www.district6890rotary.org

Enabling the Rotarians of District 6890 to use the Internet to advance the Objects of Rotary

District 6890 Conference Kurt MadsenUniversity of South Florida WebmasterMay 11, 2002 New Tampa Rotary Club

MissionTo find simple, practical ways for the Rotarians of District 6890 to use the Internet to advance the Object of Rotary.

Give every club in the District the opportunity to have its own club website.

WebmasterEveryone else

WebsiteCurrent Model – Anyone with content to publish must first go through the Webmaster, which creates an unnecessary bottleneck.

Teamwork

Website

The website must be easy to use, practical, and … fun!

Recommended Model – The website is partitioned so that different people can maintain different parts of the website directly – without the Webmaster.

Enhanced Security

Part of our website will be public…

Another – new section – will be private.

Privacy will be protected by personalized user IDs and passwords.

Access will be restricted to Rotarians of District 6890 and authorized guests.

New Features District directory. Each member can easily update his or

her own contact information and decide how much – or how little – is published to the district.

Tools to help each club in the district set up its own website.

Private workspaces to help committees manage tasks, plan events, and publish information on the district website…including calendars that work with Outlook.

Ability for clubs to submit attendance data online, discussion forums, etc.

New FeaturesGoing forward, our district website will be split into two parts:

A public website which can be viewed by anyone on the Internet.

A private website accessible only by the district’s club officers and members.

The private website is new. Access will be restricted to Rotarians with a valid user ID and password. Features include:

District directory. Each member can easily update his or her own contact information and decide how much – or how little – is published to the district.

Tools to help each club in the district set up its own website.

Calendars for the district and committees that work with Microsoft Outlook.

Private workspaces to help committees manage tasks, plan events, and publish information on the district website.

Ability for clubs to submit attendance data online, discussion forums, etc.

This slide was printed on the poster in the lobby.

On-Line Directory

Club Attendance Reporting

Vendor Review

ID Description Phase Vendor Response

Company Information

Technical Requirements

District-Level Functional Requirements

Club-Level Functional Requirements

Held discussions with six local internet services vendors; met in person with three.

Two have agreed to donate services. A third agreed to offer services at a 50% discount.

SummaryWe have found simple, practical ways to improve our website and ...

Give every club in the District the opportunity to have its own club website.

We need volunteers (e.g., computer programmers, writers)

Check each week for new features.

District 6890 Website

www.district6890rotary.org

Don Griffing Kurt MadsenRegistrar and Webmaster Internet Communications OfficerAvon Park Rotary Club New Tampa Rotary Club