Comments for Dee-Ann LeBlanc http://deesadornments.com/dee-annleblanc.com Just another WordPress site Sun, 01 May 2011 13:56:55 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on About Dee-Ann by Civility and Censorship in the Blogosphere: Where Do We Draw the Line? http://deesadornments.com/dee-annleblanc.com/about-2/#comment-555 Civility and Censorship in the Blogosphere: Where Do We Draw the Line? Sun, 01 May 2011 13:56:55 +0000 http://deeleb.wordpress.com/about/#comment-555 [...] Dee-Ann LeBlanc (Quest University Canada) [...] [...] Dee-Ann LeBlanc (Quest University Canada) [...]

]]> Comment on Article: Alert: What’s Coming In Open Source CMS In 2011 by admin http://deesadornments.com/dee-annleblanc.com/2010/12/30/article-alert-whats-coming-in-open-source-cms-in-2011/#comment-528 admin Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:22:02 +0000 http://deesadornments.com/dee-annleblanc.com/?p=575#comment-528 Have a project representative write to pr@cmswire.com to tell us who we should ask for the monthly updates. Have a project representative write to pr@cmswire.com to tell us who we should ask for the monthly updates.

]]> Comment on Article: Alert: What’s Coming In Open Source CMS In 2011 by Emmanuel Hugonnet http://deesadornments.com/dee-annleblanc.com/2010/12/30/article-alert-whats-coming-in-open-source-cms-in-2011/#comment-523 Emmanuel Hugonnet Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:13:00 +0000 http://deesadornments.com/dee-annleblanc.com/?p=575#comment-523 I know where quite small in comparison too the big names but you should take a look on Silverpeas (www.silverpeas.org) which is a collaborative intranet portal with a CMS component. Silverpeas can also be used a a web CMS (but this is only in the non-free version). Emmanuel I know where quite small in comparison too the big names but you should take a look on Silverpeas (www.silverpeas.org) which is a collaborative intranet portal with a CMS component. Silverpeas can also be used a a web CMS (but this is only in the non-free version).
Emmanuel

]]> Comment on Article: Drupal Commons Social Business Software Released by Enterprise Social Software http://deesadornments.com/dee-annleblanc.com/2010/08/05/article-drupal-commons-social-business-software-released/#comment-105 Enterprise Social Software Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:22:56 +0000 http://dee-annleblanc.com/?p=467#comment-105 While it looks promising, I still have my doubts that it could compete with a custom built software package. While it looks promising, I still have my doubts that it could compete with a custom built software package.

]]> Comment on The Olympic Volunteer Experience: Part 7 by Dee-Ann LeBlanc http://deesadornments.com/dee-annleblanc.com/2010/03/26/the-olympic-volunteer-experience-part-7/#comment-61 Dee-Ann LeBlanc Mon, 17 May 2010 06:36:38 +0000 http://dee-annleblanc.com/?p=350#comment-61 Volunteers visiting the area stayed with friends, at hotels, or through the homestay program. Homestay was basically where "key volunteers" (I don't know much about how they chose who was key) were placed with local families for about 20 days. A lot of people rented places in groups to keep the costs down. There's a ton of types of jobs. For some you would typically stay in place wherever you were needed, greeting people and giving directions. There were folks who were runners, delivering results to various teams, or who helped prepare the venues. For example, forerunners would ski along the cross-country or biathlon courses to help prepare the runs for the athletes. Some volunteers helped to mark off trails. Some did security checks (the major security was done by police from around the country, but there were places where security badges were checked at various access points as well). There were lots of other volunteer jobs as well, I think there were 12 or 14 categories you could choose from. As far as seeing events, for the 2010 Winter Olympics we were all invited to see the dress rehearsal for the opening ceremonies. Because of where I worked, sometimes I was there at the event while it was happening, but that didn't mean I could just stand and watch it and still do my job. :) But I did get to see quite a bit. Not all jobs were good for that though. In the break tents they had TVs where you could watch when on break. And you're not working every single day. My husband and I had tickets to an event, so we got to see one as spectators. Volunteers visiting the area stayed with friends, at hotels, or through the homestay program. Homestay was basically where “key volunteers” (I don’t know much about how they chose who was key) were placed with local families for about 20 days. A lot of people rented places in groups to keep the costs down.

There’s a ton of types of jobs. For some you would typically stay in place wherever you were needed, greeting people and giving directions. There were folks who were runners, delivering results to various teams, or who helped prepare the venues. For example, forerunners would ski along the cross-country or biathlon courses to help prepare the runs for the athletes. Some volunteers helped to mark off trails. Some did security checks (the major security was done by police from around the country, but there were places where security badges were checked at various access points as well). There were lots of other volunteer jobs as well, I think there were 12 or 14 categories you could choose from.

