Dandelion

Conference code in a pre-launch state

All session and poster added, speaker images uploaded, sponsor videos linked and displayed, award section complete, YouTube videos assigned to session modals, and overall review of content completed. Over 250+ commits have been merged into master since the release of Cardamom.

New + Improved

• Support for ALAO awards added to conference site
• Business logic added to support multiple surveys by session type
• “Ad”-style awards banner developed for schedule grid
• More usage of conference hashtag throughout site
• Awardee data encrypted/decryption tooling added to repo
• Method created to handle Additional Support & Gold Sponsor videos

Fixes

• Featured speaker social icons no longer fall below figure captions
• Display of multiple winners per award functions properly
• Poster session list sorts alphabetically, not randomly
• Fixed bug when showPosters: false yet posters remain accessible in session search
• Session search now display default presenter image
• Long presenter names no longer float above the base of cards
• Disabled non-sponsored videos from display on embedded YouTube player

Cardamom

Conference code after all session, poster, schedule, and speaker data have been updated. Over 275 commits have been merged into master since the release of Bladderwhack.

New + Improved

• Preconference templates can handle multiple preconference definitions in _config.yml
• Migration to Netlify for builds. to offer password-protection for site
• Enable Google site verification for YouTube account
• Added Google Analytics tracking property
• Speaker cards now alphabetically sort by speaker surname
• Larger featured card to highlight keynote and preconference speakers on /speakers page
• Poster presenter photos now appear on schedule grid

Fixes

• Non-consecutive headings fixed through site, for improved screenreader traversal
• Session search filters no longer concatenate
• ALAO Disqus account uses ALAO-branded images
• SVG background hues adjusted to be uniform throughout site
• Darkened contrast on hover for readability improvements on speaker cards
• Poster presenter names no longer accumulate on modals in schedule grid
• Keynote sponsor logos no longer appear on incorrect modals

2020-Specific Updates

• All poster sessions added
• All speakers data added
• Schedule grid updated
• Uploaded the majority of speaker photos

Bladderwrack

A snapshot of the conference code prior to the cutover from Wild Apricot to the Jekyll-based 2020 Virtual Conference site. Over 150 commits have been merged into master since the release of Anise. This release represents the initial v1.0 code base, as it's highly unlikely that any major regressions will be required which significantly transform the foundation of this release.

New + Improved

• Initial set of conference sponsors added
• Custom SVG wave background applied to top-section
• Updated to allow multiple presenters per poster
• Session type summaries added to home page
• New session search tool added as an alternative view of sessions
• Several boolean toggles added to _config.yml to control display of posters and team information
• Contrast and background overlays now comply with WCAG 2.0 AA contract ratios
• Live stream links now rename button labels based upon session type

Fixes

• Uniformly set poster background image via _config.yml
• Removed arbitrary line breaks from Kirkpatrick bio
• SCSS partial updated to remove 100% default card height
• Reinstated button :hover for user feedback

Anise

Initial Release - June 21, 2020

A snapshot of the conference site code demonstrated to the 2020 Conference Planning Committee. It represents a significant departure from the originating code base of Project Zeppelin. Although an alpha release, this version of the code is being presented outwardly to potential conference sponsors.

Release names will follow an alphabetical nomenclature, similar to the World Meteorological Organization's naming conventions for tropical cyclones. Rather than using gendered names like the WMO, each ALAO release will be named after a spice or herb. The first alpha release being 'Anise', representing the letter 'A'. If there are more releases in a given year than there are letters in the Latin alphabet, release names should cycle back to the beginning of the Latin alphabet, doubling the letter for the release name (i.e. AA), and follow the rhythmic naming conventions of Ubuntu releases (e.g. 'Athenian Anise').

New + Improved

• ALAO Favicon
• Boolean to enable/disable Google Map display
• Migrate to Bootstrap 4
• Added 'Join Q&A' buttons to session modals
• Revised session attachments (i.e. handouts) to use an array
• Simplified process of initial site build by removing unnecessary deployment variables

Fixes

• Google Maps API can is used to display geographic locations without watermarks
• Removed all references to hackathon, replacing with preconference
• Mailing list subscription feature
• Resolved an issue with the display of session modals under Bootstrap 4
• Removed non-consecutive headings on main site page