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                              Information Item

                                Web Site Team
                                Set-up Sheet

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Web Site Team
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Name of Task Force or Committee: Web Site Team
Type: Administrative
Responsible to: The NCF Executive Director

Mandate:
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This team will create the NCF home page incorporating ideas and
comments that arose throughout the NCF Home Page Contest process.
The home page will communicate who we are, what we do, and provide
navigation to our communities and services.  This team will also
be responsible for creating the NCF Web site linked to and from
the NCF home page. 

In addition, the team will develop and document a generic style
for NCF Web page developers to use in creating all top level pages
in the site. (Not including Member pages and IP pages). Where
required, the team will develop and document operational guidelines,
directory structure etc. in furtherance of a contiguous look and
feel to the site.
    
Level of Authority:  
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Style and content of the NCF Web site should be confirmed with the
Executive Director, otherwise the team has full responsibility for 
developing and installing all files needed to create a unified Web
site.  Coordination will be required with other teams and staff who 
are responsible for the content of Web pages such as NCF services,
administration, and operations areas.  These teams and staff will be
expected to use the Web site guidelines and templates to maintain 
their pages.  This team has no authority over IP Web sites or any
other sites hosted by NCF.

Duties and responsibilities of team
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 -create the NCF home page and NCF Web pages linked from it 
  (known as the NCF Web site)
 -test pages in all commonly used browsers
 -create the NCF Web page Style Guide
 -prepare or check all image files used in the NCF Web site
 -creation of CGI scripts

Duties of coordinator
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 -Leads and coordinates work of team members
 -Recruits and orients new team members 
 -Liaison with the Executive Director, staff, teams
 -Create and document a directory structure for locating files 
 -Installing files in the Web directory 
 -Coordination of CGI script creation
 -Liason with the SysAdmin for testing/installation of CGI scripts
 -Assist other team members, suggest improvements to draft files
  either in content or style
 -Answer questions in the team newsgroup ncf.sub.webteam for problems
  with the development or maintenance of the site.
 -Stay current with developing web technologies


Time frame: On-going with annual reviews.   
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Time commitment:
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Several hours per day to several hours per week for creating new
pages.

Support/resources required (materials, staff support, information):
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-time limit extensions
-MMS or shell access as needed
-support from staff as needed
-access to software

Qualifications and Special Skills (* not mandatory)
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-Knowledge of Web design, HTML, style sheets, scripts
-strong experience with PPP and Web software
-Writing or editing skills
-Image processing skills (useful skill)
-Thorough knowledge of FreeNet aims, information and services
-Coordinator must have Unix shell experience
-Commitment


Reporting:
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A two page annual report is requested in January for 
the Annual General Meeting


1998-03-14