Building Strong Online Presence for LOCs and AOCs
Learn why having a website is essential for your Local Optical Committee (LOC) or Area Optical Committee (AOC). Enhance communication, showcase modernity, and engage with stakeholders. Key features, costs, and time commitment.
Building Strong Online Presence for LOCs and AOCs
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Web Sites For LOCs and AOCs
Why have a web site • Sharing information • Creating presence • Demonstrating modernity • Evidence of a national movement
Who will use it • LOC members • Other LOCs/AOCs • Local practitioners • The local PCT • Other PCTs (PCOs) • AOP • Department of Health
What should it contain • Committee structure • Committee members and contact details • Diary of meetings and CET events • Details of local schemes and protocols
Who will run it • Technical practitioner • ISP • Design agency • Web specialist
What will it cost • Hosting • Design • Maintenance • Development • Updating
How much time will it take • Initial set-up time • Gathering of information • Transformation of data into a suitable form • Need to update frequently to keep the site fresh
AOP offering • Central site • Free to • LOCs • AOCs • groups of LOCs • Simple to use • AOP hosted
Who will want to use it • LOCs/AOCs with no great level of technical expertise • LOC/AOCs which are cash-strapped or time-poor • LOCs/AOCs which want to be part of a central resource • If you have a web presence already: • Create a basic page on this site and link through to your existing site
How it works • 3 pre-determined designs • 3 levels of navigation for each site • Ability to type in text, or cut and paste • Create links to other sites or to email • Upload files: • Word ▪Excel • Powerpoint ▪ Executable • Zip
Technical Requirements • Internet Explorer (at least version 5.5) • Windows • Preferably broadband
How to proceed • Contact David Craig (davidcraig@aop.org.uk) • Decide the structure of the site • Gather the content together • That’s it