GINI

Collaboration

Platform

Imran AliRahul Chauhan

Delhi GINI F2F31st January, 2010

This Presentation will Address

What is the collaboration platform?What are the goals that are being achieved here?How do we use it?Current StatusCommunication channelsGoogle Groups: Problems facedWe need your help!

What is the collaboration platform?

New initiative by R10 SAC Web Team.Helps assimilate SAC activity data from a given section.Online extension of the GINI project.Implementation on in 3/5 pilot sections i.e. Delhi, Hyderabad and Pakistan(all 3 sections)

What are the goals?

Create a one stop solution for section activities.Encourage article submission from SBs which includes Activity announcements and Reports, Section SAC updates among others.Event calendar keeps track of past and upcoming events.Encourage cross SB participation in activities.Promote technical project collaboration.Help market the section across Region and IEEE international.

How do we use it?

Part 1: Registration

How do we use it?

Part 2: Article and Event Submission

Current Status

Delhi leading collaboration platform implementation.3 SBs actively submitting articles i.e. ASET, BKBIET and JMI.Registrations from 10+ SBs.More active participation needed from Hub leaders.Impressive traffic stats.Outreach across entire country.

Current Status - Statistics

Current Status – Website Reach

Communication Channels

Forum for GINI volunteers forum.gini.r10sac.orgAssimilation point for volunteers from all sectionsTroubleshooting options for similar problems.Two new mailing lists for SB Branch Counselor and Chairpersons.

Google Groups: Problems Faced

Closed group – Information flow restricted.Spam Spam Spam!No rules or forum ethics.No moderation whatsoever.Collection of inactive members.

We need your help!

Make your Chair, G. Sec., GINI rep. and Branch counselor to sign up.Post your SB news, reports, event details on the platform.Promote the platform in your SB for the benefit of your students.Publicize it in your respective hubs accorss different SBs.

Thank You!