ISKCON.net.au

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ISKCON.net.au

• What type of site will it be?
• What kind of template is required?
• What responses do we want from visitors?
• What information will they need?
• Wishlist

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What type of site will it be?

• A directory of addresses, contacts and services
  provided by each ISKCON centre
• With links to the site of each local centre
• A brochure site that shouldn't need to be changed
  that often
• No discussion group
• No feeds

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What kind of template is required?

• A three column template
• A theme to match the ISKCON logo
• Cut and paste this image for a bigger look
• Something like this

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Three column template

• Each centre's name in left column and internal
  links in right column
• Emphasis on information not graphics
• ISKCON logo in top right hand corner to appear on
  each page - preferably as link to Home
• Two templates are required but very similar in
  layout

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Colour Theme

• To match brown and gold of the ISKCON logo
• Plenty of white space

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What visitor responses do we want?

• Main ISKCON.net.au Responses
• Local Page Responses

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Main ISKCON.net.au Responses

• Visitors will follow links to local centre
  information
• Visitors will read brief introductory information
  on the entry page.
• What is ISKCON?
• 7 Purposes
• What is this, what is that?
• Visitors will read our privacy policy and user
  policies and how they will be implemented.

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Local Page Responses

• Visitors will call the temple and know who to
  speak to regarding their needs, interests and
  concerns.
• Visitors will visit the restaurants for meals.
• Visitors will attend darsana, arati and meals at
  the appropriate times.
• Customers will visit the shop and purchase items.
• Visitors will book a samskara or puja.
• Donors will make donations via credit card to
  ISKCON Hare Krishna Food for Life.
• Volunteers will register their availability.

• Visitors will order catering services.
• Visitors will book accommodation.
• Visitors will visit our FOLK News page for more
  specific information.
• Festival calendar
• Festival programs
• Vaisnava calendar
• Local News

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What information is needed?

• Main ISKCON.net.au Information
• Local Page Information

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Main ISKCON.net.au Information

• Brief introduction to ISKCON beliefs, purposes
  and practices.
• Links to local centre pages.
• Privacy policy and user policies and how they
  will be implemented.

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Local Page Information

• Contact details in a directory of Temple
  Departments and personnel.
• Location of the restaurants and the temple with
  opening times and how to get there.
• Opening times, darsana, arati and meal timings.
• Information about stock items, shop opening times
  and contact person(s) outside those times.
• Books
• Incense
• Music
• Clothing
• Samskara puja information and who to contact to
  make bookings.

• Information on projects and programs to be
  supported and how to make a contribution.
• How to make credit card donations for ISKCON
  Hare Krishna Food for Life.
• Volunteer coordinator details.
• Catering contact details and outline of services
  offered.
• Accommodation details, fees and booking
  requirements and processes.
• Links to other web-sites related to local centre.
• Newsletter sites
• Hare Krishna Food for Life
• FOLK News

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Wishlist

• Local centre can update information but without
  mucking up layout
• Each local site is a sub domain of ISKCON.net.au
• Could be modified to facilitate other countries
  or continental groupings