Dear Staff Colleagues -
I look forward to seeing you at our staff meeting on Wednesday morning
at 11am. I've attached a brief agenda.
I should also mention that since next week is School Vacation Week and a
number of our staff members may have unusual schedules or be away, we
will cancel our staff meeting on Wednesday February 23. We'll meet
again on Wednesday March 2.
All best wishes.
jim
Topic: Staff Meeting
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On 2/8/2022 10:52 PM, James Poterba wrote:
> Dear Staff Colleagues -
>
> I am writing with the exciting news that our IT director search
> has reached a successful conclusion. Erin Richardson, who is
> currently the Director of Technology Support Services at Wellesley
> College, will be joining the NBER on Monday, February 28, as our new
> Director of Information Technology. Erin has an extraordinary record
> of managing a wide range of IT services, and her experience will be
> invaluable as she learns about the many dimensions of the NBER's IT
> footprint. I am confident that her talent and energy will be great
> assets in advancing the NBER's mission, and I look forward to working
> with her. I hope to be able to introduce her during our staff meeting.
>
> I am very grateful to all of our IT team members, the other staff
> members who spoke with our external search firm and with our short
> list of finalists, and especially to Alterra, who was actively engaged
> throughout the search, for all their help in this process. Our
> dedication and hard work paid off!
>
> As we prepare for the upcoming transition, I must acknowledge Dan
> Feenberg's outstanding service in leading the NBER's IT department for
> more than four decades. Dan's contributions have been remarkable in
> their scope and impact. He introduced the first desktop personal
> computer to the NBER in the early 1980s (!), played a critical role in
> supporting work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, and oversaw
> the development of our modern IT structure in between. When the
> pandemic recedes and we can celebrate Dan's extraordinary
> contributions in person, we will be sure to do so. But for today,
> please join me for a resounding "Thank you, Dan!"
>
> I look forward to seeing you at our staff meeting at 11am on
> Wednesday. I've pasted a zoom link below and attached a short
> agenda. All best wishes.
>
> Jim
>
> * * * * * *
>
> Topic: Staff Meeting
>
> https://zoom.us/j/97285723431
>
> Meeting ID: 972 8572 3431
> Passcode: 253667
> One tap mobile
> +13017158592,,97285723431# US (Germantown)
> +13126266799,,97285723431# US (Chicago)
>
> Dial by your location
> +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
> +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
> +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
> +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
> +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
> +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
> Meeting ID: 972 8572 3431
>
Received on Wed Feb 16 2022 - 07:01:17 EST
