ALL NPPS Members

[Gene Van Buren <gene AT bnl.gov>]

Hi, all

> On Mar 18, 2020, at 8:23 AM, Torre Wenaus via Phys-npps-members-l 
> <phys-npps-members-l AT lists.bnl.gov> wrote:
> Last time the lab had me use DocuSign to sign something (the IP agreement), 
> the incompatibility of the procedure with gmail ultimately led to me 
> signing with a pen in person in Bob Lincoln's office. This time although 
> the e-procedure has its problems it worked OK. My experience in case it 
> helps...

My understanding:
The restriction on non-BNL-email responses was removed, so there is no 
compatibility issue with gmail this time.

> 
> Why can't we simply do this by signing a PDF document as we do so many 
> other things? Good question.

My understanding:
DocuSign includes a document management system that enables straightforward 
reporting of who has done what, instead of requiring a person to manage all 
the returned PDFs and keeping some other database updated themselves.

Hope that helps,
-Gene