Express services CCB folks would benefit from knowing about, and successes relevant to encouraging use of services.

Proposed process

Get input (and on-going feedback) from Chemistry Computing Cmt Chair and other members.
As we get or create items, feel free blog them (as news post). Reminder: Ensure each new blog page's URL name is something short.
- Alternatively, quickly add them to our topic ideas page.
Create the digest within a blog page. Cut and paste that to the email, reformatting lightly (such as header's font sizes).
- Add to the email our stock text and ensure headers are correct and complete.
Send digest with highlights (and links to more details) monthly or so. Title template, etc:
- Default (stock) text for newsletters
Blog post "extras" whenever, but likely when main "Flash" goes out.
- Call it by its topic name, or Chemistry IT mini-Flash, or Chemistry IT Security Alert.

Audience

Chemistry IT Reps

Membership maintained per ChemIT's list of CCB IT Reps. Pull email addresses from appropriate column in Excel file, "CCB IT Reps, ChemIT":
- R:\Chem IT\CCB people lists

Promoting services and products (most for free), and things which require action or attention.

See table below for categories and other topics, too.

MS Office 365
- Free
- Install MS Office for home
  - PostDocs and other staff: Buy it for $10 before you leave!
- OneDrive - 1 TB space paid for by Cornell
Anti-virus software: FREE! Cornell's Symantec license for both Mac and Windows.
- For Windows, consider using free MS Security Essential instead.
  - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download
Timely software renewals, such as ChemDraw, Dreamspark, etc. See:
- ChemIT monthly and annual tasks
IT-related projects many CCB folks need to know about, such as Inventory, ID Finder, WinXP mitigation, billing-related changes, etc.
"Eat your vegetables and floss your teeth" actions and info:
- Spam education.
- Backups: Do and test periodically.

Category of topic	Communication type	CCB IT Reps	Faculty	Researchers (who are staff)	Grad students	Staff (non-researchers)	Date last sent out, per topic See also: http://it.chem.cornell.edu/news/	Next reminder, per topic See also: ChemIT monthly and annual tasks
ChemDraw: License renewal	ChemIT: Action item	x	x	x	x	x	9/23/14	Every May
Hardware inventory	ChemIT: Action item	x	x	x			Spring/ summer 2014:	Do every (other?) spring?:
ID Finder-related work	ChemIT: Action item	x	x	x	x	x	-	When? (after inventory/ billing?)
IT@Cornell News: Highlight pertinent info	ChemIT: Guidance	x	x	x	x	x	-	Anytime other info sent out. What to highlight?
WinXP	ChemIT: Guidance	x	x (select)				11/5/13 (including grads and staff)
Supported computer operating systems	ChemIT: Guidance	x	x	x	x		10/22/13
Backups (Include recovery services info?)	ChemIT: Guidance	x	x				Maybe: March 13, 2015	Week before Nov. 13, 2015.
Blog service	ChemIT: Service highlight	x	x					"now"
Research group IT Risk assessment	ChemIT: Service highlight	x	x				11/15/13
DreamSpark	ChemIT: Service highlight	x	x	x	x		10/15/13 (from within ELMS; first time)	Every Sept (via us, not ELMS?)
File storage service, SFS	ChemIT: Service highlight	x	x				-	"now"