GROUP WORK 
Building a web-based information service focusing on the Beijing+5 Review Process
Project Overview
WENT ’99 participants will be working in groups of four to build a web site whose objective is support and  enhance ongoing efforts to critically review five years of the Beijing Platform for Action. At the end of the workshop, each group will present its web site, and all participants will provide feedback and select the ‘best’ one.
The planning, setting up, maintenance and ongoing updating of these group web sites should involve what has been taught already in the workshop sessions and what will be covered in coming sessions.
Each group site should consist of several linked HTML pages containing materials related to the topic of the site, as well as pointers to related information both online and offline. In terms of geographical scope of the web site content, each group is free to decide. The web site project can be community-focused, national, regional or global in scope. 
Project Agenda
Tuesday afternoon (4:30-6:00): Each group will spend some time discussing the project and what they want to put on their web site.  Members of the group should be assigned different roles: webmaster, information providers on different topics, graphics designer, quality assurance person, etc., depending on the skills of each member.  (One member may have more than one role.)  Each group should decide on the structure and design of the web site.  By the end of the day, each group should have (1) decided on the topic, title, goals and objectives of their planned web site;  and  (2) a directory structure or a sitemap on a local computer on which the group will place all their mock-up html files. 

Wednesday afternoon (3:15-6:00): Each information provider adds content to a different part of the group web site.  The webmaster should ensure that relative URLs are used to link the pages of the group site.  The webmaster should also ensure that the site has a consistent style and navigation. By the end of the day, each group member should have contributed some content. 

Thursday afternoon (2:45-3:00, 3:15-6:00): Information providers continue to add content to your group web site. By the end of the day, you should have most of your content on the site, and your site uploaded on the web server. The group will also discuss about how they plan to present their project to the plenary session scheduled on Friday morning. Each group will be alloted 10 minutes to do their presentation.

Overtime session, Thursday (7:00-10:00): The group should finish their web site and test it using different browsers. Fix any problems that may arise. 

Friday morning (8:30-10:00): Each group will present its web site.  The presentation includes a description of the intent and design of the web site, and a demonstration of how the site works.

Friday morning after coffee/tea break (10:15-12:00): After all the groups have presented, there will be a hand-on session wherein the participants will browse each other’s sites taking note of how each website projects implemented and/or innovated on the lessons and pointers learned during the last four days.

Note: The groups may chose to work after the formal sessions.  There are PC  workstations in the dormitories. However, participants are encouraged to finish work on or before midnight so as to avoid lack of energy for the morning sessions.