In case anyone missed the January announcement, University Relations is working to re-vamp the current events calendar that is available to the University. Since that announcement, we have received feedback from users on functional requirements and what they would like to see from the events calendar. In addition, we have met with the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and have discussed how we can work with them on this project and also to understand how projects move through OIT.

As we approach the end of April, we are looking to finish up the functional requirements so that we may move on to finding a technical solution. What that technical solution will look like, we do not know yet. At this point in time, everything is on the table, whether it is building it, buying it, or integrating with existing systems. We will pick the solution based on how well they meet the functional requirements along with the expected cost of ownership.

If any group would like to meet with University Relations to discuss the events calendar, see where we are at for functional requirements, and also to provide feedback, we would be more than willing to meet with the group. If you are interested, please e-mail me at casper@umn.edu. I will hopefully be posting the functional requirements here by the end of April to give individuals a chance to view the requirements and also provide feedback.