The California-Nevada Region Section Website Albert Lazzarini Executive Committee Meeting 28 March 2009

Survey of other section websites Explored other section web sites –Northwest, New York State, New England, Ohio Region, Prairie, Southeastern, Texas, Four Corners –All sites have a few common features Governance, meetings listings – Most sites have unique features, signatures Synthesize a CA-NV www site that represents the best from other sites?

The CA-NV www site What do we want? –Easy access to important information –Portal to resources for CA-NV section members Faculty, scientists, students, postdocs What is needed?

Newsletters Prizes & Awards Job Opportunities Resources Colleges, Universities & Laboratories represented in the section Corporate links Suggestion Box Letter from the Chair

Possible additional web site features Colleges, Universities & Laboratories represented in the section –Listing of all academic institutions, laboratories having CA-NV members URLs to physics departments Corporate links Newsletters –Link to archive of all past –Link to latest newsletter Prizes & Awards –Announcements of CA-NV Section awardees Bonner Prize APS Fellows –Create student prizes? Best senior thesis? Best PhD thesis? Job Opportunities –REUS in region –Internships –Postdoctoral links Resources –Links to outreach, physics educational sites –Student travel support to meetings Suggestion box Letter from the Chair –As appropriate, needed, letter from the Section Chair to the members of the section Hit count ? Logo?

The CA-NV www site Issues & challenges –If we set up a more comprehensive www site, it will require effort to keep in current, relevant Following stale, out-of-date, non-existent links leads to frustration very quickly –Frequent updates Monthly? Quarterly? –A dedicated, committed webmaster is required Rotating role? Member of Executive Committee? –Web server? Located at APS.org? Located at the home institution of the webmaster?