Below are some notes about what's going on with the site (from my end) in case people are interested in more detail. The purpose of this follow-up is just to put the details down in case people wanted to respond to points made in the meeting such as the value that we believe the site provides or specific upcoming features.
There were a couple people requesting an archived mailing list. Are people looking for something like crash-talk that is an open list for people to post to instead of the forums or are you looking to integrate the forums with email so people don't have to hit the Web site?
=== Notes from the Annual Meeting
Done 2007
- minor adjustments to contests and launch log pages
- adjusting columns in tables; added sorting
- changes to the launch log admin
- added help info
- added auto-complete on some fields to save typing / reduce errors
- cleaned up motors database to make contest numbers more accurate
x Warren did the work on this one
- changed default timezone to MST from GMT
- added regular backup and reconstruction process
x Warren did other stuff that I'm not completely aware of like applied security patches, added Rocketry Planet headlines, and keeps the from page fresh
Value to Club / End-users
1. forums
2. club info
3. launch logs
4. contests
Coming Soon (Feb 2008)
- PayPal for membership renewal, event pre-registration, shirts
- membership info integration with user accounts
- user chooses to link user account with membership number
- gives heads-up when membership is due
- helps track volunteer info for annual thanks
- member-only content available
- dynamic calendar with launch status
Late Spring 2008
- note cert flights in launch logs
- report a problem with this flight feature
- volunteer info online
- integrates with the dynamic calendar for launch status based on critical volunteer roles
- volunteers can see needs
- volunteers get automated reminders
Summer 2008
- pad details
- EX contest pages
Requests at Meeting
- archived email list