2010 technology committee overview and plan january 26, 2010 presentation to board content revised...
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2010 Technology CommitteeOverview and Plan
January 26, 2010
Presentation to BoardContent revised 2/8/2010 based on Board input
Agenda
• Ask for Board approval of the charge to the Technology Committee
• Present an overview and current plan
Charge
Across all Trail Conference activities the Technology Committee:
• provides steering and implementation expertise as needed for information technology and telecommunications needs.
• ensures that the TC Web presence supports and enhances our overall mission.
• fosters technological solutions to streamline TC operations.
Committee Composition
• Steering Committee– Chair(s)– Staff representative(s)– Outside representative(s)
• Teams (experts, projects)
• Liaisons to other committees
Steering Committee
• Establishes long term direction• Develops annual plan• Meets quarterly to review plan, assess
progress, and adjust priorities• Develops annual budget
recommendations• Recruits experts for projects
Proposed Steering Committee
• Ann Gruhn (Co-chair, liaison to Board)
• Walt Daniels (Co-chair)
• Josh Howard (Staff – operations)
• Development Director (Staff – development)
• John Kolp (outside expert)
• Steve Marano (outside expert)
Teams
The work of the committee will be done by teams of recruited experts.
• Web team (Ann project manager)– Site management (Walt tech lead)– Content management (joint with Communications
– Georgette)– Analytics and theming (Doug Cleek)
• CRM team (forming)• Other (see 2010 plan)
Liaisons
• Each TC committee is to appoint a liaison to the Tech Committee
• Each liaison will be assigned to a steering committee member as their contact/advocate
• That steering committee member will act as our liaison to the assigned TC committee
2010 Plan – Major Projects
• Drupal upgrade from Version 5 to Version 6
• Merge membership lists for ebase and Web
• Project plan for ebase replacement (with a Constituent Relationship Management database that is Web-enabled) to be funded and implemented in 2011
2010 Plan – Other Projects
• Identify bulk email tool to replace emailnow, capwiz and email from the Web site
• Improve social networking capabilities of the site
• Work with other committees to develop Web capabilities that enable them to achieve their objectives (e.g. Pubs, Volunteer, Trails)
• Darlington phase 2 – ensure tech needs met• Streamline back office processing• Ongoing refinement and support of content on
web