Launching the ISSS Web Site -- Interactive

David Ing, Acting WebmasterJuly 2, 2005

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Agenda

A. Why change? (1 slide)

B. What features? (7 slides)

C. Who plays roles? (1 slide)

D. When can we discuss? (1 slide)

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A. Why change?

isss.org was unsustainable

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B. What features? (page 1 of 7)

isss.org is now (mostly) interactive

isss.orghome,

administration

(static XHTML content)

lists.isss.org

(Mailman)

forums.isss.org

(Phorum)

projects.isss.org

(PmWiki)

pubs.isss.org

(phpWebSite)

open source software …

…for open source content!

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B. What features? (page 2 of 7)

isss.org (static) is for "official" content

mostly one-way communications

easiest to access (browse)authorized edit / uploadhacker-attack resistantcompliant to standards

(e.g. vision-impaired)

Photo by Gareth Cooper, pbase.com

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B. What features? (page 3 of 7)

lists.isss.org is "push" e-mail

good for sharing in a community of interest (e.g. SIGs)

self-subscription / unsubscription

archive

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B. What features? (page 4 of 7)

forums.isss.org is public postings threaded by

subjectself-registrationposting as named

individuals responses as

named individuals discussion /

learning trail

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B. What features? (page 5 of 7)

projects.isss.org means joint authoring

shared space (wiki)

anyone can edit

easy recovery

"one free bite"

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B. What features? (page 6 of 7)

pubs.isss.org has archives searchable

abstracts and documents (e.g. Acrobat)

multiple categories, sort orders

multiple reviewerspassword access (!!)

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B. What features? (page 7 of 7)

The design reflects choices

isss.orghome,

administration

(static content)

lists.isss.org

(Mailman)

forums.isss.org

(Phorum)

projects.isss.org

(PmWiki)

pubs.isss.org

(phpWebSite)

uniform (if not pretty)enable rapidly

changing contentpasswords only for

edits/changes (hope!)

passwords for each section (loose coupling)

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C. Who plays roles?

isss.org is seeking volunteers

content contributors authoring, discussants

moderatorsguiding, formatting, peacekeeping

graphic designers logo, look-and-feel

webmaster(s) technical infrastructure

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D. When can we discuss?

Learn and/or guide our future!(drop in) Orozco II

Sunday 09:00 to 10:30 Session 5F

ISSS Website Community (constructive criticism / guidance)

Sunday 10:45 to 12:15 Session 6F

ISSS Website for Beginners

Sunday 14:30 to 16:00 Session 7F

ISSS Website Community (constructive criticism / guidance)

Sunday 16:30 to 18:00 Session 8F

ISSS Website for Beginners