Wednesday, March 4, 2009
FIBA Organizer SuperUser Workshop
FIBA Organizer SuperUser Workshop
27-28 Feb 2009
FIBA Headquarters Geneva
Participants:
1) Wolfram Klug - Head of Technology , FIBA
2) Matthew Cowling – Senior Project Manager, SportingPulse
3) Emmanuel Amichia – FIBA Africa
4) Javier Otero – Communication / IT, FIBA America
5) Javier Garcia – FIBA America
6) Alexandra Hlavacek – FIBA Europe
7) Nick Marzoli – IT Manager, FIBA Europe
8) Yoon Wai Sun – FIBA Asia
The main purposes of this workshop are:
· Increased user-base, the need to expand activity at FIBA Zone level.
· Introduction to the project and its products and possibilities.
· Project Management focus.
At the first day, Wolfram Klug briefed the history of this project and announced some FIBA Digital products, FIBA Organizer, www.myfiba.com, FIBA liveStats and project management tools.
FIBA Digital Products:
1) FIBA Organizer
a. Central application for league and tournament organizer and used by League and Tournament Organizers.
b. Better management of historical data.
c. Administration time savings.
2) FIBA Organizer Membership
a. Online component of FIBA Organizer database.
b. Demographic reporting for federations and zones.
c. Better career tracking from grassroots to elite.
d. Valuable research to help with future planning and management of the sport.
3) FIBA Organizer Websites
a. Better communication.
b. Embrace community.
c. Promote worldwide.
d. Value and commercial opportunities.
4) MyFIBA
a. Social networking tool for global basketball community and used by all basketball stakeholders.
b. Good functioning for Blogs, Videos, Display team data, Game reminders and Social networking.
5) FIBA LiveStats
a. Game statistics capturing tool and integrates with FIBA Organizer, Webcasting and game Reports
b. Easy integration of game data into league and historical stats
Matthew Cowling reported that only Lebanon is the notable user in Asia. Macau and Syria have recently joined since 2008, they are relatively users.
FIBA Organizer has been downloaded by some people who wrote the NF as their organizations, they are:
1) Young-Ho Kang – Korea
2) Joao Coimbra – East Timor
3) Tze Yun Chai – Brunei
4) Zhang Hongwei – China
5) Lim Yeow Heng – Singapore
The second day, we were discussed on the usage of the FIBA Digital products.
Wolfram Klug, Head of Technology, FIBA, Matthew Cowling, Senior Project Manager, SportingPulse and I had a small work group discussion on promoting FIBA Digital to our members.
We had concluded the followings:
· Assigned one person from each sub-zones to become SuperUser of FIBA Digital.
· Targeted HKG, CHN, IND, INA, MAS, SIN, MAC, TPE and BRU to start with FIBA Digital. Dateline by end of March 2009.
· Visit the above NF during the championships in regard the above products.
· Having a testing tournament in MAS (NBL or national championships) for the preparation of FIBA Asia U16 Championship for Men.
· Send letters to all affiliated members in FIBA Asia.
· Insert FIBA Digital banners onto our website, http://www.fibaasia.net/.
· Wolfram Klug will discuss with Dato’ Yeoh Choo Hock, Secretary General FIBA Asia and his deputy Mr. Hagop Khajirian about the promotion of FIBA Digital in FIBA Asia events.
· Try to approach China web searching engine Sina, Sogu and QQ about the Chinese editing for above products.
Since this is a new concept to Asia, we wish to have online conference via internet once in a month. Sam Fewster and Matthew Cowling from SportingPulse will be the technical support for FIBA Asia.
Thank you Wolfram Klug and Matthew Cowling to give me the opportunity to gained more knowledge in FIBA Digital. Not forgetting to all FIBA staffs with their warmest hospitality and assistance during the stay in Geneva.
Thank you.
Yoon Wai Sun
1 March 2009
27-28 Feb 2009
FIBA Headquarters Geneva
Participants:
1) Wolfram Klug - Head of Technology , FIBA
2) Matthew Cowling – Senior Project Manager, SportingPulse
3) Emmanuel Amichia – FIBA Africa
4) Javier Otero – Communication / IT, FIBA America
5) Javier Garcia – FIBA America
6) Alexandra Hlavacek – FIBA Europe
7) Nick Marzoli – IT Manager, FIBA Europe
8) Yoon Wai Sun – FIBA Asia
The main purposes of this workshop are:
· Increased user-base, the need to expand activity at FIBA Zone level.
· Introduction to the project and its products and possibilities.
· Project Management focus.
At the first day, Wolfram Klug briefed the history of this project and announced some FIBA Digital products, FIBA Organizer, www.myfiba.com, FIBA liveStats and project management tools.
FIBA Digital Products:
1) FIBA Organizer
a. Central application for league and tournament organizer and used by League and Tournament Organizers.
b. Better management of historical data.
c. Administration time savings.
2) FIBA Organizer Membership
a. Online component of FIBA Organizer database.
b. Demographic reporting for federations and zones.
c. Better career tracking from grassroots to elite.
d. Valuable research to help with future planning and management of the sport.
3) FIBA Organizer Websites
a. Better communication.
b. Embrace community.
c. Promote worldwide.
d. Value and commercial opportunities.
4) MyFIBA
a. Social networking tool for global basketball community and used by all basketball stakeholders.
b. Good functioning for Blogs, Videos, Display team data, Game reminders and Social networking.
5) FIBA LiveStats
a. Game statistics capturing tool and integrates with FIBA Organizer, Webcasting and game Reports
b. Easy integration of game data into league and historical stats
Matthew Cowling reported that only Lebanon is the notable user in Asia. Macau and Syria have recently joined since 2008, they are relatively users.
FIBA Organizer has been downloaded by some people who wrote the NF as their organizations, they are:
1) Young-Ho Kang – Korea
2) Joao Coimbra – East Timor
3) Tze Yun Chai – Brunei
4) Zhang Hongwei – China
5) Lim Yeow Heng – Singapore
The second day, we were discussed on the usage of the FIBA Digital products.
Wolfram Klug, Head of Technology, FIBA, Matthew Cowling, Senior Project Manager, SportingPulse and I had a small work group discussion on promoting FIBA Digital to our members.
We had concluded the followings:
· Assigned one person from each sub-zones to become SuperUser of FIBA Digital.
· Targeted HKG, CHN, IND, INA, MAS, SIN, MAC, TPE and BRU to start with FIBA Digital. Dateline by end of March 2009.
· Visit the above NF during the championships in regard the above products.
· Having a testing tournament in MAS (NBL or national championships) for the preparation of FIBA Asia U16 Championship for Men.
· Send letters to all affiliated members in FIBA Asia.
· Insert FIBA Digital banners onto our website, http://www.fibaasia.net/.
· Wolfram Klug will discuss with Dato’ Yeoh Choo Hock, Secretary General FIBA Asia and his deputy Mr. Hagop Khajirian about the promotion of FIBA Digital in FIBA Asia events.
· Try to approach China web searching engine Sina, Sogu and QQ about the Chinese editing for above products.
Since this is a new concept to Asia, we wish to have online conference via internet once in a month. Sam Fewster and Matthew Cowling from SportingPulse will be the technical support for FIBA Asia.
Thank you Wolfram Klug and Matthew Cowling to give me the opportunity to gained more knowledge in FIBA Digital. Not forgetting to all FIBA staffs with their warmest hospitality and assistance during the stay in Geneva.
Thank you.
Yoon Wai Sun
1 March 2009
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