AOSSG WebsiteAASB ASBJ KASBSeptember 30, 2010

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Overview• Steps to date• Domain name• Language • Content management• Maintaining, Monitoring and Upgrading• Structure and elements• Funding and review• Next steps

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Steps to date• AOSSG agreed to consider website

(November 2009) to • Develop awareness of AOSSG• Facilitate communication with constituents in

the region• Facilitate communication between AOSSG

members

• Working Group formed (November 2009)

• Working Group proposals developed (January to August 2010)

• Prototype website developed (August/September 2010)

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Domain name (Section 1)

• www.aossg.org

• webmaster@aossg.org

• aossg@aossg.org

• Dealing with enquiries

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Language (Section 2)

• Enable for all languages

• Introduce in English

• When established, consider extending to languages other than English

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Content management (Section 3)

• Performed by webmaster?• Consistency• Integrity

• Performed by webmaster plus various AOSSG Working Group members?• Timeliness• Shared workload

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Maintaining, Monitoring Upgrading (Sections 4, 5 & 6)

• Maintained by webmaster

• Monitored by webmaster

• Upgrades determined by Website Working Group

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Structure and elements (Section 7)

• Home• About the AOSSG• Meetings & Events includes password

protected section• Work in Progress• Submissions & Publications• News• Working Groups password protected

• Contact Us

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Funding and review (Section 8)

• All AOSSG members invited to help fund the website

• Website Working Group members prepared to jointly fund for two years

• AOSSG to review website operation and funding after two years

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• Consider Website Working Group recommendations

• If AOSSG agrees to proceed, the Website Working Group would• Check prototype and publicly launch

website (October 2010)• Develop and issue guidelines for AOSSG

Working Groups to include material on the website (November 2010)• Maintain, monitor and upgrade as

needed

Next steps

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• Views on Website Working Group recommendations?

• Questions?

• Comments?