Hi folks,
Although there are still only 6 of us on this list, I wanted to give you a heads up that
I'm ready to see what we can do to beef up the Song listings in the CDSS Events
Calendar and Map. Emily, I know you've counter-posted a recommendation to hold off as
CDSS is looking into upgrade options for the backend of the calendar and map to improve
data entry and search. Heard and understood, so I'll back off of Facebook and look to
get better aligned with this group and with the CDSS team that's looking into the
platform upgrade.
A national song events registry is The One Big Thing I care most about as a song session
organizer, and I'm ready and able to volunteer substantive time in the next few months
as I am between jobs and awaiting knee replacement in June. Since I've been under the
weather the last few months with shoulder surgery and the loss of both parents, I'm
re-engaging and realizing that I still owe you a bio that will give you some background
for my interest in this project. I'll post that as a separate thread.
Emily, can you advise us on two points? Thanks.
1) Who is the committee looking into the platform upgrade for the events calendar/map, and
how can we engage with them as community champions?
2) What can we do NOW, to capture interest and engage our fellow organizers, while
aligning with the long-term goals of improving data entry and search on the events
platform?
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Hi Lynn & the shared weight song list
Lynn - glad you're so keen on the CDSS events calendar and map. :)
It's been on the CDSS 'to list' for a while now. The last few years have been
focused on launching other tools for the traditional song, music, and dance community
(e.g., Resource Portal; partnership with Shared Weight, web chats).
I'm working with a few of the office staff on some very preliminary brainstorming now
as it is in the 2020 Annual Plan. We're not at the point quite yet where we're
looking for external input (very first team meeting was earlier this month!) but I'm
sure we'll want to reach out once we do some preliminary planning. Your interest and
expertise is definitely noted. :)
Thanks,
Emily