Instructions for New Members
This outlines
how new members can join Acton Networkers and access our online
resources.
There are two
parts to joining:
1.
Getting on the member list, and
2.
Joining the Yahoo Group to post and receive messages, and access other information.
Part 1 -
Getting on the Member List
1.
Make an initial contact at any one of our two locations by signing in
at a meeting on the signup sheet. Be sure to include your email address.
Yes, you do have to attend an Acton Networkers Group meeting to become a
member. Our meeting locations and directions are below.
Meeting
Dates: Every Friday
Meeting
Time: 10:00 am -
12:00 pm
Event Location: St.
Matthew's United Methodist Church
Address:
435 Central Street
City, State, Zip:
Acton, MA 01720
Driving Directions to
St. Matthew's Methodist Church
The Church is is off of Rt.2 Exit 41 (Newtown Rd./ West Acton -
Littleton). Head toward West Acton. Newtown Rd.
becomes Central Street. The large, white Church is on your left.
If you reach Idylwilde Farms (on the right) you've gone to far.
Park in the back, and come in the door on the far right.
Affiliate:
Hopkinton Buddy Group
Meeting
Dates: First And Third Friday
Meeting
Time: 10:00 am -
12:00 pm
Event Location:
St John the Evangelist Parish
Address:
20 Church Street
City, State, Zip:
Hopkinton, MA 01748
Driving Directions to
St John the Evangelist Parish
From 495 South and North: take Exit 21A to merge onto West Main St toward Hopkinton.
Go roughly 2 miles and turn right at Church Street. St John is on the right.
2.
Within 3-4 days you will receive a welcome email
from the administrator. The email will include:
- An introduction letter saying who we are, what our mission
is, method of operation, and explaining the website;
- Copy of recent Excel spreadsheet with member profiles;
- Blank Excel spreadsheet for including new member profile.
3.
Fill in your information on the blank spreadsheet and return to
actonnetworkers-owner@yahoogroups.com
Part 2 -
Joining Yahoo Groups and the Acton Networkers Group Mailing List
After
receiving your group introduction letter, you can then both register as
a Yahoo Groups users and then join the Acton Networkers Group. To
fully access the group website, you first need to be a registered Yahoo
user.
1.
From
your web browser, go to
http://groups.yahoo.com:
- Click the Register link on the upper right of
the screen.
- Complete
the registration form and click the Submit This Form button on
the bottom of the page. (You need to scroll to see it.)
- A
Registration Completed screen appears. You will immediately receive an
email confirmation that is a web page with a link to activate your new
account.
- Click on
the activate link (Click here to activate
your new account.)
and verify your password. Click the Continue
to Yahoo! link
2.
Go to the Acton Networkers Yahoo web site at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ActonNetworkers.
3.
Click the (Already a member? Sign in to Yahoo!)
link.
4.
Sign in with your Yahoo ID and password. The next
screen set allows you to set your membership options
5.
Choose your email address, message delivery type,
and message format. Click the Join button at the bottom.
6.
A Membership Confirmed screen appears. Click the
link for Go to Acton Networkers Home
to go to the site.
7.
The next time you want to access the site, sign in
at Yahoo Groups. The next screen will list your groups on the left
under My Groups. Click on ActonNetworkers
to go to the site. Or you can simply bookmark the web site and go there
directly, without the multi-step sign-in process.
Note: While on
the Yahoo site, you may optionally create and publish a "My
Yahoo" profile to further publicize information about yourself.
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