Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of 2021-5-20

Timestamp:

May 20, 2021, 4:24:55 PM (4 years ago)

Author:

Tom Goddard

Comment:

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2021-5-20

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 = Discussion Notes =
 
+* Plato down time
+  - Plato will be down for maintenance all of Wed May 26
+  - Announce on chimera and chimerax mailing lists web services that will be down.
+
+* Phishing attacks targeting UCSF employees
+  - UCSF data breaches put many employee names, social security numbers, birth dates on dark web
+  - Attackers ask UCSF IT to reset passwords using stolen data
+  - Use 2-factor authentication where possible
+  - Be careful about security
+
+* R01 underspending
+  - TomF submitted R01 annual report
+  - More than 25% of R01 budget was unspent, required explanation
+  - Extra money may or may not be carried over to next fiscal year, July 1
+  - TomF explained to NIH, Conrad retirement, covid hiring freeze prevented meeting all commitments
+  - Might request from NIH a no cost extension after June 2022 end of grant to spend remaining money
+  - TomF will ask other PIs about how they handle underspent NIH grant
+  - Phenix R24 grant started May 3 and is about 1 FTE
+  - Hiring new person will be best way to meet grant commitments
+
+* New hire interviews
+  - Arrange Zoom interviews with 4 candidates we thought might work from 12 resumes.
+  - Scooter and TomG will interview, possibly Eric, 30-60 minutes.
+  - Scooter will contact 4 candidates
+  - Hamish has best skills, vis, bio, programming, UK citizen, could be easier to hire as a contractor.
+  - TomG will ask Hamish to apply if he is interested
+
 = Action Items =