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Central Area FAQ
Central Area FAQ
1. CLINKThis information is confidential and has been removed.
2. Central Area ScopeThe Central Area consists of the former Upper Midwest and Southwest regions.
Midwest
States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
Districts: Illinois District, Michigan District, Minnesota District, Ohio District
Southwest
States: Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
Districts: Austin District, Colorado District, Dallas District, Houston District, and Southwest HQ
3. NewslettersThe Prairie Fire is the newsletter for the former Upper Midwest Region.
The Tombstone is the newsletter for the former Southwest Region.
4. Office addresses, phone and faxTh list of office addresses can also be found at http://www.colltech.com/who_we_are/locations.shtml.
5. Director, DMs, DBMs, ABCs, ACs, XYZsThis information is confidential and has been removed.
6. Conference CallsAll members are required to participate in the conference calls.
7. Time SheetsThis information is confidential and has been removed.
8. Mail AliasesThis information is confidential and has been removed.
9. State of the Region (SOR) and State of the District Reports
(SODR)This information is confidential and has been removed.
10. Member Reviews, Development Plans and Self EvaluationsThis information is confidential and has been removed.
Team Leads may experience difficulties in accessing reviews for themselves if they are not assigned to their own team in the Resources database.
11. Computer Access and SecurIDA login and password are required to access CLINK, the Collective Intellect, and all the other resources. If you encounter problems with your account or your SecurID Card, please point your web browser to [... confidential ...] for current help information.
12. Member ProfilesThis information is confidential and has been removed.
13. Telephone Calling Cards and Corporate Credit CardsThis information is confidential and has been removed.
14. Century TravelThis information is confidential and has been removed.
15. Expense ReportsThis information is confidential and has been removed.
16. Blank FormsThis information is confidential and has been removed.
17. PresentationsThis information is confidential and has been removed.
18. End of Assignment Surveys (EOAS)This information is confidential and has been removed.
19. CT LoreThis information is confidential and has been removed.
20. FAQsThis information is confidential and has been removed.
21. PagersPagers have been decommissioned to save costs.
22. Time AwayThere are several project codes you can use for time away, depending on the nature of the absence, as shown in the following table:
Absence type Project code Accrue Basis Company Holiday 7xxx-1000-1009 8 calendar year Floating Holiday 7xxx-1000-1008 1 calendar year Personal Day 7xxx-1000-1012 2 calendar year Sick Day 7xxx-1000-1013 5 calendar year Vacation 7xxx-1000-1015 10-20 anniversary year These are explained in greater detail for the curious. In addition, other types of absence exist for specific purposes:
Absence type Project code Comments Force Majeure 7xxx-1000-2035 Act of God, such as a natural disaster or terrorist activity that prevents you from billing time on one or more days. Funeral Leave 7xxx-1000-1010 Death in the family Jury Duty 7xxx-1000-1016 Jury duty Paid Leave of Absence 7xxx-1000-1011 Compensatory time to meet minimuim timesheet requirements for members whose shifts don't span normal 8x5 weeks Unpaid Leave of Absence 7xxx-1000-1014 Time away without pay