AMS Mobile Application

Background

• New ways to communication• Appropriate platforms• Found OohLaLa• Specializes in apps for Student Society’s

About the App

Features:

About the App

• For students– Directory and profiles– Calendar– Events– Campus Wall– Virtual Tour– Maps– Orientation– Alerts & Announcement– Games

About the App

• For Us– Complete AMS branding– Social Media integration– On-going support– Emergency push notifications– Integration with third-party systems

(lunchstreet)– App store optimization– Coupons (income generator)

Why an App?

• Replaces the AMS Insider• Introduces a new mode of communication• Brings us into the 21st century• Sustainable• Opportunity to generate income

Timelines

• Info collection: June & July• App development: June & July• App Live: Mid-August• App Launch: September

What if we did it ourselves?

• 2 years of development• Challenge of continued maintenance• Lack of IT infrastructure to support• $200,00

Cost + Deal

• 2-year contract• $42,300• Includes: maintenance + updates, data

storage, easy back-end system for updates and analytics, training, bi-weekly meetings/assistance