refined website and data portal

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We have
• Content
• Logo
• Some icons

Update these:
• Improving usability and site organization
• Editing content for clear and accessible language
• Setting up a better CMS than Github Pages – maybe use a WP theme

• contact UIUC website designers
• contact external website designers
• meet with 2 design teams to find best fit
• define needs and priorities
• set up contract
• review needs and priorities
• work being done

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UIUC website designers: Engineering, IGB, and Creative Services were not available.

Contacted local vendors approved by UIUC

• https://surface51.com/ meeting scheduled 5/31
• http://www.cybernauticdesign.com/ follow up later
• http://www.accuraty.com/ meeting scheduled 5/25
• https://thirdside.co/ did not fit within budget

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Meeting notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iSl5RHGaJuRMW58ZNLXTyVWN8Z7GJG-UJJunq5TOtOg/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dbDSSX9q30aFQKKI-1OZcFpb7lk34YtlPYcAdfCGWEY/edit?usp=sharing

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@nshakoor
I’m now waiting for quotes from two web development companies. We need to specify the goals of the website. I think there are two:

• Disseminate results/data (data, search interface, what’s there, how can you get it?)
• Communicate technology to potential corporate partners and researchers (technology)

Do you agree? If so, the content for the latter will need to be developed by Danforth or MAC. What information should be included? I think the attached instrument overview would be a good starting point but we need specifics on what we are asking them to invest in.

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Notes from TERRRA-REF team meeting https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bmG_NTR5qpcRs07bDKXkSDU1ybTqThlizLUJGZTadBA/edit

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Need to add https://traitvis.workbench.terraref.org