[GREN-Exec] GREN website and meet with Scott Wicken

Susan Koswan susankoswan at execulink.com
Wed Mar 17 14:04:59 EDT 2021


None good for me - next week Kevin? Tues and Thurs am and Friday from 
11:30 to about 1 are not good for me.

Susan K

On 3/17/2021 1:59 PM, Kevin Thomason wrote:
> Hi Susan,
>
> Good point!  I have on my to do list for today to follow-up with you 
> regarding Scott so your reminder is timely.
>
> I have reached out to Deaun and Patrick but have yet to hear anything 
> back.
>
> Some times that I would be able to meet virtually with Scott would 
> include:
>
> Thurs, Mar 18th at 10:00am
> Thurs, Mar 18th at 7:30pm
> Fri, Mar 19th at 10:30am
> Sun, Mar 21st at 7:00pm
>
> Or feel free to suggest other times that might work too.
>
> I have pulled together a rough draft of sample copy/wording based on 
> the site outline that I provided earlier.  We did start working on 
> imagery for the site and I have reached out to Deb Swidrovich to see 
> if she remembers where the photography got to.
>
> Lets see what we can get happening over the next week or two.
>
> Cheers,
> Kevin.
>
> -------------------------------------
>
> Kevin Thomason
>
> 1115 Cedar Grove Road
> Waterloo, Ontario Canada  N2J 3Z4
>
> Phone: (519) 888-0519
> Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648
> Twitter: @kthomason
> E-mail: kevinthomason at mac.com <mailto:kevinthomason at mac.com>
>
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>
>> On Mar 17, 2021, at 12:11 PM, Susan Koswan <susankoswan at execulink.com 
>> <mailto:susankoswan at execulink.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi GREN Exec,
>>
>> I know there's much ado about the Greenbelt right now, but I'm trying 
>> to keep the momentum on our website going with Scott.
>>
>> Kevin - do you want me to contact Deaun or Patrick to get access to 
>> the material?
>>
>> Also, need some times to set up meeting with Scott - Kevin? John?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Susan K
>>
>> On 3/13/2021 12:36 PM, John Jackson wrote:
>>> Susan
>>>
>>> This looks really promising.
>>>
>>> Kevin, have you been able to get access to our current website yet? 
>>> It is essential that Scott be able to see what we have there and the 
>>> status of the site, the ease of changing etc. before giving us an 
>>> estimate of the costs.
>>>
>>> I would like to be part of the call, but I think it would be a more 
>>> productive phone call if Scott could see the existing site first.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> John Jackson
>>> 17 Major Street
>>> Kitchener N2H 4R1
>>> 519-744-7503
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Mar 13, 2021, at 12:25 PM, Susan Koswan 
>>>> <susankoswan at execulink.com <mailto:susankoswan at execulink.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> HI GREN Exec,
>>>>
>>>> I forwarded Kevin's list of requirements for the GREN website to 
>>>> Scott and his initial response is below. I can set up the Zoom call 
>>>> - do you all want to be part of that and any date/time restrictions?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Susan K
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>>>> Subject: 	[SpamGuard:####] RE: [SpamGuard:####] Re: 
>>>> [SpamGuard:####] GREN website
>>>> Date:	Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:41:08 -0500
>>>> From:	Scott Wicken<frankenpoet at gmail.com>
>>>> To:	'Susan Koswan'<susankoswan at execulink.com>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hello Susan,
>>>> I have looked over the requirements for the GREN website and am 
>>>> fully capable of building this for you. Will the website be 
>>>> expected to receive money, or will just the details of how to pay 
>>>> for membership fees be listed on the site? Basically, I am trying 
>>>> to ascertain whether this will be an ecommerce site or not. Also, 
>>>> will the archived presentations be in the form of text, or 
>>>> recordings, or video, or other?
>>>> I assume that your previous web developer was given all of the 
>>>> materials for the site, logos, graphics, text etc. Does that mean 
>>>> that they are already all in one place and ready to go?
>>>> If you can’t answer these questions now, that’s okay. They are what 
>>>> bubbled to the top while I was reading.
>>>> Please keep me in the loop as to how the project is progressing and 
>>>> I’ll be ready for any Zoom calls or correspondence.
>>>> Have a great day,
>>>> Scott
>>>> *From:*Susan Koswan<susankoswan at execulink.com>
>>>> *Sent:*March 12, 2021 2:54 PM
>>>> *To:*Scott Wicken<frankenpoet at gmail.com>
>>>> *Subject:*Re: [SpamGuard:####] Re: [SpamGuard:####] GREN website
>>>>
>>>> Hi Again Scott,
>>>>
>>>> Kevin came up with this list below just to give you an idea what 
>>>> we're looking for. I'm still waiting to hear back from the rest of 
>>>> the GREN Exec to see if they want to be part of a Zoom meet, or 
>>>> just let Kevin and I work with you to get a quote etc.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Susan
>>>>
>>>> GREN Basic Website Outline:
>>>> Home page
>>>> - photos/logo
>>>> - brief overview of organization
