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A Public Meeting about Community Websites (Portals) in Wollongong. Hosted by the Decision Systems Laboratory (DSL), University Of Wollongong. Agenda. Introduction to new Community Domains Presentation by Dept of Fair Trading Process for setting up the Wollongong domain name

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  1. A Public Meeting about Community Websites (Portals) in Wollongong Hosted by the Decision Systems Laboratory (DSL), University Of Wollongong

  2. Agenda • Introduction to new Community Domains • Presentation by Dept of Fair Trading • Process for setting up the Wollongong domain name • Where do we go from there

  3. New domain names for communities • In Australia, web addresses like uow.edu.au are managed by the Australian Domain Name Authority auDA. • Domain names reflect the websites purpose

  4. New domain names for communities • The Federal government recently asked auDA to set up 8 new second level domain names, one for each state and territory e.g. .nsw.au • Within these domains auDA has set up a domain name for every city and suburb e.g. wollongong.nsw.au thirroul.nsw.au • These domain names are reserved purely for communities and cannot be licensed by local government, businesses or other entities

  5. Domain name management • Community Domain Names were defined for each location listed under the Geographical Names Act based on their formal geographical boundaries • Other definitions were deemed unsuitable: • Postcodes – often too small an area • LGAs – boundaries change too often • Regions – no agreed definitions

  6. Domain name management • Domain policy generally is overseen by the National Reference Group (NRG) • The new community domain policy is being develop and tested by the NSW Office of Information and Communication Technolgy (OICT). • The program is called One City, One Site (OCOS) • DSL are assisting OCOS by conducting a test of the new community domain policy in Wollongong

  7. “One City – One Site” Pilot Program • Sponsored by AuDA and the NSW Office of Information and Communication Technology (OICT) • Only three test cases • Wollongong • Bathurst • Ballarat • Outcomes - help any Australian community / region by: • Establishing the procedures needed to register their domain • Establishing the resources, requirements, and guidelines to develop, maintain and market their site

  8. Purpose of new community domain names • Websites like wollongong.nsw.au would: • Be the official community website • Provide content and functions determined by the community • Be an easily remembered, single point of access to all Wollongong-oriented sites • For “in-community” users • Useful and quick links and functions • For “out-of-community” users • Snapshot of the City of Wollongong • Easily found by search engines – high visibility

  9. Possible Content and Functions • Links to all Wollongong-oriented and regional sites • Subscription services • Forums • Incorporate other applications • Business Directory • Webcam • Community Directory • Ideas from existing sites ? • Does not duplicate what other Wollongong sites do • Open discussion

  10. Registering a community domain name I • Applicants may only licence a domain name that is listed in the registry database • So you can’t register illawarra.nsw.au • To licence a community domain name, you must: • Be a legally registered not-for-profit entity • Represent the local community • Only use the domain name to operate a community website • Not be an individual person or entity

  11. Registering a community domain name II • A domain name licence lasts for 2 years • To renew it, you must still meet the criteria • The legal entity (the committee) can register several domain names IF they meet the requirements for each location • So, the people at this meeting could form a legal entity and register community domain names for several suburbs, so long as someone lived or worked in each suburb • Do we want to register multiple domain names ? • Open discussion

  12. Forming a legal entity • Introducing the Department of Fair Trading

  13. Process for setting up an OCOS site

  14. Possible roles of sub-committees • To Establish and Sustain Usage • Publicity • Site sponsorship • Funding • Gradual website development and continual improvements • Open discussion

  15. Want to be informed/involved?? • If you are interested in the project and would like to stay informed, • please sign up on the green sheet provided as you leave tonight OR

  16. Committee Formation Meeting • If you would like to become a member of the Committee, please • Sign up on your way out (on the green sheet, too) AND • Come to the Committee Formation Meeting at • the Cedar Room (Wollongong Town Hall) • on Monday, May 17, 2004 at 7:00pm

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