NAHSL 2016 CPC: Website

• We are not required to use LibGuides for the "public" conference website. 2016 CPC used weebly.
• For CPC website, copy the one from 2016 (or ask Jeannine to do so) and edit as needed. Please carry forward the "Lessons Learned" boxes and add to them.
• Chairs of other committees should be reminded of the dates when their information is needed for the website. Exhibitor and sponsor pages come first, early in the calendar year. Registration should open in June. Other pages can follow.
• Website chair will keep a copy of the backup of the CPC website and the public website. Backups will be done periodically as planning proceeds, and a final backup will be made after the conference. Conference chair will also keep backups.

The Website/Social Media committee develops and maintains the "public" conference website as a site within NAHSL's LibGuides. This committee has no responsibility for the Conference Planning Committee's working website.

It is important to get the site up early, even if many of the pages are not populated. People like to see information about the conference hotel, the local area and keynote speakers, if available. As conference planning gets underway, changes and additions occur more frequently as new exhibitors, programs, speakers, and sponsors are added. The website person needs to work closely with planning committee members in order to keep the site as up-to-date as possible. In particular, it is important that the program on the website matches the printed program, so any changes (and there will be many) must be communicated to both the website person and whoever is responsible for the program. As the conference nears, the website will have frequent changes and additions and it can become challenging to keep it up-to-date and accurate. The Website chair may be called upon to make minimal changes to the site after conference begins, and will be responsible for ensuring that website is linked (after conference) to "Past meeting websites" on Archives tab of NAHSL's main website.

This chair/committee will also work with Marketing to take advantage of social media opportunities for publicity, and for cooordinating social media activity at conference.