1. BOD1 HQ Update 8/19/11

2. Website Audiences Collegiate Members Professional Members Collegiate Non-Members Professional Non-Members Academic Community (Higher Ed) Recruiters Corporate Diversity Staff Educators/Adult Influencers Girls Media / Policy General Public

3. SWE Website Overall Objectives Improve member website experience (ease of use and ability to access key information quickly) Increase web site traffic (attract new members/partners) Update and streamline content (site has grown nearly 100% in page content over the past 3 years) Create expanded opportunities to offer digital advertising and sponsorship Integrate SWE magazine content to increase traffic and provide an improved interactive experience (increase banner advertising and sponsorship opportunities) Optimize mobile experience Remove sub-domain and consolidate main website under swe.org

4. Website Improvements Review current site usability to determine existing patterns and issues Integrate SWE magazine (site-within-a-site including expanded digital advertising options) Single sign-in for users Integrate with other vendor systems (member database, career center, online store, communities, member only content) Integrated events calendar (Trumba calendar for national events and programs)

5. Website Improvements (cont.) Upgrade banner ads to be compatible with ad serving platforms Streamline content (archive unused old content) Further integrate social media (increase capabilities to interact, share pages, etc.) Mobile version of site for key membership needs Mobile version of magazine website Quick links page for leaders

6. Website Technology Updates Improve site search capability (include sites that are integrated with the main site, i.e., WE11, outreach, etc.) Improve keyword content to enhance SEO results Replace communities technology Update Joomla CMS to version 1.5 (from 1.0 and remove sub-domain)

7. Project Plan – Phase 1 Research (thru 9/15) Needs analysis Member survey Interviews Develop content strategy Analytics and site map analysis Primary categorization and navigation Design Concepts Idea boards and concepts Wireframe for home page and mobile site Programming research Single sign-on strategy Integration/interface among online technologies Asset production Define needs Asset production schedule

8. Project Plan – Phase 2 High Level Design(thru 11/1) Review process and plans User feedback (at WE11) Refine content strategy based on feedback Organize content Member content organization exercise Secondary categorization and navigation Detailed site map Design Concepts Category level wireframes Category level designs Programming research Create development environment Develop generate site template Develop integration/interface among online technologies Migrate current site content Asset Production Acquire assets per need

9. Project Plan – Phase 3 Detailed Design (thru 1/15) Review process and plans Complete content strategy refinement based on feedback Complete organization of content and assets Design Concepts Complete unique page designs Programming research Single sign-in integration Category level development Custom component and module programming Mobile site development Unique page development Create development environment Data entry of migrated and new content

10. Project Plan – Phase 4 Review and Testing (thru 3/1) Internal testing and review Main and mobile site revisions Beta testing Final revisions prior to release

11. Social Media Activity Follow Melissa on Twitter Facebook 10,923 monthly active users, up 865 since last week 8,914 people like this, up 75 since last week 39 wall posts or comments this week, up 7 since last week 536 visits this week, up 8 since last week 5,143 LinkedIn Group members

12. What Does That Mean? - Mentoring Civil Engineering contemplating teaching math. Hi All! I've been thinking about this a lot lately and I was hoping to get some opinions from my fellow SWE members. Response from Linda Thomas: Thank you for asking that question. I hope my words offer some encouragement. …

14. Social media extending SWE and ME

20. WE11 Status 800 registrations as of 8/13 Too early to see significant registrations Housing block largely filled – strong indicator Exhibits at 110% of budget Sponsorship at 91% of budget

21. Section Tax Exempt Status Two reports of tax-exempt status of sections revoked by IRS for not filling the e-postcard for three years Potential for Society-level SWE to serve as a sponsor for the sections Need research on implications of this Potentially adding significant financial processing. Prepare guidance for secitons

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