Take Time to Use New MyICA Profile Features

by Sam Luna, ICA Member Services Director

Greetings, ICA members! Our new membership term starting 1 October is quickly approaching. It is now time to renew for the new term. To do so, start by clicking here.

As you renew, take advantage of some of the newer features on your MyICA page. As mentioned last month, these features include:

- a new and more versatile "Find a colleague" section with multilevel search capabilities

- social networking opportunities like blogging, forums

- video archives of special events, plenary sessions, keynote addresses, professional workshops, papers, and panels from our very successful Phoenix conference and its accompanying virtual conference

- ICA’s Facebook and LinkedIn groups, Twitter feeds, and the various member social groups

- ICA Community “groups,” communication links. Leaders can communicate with their groups easily via e-mail through our website utility

- Personalized address book – friend colleagues on MyICA, save their contact information, and message them with a click

- Create a detailed description regarding your research interests on an open-text field or by using keywords

Fundraising

Several worthwhile funds are available for your consideration while renewing your membership. Five global ICA funds are included along with several sectional funds. Every contribution helps!

The organizational funds include:

• Annenberg Graduate Student Travel Fund
• C. Edwin Baker Award for the Advancement of Scholarship on Media, Markets and Democracy
• ICA Office Building Fund
•  Larry Gross Travel Fund 
• Securing ICA's Future

Sectional funds include:

• Children, Adolescents, and Media Award Fund  
• Feminist Scholarship Division - Teresa Award Fund  
• Frederick Williams Prize for Contributions to the Study of Communication Technology
• Health Communication Division - The Amanda L. Kundrat Thesis of the Year Award
• Information Systems - Hunter Award Fund
• Instructional Division - Kibler Award Fund
• Interpersonal Communication Division - Garrison Top Applied paper Award Fund  
• Keith R. Sanders and Lynda Lee Kaid Best Political Communication Article of the Year Award Fund
• Organizational Communication Redding Dissertation Award Fund  
• Organizational Communication Student Travel Aid Resource (STAR) Fund  
• Public Relations Division - Grunig and Grunig Dissertation and Thesis Award Fund  
• Public Relations Division - Robert Heath Top Paper Award Fund

Change From Member ID # to Username

Now, ICA members will not only be able to change their password, but also their Member ID number. Yes, you can now create a username easy for you to remember rather than having to keep your Member ID# handy. Look for the link to do so while perusing the member site. It is behind the green “Update My Profile” button. The link to change your username is on the upper-right under the link to upload a profile picture of yourself.

Other Member Announcements

September marks the start of a couple of other member-related events besides renewals. Elections will commence 1 September with the publishing of this newsletter. There are several excellent ICA members running for Board positions and sectional leadership roles. You must be active and logged in to vote. Individuals will see all organization-wide candidates but only candidates running for positions in their respective sections. View the list of candidates and their personal statements in the voting booth.

Paper and panel proposal submissions will begin as always 1 September as well. The site will open as scheduled; watch for the email announcement with the link to the submission site the first week in September.

On a final note, this year's ICA Annual Report is now available to members

Looking forward, ICA’s membership mobile app is coming soon!