As one of the people affected by this, I also thought it was reassuring to see the message from Pam on the listserv. Also for whatever my opinion may be worth, I love SRA. -- Zoya Hamilton, CRA Sr. Associate Director, Research Administration Office of the Vice Provost Tufts University Tel (617) 636-6709 Fax (617) 636-2917 http://www.tufts.edu/central/ Carolyn Elliott-Farino wrote: > Geez, I think Pam is being a very responsible president and steward of > members' funds. I thought it instructive to receive that email to know > what SRA is doing to ensure no further credit card thefts take place > due to SRA procedures (or lack thereof). When you're on a listserve > you're going to get some messages that are not of interest to you; > personally, I find the benefits of this listserve with the wisdom of > so many RAs far outweighs any needless messages. > > Sorry to post this to the listserve, but I, too, was annoyed by > Dianne's message and wanted Pam to know she'd done the right thing in > my book. > > Hope everyone's gg issues get sorted out and that you all have a > terrific weekend. > > Carolyn > > >>> xxxxxx@UNCW.EDU 11/07 2:15 PM >>> > > Well, that was right ugly! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] > <mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org%5D> On > Behalf Of Dianne Sheridan > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 2:01 PM > To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org > Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] precautionary note > > I cannot imagine why you sent this to me, as not only did I not attend > the SRA conference I also did not contact you about my credit card. > BC'ing the entire list does not seem to be in your best interest. > > >>> Pam Miller <xxxxxx@USFCA.EDU> 11/7/2008 10:56 AM >>> > Dianne, > > I looked into this personally since the problem you described on the > listserv seemed to involve SRA directly. > > My understanding is that after you reported this problem to the SRA > International staff a month or so ago the staff reviewed office > procedures for processing fax orders. The fax machine is now in a > separate locked room that only SRA International staff can open. We have > not yet heard you're your credit card company so we don't know what they > concluded. > > We have had no other reported incidents like the one you have described. > Nonetheless, we do take security issues very seriously and I hope you > will contact me directly if I can do anything more to assist you. > > Pam Miller, President > SRA International > Phone:415-422-5368 > Email: xxxxxx@usfca.edu > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] > <mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org%5D> On > Behalf Of Dianne Bozler > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 12:08 PM > To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org > Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] precautionary note > > The credit card that I used to register as a vendor at SRA had > unauthorized transactions the day after I faxed my credit card > information to the SRA office. I received a call at home from my credit > card company concerned that there were several purchases of gasoline > from the same gas station in Hartford, Conn. My company is in > California and I had not lost my credit card. I had to cancel the card > and be issued a new one. > > > Dianne A. Bozler | President > ERA Software Systems, Inc. | 235 East Broadway Suite 225 | Long > Beach, CA 90802 > Phone: (562) 983-7510| Fax: (562) 983 - 7516 | Email: > xxxxxx@erasoftwaresystems.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] > <mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org%5D> On > Behalf Of Taggart, Kathleen > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 10:40 AM > To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org > Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] precautionary note > > My credit card had huge unauthorized transactions a day after I arrived > and was cancelled by my carrier. I was fortunate to have a colleague > attending the same meeting pick up other expenses during my stay since I > only carry one credit card when traveling. This new corporate credit > card was used for the first time during this trip. > > Kathleen Diaz Taggart > Associate Vice President for Research and Compliance > > -----Original Message----- > From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] > <mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org%5D> On > Behalf Of Zoya Hamilton > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 2:00 PM > To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org > Subject: [RESADM-L] precautionary note > > I don't want to make this look too alarming, but those of you who > traveled to SRA annual meeting may want to check your credit card > statements for unauthorized transactions. I had one that originated in > MD ten days after I left National Harbor, and the only place where I > gave out my card details was at the hotel where we all stayed. The > charge was not from the hotel, perhaps somebody got access to the hotel > records. My bank is investigating it, but in the meantime I thought I'd > let you know. > > -- > Zoya Hamilton, CRA > Sr. Associate Director, Research Administration Office of the Vice > Provost Tufts University Tel (617) 636-6709 Fax (617) 636-2917 > http://www.tufts.edu/central/ > > > ==================================================== > ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================
