FICE-Inter Website

FICE-Inter Website : www.fice-inter.org

1 The website has now been purchased and work has commenced on designing the site and putting material on it. A paper is attached, laying out the proposed structure, together with notes concerning the way in which it will be run, subject to the Federal Council's approval.

2 Decisions are required from the Federal Council on a number of key points :

2.1 A number of key words need to be selected for use by search engines. It is recommended that at this stage, they are limited to twenty-four, (i.e. eight in each of FICE's official languages). The following terms are recommended in order of priority for approval or amendment :

English French German

 FICE  FICE   IGfH
 children  enfants   Kinder
 youth  jeunes  Junge
 social education  education   Erziehung
 social pedagogy  pedagogie   Pedagogie
 residential care   [Translations to be inserted.]   [Translations to be inserted.]
 home  maison   Heim
 family   famille   Familie

2.2 A strapline needs to be selected to explain briefly what FICE's role is, for use on the home page. The wording is so important in the projection of FICE-Inter's image that the Federal Council is asked to give its endorsement :

English The international professional association for people who work with children and youth
French [Translation to be inserted.]
German [Translation to be inserted.]

2.3 The Federal Council is asked to select a code word to be used by FICE members in accessing sites restricted to the membership. Further words will also be selected if confidential forums are established.

2.4 The Federal Council is asked to endorse the attached Contents list.

3 The support of FICE National Sections is also sought in the following ways :

3.1 Where FICE members control websites, they are asked to arrange a reciprocal hyperlink, in order to ensure widespread access to the site.

3.2 FICE National Sections are requested to nominate a member who can act as correspondent or contact point for the website, sending material for inclusion and checking that material is acceptable.

3.3 Members who hold records of past Federal Council meetings, Congresses etc., are requested to assist by scanning the material and sending it electronically for inclusion to archives@fice-inter.org

David C. Lane
20th March 2002