Yep. Again. The wonderful thing about publishing through a website is that it is flexible and can change rapidly. The terrible thing about publishing through a website is that it does change.
This article describes the procedures for closing a competition for entry and opening it for judging.
Because a competition is configured with a date on which new entries stop, this is an automatic action with no intervention by an administrator required. What is required is that an administrator review the suitability of the entered images for display and marking them as active in the competition software.
Below are the steps for activating all images for display and judging.
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This article describes the procedure for creating a new photo contest. In addition to creating the contest and its container page, events must be created on the calendar. These events are usually:
This procedure only steps through the process of creating a contest. This procedure does not explain how to create these events.
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Unfortunately, Stan Bratten got away. He ran off to Arizona and so is not able to manage the Spring Fair Photo Salon for TPS any more. This year, Heather is acting as Manager but she already has a full plate. If you can, please join us for a planning and project meeting on Monday, February 17th, Presidents Day.
The location is yet to be confirmed.
The Spring Fair Photo Salon is a huge source of income for the Society. Now that we must rent our meeting facilities, this income is very important to us. Please show your support for YOUR Society by helping out in any way you can.
As most members are aware, Dave Scott is shedding a number of roles he currently performs for the club:
If you are interested in any of these committee positions, please let Heather know. If you want more information, feel free to give Dave a shout.
Last month, a notice of an amendment to the Society Bylaws was announced. The purpose of the amendment is to simplify the collection of member dues.
The details of the amendment are in this post.
The vote will take place at the Print Division Meeting on February 20th.
Currently, our Treasurer, Rich Thomas, receives member dues directly from members, or through the Society Shop on the website. When he receives your money, he then has to update the membership roles in our accounting system and the website. He should also be sending a notification to the Division Secretaries who then know who is eligible to enter into division competition.
A lot of things to remember to do.
The changes which we are making will simplify this process.
All dues will be collected through this website. A new piece of software enables this change. When you pay your dues through the website, your membership status will automatically be recorded.
All competition entries will be made through this website. Members are already using the system. The big change is that as soon as your membership becomes due, you must renew it in order to access the entry forms.
Because your membership status is automatically updated on payment, you will be able to enter into the competition without having to wait for the Treasurer to take your money and update your status.
While the change to the Dues Collection Process is a big deal, there are changes coming to this website that will have a greater visual impact.
We invite members to visit our test site at https://test.tacomaphoto.org to see what is in store. – You can join the test society if you like. It is not connected to a payment gateway, so you won’t be asked for a credit card. You will be asked to pay with Monopoly Money.
Again, the reason for this change is a simplification of systems and processes.
The new design removes the need for a Member Store. This removes the need to maintain a product list and makes training of members on how to use the store.
The new design changes the WordPress Theme we are using to a simpler one. This simpler theme is easier to manage with fewer components to confuse website contributors.
At the last projection meeting, there were a number of complaints about the website layout. Totally justified in my opinion. Especially as I had been considering what to do to make some key information more obvious.
…Hey all. Looks like today is the day for new features to be added to the site.
First it was the Member Roster, and now it is the Member Forums.
Again, the functionality of this feature is restricted based on membership level. The general public can’t view the forums. Subscribing members can view and browse, but not post.
Active Society Members, Division Affiliates, and Life Members may create new topics in the forums, and post replies to existing topics.
…Hey all, we have a new feature added to the website.
A Member Roster can now be found on line.
This feature is only available to Society Members, Division Affiliates, and Life Members, so you will need to be logged in to access it.
…This website is growing. More pages are added providing more information to our members.
While the site has lots of words, I don’t think there is enough eye candy relevant to the words.
…The following video will walk you through the process or resetting your password on the Tacoma Photographic Society Website.