Each month we have been encouraging every member to “be recognized” by uploading or updating his/her profile picture on ToXchange. Now, just in time for the holidays, we have a special incentive for you to do so in the month of December. SOT is announcing the first ever ToXchange profile picture contest! This profile picture contest will be for all of the component groups: Regional Chapters, Specialty Sections, and Special Interest Groups. The goal will be to get the highest percentage of your component group members to upload or update a profile picture by the New Year. Component groups with the highest percentage of member profile pictures posted by January 1, 2014, will receive an award stipend of $500 as travel support funds to the SOT Annual Meeting—to be dispersed at the discretion of the component group.
As component groups vary in the number of members, there will be three levels to the competition as follows:
A) Component Groups with up to 100 members.
B) Component Groups with 101–250 members.
C) Component Groups with more than 251 members.
In addition to the award stipend for travel support to the SOT 53rd Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, the winning component groups will be recognized in the Communiqué newsletter blog, on ToXchange, and onsite in the SOT Pavilion at the Annual Meeting.
Of course, every component group participating will realize the benefits of increased recognition based on the uploading and updating of your member profile pictures. Members of multiple component groups will count towards every component group of which you are a member.
So go ahead, “be recognized” and upload or update your profile picture on ToXchange today! You just may find it ia a very awarding experience for your Regional Chapter, Specialty Section, or Special Interest Group.This also is the perfect time to post photos because the closer we get to the Annual Meeting, which will be held March 23–27, 2014, in Phoenix, the more searches there are on ToXchange.
Did you know that from January through March, users view My Pages more than any other time of year, averaging more than 5,000 views per month? It is an excellent way to connect with peers before, during, and after the Annual Meeting!
Go ahead, get yourself, as well as your component group recognized!
Upload or update your profile picture today if you can—but be sure to do so by January 1, 2014, to count for your component group. Here’s how:
Go to Your MyPage:
1) From the My Options drop-down in the upper right corner, select MyPage.
OR
2) From your profile page, click on the "My Picture” button at the bottom of the "About this User" box on the right.
This is what your My Page looks like:
Update Your Picture!
First, be sure to know where your picture file is located so that you may easily browse and select it to upload.
- On your MyPage, click the "Actions" button and select “Update Picture.”
- Click the "Update File" button and browse for the picture file on your computer. You may upload a file as large as 2 MB only (most photos are between 1.0–1.5 MB).
- Click the OK button to upload your selected picture.
It’s as easy as 1-2-3! If you need help, just click on “Help” in the top right of your ToXchange page – OR – just write in your question below and we’ll write a response to help you out. ToXchange—It’s Your Network!