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EERE Communications

EERE Web Coordinators Meeting Conference line: 1 (951) 266-6124Access Code: 173-963-674

12/18/2014

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Agenda

Web Coordinators Meeting• Around the Room – Carolyn Hinkley• BTO Emerging Technologies Website Update – Nate Shelter • Success Stories Migration Update – Michelle Resnick • CMS Request Update – Michelle Resnick• Migration Updates – Billie Bates

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Web Coordinators Meeting• Around the Room – Carolyn Hinkley• BTO Emerging Technologies Website Update – Nate Shelter • Success Stories Migration Update – Michelle Resnick • CMS Request Update – Michelle Resnick• Migration Updates – Billie Bates

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BTO Emerging Technologies Website Upgrade

Goals1. Give the public access to large R&D project portfolio

Informs applications to FOAsRepository for internal DOE and government stakeholders Transparency

2. Make it easy to find funding opportunities

3. Compile technology roadmaps, reports, presentations

4. Create “hubs” for each major technology

5. Give government a face.

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• Shows all current FOAs

• Links to listing page with previous

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HVAC-specific publications

Link to listing pages of R&D projects

HVAC technology manager

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Evaluation – Successes

• Easy to navigate – less time on homepage (58 seconds)• Comprehensive and targeted• Lower bounce rate, exit rate (35%, 21%)• Keywords and Listings – save time• More visually engaging• Upload Process– Used standardized template, – Pre-wrote emails for TMs to send to project partners with

specific ask

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Evaluation – Challenges

• Too many clicks to get to content• Presentations get hidden, confusion with related documents

o Separate page for presentations creates another click• Keywords have to be maintained• Upkeep process for new projects (and past)• Project pages – balance between too much content vs. not

enough.

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Agenda

Web Coordinators Meeting• Around the Room – Carolyn Hinkley• BTO Emerging Technologies Website Update – Nate Shelter • Success Stories Migration Update – Michelle Resnick • CMS Request Update – Michelle Resnick• Migration Updates – Billie Bates

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Success Stories Migration and Listings

Success Stories website will soft launch in energy.gov on 12/23 and hard launch on 1/12 at energy.gov/eere/success-stories.

• Stories will be available in your nested groups for listing pages and listing blocks

• Each office has a listing block in its nested group showing the three most recent stories for that office

• Success stories team will ask for your proposed updates to existing story content by 1/8

• Update your links to the old site between 12/23‒1/12.

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Success Stories Migration and Listings

Listing logic:• Article type =

Success Story• Groups

Audience = Your Office

You can add topic(s) or keyword filters as needed.

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Success Stories Migration and Listings

If you create your own success stories content section on your website, add listing pages or page(s) with listing blocks under your “About” sections.

About Success Stories

• Add your own stories to these listings on your site by using the article type “Success Story”

• Drop listing blocks on any pages you’d like• Please continue to follow the existing process for submission

of new stories to EERE Communications.

Technical Questions? Michelle.Resnick@nrel.govEditorial Questions? Joshua.Logelin@ee.doe.gov

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Agenda

Web Coordinators Meeting• Around the Room – Carolyn Hinkley• BTO Emerging Technologies Website Update – Nate Shelter • Success Stories Migration Update – Michelle Resnick • CMS Request Update – Michelle Resnick• Migration Updates – Billie Bates

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Energy.gov CMS Request Updates

Completed• Keyword filtering for listings• Editable link text for all file types on download pages (e.g.

Excel files)• “View All Videos” link on EERE video pages points to

EERE Videos page (not energy.gov’s gallery page)• Download thumbnails on listing content type standardized

In Progress• Infographic polling functionality • Energy Saver website-specific social media icon block.

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Agenda

Web Coordinators Meeting• Around the Room – Carolyn Hinkley• BTO Emerging Technologies Website Update – Nate Shelter • Success Stories Migration Update – Michelle Resnick • CMS Request Update – Michelle Resnick• Migration Updates – Billie Bates

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Wrap Up

Next meeting: January 15, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.