DNC unveils new website
DNC unveils new website
by Press Release
WCNC.com
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 12:39 PM
CHARLOTTE – With less than 100 days
to go until the 2012 Democratic National Convention kicks off in Charlotte,
convention officials today unveiled a new website at www.demconvention.com,
which will help enable this convention to be the most open and accessible in
history. The new website will be a critical part of a broad digital media
effort that will engage Americans across the country in the 2012 Democratic
National Convention.
“Whether you’re in Charlotte or anywhere else in the country or the world, our
new website provides Americans with new and innovative ways to join the
conversation and participate in the convention,” said Democratic National
Convention Committee CEO Steve Kerrigan. “Demconvention.com will help tell the
story of the convention to those who can’t physically be in attendance and
engage more Americans than ever before, making this the most open and
accessible convention in history”
The new website incorporates interactive tools and social media integration to
help bring Americans together to engage in a conversation leading up to and
during the convention. This integration makes it easier for users to view
updates from our Twitter feed, YouTube videos and Flickr photos. The site will
provide more interactivity allowing users to watch a live stream of official
convention proceedings and share photos, videos and ideas about the convention.
Other features of the website include: a new blog that will be updated
regularly to provide the latest information on logistics, including a unique look
behind the scenes of convention planning; a timeline which allows users to
explore the long history of conventions; a communities section to highlight how
the convention relates to Americans of all backgrounds; and a delegate map that
will allow people to follow the delegate selection process.
The website will also serve as a portal for all things convention related, from
a countdown clock to information on logistics, credentials, media walkthroughs
and housing.
The DNCC worked with Raleigh-based small business, Business Empire Consulting
(BEC), to re-launch the website. In April, the DNCC announced BEC as the
website services vendor to be responsible for providing web design, development
and production services.
The website is only one part of the effort to make this the most open and
accessible convention in history. In January, the DNCC announced changes to the
convention format and venues that will allow more Americans to participate than
ever before. The convention will be shortened to three days, allowing Labor Day
to be used to host a free and open to the public family –friendly festival at
Charlotte Motor Speedway celebrating the Carolinas, Virginia and the South. In
the final day of the convention, President Obama will deliver his acceptance speech
at Bank of America Stadium, allowing thousands of everyday Americans to attend
and participate. Additionally, for the first time in history, the convention is
not accepting cash donations from corporations, lobbyists and PACs, and
limiting individual donations to $100,000, and is engaging in an aggressive
grassroots fundraising program, allowing more Americans to be involved.
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