1 | Communications and Outreach eere.energy.gov EERE Web Coordinators Monthly Meeting Hosted by the C&O Web/Digital Team January 17, 2013 Call in #: +1 (914) Access Code:

2 | Communications and Outreach eere.energy.gov Around the Room – Drew Bittner Changing Program/Office Names – Drew Bittner & Alex Clayborne Transition Update – Linh Truong & Michelle Resnick Communication Standards tip – Elizabeth Spencer Agenda

3 | Communications and Outreach eere.energy.gov Changing Program/Office Names

4 | Communications and Outreach eere.energy.gov Content Inventory in Progress –We’re off to the races on the inventory orientation kick-offs (held 10 already) –If you haven’t heard from us or signed up for some times to participate in a kick-off session, please contact Michelle Resnick –Focusing on topical collections of content. –Aim to have inventories complete by February 15. New Advisory Board Chairperson! –Welcome, Linh Truong! Transition Update

5 | Communications and Outreach eere.energy.gov Title tags are added by coders. They are used as the name of a page. You can see them at the top of your browser window: EERE requires title tags to be formatted a certain way. There are different ways to write title tags based on whether the page is a top-level website or a subsite, too. Communication Standards Tip

6 | Communications and Outreach eere.energy.gov A page’s title tag is used when people bookmark the page. It’s also used by search engines and helps boost SEO. You can learn more about title tags here: titletags.html Communication Standards Tip

7 | Communications and Outreach eere.energy.gov Title tags are one of the many things that coders working on EERE websites should be aware of. If you’re working with developers who aren’t familiar with EERE’s Communication Standards, be sure to point them toward the Coding part of the website: Communication Standards Tip

8 | Communications and Outreach eere.energy.gov Next meeting: February 21 Wrap Up