April 2007

CONFERENCES/TALKS DURING APRIL 

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I D    F R I D A Y    H A R B O R     R E T R E A T :  The presentations and discussion at the Friday Harbor Retreat were excellent. 
    For those unable to attend, the program is located at http://depts.washington.edu/daid/fellowships/PROGRAM 07.doc.

F E L L O W    R E C R U I T M E N T :  April 11^th will be our final ID fellows recruitment date this year.  This will be for ID fellows
        beginning training in July 2008.  After April 11^th, we will have interviewed 25 fellow applicants for approximately 8 available slots.  We
        will be contacting faculty soon about a meeting date and time to decide on ranking for the applicants.  The rank order list is due on June 6^th
        and the match date is June 20^th.  Thanks to all faculty and current fellows for making themselves available for interviews!

P E R F O R M A N C E    E V A L U A T I O N S :  All Classified and Professional staff should submit completed performance evaluations
        to Myrna by May 11^th.  Should the state legislature approve merit increases this year, the performance evaluations will be used to determine
        merit increases for Professional Staff.  In addition to the performance evaluation, updated job descriptions should be submitted as well. 
        Supervisors should meet with their staff and discuss job performance based on the individual’s job description.  If the duties and
        responsibilities have changed significantly, reclassification of the job should be considered.  Performance evaluation forms can be found at: 
        http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/forms/

E G C 1 s:  New features will be added to the eGC1s starting April 11^th.  You will be able to copy an eGC1 (sections will need to be verified). 
        The Human Subjects section will add Stem Cell questions.  There will not be a word limit on the Abstract so that you will be able to cut and
        paste the abstract from the proposal.  And there will be several new questions regarding submitting to Grants.gov in the Application
        Document Information section.

E N V I R O N M E N T A L     H E A L T H     & S A F E T Y :  The Updated Laboratory Safety Manual is online at: 
                 http://www.ehs.washington.edu/manuals/lsm/index.shtm
        Employees are reminded to report all work-related injuries and illnesses or near miss incidents to their supervisors as soon as possible. 
        EH&S’s link for Accident Reports can be found at  http://www.ehs.washington.edu/ohsoars/index.shtm 

        Statewide Earthquake and Tsunami Preparedness drill will occur April 24^th from 9:45 – 10:00am.

F O R E I G N    F I N A N C I A L    A C C O U N T S :  US citizens, residents, or persons doing business in the UW, who maintain an
        account with a foreign financial entity must keep records and file reports regarding that account with the Treasury Department.  This includes
        UW employees working in foreign countries.  The information must be submitted on For TDF 90-22.1 annually, on or before June 30^th, of
        the succeeding year.  For more information, see http://www.washington.edu/admin/sp/office/foreignaccounts.htm

M A R K    Y O U R    C A L E N D A R S :
        July 2, 3, 5, 6:  New ID Fellows Orientation
        July 5: Annual ID Picnic
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