I’ve submitted a proposal for a class session at January’s virtual Known World Heraldic and Scribal Symposium covering the information systems built by and for the College of Arms and the SCA heraldic community.
Heraldic IT Systems: A Roadmap for Geeks, and How You Can Get Involved
Decades ago the College of Arms ran on paper letters and reference books, but nowadays websites and databases are critical to our operations. This session will review these essential systems, both official Laurel resources and those run by individual heralds, from the perspective of technology: servers, software, interfaces, and more. We’ll talk about current development plans, the gaps that remain to be addressed in the future, and how new folks with technical skills can find a way to get involved and contribute to the College’s digital future.
(Non-technical folks are welcome to attend, but this session will assume some prior familiarity with the worlds of web development, databases, programming, or server operations.)
I hope this session helps to spread information about the infrastructure our community relies on, and maybe draws in a few new folks who can contribute to maintaining it and building the next generation of tools.