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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Dear Colleagues</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri">I am delighted to inform you that today</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">"</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Louisiana State University, Biological Sciences Access Grid Node</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri">"</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">achieveed</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> Quality Assurance Status.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">It should be node that this</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> is the first Access Grid node in the United States to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri">chieve</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">the Global</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Quality Assurance</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">s</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri">tatus.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Calibri">More importantly,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Calibri">John I Quebedeaux Jr</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Calibri">has accepted the position for QA tester for the region of</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Calibri">Louisiana State</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Calibri"> within the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">United States</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri">A current list of Regional testers can be found at</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.accessgrid.org/qatesters"><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">http://www.accessgrid.org/qatesters</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">I would invite anyone else considering</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">becoming</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> a Regional QA Tester for the Access Grid</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Calibri">to consider the following p</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri">rerequisites:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">• </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Your node must be “Quality Assured” (this is generally done by me);</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">• </FONT> <FONT FACE="Calibri">You would need to undergo some basic training (about an hour’s worth); and</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">• </FONT> <FONT FACE="Calibri">It would be preferable if you have been using Access Grids on a regular basis for some time.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri">If you are interested, please don’t hesitate to contact me!!!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Calibri">For those who wish to obtain Quality Assured Status</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, it is recommended that you:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">• </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Read</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.accessgrid.org/node/493"><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">http://www.accessgrid.org/node/493</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> to find out the test requirements for the quality assurance process.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">• </FONT> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Read</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.accessgrid.org/node/352"><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">http://www.accessgrid.org/node/352</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> to obtain hints and tips on getting your Access Grid Node up to the required high standard.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">• </FONT> <FONT FACE="Calibri">The website</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.accessgrid.org/node/705"><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">http://www.accessgrid.org/node/705</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> highlights the marking sheets. These are the same marking sheets that "we" as QA testers will use.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">• </FONT> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Contact your local regional QA AG tester, as a list of QA testers can be found at</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.accessgrid.org/qatesters"><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">http://www.accessgrid.org/qatesters</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri">. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Once again,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">c</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ongratulations to the work of "</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> Louisiana State University, Biological Sciences Access Grid Node</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> in</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">its</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> effort for achieving such a high</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">quality standard.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Thanks for your time</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri">,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Jason</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">--------------------------------------------</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Jason Bell, B.I.T. (Honours)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Research Systems Support Officer</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Information Technology Division </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">CQ University Australia</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Australian Research Collaboration Service</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><A HREF="http://www.arcs.org.au/"><SPAN LANG="en-au"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Consolas">http://www.arcs.org.au/</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">E-mail :</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:j.bell@cqu.edu.au"><SPAN LANG="en-au"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Consolas">j.bell@cqu.edu.au</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:jason.bell@arcs.org.au"><SPAN LANG="en-au"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Consolas">jason.bell@arcs.org.au</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Work : +61 7 4930 9229</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Mobile : 0409 630897</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Postal : Building 19</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> Central Queensland University</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> Bruce Highway</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas"> Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 4702</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">--------------------------------------------</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Patience is a virtue.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">But if I wanted Patience,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT FACE="Consolas">I would have become a Doctor.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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