Internet Interests

ASIS International Takes Up the Internet

The seeds have been sown. Last month I told you about the new ASIS International Policies and Procedures on Chapter Website Development that were going to be presented at the 2002 ASIS International Seminar & Exhibits. This month, I am pleased to report that the news was enthusiastically accepted.

After a little mix-up with the timing of a PowerPoint Presentation and my speaking presentation to the Chapter Officers Training Session on September 8th, the rest of the session went very smoothly. The attending Chapter Officers and RVPs learned about the new website policies and procedures. One of ten free copies of Microsoft® FrontPage 2002 web development software was given away to Dirk Xavier of the Cape Town, South Africa Chapter to begin building their own ASIS Chapter website with.

The next day, the first day issue of the Philadelphia Flyer (the daily ASIS seminar hardcopy newsletter) presented the following article on page 37:

Web Advice for Chapters

For those chapter volunteer leaders who are interested in getting their chapter’s information online, the ASIS 48th Annual Seminar and Exhibits offers a valuable resource.

Alan Wick, CPP, senior regional vice president for chapter Internet development, will be hosting a booth (located in the hallway across from rooms 105A-111A in the convention center) where volunteer leaders can learn more about the Internet and setting up a Web site.

Wick chaired the ASIS Internet Development Committee and was tasked by the Society to develop information on Web sites. The work of the committee has devised 10 different documents on various aspects of the Internet service provider, devising content, posting newsletters, and garnering advertising. The information is on a CD-ROM that is available at the booth.

At the booth, chapter leaders can also register to win one of 10 copies of MS FrontPage, provided by Microsoft. The Web site design software will be raffled off during the seminar and exhibits.

Steve Duell, an Internet consultant from A-FIRST Website Designs of Clackamas, Oregon, will be at the booth to offer expert advice on Web design.

The response to this article was terrific. Of the 70 CD-ROMs that were available, 67 of them were gone by the end of the first day. Twelve Chapters from different countries stopped by the booth and by the time they left, they were all looking forward to having their websites ready to go in time for next year’s seminar. During the course of the event, representatives from at least half of all our ASIS Chapters ended dropping by to learn more about ASIS Chapter websites.

Plans are already being made for the goals for next year’s Internet Development Committee, of which I will be a member again. There are still issues that we have not yet addressed and we look forward to streamlining our Internet Development processes even further next year.

I would like to thank your ASIS SFBAC officers, Connie Vaughn, Brad Minnis CPP, Ken Fauth CPP, and Patrick Sharkey CPP for their support and assistance with the booth and with spreading the message about what a helpful website our local members have. Your SFBA Chapter website is an inspiration for the rest of ASIS International Chapters.

Respectfully submitted by Steve Duell
SFBA Chapter Webmaster
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