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3/1/2008 - Maintenance of the web site was smoothly transitioned from Jeff and Donna Gordon to Wes Rogers.
Wes is managing the site under direction of the new District Public Relations Officer, Mike Schultz. In addition to managing the site
according to the design and standards put in place by Jeff and Donna, we are also planning the enhancements to the site for the
next Toastmasters year.
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7/1/2006 - Jeff and Donna Gordon were asked by the District Governor, Aref
Dajani, to resume managing the website. Changes when the site went live included:
- All content prior to 7/1/2005 had been removed by the previous PRO. We resurrected
all the pages.
- Added any relevant content from the 71/2005 - 6/30/2006 webmaster.
- Converted the website from a combination of shtml, ASP, and ASP.Net V1 to ASP.Net
V2.
- Swtiched from using Dreaweaver Templates on the PC to ASP.Net V2 MasterPages on
the server.
- Switched from a Javascript (Overlib) left Nav Bar to ASP.NET V2 Menu Control.
- Completely redid the look and feel of the site.
- Added a right column
for "hot" news.
- Features built into the MasterPage include Breadcrumbs, Menu based on the standard
ASP.Net V2 SiteMap, Atomz Search box in the right column, ChangeDetection capability
built into the right column.
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7/1/2005 - The responsibility of the site was assumend by the new District
27 Public Relations Officer.
After 4 years, Jeff and Donna Gordon no longer are the webmasters.
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8/2004 - Began database-enabling the site
using aspx. Initial pages are:
- Club Listing Section: Clubs by Number, Clubs by Name,
Clubs by Area, Club Websites
- District Info: Contact Us; Contact Area Governors
- Recognition Section: DTMs, Distinguished Clubs, Distinguished
Clubs (Prior Years).
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1/22/2004 - Updated the page, Hints
on Creating Club Web Sites to include as many ideas as I have
on club websites. This is also being used for me to teach a TLI
seminar on Creating a Club Website. |
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1/22/2004 - In the left navigation area, added
the Create A Club
Website link to the Website Info section and added the List
of Club Websites to the List Of Clubs section. |
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1/11/2004 -We added a District
FAQ and How Do I ... page in the Resources section.
This will include any questions/answers, forms, links, or contact
information that District Officers want to provide to members or
that we believe members want answered. Phase I is a laundry list
of items. Phase II will be to organize it better. Contact the webmasters
if you have additions to this page. |
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10/18/2003 - Previously, we had a District
newsletter article on How To Find Information On the District
Website. We've had it on the website for a long time, but never
really provided a link to it. We now have a link in the left navigation
bar and on the Website FAQ page in the Website
Info section. |
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10/18/2003 - We added a Website
FAQ page and
expanded the left navigation bar for the Website
Info section. |
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10/18/2003 - We added minor notes to the Contest
by Date and Contest
By Area pages -- being more specific about the
Contest Winner and Date/Location Selection Forms. We also used CSS
and DW Library files for consistency. |
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10/18/2003 - We added minor notes to all the Club
Listings pages, indicating that we are NOT responsible
for errors - instead the concerned parties should contact WHQ.
We also used CSS and DW Library files for consistency. |
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10/11/2003 - We added a Left
Navbar Link for the Club Listings. |
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1/5/2003 - We added a TLI
FAQ (Frequently Asked
Questions) page |
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8/22/2002 - We have added a list of Clubs
by Cities in the District Information Section. |
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8/20/2002 - In the District Information Section
we have added a list of Other
Officers in the District to Contact. |
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8/07/2002 - In the Recognition Section we have
added a list
of Divisions and Areas who were Distinguished or better this year. |
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7/31/2002 - In the Recognition Section we have
added a list
of clubs who were Distinguished or better this year. |
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7/6/2002 - We have changed the Site
map feature. It is now dramatically faster. Try it! |
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6/24/2002 - We revamped the main page to remove
the pop-up menus (which I thought were exceedingly annoying). You
can still access those pop-up menus from the bottom of that page,
however, where they aren't nearly as annoying. |
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6/10/2002 - We have redone the News
Page so that most items are collapsible/expandable. You expand
and contract them by clicking the item (or the Folder icon next to
the item). This will save screen real estate and make it easier to
find items of interest. |
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5/23/2002 - In the District
Info section we have add Lists of Clubs in the District sorted
by Club Name, Club
Number, and by Area/Division. |
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5/18/2002 - In the TLI
Section we have created a Registration
form so those attending TLI can zip through registration. |
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5/5/2002 - In the Resources
Section, we have made all categories expandable/collapsible to
save screen real-estate. This means that people will have much less
scrolling to do. Also, there are"Expand All" and "Collapse
All" options on each page. |
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5/5/2002 - We have completely redesigned
the Resources Section. It
now includes 3 pages with extensive links to other sites (primarily
World Headquarters at this time). The 3 pages are Resources
to Help Members, Resources
to Help Clubs, and Resources
to Help District Officers (especially Division and Area Governors).
