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2014 Keeneland Concours Mobile Website CS 499 Senior Design Project. Concours d’Elegance. a competition of elegance (French) literally, "concourse of elegance“ refers to the gathering of prestigious cars dates to 17th Century French aristocracy
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2014 Keeneland Concours Mobile WebsiteCS 499 Senior Design Project
Concours d’Elegance • a competition of elegance (French) • literally, "concourse of elegance“ • refers to the gathering of prestigious cars • dates to 17th Century French aristocracy • paraded horse-drawn carriages in the parks of Paris during Summer weekends and holidays • carriages became horseless • competition now among automobile owners • automobiles judged on their appearance
Notable Concours d’Elegance • International • Concorsod’Eleganza Villa d”Este(nee 1929) • Como, Italy • United States • Pebble Beach (Monterrey, CA) • Meadow Brook (MI) • Amelia Island (Northeast FL) • Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d'Elegance • Ault Park Concours d'Elegance (Cincinnati) • Keeneland Concours d'Elegance • Louis Vuitton Classic midtown Manhattan
Keeneland Concours • 4-day event chiefly focused on automobiles • held at Keeneland’sGoodbarn hilltop area • 17 – 20 July 2014 • 11th year of success • prime objective = fundraiser for Kentucky Children’s Hospital
KY Children’s Hospital • subspecialty pediatric care center for Central and Eastern Kentucky • world-class pediatric emergency department • sole 24-hour pediatric emergency & ACS Level I trauma care center in Eastern Kentucky • 70 pediatric MDs + 300 pediatric RNs in 24 areas • 66 NICU beds • 43 Acute Care (non-ICU) beds • 12-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
KCH 2012 Statistics • 4,963 inpatient admissions • 3,539 non-ICU floor admissions • 685 PICU admissions • 739 NICU admissions • 1,408 admissions to the newborn nursery • 83,118 outpatient and clinic visits
KY Children’s Hospital Funding • 3rd party payers • State of KY • Federal government • private donations • one-time benefactors • recurring $$: Keeneland Concours
2014 Keeneland Concours • Components: • Maserati Mingle (3rd Friday in June) • Bourbon Tour • Hangar Bash • Concours d’Elegance • Tour d’Elegance
Problem • growth = increasing number of: participants, vehicles, events, vendors, exhibits, etc. • growth-related problems: • confusion • unanswered questions • missed opportunities • lost revenues
Proposed Solution • smartphone accessible mobile website • excellent Phase I version exists • http://keeneland-concourse.herokuapp.com • Phase II website development needed • objectives of this CS 499 project: • incorporate map-tool to facilitate changes • enhance webmaster’s ability to modify website • improve website user friendliness • incorporate unexpected website modification