Communication Tools
These tools facilitate communication with members and other volunteers.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Camtasia | Camtasia enables chapters to record and later post technical talks. It captures screen and optional camera video, and the section has microphones for high-quality audio, and allows zoom, overlays, quizzes, and other editing. The speaker must sign a release form and the audience must be notified. Region 6 has some useful information at http://sites.ieee.org/r6-ne/2016/03/30/meeting-recordings-tips-tricks-and-best-practices/, but contact e.berkowitz@computer.org instead of John Walz. Contact Murty Polavarapu. |
| Collabratec | This free social media platform from IEEE offers robust support for online communities and document collaboration. |
| Entity Web Hosting | The IEEE provide free web hosting for sections, chapters, conferences, and other groups and events. The WordPress-based system has a wide set of Plugins, some of which integrate with other communication tools. |
| Functional Email Aliases | The IEEE supports creation of email addresses like "nova.chair@ieee.org" that will send to different people over time. |
| Listserv | A well-known mailing list manager, Listserv allows users to manage their own subscriptions. Use it wherever large numbers of members want to exchange email on a regular basis. |
| SmartSheet | This Software-as-a-Service offers multi-user web-based project management with email notifications and reports. |
| vTools | This suite of online services created and operated by IEEE offers event calendaring, selective email notifications, surveys, elections, and L31 filing. It is the single-most important and probably most-used tool collection available to volunteers. |
| WebEx | The IEEE can provide WebEx credentials for interactive, online meetings and presentations. Use it when you want live remote participants. Recording for later playback is supported; the speaker must sign a release form and the audience must be notified. |