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Help Information for the OTC Web Site Facebook Like Click on the Facebook Like button to place a description of the Oregon Trail Chapter on your Facebook Wall. This helps raise awareness of OTC in a larger, more diverse membership. If you're not signed-in to Facebook, Facebook pops up a login window. If you're not a member of Facebook, the pop-up window lets you begin the process of creating a Facebook account. Membership Form Complete this form and click the "Send To OTC" button to send your membership application to the OTC Treasurer. After sending your information, payment options appear to choose your method of payment. Membership information is used to maintain the membership roster and validate national membership for sanctioned club events. Membership information is not released to third parties. Values marked with an * are required to successfully complete the mebership application or renewal. If you'd prefer to use the traditional method, download and complete the Membership Form and mail us your payment. Contact Form Complete this form and click the "Send To OTC" button to send your questions, comments, suggestions, or to just say Hi to the OTC Staff. You'll need to provide us with a valid email address for us to respond. Opt-in Form Use the Opt-in form, located on the Privacy page, to participate in the otc.members email distribution list. Enter your email address, check either Opt-in or Opt-out, and click "Send To OTC" to register your choice. Road Run Registration Form Complete this form and click the "Send To OTC" button to send your event registration to the OTC Secretary. After sending your registration, payment options appear to choose your method of payment. Registration information is used to plan meals, arrange services, and validate national membership for sanctioned club events. Registration information is not released to third parties. Values marked with an * are required to successfully complete event registration. If you'd prefer to use the traditional method, download and complete the Event Form and mail us your payment. OTC Forum Perhaps you've been looking at the Forum wondering what to do or how to do it? Well, guests, those not registered, are limited to browsing the catagories and topics, viewing the Event Calendar, and reading posts. To do more, you must register in the Forum. We'd recommend registering to get the most from what the Forum has to offer. Detailed Help information about Forum features is available from anywhere inside the Forum by clicking the Help Tab in the top menu. Briefly though, here is what's available: Membership is currently two-tier, Regular and Club. To register, complete the OTC Forum registration form. Access the form by clicking the Register Tab in the OTC Forum's top menu. After you complete the registration form, you'll receive an email including an activation link. Click this link to complete your registration. Club membership is immediately awarded to National AMCA members once they provide a valid AMCA number. Oregon Trail Chapter members in good standing are also assigned Club Memberships. Regular memberships include all the same permissions as Club Members with the exception of attachment posting and moderation duties. Private Messaging (PM) allows all members to send private messages. PM offers a faster, more private method. Private messaging on the boards provides instantaneous delivery to the recipient's private mailbox. The mail is sent and received entirely through the OTC Forum, so neither you nor the recipient have to open another program or leave the forum. Private messaging also offers both the sender and the recipient greater privacy because no-one's real email address is revealed. Private messages show only the user name of both parties. A Classifieds topic is available under the General Catagory board exclusively for Club Members to post wanted or for sale items. Event Calendar is available for all members to add, edit, or delete their own events. Guests can view, but not alter the calendar. Gallery provides members with an area to share photos. Currently five albums exist. Club members can upload photos without editorial approval. Regular members photos are reviewed before going live in the albums. Guests do not have access to the Gallery. Chat offers a real time opportunity to communicate with other forum members. Click on the Chat menu tab to open a Chat window. Invite other members to join you and start a conversation. Chat content is not logged or monitored. You can break off a crowded chat room by opening a private room with discrete invitations to members of your choice. Like PM, your privacy settings allow you to control how much personal information is revealed. Read the Help pages accessible from the Help Tab of the Forum's top menu for more information on what's available on the OTC Forum. Club Store The Club Store offers chapter-branded items for sale though OTC's account with Cafe Press. Cafe Press accepts payments through PayPal, credit card, or check. Infomation you supply to either PayPal or Cafe Press as part of any transaction is done so according to their privacy policies, not OTC's. Club Documents Bylaws for the National AMCA and Oregon Trail Chapter are available for reference. Proposals for OTC bylaw changes should be brought forward during the months of August or September. Proposed amemdments to OTC bylaws are voted on during the October business meeting. Additional links to these bylaw documents are located at the top of the About Us page. National Contacts The Blue areas of the World Map indicate continents where AMCA chapters exist. Click on a Blue continent to display a more detailed map showing Pins for each chapter location. Using the mouse wheel (Internet Explorer 8) or Zoom Bar on the left side of the map, magnify the area of interest. As the cursor passes over each area, the state or province name appears. When the cursor is directly over a Pin, the chapter name appears. Clicking the Pin when the chapter name is displayed opens a small window listing the contact information, and if available, web site for that chapter.   © 2010-2012 Oregon Trail Chapter, AMCA. All Rights Reserved.