American Cycling Association to get a new website

Submitted by Kris Thompson on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 20:32

The American Cycling Association recently announced that they will be moving forward with the construction of a new website. The old website which has quite some history just didn't have the ability to grow and meet the demands of the community. Insight Designs of Boulder has been selected to take on the the project, they have done other cycling related websites like Slipstream's in addition to other interestin client list

The ACA would love to hear what you think about the old website and what is or should be in the new one, Discuss!!

Below is the recent announcement

New ACA Website Coming in 2009!!
After some drastic improvements during 2008 the ACA Board of Directors has decided to take this development to a whole different level. ACA has contracted with Boulder based Insight Designs to develop an entirely new website from the ground up. Both groups are looking forward to the challenge in front of them. Insight’s Nico Toutenhoofd stated, “I’m very excited about this project as I am also a regular user of the ACA’s website. The ACA staff is looking forward to improved management of the membership database and ease of maintaining the site.

Phase 1 will last for 6-8 weeks when an entirely new database structure will be developed as the platform to built on for the foreseeable future. All current features will be available when phase 1 of the project is complete. The new ACA site administrator, Keith Nordstrom, will be filling two roles during this time frame as the ACA liaison to Insight Designs and doing everything he can to keep the current site functioning properly. In all likelihood, some 2008 site features may not be fully operational in 2009 until the new site is available.

Phase 2 of the project will take and additional 6-8 weeks. This phase will include online account management for individual members and clubs. It will include license sales and membership renewals. Additional administrative features will also be included with this phase. Member should see no visible changes while this phase is under construction.

We hope the ACA membership tolerates some of the potential short-term issues as we work diligently to expand our membership services during the next few months.

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8 Comments

I would have to ask why?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 20:47

I would have to ask why? Current website is tons better then what we had 2 years ago. I can find the schedule, results and points standings nice and easy now.
How much will this cost the membership?

from what i hear the current

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 03/12/2009 - 08:05

from what i hear the current site works ok but the db that drives it is fubar'd. apparently it has many problems with administration, updating, changing years, etc. i do agree, if it costs a lot it had better make me race faster.

New Web Site

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 03/12/2009 - 22:08

I hear the current site uses Filemaker Pro, which rocks!

That I can say is NOT True

Submitted by Kris Thompson on Fri, 03/13/2009 - 09:16

Who uses that software? Didn't it die with OS2?

It's a Mac, you would have

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 03/14/2009 - 03:23

It's a Mac, you would have to use one to understand :) And Filemaker is alive and well!

I hear the new site will

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 03/12/2009 - 19:02

I hear the new site will cost $40K.

It better help my results...

Website

Submitted by MAC (not verified) on Thu, 03/12/2009 - 11:31

The problems I ever had with it was performance - unavailable and slow... other than that, it was ok.

New Site

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 03/12/2009 - 19:12

I like the current site and think its alot better than a couple years ago. I hope the new site has more online functions like renewing license online and registering for races online.