1. bprabhakaran@utdallas.edubprabhakaran@utdallas.edu Multimedia System and Networking Lab @ UTD 2005 Slide- 1 University of Texas at Dallas B. Prabhakaran ACM SIGMM Website URL: www.sigmm.org Reorganized some menus on website Updating and uploading SIGMM News and related documents periodically Supporting requests about SIGMM website from members Managing and maintaining the Web Server

2. bprabhakaran@utdallas.edubprabhakaran@utdallas.edu Multimedia System and Networking Lab @ UTD 2005 Slide- 2 University of Texas at Dallas B. Prabhakaran New facilities(1): Weblog WordPress (ver. 2.6.x) ( http://wordpress.org ) –One of the most popular Web bloging tools –An Open Source Project Members –Provide information, news, or commentary on a particular subject in multimedia research area Readers –Leave comments in an interactive format –Use trackback functionality containing a link to the post

3. bprabhakaran@utdallas.edubprabhakaran@utdallas.edu Multimedia System and Networking Lab @ UTD 2005 Slide- 3 University of Texas at Dallas B. Prabhakaran

4. bprabhakaran@utdallas.edubprabhakaran@utdallas.edu Multimedia System and Networking Lab @ UTD 2005 Slide- 4 University of Texas at Dallas B. Prabhakaran New facilities(2): Forum phpBB (ver. 3.0.x) ( http://www.phpbb.com ) –A popular Open Source forum tool which millions of people use for on-line social networking Members –Write new topic, Reply the post, and Search specific topics –Have a discussion in a particular categorized forum section of multimedia research area –Find research papers, software tools and other resources from other members’ help –Communicate with Private Messages

5. bprabhakaran@utdallas.edubprabhakaran@utdallas.edu Multimedia System and Networking Lab @ UTD 2005 Slide- 5 University of Texas at Dallas B. Prabhakaran

6. bprabhakaran@utdallas.edubprabhakaran@utdallas.edu Multimedia System and Networking Lab @ UTD 2005 Slide- 6 University of Texas at Dallas B. Prabhakaran Web Content Management Treat sigmm.org as a web magazine Manage the content with an Editorial Board. Identify several “content domains” May or may not be related to different “tracks” in ACM Multimedia Examples can include: “resources” – software tools, research papers Course materials: “Editable” slides, projects.. conference listings with paper, registration deadlines Doctoral theses feedback? Awards/honors

7. bprabhakaran@utdallas.edubprabhakaran@utdallas.edu Multimedia System and Networking Lab @ UTD 2005 Slide- 7 University of Texas at Dallas B. Prabhakaran Web Content Management.. Example…: Awards Editor Responsible for gathering all information/content about SIGMM awards Gather details on who in the MM community may be an ACM Fellow, Distinguished Scientist/Member, etc. Getting deadlines for all award submissions, etc. SIGMM members can write in (to the Awards Editor) and boast a bit about something nice happening in their careers.

8. bprabhakaran@utdallas.edubprabhakaran@utdallas.edu Multimedia System and Networking Lab @ UTD 2005 Slide- 8 University of Texas at Dallas B. Prabhakaran Planned Web Editorial Board Editors for various contents: Coordinate content with SIGMM e-News: upload contents for e-News, and get content from e-News. Job Opportunities: Handle job announcements, candidate resumes. Forum editor: create & manage different forums e.g., PhD proposals in doctoral symposium style, other research topics. Editors for educational efforts: compile text book reviews, course materials, programming projects. Create & manage conference announcements related to multimedia.

9. bprabhakaran@utdallas.edubprabhakaran@utdallas.edu Multimedia System and Networking Lab @ UTD 2005 Slide- 9 University of Texas at Dallas B. Prabhakaran Planned Web Editorial Board Editors for various contents….: Digital preservation of previous conference websites. Manage resource (software tools, data sets,..) repositories. Manage look and feel – making the web pages layout more “intuitive”. Awards editor (explained earlier). Manage SIGMM business: reports, presentation slides, links to home pages of SIGMM officers and Executive Council members, etc.

10. bprabhakaran@utdallas.edubprabhakaran@utdallas.edu Multimedia System and Networking Lab @ UTD 2005 Slide- 10 University of Texas at Dallas B. Prabhakaran Need Volunteers Editors expected to serve for a 3-years period. Volunteers and Suggestions: –bprabhakaran@utdallas.edu