Each page is broken down into categories which we hope will make finding
information extremely easy (much easier than the WHQ site). |
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5/3/2002 - On the Contest
By Area page, we now list the winners of each contest. Division
Governors can email us the names and we'll put them up. |
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4/8/2002 - Added a page of District
27 graphics to be used in print
publications. |
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4/7/2002 - In all sections that
have automated News entries, we added New indicator to show
items that have been posted within the last 2 weeks. This includes
the News and Contest
News pages. |
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4/1/2002 - Added a facility that
will allow you to print individual contest entries from either the
Contest By Date or
Contest By Area page.. |
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3/31/2002 - Added a page of Hints
on Creating Web Sites for Clubs and a page of District 27 graphics
for the web. |
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3/17/2002 - Removed the dates from
the Site Map because they don't always reflect
the date that people are really interested in. Specifically, includes
are not handled, and extraneous changes are not handled. |
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3/3/2002 - Changed the positioning
of the left navigation aids. They now appear slightly more to the
right, and their vertical positioning is more intelligent. On the
main entry page, the behavior is somewhat different, but certainly
more intelligent. |
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2/9/2002 - Revised the splash page
to include buttons to the Contests/Conferences section and Web Site
Information section. |
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2/3/2002 - Created a self-maintaining
Site Map. This lists the files on the website
according to their physical location. Bakeries it's according to physical
location and not logical location, this map will be somewhat different
from the Navigation Bar on the left side. |
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1/26/2002 - Revised the splash page
to include the same navigation menu as the other pages on the site.
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1/26/2002 - Added a page that is
an index of the major locations
in which the District and Divisions hold meetings. |
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1/21/2002 - Removed NetMinder
from all pages. Netminder is a service that used to allow users to
be notified when a page changes. However, Netminder has cancelled
it's free service.
If anyone knows of an alternative to this service, please let
me know by using the email link at the bottom of this page. |
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1/1/2002 - Developed the technology
to allow News items to be given
start and end dates. They'll automatically be
displayed every year (or any particular year) between those two dates.
This will allow the website to contain more News items without the
website designer having to get involved each year. Dates can also
be specified to move the items into the Old News Section. |
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11/24/2001 - Added the first Area
Governors of the Month into the Recognition
Section. |
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11/24/2001 - Added District 27 Contest
Winners in the Recognition
Section. |
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11/24/2001 - Reorganized the site
by creating a Contest/Conference
Section and moving all Contest, Conference, and Convention related
information from the News Section. |
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10/20/2001 - Made phrase searches
more obvious in the Search Box on every page. Made a minor correction
in the Left Navigation Bar to make it work better in non-Javascript
browsers. |
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10/15/2001 - Created a section for
the Sept 11, 2001 terrorist activities, rather than keeping it all
under news. This way, in the future, we will be able to keep the information,
but downplay it as appropriate. |
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10/12/2001 - Obtained a new domain
name (www.d27tm.org) and a new
non-free web hosting provider. Also, renamed files as .aspx to allow
easier maintenance in the future using SSI includes. |
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9/24/2001 - Updated the District Conference Page. |
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9/17/2001 - Two Toastmasters were
killed in the attack on the Pentagon. A news item was added to the
News page, and emails from around
the world were added into the In
Memoriam page. |
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9/10/2001 - Added a page into the
News Section for Speaking
Opportunities. Listings on this page are primarily Speech Marathons
and Low-Membership Clubs who are looking for additional speakers. |
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9/10/2001 - Added a page into the
News Section for Contest
Training. |
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9/6/2001 - In each of the major
sections of the site, there is an introductory page that you were
able to get to through the main index.html page or through the links
at the bottom of each page. However, you couldn't get there through
the left menu. I've now added an Intro link to each item in
the left column. Just a minor item to make it easier to get to every
page more intuitively. |
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9/5/2001 - Moved miscellaneous topical
news from the Members section to the News
& Events section. This seems more logical. |
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9/1/2001 - Completed Phase II of
site changes. |
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9/1/2001 - Added NetMinder
to all other pages that I felt were appropriate. The only problem
with it is that the graphics may be missing from the pages
if you come from the email that Netminder sends. That's because Geocities
doesn't play well with other services. |
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8/31/2001 - Added a form
for the Division and Area Governors to submit and modify their contest
information to the Lt. Governor Education and Training and Webmasters. |
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8/29/2001 - Added NetMinder
to the Conference page. Netminder is a service that allows users to be notified
when a page changes. The only problem with it is that the graphics
may be missing from the pages if you come from the email
that Netminder sends. That's because Geocities doesn't play well
with other services. |
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8/28/2001 - Added a Search Engine
to the bottom of each page, along with links to the six main sections
of the site. |
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8/28/2001 - Started the Special
Recognition page by listing people who were recognized at the
International Convention. |
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8/27/2001 - Added Next & Previous
links to go sequentially through the Guests
Section. |
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8/27/2001 - Converted Mission
& Vision Statements from PDF to HTML |
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8/27/2001 - Revamped front page
entirely & Added a Guest Section
& a Members Section. |
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8/25/2001 - Site Redesign - completed
Phase I. |
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8/21/2001 - 8/24/2001 - Added info
from the International Conference, courtesy Mike Schultz amd Kathy
Fox. |
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8/22/2001 - Added extensive Contest
Resources. |