IEEE vToolsWebInABox

WebInABox

Simple web site creation– Wizard-like interface – Data driven and automatically updated

(set it and forget it)– Calendar for all units automatically

pulled from meetings tool– Automatically pulls officer data from

IEEE databases– Enables common look and feel– No webmaster involvement required– Stable, in Production

vTools.WebInABox

Can be used by Sections, Chapters, and Affinity groups.vTools.WebInABox is a Software As A Service accessible via browser. No installation is required.Is not meant to compete with or replace complex content management systems.

vTools.WebInABox

Generated section websites provide: – Home Page – welcome message, auto expiring

announcements, and a picture– Calendar Page - lists section events from vTools.Meetings– Officer Information Page - lists section officer

information* (Volunteers can specify what officers' information should be shown: name, position, e-mail, phone, etc.)

– Other Units Page - information on chapters, affiliate groups, student branches*

– Blog Page – pulls information from your blog on EWH or elsewhere

– Links Page - a number of IEEE links plus custom links specified by volunteers

* Data pulled from central IEEE data source as reported to IEEE.

Contact info

http://vtools.ieee.org – contains projectstatus, blog, contact information, FAQ, andtraining information

vtools@ieee.org – contact e-mail for anyquestions related to the project