1855 Cookers1855 Cookers

Luke Newmann, Fall 2006Luke Newmann, Fall 2006

ObjectiveObjective To improve communications, increase To improve communications, increase

participation, and increase donations for a participation, and increase donations for a University of Houston Alumni Tailgating University of Houston Alumni Tailgating and Cook-Off team.and Cook-Off team.

How are we to accomplish How are we to accomplish this?this?

Improve CommunicationsImprove Communications The website will serve as a means to The website will serve as a means to

notify and advertise upcoming notify and advertise upcoming events. Important committee heads events. Important committee heads will have their contact information will have their contact information posted and registered members will posted and registered members will receive direct mass emails receive direct mass emails containing information pertinent to containing information pertinent to the organization.the organization.

Increase ParticipationIncrease Participation

The best way to get people The best way to get people participating, either in person or participating, either in person or remotely, is to allow for a digital remotely, is to allow for a digital commons where people can talk about commons where people can talk about all issues (past, present, and future) all issues (past, present, and future) pertaining to the organization. To pertaining to the organization. To achieve this a forum will be installed achieve this a forum will be installed along with picture gallery. All members along with picture gallery. All members will be able to post their own comments, will be able to post their own comments, discussions, and pictures.discussions, and pictures.

Increase DonationsIncrease Donations

Most successful organizations have Most successful organizations have successful incomes, and this one is successful incomes, and this one is no special case. Providing a means no special case. Providing a means to allow people to contribute online to allow people to contribute online from the convenience of their home from the convenience of their home or work will increase income.or work will increase income.

Website ContentsWebsite Contents

Main pageMain page– IntroductionIntroduction– AnnouncementsAnnouncements– Calendar of EventsCalendar of Events– Main MenuMain Menu

About UsAbout Us– Detailed description of the organization and its Detailed description of the organization and its

goalsgoals

ContactsContacts– Important members in leadership positionsImportant members in leadership positions

CalendarCalendar– Larger version of calendar on main page with the Larger version of calendar on main page with the

ability to add events and print copies ability to add events and print copies

ForumForum– Area where members can post and discuss topics Area where members can post and discuss topics

about the organization.about the organization.

Photo GalleryPhoto Gallery– Area where members can post and discuss Area where members can post and discuss

photographs form 1855 Cooker eventsphotographs form 1855 Cooker events

DonationsDonations– Form connected to Paypal where anyone can Form connected to Paypal where anyone can

donate to the organizationdonate to the organization

RegisterRegister– Form for vistors to register to receive event Form for vistors to register to receive event

notification emails and to receive permission to notification emails and to receive permission to post in the forum and gallery.post in the forum and gallery.

Platforms to be usedPlatforms to be used

Graphics and animationGraphics and animation– Photoshop, Flash, and possibly PlasmaPhotoshop, Flash, and possibly Plasma

Front end codeFront end code– Html, vbscript or javascript, CSS, Html, vbscript or javascript, CSS,

Actionscript (Flash)Actionscript (Flash) Back end codeBack end code

– Perl with JoomlaPerl with Joomla DatabaseDatabase

– MYSQLMYSQL

THANK YOU !!!THANK YOU !!!