Hello ULethbridge Research Community,

We are excited to share that the InfoEd Research Management System (RMS) setup is almost finished! We received great feedback from our first group of volunteer testers and would like to thank them for their time. ORIS is looking for a few more volunteers (~5) to test both the research proposal form and the post-award management interface. This is an opportunity to see the current site and provide feedback to improve your user experience. Please reply to this email by Monday, October 27^th at noon to volunteer as a tester. Meetings are scheduled between Thursday, October 23- Thursday, Oct. 30th, where we will demonstrate how the website works, and ask you to complete several example applications. We will try to accommodate your schedule to ensure that you have an opportunity to test the system. Your feedback and support in shaping this process is invaluable. If you have any questions, please reach out to Nicole van Rootselaar at oris.internal@uleth.ca. 

The new system is tentatively scheduled to launch at the end of November. ORIS will announce an official launch date once the RMS website is in the final preparation stage, and we will provide multiple training resources to support the research community.

Thank you for your time and support for the new RMS.

Best wishes

Dena

	Dena McMartin (she/her), PhD, PEng, FEC, FCSSE Vice President, Research Professor, Department of Geography & Environment University of Lethbridge | President’s Office A760 – University Hall 4401 University Drive W, Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 3M4 Phone (403) 329-4231 Email: dena.mcmartin@uleth.ca
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