Just passing on some information from the STC–

Dear STC Members,

STC is developing a new Web site! We want a new site that maximizes usability, follows best practices in Web design, and incorporates new functions of use to STC members. The development of the new Web site is a top-priority project within STC, with work sponsored by STC President Paula Berger and Executive Director Susan Burton.

STC wants to draw on the experience of its members across the globe. The Web team is looking for volunteers in the following areas:

• User research (focus groups and interview techniques)
• Usability evaluators (heuristic and usability testing)
• Information design and architecture
• Requirements management

Volunteers will be asked to help with one of the following:

• Conducting best practice evaluations of similar Web sites
• Conducting stakeholder interviews and gathering requirements
• Conducting content analysis of the existing Web site
• Conducting several design iterations for the information architecture and design of the new Web site
• Preparing specifications for the implementation vendor
• Designing and conducting user acceptance

We’re hoping you’ll be able to lend a hand with this effort. We’re distributing the work as much as possible—each of the roles above will be filled by two or three volunteers.

Volunteers can expect to put in sixteen hours of effort per month for approximately twelve months.

To sign up as a volunteer for the STC Web site redesign, please send an e-mail with your skills, experience, and a brief explanation of why you want to be a part of the Web redesign team to both bogo_stc@bovacon.com and merrick@stc.org.

We hope you’ll be part of this team effort! The results will benefit each of us as STC members.

Regards,
Bogo Vatovec
Manager, STC Web Site Committee

and

Merrick Bechini
STC Director of Information Systems