AREA 62 WEBSITE COMMITTEE
This Committee has been in existence since 1999. It became official in
the revised Structures and Procedures of October 2001. Prior to the creation of the
Website Committee, a member suggested to the Area Assembly that we ought to have a website
for public information purposes (sometime in 1996!). The Assembly allowed him to develop
a draft site, but he retired from the effort due to health reasons. A second member
offered to resume creation of the website. We owe the site's general layout decisions to
her work. She set up the district folders and group, weekday, and news pages. She
organized the first committee of District representatives and began the tradition of
member participation in site maintenance using FrontPage. When her server went out of
business, the Committee scrambled to revive the site. A few revisions were instituted, and
the Committee developed Guidelines for our website. A screenshot from
the website in 2002 is included on the right.
Those Guidelines and the Committee's adherence to A.A.'s Traditions
contributed to the trust the Area 62 Assembly placed in the Website Committee. Mistakes
were made and rectified. The website expanded to allow our standing
Service Committees room to describe in detail their responsibilities and activities in
South Carolina. The Area Newsletter, Keeping In Touch (aka KIT),
went online in PDF files. The Committee participated in our (and other) Delegate's
expression of concern that the General Service Conference, through the Public Information
Committee or a Secondary Committee, should have oversight of the A.A.W.S. Board's
development and implementation of the aa.org website.
In 2004, our new Website Coordinator recommended an overhaul, mostly in the
color and design, of our entire site. A few internal layout changes were made and
additional directories were added. Email contacts for all Area trusted servants became
available through our server. A members-only section was added for posting confidential
Area-specific items. A virus driven spam attack resulted in revision of the update process
by the Districts. The changes and updates were completed in 2005 with the help of
dedicated web reps all over the Area. A member of the Committee suggested an online
database-driven meeting lookup section with a simpler interface for our District web
representative to update and maintain. Design for this improvement began in 2009 and its implementation is now fully functional.
Our website is fully funded by Area 62. Since it is designed and maintained by members the expense is very reasonable. We have assisted other Areas in the
development of their sites. The Website Committee and
Coordinator work closely with the Area's
Secretary and Registrar, each Service Committee, and Intergroups to assure that
information posted on the website is as accurate and up-to-date as possible.
Thank you for your interest in our Area 62 Website Committee. Please email
comments, questions and concerns to the address link above. |
