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The IPA website is a service for the IPA Membership. It is with their direction that the website evolves. From time-to-time we will introduce new ideas for the memberships approval and adopt ideas that the membership feels are desirable. This page records the changes made by myself, changes recommended by the board and most importantly, by the membership at large.

December 2003 . . .

Proposal: ... by Landis Stanlake: Addition of phal species images and cultural information
Action Plan: ... Begin construction of the long awaited IPA greenhouse. Purpose of this will be to showcase all known species phalaenopsis and their varieties along with cultural, taxonomic, historical and hybridizing information. Goal is to also include images of awarded species phals from awards societies.
Actions: Contacted IPA Journal co-editor Linda White on the acquisition of images on acquiring images of species phalaenopsis for inclusion in site. Posting requests to IPA online Phal Phorum and Phal Digest for captains to text the various webpages.
Status: In Process. Setting image acquisition in place. Locating members willing to populate text for webpages on history, taxonomy, culture and hybridizing.

January, 2004 . . .

Proposal: ... by Joanna Fortuna. Adding a 'help' link to the IPA Membership Pay-by-check and Pay-by-credit card pages.
Actions: ... On both of the following links at the bottom of each page, a link "Problems submitting?" has been added. This will allow any applicant with questions or problems joining to email me for assistance.
    http://www.phal.org/pay_by_check.htm
    http://www.phal.org/Credit_card_pymt.htm
Status: Completed.
Proposal: ... by Membership Secretary. 'Force' membership application input forms to require that all 'required fields' be properly filled out before submitting for information verification and hardcopy printout for mailing. Problems were encountered by applicants printing out forms and the secretary being unable to read the handwriting or required information being omitted.
Actions: ... The application forms now will not forward unless filled out all required information is typed in on the screen. If any fields are left blank the screen will prompt the user to go back and fill in required data. On process, all inputted data is now formatted to appear on screen for one final verification. If any corrections are necessary, the applicant is directed to the prior input page to make the necessary corrections. Once the applicant approves the verification screen, the form then prompts the applicant to print out the forma and mail (pay-by-check). If the applicant is paying by Credit Card, then the verification screen ask for the credit card data to be filled in and upon completion, will prompt for the applicant to print the form. No Credit Card data is transmitted due to security precautions. All printed out forms have the address of the Membership secretary for mailing of the printed out application along with the enclosed check or credit card information.
http://www.phal.org/pay_by_check.htm
http://www.phal.org/Credit_card_pymt.htm

Proposal: ... by Jim Clever. Clarifying that application pages must be printed out by posting a notation to that effect.
Actions: ... The term "Internet" has been added to membership application pages and to the Symposium application pages. A further note has been added that these application must be printed out and mailed due to the IPA web not being on a secure server and having web CC services. Symposium pages also notated regarding hard copy printout.
Status: Completed.

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