After two years of work, we are planning to launch the new Web site later this afternoon.  We have tried to be thorough in our testing during the last few weeks,  but there are still a few know issues at launch that you should be aware of:

· The ODV/SM   member search function has not been implemented.  It is in progress and it should be ready by the end of the week.

· The data transfer from our internal systems to the SM part of the new site had a few bugs.  Some Sections are not listed properly.  This may affect some SM sites.  A few other data transfers may have been affected by the same problem.  The problem has been identified and the team is working on it.  A temporary work-around has also been implemented in some cases.

· The Web user’s ARRL Section does not appear when the user logs in.  This feature is also in progress and should be implemented by the end of next week.

This is a large and complex site.  There will be ongoing bugs and glitches that we will need to correct.  Thanks in advance for your patience.

If you find something that is wrong with the content  or functionality, please send an email to Katie Glass  KGlass@arrl.org  with a copy to me.  If a user has a problem to report, there is a  “Having Trouble?” link at the bottom of most pages that will lead them to a “Contact Us” form that they can fill out to report the problem. 

The current Web site may be down for a short period of time during the transition.

Thanks for all of your assistance and feedback to date about our new Web site.  We all appreciate it and we look forward to a successful launch today.

73,

Harold

Harold Kramer, WJ1B

Chief Operating Officer

ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™

225 Main Street

Newington, CT 06111

Telephone: 860 594 0220

email: hkramer@arrl.org

web:   www.arrl.org/