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  • Portal to the Armenian World: New York ARF Launches Web Site

    ARF Armen Garo Gomideh
    69-23 47th Ave.
    Woodside, NY 11377
    (718) 651-1530
    [email protected]
    www.hyecenter.com
    September 22, 2009

    PRESS RELEASE


    *A Portal to the (Online) Armenian World: New York ARF Launches Innovative
    Web Site*


    WOODSIDE, NY - The New York Armen Garo Gomdieh recently announced the launch
    of a new web site, hyecenter.com, based out of the Armenian Center located
    in Woodside, NY. As a preview event, the web site committee held a workshop
    on September 18 introducing the site and its features.

    New York Gomideh chairperson U. Valod Atakhanian opened the program with
    welcoming remarks. He described the purpose of the web site and the
    enthusiasm for the committee to take on the project. This site is more than
    just the online presence of the Armenian Center, he said, this new site will
    also house videos, articles, links and serve as a portal for the community
    at large.

    Next, web site committee member unger Razmig Haroun gave an overview of the
    philosophy behind the site and its purpose. `This portal allows us to
    transcend the physical barriers of this community center and engage, not
    only the Armenian community of Queens, but the community of New York,' he
    said. He went on to emphasize the fact that with this new web site, the
    center adopts the most current and effective methods of organizational
    communication while encouraging visitors to register in order to personally
    and actively take part in community life.

    Committee member ungerouhi Sossi Essajanian then presented the site's
    functionality and capabilities. She went through section and tab, showing
    how visitors can view articles, a calendar of events, various publications
    and newsletters. Her presentation illustrated the site's dynamic features
    through its different tools that allow users to add content, rate, and
    comment. Essajanian asked attendees to think of the site as a virtual place
    that functions like the Armenian Center. `This site is a place of meeting,
    somewhere to exchange ideas and grow, just as our Armenian Center is within
    these four walls. But this site will take us outside those walls only if
    people register and join in the building,' she said.

    Web site committee chairperson unger Mardig Tcholakian briefed the audience
    on history of the site's construction and invited all to bring the site to
    the next level by fully utilizing its existing features and creating
    additional needs and requirements to support the diverse aspects of the
    community. Further he showed the site's versatility by using real examples
    of how an organization can effectively utilize the site, allowing it to
    reach more organized and presentable results. Later Tcholakian shed light on
    few upcoming projects that the site would host that will cover areas of
    interest to the community at large. `We hope to broaden the Center's reach
    through the Internet to a wider audience and we need your help in using,
    promoting and extending its capabilities to serve more individuals and
    diversify its users,' concluded Tcholakian.

    Following the presentations, attendees were invited to ask questions and
    provide feedback. Many were encouraged by the diversity of tools available
    to registered users to post and promote events and dialogue with fellow
    community members. All attendees were then invited to a light reception and
    encouraged to visit www.hyecenter.com to learn more about the site.


    PHOTO CAPTIONS

    Web Site Launch_Gomideh: ARF Armen Garo Gomideh chairperson Valot Atakhanian
    discussed the Armenian Center's new web site at its launch event on
    September 18.

    Web Site Launch_Audience: As part of the launch, the committee walked
    through the different sections of the Center's new web site

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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