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Update from Shambhala IT
By Cameron Wenaus
During the year in the Earth Ox (2009-10), the Shambhala IT team has not only been building lots of exciting projects for the mandala, but we have been having a delightful time while doing it. In the past year, we created a new Member’s View for the Shambhala Database (SDB), launched the Shambhala Times, added a program calendar system to the centre website templates, and offered all Shambhala Centres a “community life blog” as an optional add-on to their websites.
What’s on the horizon for the year of the Iron Tiger?
Top on our list is unifying the login system for all of Shambhala IT, so each community member only has to remember one user name and password. This is the Shambhala Account, which already works to login onto the Shambhala Database (SDB), Shambhala Times, and Shambhala Online. Read more about the Shambhala Account and how to get one.
In the year of the Iron Tiger, we are also planning to launch online community and an integrated IT support system. Online community will allow us to create and join online groups of interest to us, be part of the conversation there, share files, see and interact with members in the group, customize how messages are sent to us and much more. Continue…
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Interview with Candlin Dobbs What is the Shambhala Database project and tell me about this new Member’s View that is coming out soon? The Shambhala Database or SDB is an internet-accessible database that stores information about the entire Shambhala Mandala: the Centers and Groups, the teachers, the ...continue