Evergreen Outreach Committee Meeting August 4th, 2021 11 a.m. PT, 1 p.m. CT, 2 p.m. ET

Attending: Ruth Frasur (minutes), Rogan Hamby, Debbie Luchenbill, Ron Gagnon

Recurring

• Community Spotlight (Andrea, Ruth) - form
  • Tabled for next month
• Press releases (Ron)
  • Nothing to report this month
• Image archive (Ruth)
  • Not gone through videos yet but it's on the list
• Hack-A-Way (Oct. 27-29) - Free registration
  • Hop-in platform has been selected.
  • Evergreen Indiana to sponsor platform

Website rebuild

• Test site has been set up (https://evergreen-dev.isl.lib.in.us/)
• Two motivations for the redesign project
  • Website has a dated appearance and should be more aesthetically pleasing (We will consider bringing in others with website design skills to assist.).
  • Navigation is currently overly complex and should be simplified.
• Additional consideration for turning off comments for posts.
• Website should be less dependent on extensive catalog of plug-ins.
• At September meeting, working time will be set aside for establishing navigational structure.

Next meeting will be Wednesday, September 1, 2021, 11 a.m. PT, 1 p.m. CT, 2 p.m. ET.

Meeting adjourned at 2:25 p.m. ET

Merchandise (Debbie, Rogan)

• Tabled until transition from SFC to TEP is complete

Tabled Until Torch Carrier Comes Forward

• Social Media - scheduling regular content for Facebook & Twitter
• Community Ambassadors