We are featuring the Boston Chapter web site.

Some highlights of the Boston Chapter web site:

• Current news very evident on home page: June speaker, installation of 2007-2008 chapter officers, July new designee reception, etc.

• Updated calendar including November I-Day/Conferment. “Next 5 Events” feature.

• Committee page for each chapter committee or task force includes committee charter and committee news. All committees use similar template—easy for users!

• Education Committee page includes CPD program info, and recognizes chapter members who are CPD qualified.

• Great use of photography throughout! Photography livens up committee pages. “Picture this” button leads to chapter slide show(s).

• Newsletter archive for “The Boston Beat.”

• Chapter History includes a great narrative and listing of chapter past presidents.

• Hit counter tracks web site visits for the chapter.

• Behind the scenes, webmaster maintains extensive chapter archives that can be accessed and re-published as needed.

Congratulations to Rhoda Wong, CPCU, Boston chapter webmaster, and all who assist her in generating chapter news and preparing it for publication on the web site.

Webmaster’s Tip: Rhoda says,

Content is the number-one priority! To build content for the web, the webmaster needs to know everything that is going on in the chapter. The webmaster becomes the central bulletin board! All officers and committees must keep me informed of messages that need to get out and activities being planned so they can appear on the web site as soon as possible.

By keeping our web site calendar up to date, the site always is fresh. The “site updates” and “next 5 events” areas on the home page show the visitor at a glance when something has been added. We also use the e-mail feature and send e-mail messages to the membership twice a month directing them to new information on the web site. Photography is important and helps member networking even for those who cannot attend events. The chapter purchased a digital camera and it is taken to every event so we can have photo coverage.

We try to make it as easy as possible for our busy members to get the information they need on our web site – our goal is that they will want to become more involved in the Boston Chapter.