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= Web Site Committee Meeting 2006-Mar-09 Tentative Agenda =
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= Web Site Committee Meeting 2006-Mar-09 =
  
 
== Meeting Info ==
 
== Meeting Info ==
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  IRC:  [irc://irc.freenode.net/osgeo #osgeo]
 
  IRC:  [irc://irc.freenode.net/osgeo #osgeo]
 
  Date:  2006-Mar-09 (in North America)
 
  Date:  2006-Mar-09 (in North America)
  Time: [http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=10&month=3&year=2006&hour=1&min=0&sec=0&p1=0 19:00 CST]
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  Time: [http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=10
  
== Agenda Items ==
 
  
=== Committee Business ===
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[[Category: WebCom]]
 
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[[Category: WebCom Meeting]]
 
 
* '''membership changes (2 minutes)'''
 
** remove Tyler from committee
 
** induct new members into the committee
 
 
 
 
 
* '''fix a time for meetings, and come to an agreement on meeting frequency'''  (3 minutes)
 
** Suggested: [http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2006&month=3&day=15&hour=19&min=0&sec=0 Wednesdays, 19:00 UTC]
 
** Second meeting next week so that we can bring international members on board, then bi-weekly until we're satisfied with moving to monthly and then bi-monthly meetings
 
 
 
 
 
* '''establish protocol for what we can decide on the list and what should be decided in meetings''' (5 minutes)
 
 
 
 
 
* '''establish protocol for changes to the web site''' (10 minutes)
 
 
 
 
 
=== Web Site Items ===
 
 
 
 
 
* '''Content Responsibility - owner(s), status, discussion''' (15 minutes)
 
** Logo contest
 
** Main page content, Right Nav
 
** Main Content Left nav, Header, footer
 
** Project Left Nav 
 
** Foundation documentation
 
** Other content
 
** Wiki - Monitoring for spam and errors
 
** what do people want to tackle?
 
** when are people able to actively work on the site? days(s) and time(s)
 
 
 
 
 
* '''Discuss usage of site features''' (10 minutes)
 
** Project Tracker for managing site updates (replacing email, TODO, and pages to move)
 
** Announcements as possible replacement for News section
 
** establish discuss list for general discussion of web site?
 
** does site allow same translation mechanism for non-main pages?
 
 
 
 
 
* '''Site design ideas and organization''' (15 minutes)
 
** jason would like to remove the project info header from the webcom main page with a javascript that sets that div to hidden
 
** jason would like to reformat the main site pages uses the class="h2" tags for markup the way the mapguide project has
 
** focus on users / potential users:
 
***  blurbs on each of the projects with nice colourful screenshots
 
*** "success stories"
 
*** "up close and personal with" type bio info on the board members/project leads/community illuminati
 
*** audience-based info pages (Who are you?, Where do you work? What do you need?)
 
 
 
 
 
== Minutes ==
 
 
 
* Attendees:  Fred, Daniel, Jason, Howard, Perry
 
 
 
* Removed: Tyler Mitchell
 
* Added:  Claude Philipona, Jason Birch, Jody Garnett
 
 
 
* Fixed meeting time:
 
[http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2006&month=3&day=15&hour=19&min=0&sec=0 Wednesdays, 19:00 UTC]
 
 
 
* Meetings:
 
** for contentious issues where a vote or recommendation to board is required
 
** for strategy issues
 
** for startup few weeks to get acclimated
 
 
 
* Update process:
 
- use project tracker for work on website
 
- changes:
 
            announce and wait (12 hours)
 
            or hear from at least two committee members or WebCom chair
 
- exceptions:
 
            typos immediately
 
            best judgement on emergency requests (call Daniel if unsure)
 
 
 
* Action:  Daniel to add link to template to report page problems to WebComm tracker
 
 
 
* Web Contest:
 
- Accept submissions by email
 
- Quick vet (include graphic designer if possible)
 
- Resolved:  Send [[Logo_Contest]] to board for approval
 
 
 
* Action:  Daniel to look into announcements functionality
 
 
 
* Translations: deferred to next meeting
 
 
 
* Action:  Jason to remove users mailing list
 
 
 
* Resolved:  use JS to hide project details
 
 
 
* Resolved:  start using CN CSS styles for display
 
 
 
* Action:  Daniel to copy CSS into Documents and Files for review
 
 
 
* Future development:
 
** blurbs on each of the projects with nice colourful screenshots
 
** "success stories"
 
** "up close and personal with" type bio info on the board members/project leads/community leaders
 
*** questionairre -> photo -> pick and choose
 
*** balance
 
** audience-based info pages (Who are you?, Where do you work? What do you need?)
 
 
 
* Action:  Daniel to add categories, and make it the default for the projects view
 

Latest revision as of 10:08, 9 May 2007

Web Site Committee Meeting 2006-Mar-09

Meeting Info

Chair:  Daniel
Minutes:  Jason (volunteering, unless someone else wants to step in)
Conference Phone Number: 1-877-326-2337 conf ID: 320-6046#
IRC:  #osgeo
Date:  2006-Mar-09 (in North America)
Time: [http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=10