"Working together to make the University of Washington Web the standard by which all others are measured."

 Next meeting: Thursday, Nov. 19, 9-10:30 a.m., Odegaard 220. Main topic: Creating a mobile Web.

2010 meeting dates: Jan. 21, Feb. 18, March 18, April 22, May 20, June 17, July 22, Aug. 19, Sept. 23, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, Dec. 16. All Thursdays, 9-10:30 a.m, Odegaard 220. 

 Topics for future meetings, with presentations by Web Council Working Groups and UW Tech SIGs, include:

--Google Analytics/metrics. -- Videos/multimedia: The 4 T's: tips, tricks, tools, tactics -- and more.
--Content:  From concept to writing, how to develop Web savvy content.
--Taxonomy:  High-level categorization, metadata, etc. Tips, tricks, tools, tactics - and more.

 Fall 2009 survey results: More topics of Interest for future meetings

General Information

• About us - Information about the UW Web Council
• Mailing List
• Steering Committee
• Meeting notes
• Talks - A list of presentations
• Twitter - Who among us is tweeting

Working Groups

Anyone who wants to participate can join as many Working Groups as they desire. Just let the team leaders know of your interest and they'll take it from there! If you are starting a new group, your initial meeting(s) should cover the scope and charter for the group.  Meeting schedules/places should be determined as well as initial group goals. For helpful guidelines and templates for Working Group management, UW Tech has provided the following Project Management Portal:
 
https://wiki.cac.washington.edu/display/pmportal/Project+Management+Portal

      Web Council Working Groups and team leaders

• Accessibility (Rick Ells)
• Content Management Systems (Ann Whitney)
• Digital Media (Andre Tan)
• E-Marketing (Elise Daniel)
• Mobile Web
• Search (Ann Whitney) 
• Social Networking (Harry Hayward)
• WASP - security (Eliot Lim and Cheryl Hammond)
• Web analytics and metrics (Mark Stewart)

        Special Interest Groups

UW staff, faculty and students also participate in ongoing technology discussions via a Special Interest Group Portal. The SIGS and UW Web Council are parallel initiatives and compliment each other. Some Steering Committee members, for example, are the Web Council's representatives on SIGs and keep the council apprised of SIG activities of interest to the broader Web community.  

Resources for UW Web Folks

• UW Resources - List of useful campus resources relevant to web development and design
• Non-UW Resources - List of non-UW resources for web development and design