Online Services Blog

New Engineers Australia Calendar launched

The day has finally arrived! After months of consultation and development, we are delighted to announce that the new Engineers Australia Calendar has been launched on our website.

Here's a run down on the key improvements:

1. News and Events are now displayed in a single, tabbed interface on each of the Division and Learned Group home pages, leaving more room for other content.
2. Clear identification of new, updated and members only events.
3. Division and Group publishers have total control over which events appear (and in which order) on their home pages via a simple drag and drop feature.
4. Members Only features including automatic reminders, adding the event to their 'MyCalendar', and send to a friend.
5. Event Sponsors section.
6. Provision to add post event summaries.
7. Advanced search features.
8. Link for users to register online (where applicable).
9. A more streamlined delivery of news, events and other website content to members via MyPage.

To access the calendar, head to www.engineersaustralia.org.au/events or look for the new tabbed interface on your Division or Learned Group home page.

Updates to 'Member Benefit Offers' content

As you would be aware, members of Engineers Australia have access to a range of special offers from a variety of providers of financial services, travel and accommodation, insurance and lifestyle products. Information about these offers is available on the website under 'Member Services', and we've just made a couple of significant improvements that you should be aware of.

• Easier to access. You can now access the details of each offer without having to login, while the application forms and discount codes remain within the secure area.
• Easier to navigate. We've simplified the layout of the offers by removing a level in the hierarchy, so you can now choose which offer to view in one easy click.
• Easier to understand. After reviewing the content in this section, the language and layout is now easier to read and understand, with some added consistency across all our offers.
• Easier to apply. Application forms and discount codes are now presented on a single secure page, with clear links to the correct form for each available offer.

As with all the work we do on the website, we hope this makes things that little bit easier for you. Please let us know what you think!

New Secondary Navigation Menu for all Divisions and Learned Groups

Today we are pleased to announce that a new Secondary Navigation Menu has been implemented on all Division and Learned Group sites.

This means that as well as the main navigation menu along the top of the page, users will now have a menu in the left-hand sidebar that will allow them to navigate within the Division or Learned Group site more easily.

Please let us know if you have any feedback, or experience any difficulty with the new menu.