As far as seeing events, for the 2010 Winter Olympics we were all invited to see the dress rehearsal for the opening ceremonies. Because of where I worked, sometimes I was there at the event while it was happening, but that didn’t mean I could just stand and watch it and still do my job. :) But I did get to see quite a bit. Not all jobs were good for that though. In the break tents they had TVs where you could watch when on break. And you’re not working every single day. My husband and I had tickets to an event, so we got to see one as spectators.

]]> Comment on The Olympic Volunteer Experience: Part 7 by Char http://deesadornments.com/dee-annleblanc.com/2010/03/26/the-olympic-volunteer-experience-part-7/#comment-60 Char Sun, 16 May 2010 13:52:52 +0000 http://dee-annleblanc.com/?p=350#comment-60 Hello! I'd love to hear more on your olympic volunteering experience. I was wondering the following: - Where do volunteers sleep or stay if they aren't from the area? - What other types of jobs did the people you met do at the olympics? What kind of activities do volunteers do in an olympic game? - Do volunteers get to see any of the events? I'm specially interested in the opening ceremony! Thanks Hello!
I’d love to hear more on your olympic volunteering experience. I was wondering the following:

- Where do volunteers sleep or stay if they aren’t from the area?
- What other types of jobs did the people you met do at the olympics? What kind of activities do volunteers do in an olympic game?
- Do volunteers get to see any of the events? I’m specially interested in the opening ceremony!

Thanks

]]> Comment on The Olympic Volunteer Experience: Part 7 by The Olympic Volunteer Experience: Part 6 « Dee-Ann LeBlanc http://deesadornments.com/dee-annleblanc.com/2010/03/26/the-olympic-volunteer-experience-part-7/#comment-59 The Olympic Volunteer Experience: Part 6 « Dee-Ann LeBlanc Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:56:49 +0000 http://dee-annleblanc.com/?p=350#comment-59 [...] it for now. Next I’ll talk about press conferences. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)The Olympic Volunteer Experience: Part 2Prepare [...] [...] it for now. Next I’ll talk about press conferences. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)The Olympic Volunteer Experience: Part 2Prepare [...]

]]> Comment on The Olympic Volunteer Experience: Part 5 by The Olympic Volunteer Experience: Part 7 « Dee-Ann LeBlanc http://deesadornments.com/dee-annleblanc.com/2010/03/06/the-olympic-volunteer-experience-part-5/#comment-57 The Olympic Volunteer Experience: Part 7 « Dee-Ann LeBlanc Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:03:28 +0000 http://dee-annleblanc.com/?p=296#comment-57 [...] help with the Press Conferences. After an athlete finished their run, worked their way through the Mixed Zone, and may or may not have stopped by Anti-Doping on the way to ask for an extension depending on the [...] [...] help with the Press Conferences. After an athlete finished their run, worked their way through the Mixed Zone, and may or may not have stopped by Anti-Doping on the way to ask for an extension depending on the [...]

]]> Comment on The Olympic Volunteer Experience: Part 6 by The Olympic Volunteer Experience: Part 5 « Dee-Ann LeBlanc http://deesadornments.com/dee-annleblanc.com/2010/03/14/the-olympic-volunteer-experience-part-6/#comment-58 The Olympic Volunteer Experience: Part 5 « Dee-Ann LeBlanc Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:37:21 +0000 http://dee-annleblanc.com/?p=313#comment-58 [...] The Olympic Volunteer Experience: Part 6 « Dee-Ann LeBlanc Click here to cancel reply. [...] [...] The Olympic Volunteer Experience: Part 6 « Dee-Ann LeBlanc Click here to cancel reply. [...]

]]> Comment on The Olympic Volunteer Experience: Part 5 by The Olympic Volunteer Experience: Part 6 « Dee-Ann LeBlanc http://deesadornments.com/dee-annleblanc.com/2010/03/06/the-olympic-volunteer-experience-part-5/#comment-56 The Olympic Volunteer Experience: Part 6 « Dee-Ann LeBlanc Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:35:45 +0000 http://dee-annleblanc.com/?p=296#comment-56 [...] notice I didn’t mention photographers in the Mixed Zone. While technically they might be allowed to enter, often there was no good reason to do so. It [...] [...] notice I didn’t mention photographers in the Mixed Zone. While technically they might be allowed to enter, often there was no good reason to do so. It [...]

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