Marking two years until the Games begin, the website for the 2011 Canada Winter Games was launched. ISL successfully bid on contracts for both design and building of the site. Halifax will host the 2011 Canada Games from February 11 - 27.
“We’ve had a great experience partnering with ISL on the design and build of our website. It’s fresh and professional, and will be the basis for information and innovation over the next two years,” said Chris Morrissey, CEO, Halifax 2011 Canada Games.
The Games’ website supports objectives for their diverse stakeholder groups:
- Focus on being “athlete-centric” with athlete and sport features, profiles, photos, blogs
- Engage the public in the spirit and community of the Games with frequently updated stories and social media tools
- Attract volunteers and facilitate their organization and participation
- Recognize contributions of sponsors and government
With 4 distinct phases in the lifecycle of the games, the website demanded a flexible, easily managed architecture. ISL’s OneWeb Content Management System is ideally suited to accommodate the broad changes in objectives and content, and allows Canada Games to make most of the updates themselves. The phases are:
- 2 years - 6 months pre-games: push for volunteers and allow the public to follow developments and impact on their community
- 6 months pre-games - games: tickets, schedules, venues
- During games: real-time results, athlete profiles
- Post games: results and legacy of the Games
The website is built on OneWeb CMS 5.1
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The strength of the 2011 Canada Games is its strong brand and its impressive reputation amongst the Canadian sporting community and the public at large. Canada Games is a national multi-sport competition for Canadian youth. Since its inception in 1967, the Canada Games has evolved to become the pinnacle of national competition for Canadian athletes and includes divisions for persons with disabilities and an arts component called the National Artist Program.