1. Main NCBS portal page: Week-by-week changes have been OK'd
2. Main News Page: Framework near-complete
- http://news.ncbs.res.in/
- Many additional features made possible by ProsePoint architecture (comments, linking to Digg, etc)
- "Front Page" works mostly as an automatic aggregator of most recent sub-section stories
- Slight tweaks needed to page style (Rajesh, Shova)
- Errors occurring if not logged in (will add in all team members as users)
4. Sub-section pages: Framework complete, just need to add in stories
5. Site will go online Jan 2
- Publish new weekly edition each Saturday pm
- News team meet each Wed pm
- Prepare top section of new edition Thursday
Breaking Barriers Preview: Nisha: Draft in, Graphic in progress (Jan 2)
Bioinformatic Conf Preview: Geoff: Text complete, Graphic Complete (Jan 9)
Narlikar thinks out of the Box;Vinodh, Manish: Draft in, Graphic in progress (Jan 16)
Preview of Molecular Motors Conf: Prabhat, Sucheta: Draft in, Graphic in progress (Jan 23)
Update on Wildlife Program: Geoff: Draft in, Graphic in progress (Jan 30)
Preserving Kerala's Ayurvedic Heritage: Geoff: Draft in, Graphics to be supplied
SeasonWatch story: Uttara: Draft Needed, Graphic Needed
Art Science Fusion: Sarita: Draft Needed, Graphic Needed
Kaustubh's War on Pollution: Shikha: Draft Needed, Graphic Needed
India Tackles the Brain Drain: Geoff: Draft Needed, Graphic Needed
Staffing
- Mohit Jolly from IIT Kanpur has indicated he will come to NCBS on a regular basis. First visit will be in Feb 2010.
- Advertisements for jornalist/s and multimedia recruits need to be placed
Stories need to keep coming in
- Some to be published as Portal Page stories, after Jan 30
- Others to be Front Page stories, during and after January
- Need someone who can provide editorial advice
