1. Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia REU/SEU website Lessons learned, experiences and challenges Ildiko Pocza, Information Resources and Library Clerk, FAO REU

2. Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia Why new REU site? Common look and feel Common technical support Easy navigation Easy maintenance All similarities with AgroWeb and ESCORENA are deliberate!

3. Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia Advantages Separation of design, structure, and content Decentralized maintenance Consistency Cooperation Challenges Separation of design, structure, and content Sharing best practices Access to style sheets and other elements in the “design” part Shared or separate file storages Good connectivity

4. Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia Design versus content Existing sites (different technical solutions) –Do not recreate outdated content –Update your records –Disconnection of outdated pages or sites New sites – starting from scratch –Exclude or hide pages with not yet available content (under construction, etc) –Collect and publish missing data

5. Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia Back and now 1.

6. Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia Back and now 2.

7. Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia Suggestions Clear communication of css and other useful design elements Shared + separated storage folders Share best practices E-mail lists for different user groups

8. Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia “Oh I get by with a little help from my friends, Mmm, I get high with a little help from my friends, Mmm, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends.” (The Beatles) Thank you for the attention and for your help and cooperation.