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Dear Code4Libbers, The Code4Lib 2016 Conference Philly Local Planning Committee is *calling on volunteers to form a Website/Platform Working Group* to help make improvements to the current conference "site" (aka, category sections of the wiki with sprinklings of blog posts). There is no doubt that the overall online experience for conference attendees could be improved if user goals were better planned for and designed with intention. The current site is also a poor reflection of the mad skills that floweth over in this community, which impacts how the group and conference is perceived by potential sponsors, colleagues, and even the community itself. What does not floweth over as readily in this community is spare time, but even small contributions are appreciated and many hands make light work. The scope of what the Website Working Group can accomplish is intentionally open-ended, and will depend on the size and enthusiasm of the team. So, if you care about this community, want to make a positive change, and would like to showcase some of your skills, please sign up on the wiki (link below) so we can get closer to init(). Volunteers of all skill sets are welcome and encouraged to help: Designers, Developers, Drupalists, Writers, UX experts, Testers, etc. The Code4LibCon Documentation Group is already doing great work updating moldy content and making recommendations to facilitate knowledge retention and transfer among conference hosts. The Website Working Group will be collaborating with this team (among others) as we work towards awesomeness. We are sending this to the main Code4Lib listserv since the work may also require or enable enhancements to the Code4Lib site in general -- even if you don't attend the conference, that should not stop you from getting involved. ********** Sign up here: http://wiki.code4lib.org/2016_Conference_Committees ********** Thanks, Shaun Ellis On behalf of the Code4LibCon 2016 Philly LPC -- Shaun Ellis User Interface Developer, Digital Initiatives Princeton University Library 609.258.1698