ACACSO Web Site Mike Carmichael May 11, 2011. TTX Company. Copyright 2011. Confidential. Agenda »Web Site Location »Web Site Features »New Features in

ACACSO Web Site

Mike Carmichael

May 11, 2011

TTX Company. Copyright 2011. Confidential.

Agenda

» Web Site Location

» Web Site Features

» New Features in the Web Industry

» Potential Upgrade Ideas

» Word Fun

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Google “ACACSO”

» ACACSO-Association of car accounting and car services

» There may be no better forum than the twice-yearly ACACSO meetings for gaining an understanding of the rules and issues that confront those working in this industry...

» The Web Site address is: www.acacso.org/

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If you Google “ACACSO”

» You also get 5,200 other Listings

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What Does the Web Site Look Like?

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• Initial Screen Headings

• About ACACSO• Meetings• Presentations• Reference Guide• Meet the Board• Association Contacts• Interesting Links

• Explains our Objectives


About ACACSO

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• Click “About ACACSO”

• Objectives• Committee Goals

• By-Laws• Procedure Rules

• Mentors• Currently Blank

• History• Story of our Beginning

• Disclaimer on Information• Lawyer Stuff


Meetings

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• Click “Meetings”

• Future Meetings• Dates and Locations

• Past Meetings• Dates and Locations

• Warrants Issued

• Lawsuits Settled


Future Meetings

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• Future Meetings

• Memphis – Nov, 2011• New Orleans – May, 2012• San Diego – Nov, 2012


Presentations

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• Click ”Presentations”• Presentations

• The Title Topic• The Presenter• The Date Given


Reference Guide

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• Click ”Reference Guides”• OT – 10• Intermodal OT• Industry Terms• Acronyms • LCS Reason Codes• Railinc DX Schedule• FAQ’s (Future Enhancement)

• S/B used for important Q’s

• What’s Carmichael’s Phone #?

• Who’s his Personal Trainer?


OT - 10

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Acronyms

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LCS I/C Reason Codes

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Meet the Board

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• Click “Meet the Board”

• Executive Committee• Officers • Past Presidents


ACACSO Officers

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* Marge Kelleher *


Association Contacts

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• Click Association Contacts

• Listings by Company• Listing by Person


Listing by Company

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Listing by Name

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Interesting Links

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• Interesting Links:• Links to Railroads• Links to Private Car Owners• Railroad Relate Companies


Future Web Site Options

» How Can we Improve the Web Site? Change the Look? Add new Functionality? Make it Interactive?

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Potential Web Features

» Question and Answer Blog People Write in with Questions Others can give their Answers

» Either Subject Matter Experts

» Or Anyone with an Opinion Or use a Panel of People to Answer

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New Web Features

» Create a Facebook Account

Notifies Facebook “Friends” that something’s been added

Viewing the Site shows updated items

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New Web Features

» Broadcast Messages

Establish a broadcast email to signed up parties

»Question could be directed to Some / All»Recent Changes to the Site sent out»Send Invites to Upcoming Events

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Other Ideas

» Suggestions Please

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Word Fun - Sample

» What runs, but never walks, has a mouth but never talks?

Answer: River

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Word Fun – Sample 2

» What is light as a feather, yet a man can only hold it for less than 3 minutes?

Answer: Breath

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Word Fun – 1

» A woman has six daughters and they each have a brother. How many children does she have?

Answer: Seven

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Word Fun - 2

» Your maternal uncle’s only brother in-law is laying on the couch. Who is he?

Answer: Your Father

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Word Fun - 3

» I can only be kept if I’m given first.

Answer: Your Word

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Word Fun – 4

» Take me from there and I become here.

Answer: T

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Word Fun - 5

» Add a letter to one, place it with care. Use the right letter – it’s no longer there.

Answer: “G”one or “N”one

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Word Fun - 6

» Say my name and I disappear – What am I?

Answer: Silence

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Word Fun - 7

» I’m the beginning of the end, and the end of time. Who knows? – I might be at the end of this rhyme.

Answer: E

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Word Fun – 8

» Until you speak I’ll ne be heard. I then respond to your every word.

Answer: Echo

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Word Fun - 9

» Break me to make me better & I’m immediately set. Now I’m harder to break and in sports, I’m the best yet.

Answer: A Record

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