BPA Administration

• Push to improve the website functionality and data management, keeping it streamlined and automated as much as possible to limit the man hours it takes to maintain it.

• Push to consider a job posting for hiring full and/or part time technical resource(s) for web admin/development and data entry to update and modernize the BPA website.  I feel we have grown too large and require quicker turnaround for just volunteer technical help.  Some job responsibilities/skill set needs:

  • Improve website UI

  • Create automation/streamlined methods for data entry

  • Improve backend database structure

  • Add user input and scheduled publishing reviews

  • Create yearly BPA calendar with key admin & user deadlines

  • Assist with technical aspects of WBC execution

  • Create kiosk QR codes for direct links to event previews/history

  • Create a user entry method for GMs to electronically submit results 

  • Integrate with MS Excel for automation and familiarity to current methods

• Some possible IT avenues for research and discussion and open to other suggestions

  • Azure for non-profits

  • Salesforce for non-profits

  • Microsoft for non-profits

  • Review Wordpress and what other PBEM GMs/MeepleLeague have done

​

• Promote methods for implementing online game handles to be included in badges for those interested.   (With appropriate auditing to prevent offensive/fake handles)

​

• Inquire about any reported incidents to help determine appropriate policies at a BPA/WBC organization level taking into account good sportsmanship values and keeping with the historical BPA/WBC all inclusive organizational stance.   Also work to add a reporting mechanism via secure website/email so any issues that arise can be reported and reviewed without needing to track down specific individuals.

• Suggest electronic conversion/data entry automation of the event result sheets as they are submitted so shortly after the convention the data is available for website processing and posting.

​

• Investigate and implement data redundant cloud storage to remove any single points of failure where we could lose all the WBC historical data.