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-  * [[https://docs.google.com/a/umn.edu/document/d/1H9srhMu-tLy2a-NbiVBvxzjQ12LTFI9xzIGS6rC3KTE/edit?usp=sharing|Initial Announcement]] 
   * [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/17x9xMmjVrLTI6k1_AdzM0nV7WahjI4irwlSGUPEzc0s/edit?usp=sharing|Mail Migration FAQ]]   * [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/17x9xMmjVrLTI6k1_AdzM0nV7WahjI4irwlSGUPEzc0s/edit?usp=sharing|Mail Migration FAQ]]
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-For improved securityavailability and use of school resources, the School of Physics and Astronomy will no longer provide email services, with an estimated effective date of December 31, 2017.+For improved security and availability the School of Physics and Astronomy will be transitioning email services to UMN Gmail, with an estimated effective date of December 31, 2017.
  
 The migration is a two step process: The migration is a two step process:
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-All faculty, staff, students and other users with physics or astro email mailboxes will automatically have their SPA email forwarded to their UMN email account. Outside collaborators without UMN collaborator accounts can either (a) receive assistance in obtaining a UMN sponsored account or (b) have their SPA email forwarded to their home institution or other email account.+All faculty, staff, students and other users with physics or astro email mailboxes will have their SPA email forwarded to their UMN email account before the end of the year. It is strongly encouraged to begin forwarding and using UMN Gmail as soon as possible. Outside collaborators without UMN collaborator accounts can either (a) receive assistance in obtaining a UMN sponsored account or (b) have their SPA email forwarded to their home institution or other email account.
  
-Depending on your role in our School and in an effort to avoid any conflicts with teaching, research or other duties your email account will be migrated during a specific time period. If **absolutely necessary** users will have one opportunity to reschedule at a different time. +Depending on your role in our School and in an effort to avoid any conflicts with teaching, research or other duties your email account will be migrated during a specific time period unless you start the process sooner. If **absolutely necessary** users will have one opportunity to reschedule at a different time.
  
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-Administrative staff will be migrated when the change over to new Windows systems occurs. Currently, this is tentatively planned for September 2017. If you feel this will interfere with any responsibilities you will have at that time we encourage you to setup mail forwarding beforehand via MyPhys.+Administrative staff will be migrated when the change over to new Windows systems occurs. This is tentatively planned for Fall 2017. If you feel this will interfere with any responsibilities you will have at that time we encourage you to setup mail forwarding beforehand via MyPhys.
  
-Other staff and researchers will be migrated beginning in late April, 2017.+Other staff and researchers will start to be migrated beginning in late April, 2017.
  
 ==== Students ==== ==== Students ====
 Students will be migrated during fall semester and before the final changeover occurs. If you believe this will at all interfere with your teaching or research responsibilities we encourage your to set up mail forwarding before the start of the fall semester.  Students will be migrated during fall semester and before the final changeover occurs. If you believe this will at all interfere with your teaching or research responsibilities we encourage your to set up mail forwarding before the start of the fall semester. 
  
-If you have teaching responsibilities and need your email migrated sooner, please contact net@physics.umn.edu and we will make every effort to have your email migrated during the summer. +If you have teaching responsibilities and need your email migrated sooner, please contact [[net@physics.umn.edu]] and we will make every effort to have your email migrated during the summer. 
  
 ==== Other Users ==== ==== Other Users ====
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