Old Business:
1.Agenda modifications
2. Subteam status reports
* Content (Georgette)
* Technology (Walt)
* Business model (Ed)
3. Web redesign status
* discuss what we want to announce re the launch-what's available, what's not, what's planned for the future, what people need to know to use the site effectively.
* discuss store discount policy and make recommendation to whoever it is that sets the discounts.
* Trellon -- Deliverables outstanding ... are we done?
4. Specific action items requiring discussion. See http://new.nynjtc.net/meeting/actions
4. Review site with Regional Reps if available (2:30 - 3:00)
5. Review launch plan and set goals for next week. See http://new.nynjtc.net/book/nynjtc-web-site-launch-plan
New Business:
Invite someone to next status meeting?
Ann, Walt, Georgette, Ken, Ed, Brenda, Larry, Christie, Mary Smart
Old Business:
1. Agenda modifications
2. Subteam status reports
* Content (Georgette)
- -- Public transportation content has been updated.
- -- Catherine has worked on volunteer forms and is reviewing them with staff this week.
- -- Ken has only three parks left; no input from Phil this week; Gayle has done Fahnestock.
* Technology (Walt)
- -- Fighting with Exchange & spam issue -- solving this is a prereq to switching DNS to new site.
- -- Trellon patch file for ucdiscount didn't make sense -- have new one now but Trellon also needs to post itas Drupal bug fix. Trellon also need to fix plus signs in store code.
* Business model (Ed)
- -- Current email problems (stuff going to nynjtc.org addresses ends up in spam folder) -- what's going on? Walt doesn't know -- service provider isn't responding quickly to problem report.
- -- Park pages in Wiki -- well-written; Discussion of how to attract their authors to contribute to our pages. What are the issues of public vs copyrighted content? Bottom line: we really don't know. (Add to requirements for later phase.)
3. Web redesign status
* discuss what we want to announce re the launch-what's available, what's not, what's planned for the future, what people need to know to use the site effectively. See Walt's amended agenda in comments.
Must haves:
- -- hikes should all have maps in place for launch (solves NJ-centered directions)
- -- Georgette may withdraw her request to move directions in View Hike to top, especially as directions for Dan's hikes of the week are are NJ-centric.
- -- Make links on front page current
- -- Left block re new features -- need to review and revise
- -- Site User's Guide from user's perspective (Action: Ann to call Georgette during week re this.)
- -- E-commerce (store code and join/renew/donate)
- -- Viewpoint forum and community -- Action: Walt to propose what should be there for launch at next status meeting.
- -- Left menu cleanup -- Action: Walt to do it & review with us next week.
- -- Panel page links need to be corrected or deleted (Action: Georgette)
Good to haves:
- Volunteers
- Event Calendar (needs a menu item to point to it -- Walt to do)
- Advocacy (probably not, but link to something)
- Committees (Web, Trails)
- Graphics (Captions&credits; where it is; who took it; when) Need some sort of disclaimer where we don't have provenance. Add photo credits link to bottom footer.
- Privacy policy -- it exists but needs tuneup. Copyright needs tuneup. Text needs to be imported from old site (Walt action)
- Google adwords / adsense.
* discuss store discount policy and make recommendation to whoever it is that sets the discounts. Ann to summarize recommendation (no discount for registered members -- only for TC members (25%), but possibly have promotion at launch with 10% discount first 30 days). Also ask committees if they want to exploit our launch in any way (Georgette to draft email.)
* Trellon -- Deliverables outstanding ... are we done? -- not quite; see above.
4. Specific action items requiring discussion.
See http://new.nynjtc.net/meeting/actions
5. Review site with Regional Reps if available (2:30 - 3:00)
Regional reps: Brenda, Christie, Larry joined the discussion.
-- Walt reviewed Go Hiking and Get Involved pages
Q: Can your class of people navigate and find what they are looking for?
- Brenda: move Today's Highlights up on the main page (above Hike of the Week) Walt moved it.
- Re Parks description -- Larry noted that when we go public, we should alert Parks that we have description they can review and link to.
- Larry: who takes care of information and makes sure it's current? (we are working on it)
All: concerned that keeping Web info up to date is extra burden and they have too much to do. - Question: will people be able to register for workshops with same process once we go live? (Should work just fine.)
- Brenda: where are the trail committees? -- something we need to add: Add Trails Council structure and committees to About US and Get Involved pages. Add list of all committees to Get Involved. (Action: Georgette?)
- Next Trails Council meeting is Feb. 5. Walt to do a presentation.
- Note that the Search function is most useful.
- Discussion of terminology used: "Trail University"
Consistent terminology -- Trail U Courses -> Course Catalog (Georgette has revised pages per suggestions.) - We need to include info about Volunteer orientation on About us and Get Involved pages. (Action: Georgette)
- Ongoing issue with Trail University concept -- Action: Georgette to make proposal about dropping it.
- Make link to old site visible in all left columns -- Action: Walt
- Need to be able to get to forms from new site ... set up on new site (Search forms a la search parks) --Georgette has set up page for this. (We committed to
figure out how to access forms by Feb. 5 Trails Council meeting.) - Add "search old site" line in left column ? -- Action: Walt
- Larry: get volunteers to see if they can navigate their most common stuff
- Not enough emphasis on Advocacy and Conservation -- Georgette: work in progress -- looking for better solution
- Brenda wants to see all of Highlights above the fold on the main page
- Larry: can people create their own forum? Answer: yes
- Walt looking for suggestions for structuring Viewpoint forum -- by topics or threaded discussions
- Discussion of Contribute vs Drupal -- people who've used both say Drupal is a little easier to use.
- Brenda commented that the look and feel of the new site is much nicer.
6. Review launch plan and set goals for next week.
See http://new.nynjtc.net/book/nynjtc-web-site-launch-plan
(Discussed earlier in agenda.)
New Business:
Invite someone to next status meeting? -- not this time.
* Walt demoed three different ways to incorporate Google maps in a page (iframe to plop in text box - Google module -- has the most functionality -- also accommodates incorporation of KML file) Team decided this is the best choice. Action: Walt to do a Hike1 so Georgette can try it and determine whether to redo all the existing maps.
Comment: Please be relevant, civil, non-commercial.
What needs to work
Must have
Good to have
Parks vs Wikipedia