>>>> About GREN
>>>> - couple of paragraphs about who we are and what we do
>>>> Goals
>>>> - current activities, projects and issues
>>>> Partners
>>>> - other organizations we work with, associations we belong to, etc.
>>>> Take Action
>>>> - current issues requiring activities, assistance, letter writing, etc.
>>>> Membership
>>>> - how to join us and membership fees
>>>> Archive
>>>> - past accomplishments, presentations and activities
>>>> Contact Us
>>>> - General contact information
>>>> - Press/Media information
>>>>
>>>> Other things that could be important - managing our e-mail 
>>>> listserv, setting up ways to easily contact elected officials?
>>>>
>>>> On 3/11/2021 2:03 PM, Scott Wicken wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     Thanks Susan.
>>>>     Scott
>>>>     On Thu., Mar. 11, 2021, 12:57 p.m. Susan Koswan,
>>>>     <susankoswan at execulink.com <mailto:susankoswan at execulink.com>>
>>>>     wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         Thanks Scott!
>>>>
>>>>         Got your VM as well. I've forwarded your email to the other
>>>>         GREN exec to discuss setting up a Zoom meeting with you to
>>>>         talk about the website. I'll try and come up with a few
>>>>         dates and times or do a doodle poll or something.
>>>>
>>>>         Stay well!
>>>>
>>>>         Susan
>>>>
>>>>         On 3/11/2021 11:24 AM, Scott Wicken wrote:
>>>>
>>>>             Hi Susan,
>>>>             I got your message on Facebook. Sorry I didn’t respond
>>>>             quicker but I don’t go on FB very often. I do much
>>>>             better with email and text and phone, all numbers which
>>>>             are included here. I just left you a phone message but
>>>>             I’ll repeat what I said.
>>>>             Yes, I do web development and making a website for an
>>>>             organization like GREN is right up my alley. I am
>>>>             affordable, fast, and well-trained. I tend to build
>>>>             fully responsive (scalable to all devices),
>>>>             user-customizable, functional sites.
>>>>             As well as my constantly evolving personal music site
>>>>             (www.scottwicken.com <http://www.scottwicken.com/>),
>>>>             one of my early sites that arose out of a college
>>>>             project was Old Goat Books (www.oldgoatbooks.com
>>>>             <http://www.oldgoatbooks.com/>). I designed a browser
>>>>             based system to input all of the books into a database,
>>>>             a search engine, a system to put books on hold, a daily
>>>>             upload toABEbooks.com <http://abebooks.com/>, a
>>>>             blogging section (which is unfortunately underused) and
>>>>             contact forms.
>>>>             An early, and constantly evolving, site I still work on
>>>>             is Bhima’s Warung (www.bhimaswarung.com
>>>>             <http://www.bhimaswarung.com/>). Originally, the
>>>>             website featured a menu that was fully editable by a
>>>>             manager, an admin section, login/logout forms, and a
>>>>             photo gallery. Since COVID, I have been very active in
>>>>             setting up multiple takeout menus and shopping carts.
>>>>             Due to the changing landscape of restaurant and retail,
>>>>             their website can hide and show various menus based on
>>>>             what is ‘safe’ at the moment. So, the ability to make a
>>>>             reservation, display a dine-in menu, or a takeout menu,
>>>>             or special menus like Valentine’s Day, or the
>>>>             Superbowl, can all be shown or hidden. I have also set
>>>>             up a form for reservations. They can also change the
>>>>             notices that pop up when you arrive at the site so that
>>>>             they don’t have to hire me every time they want to make
>>>>             an announcement.
>>>>             The last website that I built was for a recording
>>>>             studio in Nanton, Alberta (www.steveloree.com
>>>>             <http://www.steveloree.com/>). He wanted a very basic
>>>>             site that showcased his multiple talents/services,
>>>>             previous projects that he has worked on, contact page
>>>>             etc. I’m pretty happy with it. It is a very clean and
>>>>             straight-forward site.
>>>>             Currently, I am working on a local songwriters page and
>>>>             I am also working on a webpage in Victoria BC for an
>>>>             organization the does theatre with people with
>>>>             disabilities. They are going to need to put lots of
>>>>             videos online, host live video etc… that’s going to be fun.
>>>>             It sounds like I am doing a lot, but I actually do have
>>>>             lots of time available right now to take on your
>>>>             project if I am what you need. I’d love to talk about
>>>>             what that is.
>>>>             Have a great day,
>>>>             Scott Wicken
>>>>             Home: 519 886-7023
>>>>             Cell/Text: 519 998-9501
>>>>
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