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How do I set up a proxy account so I can register a VIP?
Allen Hopkins, 29 May 2007
Last updated: 30 Nov 2007
Masquerading -- Acting on behalf of someone else
You may be an administrative assistant for a GSRC member,
and need to register them for GSRC workshops, or take
some other action on the website on their behalf.
One tempting way to do this is to change the name and contact information
in your own account profile to look like them. This only leads to
confusion, because it results in two accounts with the same name, one
of which does not really belong to that person.
The correct way is to have them designate you as their "proxy".
Ask them to visit their profile page (my account ->
profile, or this link:
http://www.gigascale.org/options/account/profile/). At the bottom of the page, they can designate you as
their proxy.
Once that is done, you will find an item under your my account
menu saying, "masquerade as ... xxx", where xxx is
the username of the person who has made you their proxy.
As soon as you click on their username, you will immediately be logged
in as them, without any need for their password. You can then register
them for a GSRC workshop, modify their profile, or do anything else you like under their account. When you are finished,
simply click logout and you will be back to your own login.
If you need any assistance with this, please send email to
webmaster@gigascale.org. | 
