Community Presentation

Well it's finally holidays! Unfortunatley for me I have several assessment items to attend to. Including my Virtual Cultures online community proposal presentation. Don't have any reading or lectures this week, so I'm gonna improvise and talk about our proposal.

I think the propsal is a good idea, as it forces groups to look pratically about issues surrounding online communities, particuarly an online communities feasibility and how they are constructed.

We are proposing to build an online community for those people associated with the Angel Flight charity. Angel Flight Australia is a charity that co-ordinates non-emergency flights for financially and medically needy people. All flights are free and assist patients or compassionate carers travelling to or from medical facilities anywhere in Australia.

This often leaves loved ones seperated for periods of time, which is where we come in. Our community will help families and friends stay in touch while they are receiving treatment, and also once they return home. It will also enable to 4000+ Angel Flight volunteers a place to communicate aswell.

The community will be both forum based, have a live chat function and a medical health database. There will be specailist areas for all members of the angel flight charity to engage with, such as areas for pilots, patients and carers.