= DESI Trac Account Approval =

== THIS IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE DESI COLLABORATION ==


If you aren't already logged into this wiki, there will be a little red "Register" link on the upper right of this page.

Click that and follow the instructions below. Please make sure you follow ''all'' the instructions below to prevent delays or even rejection of your account.

 1. Fill out ''all'' the fields, even if they are marked 'Optional'.
 1. Use a username that does not contain spaces.  For example, `JohnSmith` is OK and so is `John.Smith`, but `John Smith` is not.^[#Footnotes 1]^
 1. Your username should also not be an email address.^[#Footnotes 1]^
 1. Your username should start with an alphabetical character.  For example, `2cool4desi` is not acceptable.^[#Footnotes 1]^
 1. Your username must be at least five (5) characters in length.  For example, `john` is invalid, but `johns` is OK.
 1. For your email address, use an institutional address, ''e.g.'', `john.smith@nyu.edu` or `jjsmith@lbl.gov`.  Do not use Gmail, Yahoo, etc.  Your institutional affiliation is how we know whether you are allowed access.
 1. Please give us your '''full name'''. It is OK to use accented characters in your full name, if that's how you spell it, ''e.g.'', Jôhn Smíth.  Just use UTF-8 characters though.

After you register there are additional steps:

 1. You should immediately receive a message from the DESI Trac system requesting verification of your email address.  Please follow the instructions in that email.  This will put your DESI Trac account into a state where it is ''ready'' to be approved.  ''If you do not receive this email immediately, please notify Robert Kehoe at the address below.''
 1. You will be contacted by a member of the DESI team with further instructions.  These instructions will include a membership survey form that you will have to fill out before your account is approved.

If you have questions or concerns about your account approval, please contact the chair of the Membership Committee, Robert Kehoe <kehoe --at-- physics --dot-- smu --dot-- edu>.

''The DESI Membership Committee reserves the right to delete, without notice, accounts that do not follow these rules or do not represent an intended DESI collaborator.''

== Footnotes ==

 1. Some non-alphanumeric characters (and ''especially'' spaces and '@' symbols) will cause problems with other systems linked to your Trac account, such as svn.