[EuroPython] Webite woes

[Jacob Hallén]

Oh dear, what a mess. I guess it is all my fault, because I should have 
understood more about web thingies. However, I didn't, and now we need to 
clear up the whole mess in a hurry, because we are running very late.

I will list the things I want to accomplish. I understand that some of them 
may be impossible to do or require an extraordinary amount of work. If so, I 
need to be told about it, and I need an alternate route suggested. We have a 
day or two before the website _must_ go live.

1. I want a website that is clean and simple to navigate for the visitor. This 
means that the boxes for logging in and publishing information must be gone. 
The only thing acceptable for the administration of the site is a single, 
discreet button somewhere. The site should be a EuroPython website, not a 
Plone website.

2. I want a sidebar that looks like the old site. I want to change some of the 
headings and links, but otherwise I want it to be exactly the same. It is a 
very good navigation tool, providing just the right help. When we have these, 
we can get rid of the tabs at the top (No, tabs at the top is not a working 
replacement -- I really want the grouping of the subjects that you get on the 
sidebar in the old website).

3. People registering for talks, attendance and lodging should be uniquely 
identified by an email address they provide. They should not be required to 
supply a password. The registration process should not require them to select 
"register" as one operation and then require a step "submit paper". The 
workflow should be that they select "submit paper" -- then, if registration 
is necessary, the workflow process gives them a registration form, followed 
by the form for submitting the paper.

4. Registering for things should be a series of links in the left sidebar.

Now, time is very short, and that means that there is no room for discussion 
of wether my list of points is the best thing or not. What I want to know is 
if the things I am asking for are possible in the current timeframe.

Jacob