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/
>
>
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