel), and we''ll post it on the contact information page. Once your information is posted, you can edit it at any time yourself by visiting the page and clicking on the "Edit" icon to the right of the headline (you must be logged in first).

5. CALENDARS. We have calendars set up on Google Calendar so that board and staff members can stay informed of upcoming events and deadlines. The board schedule can be viewed at http://inthefray.org/boardsked; the business schedule at http://inthefray.org/bizsked; and the editorial schedule at http://inthefray.org/sked. We recommend that you set up an account at Google Calendar (visit http://calendar.google.com; you can use the same username and password that you do for Google Mail) so that you can subscribe to one or more of these ITF calendars. Once you're subscribed, ITF-related events will automatically appear in your personal calendar.

To subscribe, set up your account at calendar.google.com and then use the links to the ITF calendars above. Click on the link in the lower right-hand corner of the page to subscribe yourself to this calendar. Now, when you go to calendar.google.com, the ITF calendar will appear in the My Calendars listing in the left-hand column of your Google Calendar. You can click on the checkbox to toggle the ITF calendar on and off. (Note: Your supervisor may have already subscribed you to the calendar, in which case it should appear under My Calendars whenever you log into your Google Calendar account. In that case, you don't need to subscribe, but you may need to check the calendar checkbox so that it's visible.)

Once you're subscribed, you should change the notification settings so that you receive an email alerting you of upcoming events and deadlines. To do this, log into calendar.google.com and click on the Settings link at the very top of the page. Click on the Calendars tab at top. You should the ITF calendar listed below. Click on the Notifications link to the right of it. In the Event reminders section, click on Add a reminder. You can set the system to notify you by email or by a pop-up message within minutes, hours, or days of the event. You can even set the system to notify you multiple times for the same event. To do so, just click on Add a reminder. When you're finished, click on the Save button at the bottom to save your changes.

6. LISTSERVS. We have various online mailing lists, or listservs, that we use for announcements pertinent to ITF board/staff. Please review the options below and subscribe to those that pertain to you. (We recommend you subscribe using your ITF email address.) You can post to any of the listservs by sending a message to the email addresses listed below.

This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it - This listserv is for the ITF business/administrative staff. Subscribe to this list.

This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it - This listserv is for the ITF Board of Directors. Subscribe to this list.

This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it - This listserv is for the entire ITF editorial staff. Everyone joining the editorial staff should join this listserv. Subscribe to this list.

This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it - This listserv is for the magazine's writers, artists, photographers, and other contributors. If you work with contributors, you should be on this list as well. Subscribe to this list.

This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it - This listserv is just for the magazine's artists and photographers. If you work with artists and photographers, you should be on this list as well. Subscribe to this list.

This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it - This listserv is for discussion between OFF THE SHELF contributors and editors. Subscribe to this list.

This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it - This listserv is for any board members, staff, or contributors who live in the New York City area. Messages about ITF get-togethers and meetings in New York are sent out over this list. Subscribe to this list.

7. INTRAFRAY. You have access to Intrafray, our intranet. This internal site has a number of resources that will help you to do your job. You should see the Intrafray menu at the top of your screen. Please note that this menu is only visible to those users with special account privileges.

Please click on the link in the menu that says "Intro." You should read the guidelines on that page in their entirety, and then read the other guidelines that pertain to your responsibilities (i.e. board, business, editorial).

If you have any questions, please email us at bizrecruit-at-inthefray-dot-org (for business staff) or recruiting-at-inthefray-dot-org (for all other personnel). Again, welcome aboard! We look forward to working with you.

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