To: NSOA General Committee

From: Sean Clarkson

Date: 5^th November 2008

Report on Website

Since the last NSOA committee meeting I have performed the following tasks, listed in chronological order.

·         Added latest committee meeting minutes.

·         Altered application form to take into account new cost and changed format to PDF so everyone can read it.

·         Produced various copies of address labels and emailed the file to various people for printing etc

·         Changed the homepage image for a better action shot

·         Added various reports, results and photos throughout the year.

·         Converted David West’s “Handicap Awards” article into a format suitable for the site and uploaded it.

·         Updated database to take into account new subscription costs for 2009.

·         Performed various maintenance tasks on the database.

·         Added photos of Nationals 2008 and 40^th regatta, courtesy of Fran Blackburn.

·         After gallery module failed, liaised with Emworx and worked on restoring of gallery from backup ASAP and added a banner across the top of the home page to inform all people that we were aware of it and it was being looked into.

·         Created a video gallery to contain videos of Squibs sailing

·         In response to a number of members having difficulty attaching the Squib sticker onto their vehicle, written some instructions on how to do this and added onto website.

Current work

• Currently updating the online fleets map and will be uploaded shortly.
• Editing a video of the 2007 South Coasts to go into the video gallery, and a short clip to go on the homepage, replacing the static image.
• Look into putting the last 3 issues of Randals yearly DVD’s onto the site for viewing by all.
• Online documents area where people can login using their membership number and view things such as notice of AGM etc.  Also if we can get Squibble in an electronic format, a section can be made within this for it.
• Purchase further Squib domain names, subject to approval at the meeting.
• Looking into acquiring photos from Nationals 2008 and Inlands 2008 to go onto website.

Work for future

·         Once the boats have been sold from the temporary for sale forum, remove the forum, returning to the official for sale page.

• Online membership application and renewal.
• Online application for open events?  Creation of my own system for this or the SailRacer system?
• Online database of results for all NSOA organised open events.  So results for any event can be searched and viewed.

Response to questions

Jill Fleming- Real time membership lists

Jill, I thought that this was a feature already on the database, but it appears not.  I will add this as a feature to the database, then you can email myself or Sally and ask one of us to send it to you.