Dear all,
It's been a busy two months for the Communications Fellows and I as we
handle post-conference communications and numerous content updates for the
website. Our new fellows, Candice and Pietro, are doing a wonderful job
having dived in head first to assist with social media during DH2016.
This email contains three items that I would like to get your feedback on:
1. John Nerbonne as asked committee chairs to submit a list of goals for
the coming year. I have developed some based on Lisa's recommendations and
areas where I see need for improvement. However, I would be grateful for
your comments and further recommendations. Please see the attached Google
Doc--if you choose to edit, please identify your edits with a color other
than black and identify who you are in that color at the top of the
document. *Please review and make recommendations by next Thursday,
September 17th.*
2015-ComingYrReport
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ht6ocTxfKxujHP979S_MFABNtXtkLffiPpyC8YX…>
2. Related to the above list of goals, Candice has created a proposed
template for ADHO presentation slides that we would like to receive your
feedback on: presentation slides
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzi-AYcGEb1Ha1hYamFTYWNSVHE0d3RHZzlidTRGbT…>.
Please note that this is a low-resolution draft. If approved, Candice will
create a high-resolution version. This will be posted along with the logo
on the website and will become the first of a package of materials we hope
to make available to members and conference coordinators. This design could
also form the basis for a motif across a number of PR materials.
*Please review and make recommendations by next Thursday, September 17th.*
3. Discussion has resumed with the MLMC, the Infrastructure Committee, and
the Steering Committee about whether a new webmaster is needed. I have
recommended that ADHO does indeed need a Drupal developer if we hope to
make the website multilingual, more accessible, and more usable. The
Infrastructure Committee has expressed support for hiring a new webmaster,
but the Steering Committee has not discussed the issue yet. As you may have
gathered from the report, much of what has been proposed regarding the
website may hinge on the presence of a Drupal developer. *I welcome your
feedback on whether a webmaster is needed. If possible, I would like to
include the Communications Committee's opinion on this issue in my report
to the Steering Committee.*
Thank you all!
All best wishes,
Hannah
--
Chair, ADHO Communications Committee
Multimedia Analyst, Wired! Lab, Duke University
