Agenda for first meeting of Web Developers Group at Idaho State University. Offers general guidelines and suggestions to improve coordination of university web work between central WebComm office and "embedded" web developers throughout campus.

1. Web Developers Meeting
Office of Web Communications
Idaho State University
15 November 2007

2. ABOUT: Office of Web Communications
 Formed in late November 2006
 One director: Graham Garner
 One full-time senior web developer: Laird Duncan
 Three student positions (one filled)
 Derek Aitken
 Oversee the entire ISU Web site
 Take direct responsibility for “The Commons”

3. PURPOSE: of WebComm
 Create consistent design and function of ISU’s Web
presence
 Reinforce branding image of the University
 Maintain best practices at both front and back ends of
the site (design view vs. coding)
 Enforce usability standards; W3C and ADA

4. SPIDERS: on the Web
 Different types of spiders
 Work on different parts of the Web
 Still part of one Web
 Your work can strengthen or weaken the whole
 Coming up with new ideas to apply to the whole can
be beneficial
 Doing your own pattern in your own section just
makes you stand out – and not in a good way

5. ADDRESS: Compliance
XHTML
CSS
SSIs
Templates

6. ADDRESS: Security
Who has access/belongs to
publishing groups
Cease using these directories as
storage spaces
Y-drive exposure
Deleting web sites

7. ADDRESS: Server Access
Other servers, i.e. Pharmacy,
Business, Education, Physics
Contact information for server
administrators
Grant WebComm access

8. UNITE: As a Campus-wide Force
Everyone aware of current
standards and efforts
WebComm acts as clearinghouse
and focal point
Collective experience and goal

9. STOP: Doing These Things
 Grabbing things from “View Source” and
pasting them in
 Using web space as a storage space

10. START: Doing These Things
 Using the templates
 Use the server-side includes
 Use the style sheets
 Recommending changes to the templates

11. ACCEPT: What You Cannot Change
 Wordmark
 Global navigation
 Placement of local navigation
 Text styles (h1, h2, h3, h4, p)

12. EXPLORE: Things You Can Change
 Images
 The content area
 Types of pages
 Contact Us, Forms, Downloads, Galleries,
Slideshows, Video, Audio/Podcasts
 Template schemes (future plans)
 Colors
 Divs; columns or sections

13. INFLUENCE: Global Change
 If you have a great idea … propose it
 If you have a problem … share it
 If you have a question … discuss it
 If you find a solution … bring it
 Open communication will help us all know
where we have been, where we are, and
where we are headed

14. Upcoming Issues
 Search engine replacement
 Exploring events calendar options
 Redesign timeline (flexible)
Started Oct. 15
Templates by Feb. 1
Beta site by Spring Break (March 24)
New site goes live (July 1)

15. Support
 WebComm School
 ISUWebComm.blogspot.com
 Survey/Audit