Annual General Assembly 2003 - Alexandria

Session 2 WGII

Web Site Initiative - The Creation of a New, Improved Web Site

Veine K Vikberg - President of Vikberg.net

51 Park Street, Ellsworth, Maine, 04605-1629, USA
E-mail: veine@vikberg.net

ABSTRACT

This paper is going to describe the vision and goals set up for the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU). In today's world, a well functioning web site, along with high quality content, and a focus on the lowest common denominator lays a solid foundation for a web site that will succeed in the long run. The objective for this web site is to develop a "community" among the member universities / colleges, as well as to be a source of reference for the students attending them.

IAMU has decided to accentuate the web site as one of the means to deepen and strengthen the ties between the numerous universities / college in the different continents in the world. The web site will provide a means for teachers, as well as students, to interact, deepen their knowledge and ask for advice in different areas where they might need help. Vikberg.net aims to be an integral part of this process and deliver an above industry standard web site that will meet all the requirements the organization might have; past, present, and in the future.

The overall goal is to provide the member colleges / universities with another means of introduction to the world, a marketing agent, as well as a tool for education and community building among the students / faculty, to promote borderless friendship.

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