Website Redesign
The Association would like to make a significant leap forward in the design and functionality of the site. While all the services currently being provided will need to be maintained in some shape or form, there are three major changes desired:
1. Allow the Executive Director to post content directly to the web site without the requirement to know HTML. (The ability to post content with HTML markup by knowledgeable users would still be desirable.)
2. Update/overhaul the look and feel of the web site, keeping bandwidth requirements relatively low (in order to support mobile devices, as well as to support parts of the world where low bandwidth connections are still commonly used).
3. Allow content to be viewed in multiple languages when available (including user interface). Such a multiple language system should facilitate the involvement of translators (again, without the requirement to know HTML).
We have determined that the best way to achieve these goals is to implement some sort of Web Content Management System (WCM or CMS). An open source solution that supports multiple languages well would be best (e.g., Drupal, Plone), but a custom solution would also be considered.
