1. Halton Hills Community Website & Box Office www.myhaltonhills.com

2. Progress to date..... Solidified founders and contributors Members include: ◦ Halton Hills Cultural Roundtable ◦ Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce ◦ Halton Hills Public Library ◦ John Elliot Theatre Established a clear focus – promote events in Halton Hills with on-line calendar of events and community organization information, member collaboration and facilitate ticket sales Draft Collaboration Agreement prepared Technology review (existing sites, available technology, best practices) Financial review and budget High level site structure and requirements Vendor requirements prepared Grant submissions

3. Features Calendar of events ◦ Focal point ◦ Categorized and searchable Register for events ◦ With or without tickets Interactive Forums Member Directory Banner Ads Mini Sites ◦ Content Management System Community Links Social Media Integration (i.e. LinkedIn)

4. Benefits Increased exposure to residents and tourists More efficient ticket distribution Ability for small groups to sell tickets for events/programming in all community sites Networking site among arts, culture and heritage sectors Up-to-date collaboration model through linked in function

5. Features

6. Types of Membership Basic ◦ Free to all ◦ Post events to the calendar Dedicated Web Presence ◦ Mini site ◦ Custom address and content Ticketing Services ◦ Multi venue Business ◦ No event specific ◦ Listing in the directory Sponsor ◦ Advertising on the site

7. Next Steps...... Secure Funding (grant results due Feb) Phase I deployment ◦ Web Presence ◦ Calendar ◦ Group Forums Phase II ◦ Box Office System (summer 2010) How Your Group Can Get Involved...

8. Sample Sites http://brant.communitycalendars.org/ http://peterborough.communitycalendars. org/ http://peterborough.communitycalendars. org/ http://www.myhamilton.ca