In 1998 a US SAILING Internet Task Force made a series of recommendations that resulted in the origin of the US SAILING web site as we know it today. A key part of that recommendation was the use of volunteer "web liaisons" to play a major role in developing and maintaining a large percentage of the site. That role has only become more important over time.  This site  for web liaisons was first constructed in 1999. This is where information specific to the "task" of being a volunteer web liaison can be found.  It is an ongoing effort!

As part of the 2006 reorganization of US SAILING the Web Liaisons are now a Committee, part of the Administration Division. Per the 2006 Regulations dated September 26, 2006:

4.02, I: Web Liaison Committee facilitates the use of volunteer "web liaisons" of US SAILING committees to develop, maintain, and update www.ussailing.org. The committee membership includes the chair of the Marketing and Communications Committee.

The "Terms of Reference" (TOR) document contains the basic premises under which the committee operates.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer web liaison and help provide support to a committee or council by supporting their web content on US SAILING please contact Chris Luppens.

  WEB Liaison Committee- Members

• Chris Luppens - Chair

• Sarah Luther - Staff Contact (Note: Sarah is to be contacted only in case of real need! Please use the the Web Liaisons Group , Google Groups. site first to try and look for help. If help is still need refer to the Help Desk knowledge base for technical support questions at http://support.ussailing.org or submit a help ticket to webliaisons@ussailing.org. With all that is going on we all have to work together to minimize the daily impact on Aaron's time and allow him to focus his efforts on things we cannot do.)

Current Reference Documents-Tools (Note: primary support for web liaisons is on the Web Liaisons Group , Google Groups.  A knowledge base is being built at webliaisons@ussailing.org.  All active web liaisons should have been invited to join the Google Groups Web Liaison Site. if not please drop me a note: Chris Luppens. )

• New Active Content Management System (CMS)

  CMS Look and Feel - Information on the new look of the website
  
  CMS Overview - Schedule of Implementation and Brief Overview of CMS 
  
  CMS Publishing Guide - Detailed Guide for Publishing Content to the CMS 

 

• Web Liaison Manual

   

• Links to Microsoft Expression Web Sites:

  • Primary Web Site

  • Tutorials

  • Training Videos
     

• Technology Presentation for the 2008 AGM, October 18th, St. Petersburg, FL 

• Technology Presentation for the 2008 AGM, October 18th, St. Petersburg, FL 
  (Replaced with pdf file 11-9-08)

• Digital Rights management (DRM) Introduction Document 

         All the links and information visible on this site were updated as of  November 9, 2008!