FOSS4G'13: Website Content Framework

Website Content Framework

Last saved by Rollo Home on September 12, 2012

http://2013.foss4g.org/
Stage 1 (asap ie now)
Design

Comms group to write brief and find resource(s)
Add any example sites or

Home Page

Use Denver as a guide
Show dates as higher profile in banner

Travel

Use information from proposal- done (JGM: needs the images dropping in)
Would be nice to have some sort of interactive map? There was one for Denver (though doesn't seem to work), Info here http://geojason.info/2011/the-2011-foss4g-map/ JGM: Could we base this on an OSM-GB map? We (NGI) can probably support this dev once we confirm the website hosting
Including stuff about Nottingham - done, pics to be added

Venue

Should be able to use details from proposal

Dates

Links to Google Calendar, but doesn't show or link to descritions very tidily (and Google Calendar only holds short descriptions). Review

About FOSS4G

Includes Commitee, Contacts, Past Events. Review contacts for different topics - programme, sponsorship, venue, exhibiting - who? what email address - can we use a foss4g one?

News

With regular updates

Stage 2 (as ready - add dates)
Sponsorship

Benefits
Packages
Contact
Current sponsors

Timetable/Deadlines

Timeline
Papers
Registration
Programme
Sponsorship
Exhibiting

Programme

Theme
Keynote speakers
Workshops

Stage 3 Add dates
Call for Papers
Registration
Programme

Stage 4 (close to event)
JGM: Venue & event joining details

Comments

Jo Cook on August 28, 2012:

My comments inline

Antony Scott on August 30, 2012:

Hi all, have done another pass on the website, and added committee details, Nottingham Info, and few other bits. Some observations (plus one or two other notes on the whiteboard):

Calendar - there are size limits on the Google Calendar description, and also formatting issues with the display that the plugin produces (plus it seems to have cached some stuff I put in then deleted).
For pics, probably easiest to load into Flickr and reference - shall we set up a FOSS4G account, and does anyone have a favourite WP plugin?
Twitter plugin - would be good if it linked to our Twitter account, but doesn't seem to - shall we use a different plugin?

We can pick all this up when we meet unless anyone has any immediate thoughts.

Jo Cook on August 30, 2012:

Hi Antony,

Calendar issues are css afaict
Twitter- should be picking up @foss4g?

Jo

Antony Scott on August 30, 2012:

Jo

Calendar: the main issue is the lack of space for descriptions in Google Calendar. We might need to find a way of linking to fuller descriptions elsewhere. I won’t attempt the CSS I’m afraid.
Twitter: yes it’s linking to the right account, just couldn’t see how to get to the account itself – have now found it (‘More updates’). Maybe we can put in a Twitter button somewhere.

Antony

Steven Feldman on August 31, 2012:

Antony

Thanks for adding the committee details and some contact stuff. I have a contact form on my site that forwards messages without exposing my address, you could include the link http://knowwhereconsulting.co.uk/contact/ on the contact page until we have anything better re sponsorship.

It would be great if we could get a page up for sponsorship soon after the F2F where we can publicise the details (I think a page is better than a download, what do you think?).

Cheers
Steven

Antony Scott on September 1, 2012:

OK, contact added. Agree pages wherever possible.

Antony

Antony Scott on September 12, 2012:

Notes from our (Rollo and my) call today:

Most content which is available is already up.
Design: put a call out on the mailing list and other channels for design input to site (AS) - top priority. Brief to be developed with designer, but keep clean and simple with Denver is the default model. If no volunteers, consider paying
Google Calendar not very tidy - suggest replacing with simple list of key dates, to be selectively added from Steven's project plan (Antony)
Jo will work on blog aggregator
Interactive map - NGI may be able to build something along the lines of the Denver map (see ref in doc) - JM
Other widgets (eg countdown clock, flickr feed, better Twitter?) - look around and also discuss as part of design process
Relaunch/remind logo comp (Rollo)
Create Flickr account (Rollo)
Add other content as available according to doc above (eg Sponsorship), but don't create pages until we have content for them
Use BaseCamp to keep in touch over next couple of weeks - call in week of 24th if necc
(Rollo, you have a login for the WP site - let me know if you need details)

Antony Scott on September 14, 2012:

Hi all

FYI I have made a few tweaks to the site, incl

Added key dates and programme graphic (to replace calendar)
Added a simple OSM map page (using OSM plugin)
Posted the request for a designer

Steven Feldman on September 14, 2012:

Sweet :)

Steven Feldman on September 14, 2012:

Just got a message that http://foss4g.org/ is still pointing to a Beijing page. Can we rectify?

Jo Cook on September 17, 2012:

Done- note that it never pointed at a Beijing page- it's a holding page with all the past events on it. Anyhow, it now has a temporary logo for Nottingham, with the dates, which we can easily get changed when we have a design of our own.

Steven Feldman on September 18, 2012:

Thanks

Jeremy Morley on September 24, 2012:

Not sure if this is the best place to tack this on but 2013.foss4g.org is down with an "Error establishing a database connection" message. Can anyone fix this?

Jo Cook on September 24, 2012:

Fixed- someone made an extremely determined attempt to hack the site- they got locked out by our wordpress security but made enough attempts to kill the database.

Currently I'm the only one able to administer it at command-prompt level as it's on my Amazon instance, but I'll stick a bit of monitoring on, and think about who I can also give the keys (digital, not literal) to so that they can log in if I'm away, like today, when I was diving in Oban...

Jo