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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
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1) How do I register for using this website?
2) What are the benifits of registering?
3) How do I contact someone for more details?
4) I want to be a member of the Society, what should I do?
5) Can anyone become a member of the email groups?
6) How to find out information about the latest forthcoming CMEs?
7) How do I get in touch with the Office Bearers of the Society?
8) I wanted to read the Journal. How do I go about it?
10) How can I get mailing addresses of all the members of the socitey?
11) How do I intimate Change of Mailing Address?
ANSWERS:
1) How do I register for using this website?
Click on the New User Registration button on the left hand side, enter your name, KOS membership No. if you have (not compulsory), your email and username of your choice. You will be sent the password by email. Requested Username will be accepted in case it is available. Finally click on submit button. You will receive an email with registration in the website. Only after that you can start loging into the webssite as registered member. The email is important as your password can be mailed to the registered email address in case you forget your password in the future. You can use the 'clear form' button if you want to start over again.
2) What are the benifits of registering?
The 'User Menu' items are accesible only to registered members. They include access to members addresses, Conference information, online submission of forms for KOS conference etc.
3) How do I contact someone for more details?
Under 'Contacts' menu, there is a list with Postion, Name and Mobile No. If you click on the corresponding name, online form will be opened to send email to the President, Vice-President, Secreatary, Convener Scientific Committe etc as well as the webmaster. Also their mobile nos. are given.
4) I want to be a member of the Society, what should I do?
Please download the Membership application by clicking on the 'Application' on the top menu, take a printout, fill in the relevant details and send it by post along with photographs and other details as explained in the application form along with a demand draft to the secretary. Your membership has to be ratified at the next general body meeting.
5) Can anyone become a member of the email groups?
Yes. Any KOS member can join the email groups. Please send your name, address, KOS membership No. and email id to the secretary- KOS, who will add you to the email groups. You can contact the secretary through “Contact Us” in the website.
6) How to find out information about the latest forthcoming CMEs?
You can browse the news as well as the Scientific Programmes for the corresponding year mentioned in the list.
7) How do I get in touch with the Office Bearers of the Society?
The names, email as well as mobile nos. are given under the menu 'Office bearers'. Moreover, a form is provided under 'Contacts' to send email directly from the website, when you click on the corresponding name of the office bearer.
8) I wanted to read the Journal. How do I go about it?
Work is going on in order to get all the old issues of Chakshu online. It will be provided in the future and willl take some time to finish.
9) I am interested in using the consent forms approved by KOS. Can I download and use them in my practice?
Consent forms will be provided as well as patient information brochure online. These links are still 'under construction', they would be made available as soon as possible.
10) How can I get mailing address of all the members of the socitey?
The mailing list with names and addresses of all the members have been made available online. After registration to the website, using your username and password, you can login. The login form is in the 'Home' page. After login, User Menu will appear on the left side. Click on 'Membership Corner' It will open the members page. In the page there is a link to 'Download Complete Updated Member Postal Address List' When you click on this link, the complete address list can be downloaded to your computer.
If you want to display the members list sorted out in Alphabetical Order, can click on either of the 3 links to sort names in alphabetical order, according to Membership No. or according to the place for residence.
11) How do I intimate change of address?
After registration to website, logon with username and password. Click on the 'Address Change form' on the left hand side. Select Todays date, Fill your Name, Membership No, Old address, New address and finally click on 'Send form' button. Can use the 'Clear form' button to start over again in required.