New Members

Welcome to QuICS! Here are some things to get you started:

Administrative

1. Get a UMD ID Card from the Mitchell Building
2. Set up UMD Email and Directory ID
   • Select "Incoming Faculty/Staff/Affiliate"
   • Select "Start here" to automatically be taken through the entire process
3. Set up UMIACS Account and Email
   • Select "Request a new UMIACS account"
4. Sign up for the QuICS-announce listserv here
5. Sign up for the QuICS-staff listserv here
6. Assignment of office and sign for key with QuICS Coordinator in Computer and Space Science Building, Room 3103
7. Contact QuICS Coordinator (quics-coordinator@umiacs.umd.edu) to add you as a new member to the QuICS Website. Include short bio and picture.
8. The QuICS Coordinator will add you to the relevant mailing lists and the QuICS wiki
9. To log in to the UMD Wi-Fi, you must connect to the UMIACS VPN. Follow instructions here. Wifi SSID to connect to: umd OR umd-secure
10. To connect to the printer, follow instructions here. Printer name: cps224-3100h
11. Visit the QuICS Wiki for useful center information here. Use your UMIACS info to login.

Travel

1. Before travel, please complete the travel request form here. This must be completed and approved by your PI before any arrangements will be made. Contact the QuICS Coordinator for the Account number.
   
2. Air travel must be in compliance with the Fly America Act. This means you must use an American flagged air carrier.
   
3. Air travel is Economy Class.
   
4. Rail travel is Coach Class.
   
5. The per diem rate for the state of Maryland is $47 per day. $10 for breakfast, $12 for lunch and $25 for dinner.
   
6. For foreign per diem rates by location, follow instructions here

Visa Status

1. If you are here in the US on a Visa, please be aware of the renewal dates. Yerty Valenzuela (yerty@umd.edu) in the A.V. Williams Building handles Visa issues for the department.
   
2. However, it is not the policy of the department to remind students of the expiration of their Visas. Please allow plenty of time for this process.

IT Support and Purchasing

1. For any IT Support, please email UMIACS Staff at staff@umiacs.umd.edu
   
2. You may also call them at 301-405-1775.

QuICS Room Reservation Calendar

1. To view the room reservation calendar and reserve a conference room in the QuICS suite (room 3100), please submit your request here.

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