If you are reading this, you've already noticed that AROC USA has an all new website with many new features and services. Although as of today (June 30th) , the new AROC-USA.org is still very much under construction, we already have some exciting new services awaiting visitors, members and our chapters.

Members and visitors now have access to online forums where they can discuss club issues as well as events and technical questions. Our Image galleries let you upload your own images which can be grouped in galleries so that you can document events, trips or projects.

AROC Chapters have a number of new services right at their fingertip including the capability to put together their own website just by using simple online forms! No need to learn any language or software, no need to subscribe to any service and find a volunteer to update the chapter site. Any chapter officer can log in and update his chapter calendar, home page, contact information. They can even upload their articles and pictures, whether event reports or technical articles. Club newsletters can also be uploaded in PD. format.

AROC-USA.org now has a fully interactive calendar where chapters can post their own event, including flyers and a picture... it's also fully searchable so that visitors can quickly find events in their area.

But we need your help! In order to build content and make AROC-USA.org even more appealing we need members and chapters to use these new services!

Members and Visitors...

Sign up for our forums and galleries, it's an easy process: just fill out a simple form, click on the link you will receive by email and start talking about Alfas in the forums. Have some stories to share? Don't' be shy! Have some nice pictures of your Alfa? It's OK to show of, post them in the galleries. To register, simply click on the forum link on any page and go to the registration page.

Chapter officers...

This is your chance to promote your club and attract new members. Here is what you need to do:

1. Login to the Chapter Services
2. Update your chapter data: address, email, phone, website and officers list.
3. Update your pages content: enter the text that will be shown on your chapter page, as well as a couple of pictures.
4. Add your chapter's upcoming events in the calendar. Promoting your events and increasing attendance / membership has never been easier!
5. Upload your recent newsletters
6. Spread the word about your chapter, make it appealing and fun by posting stories of your past events as well as useful tips and stories by using the Chapter Services Content Manager to add content to your website. We will regularly review chapter content to add these pages to the AROC-USA website giving your chapter even more exposure....

To access Chapter Services, just click on the Chapter Login link at the bottom of most pages. Your chapter password can be retrieved by the officers who's email already appear on the contact page or email me.

If your club already has its own website, you can incorporate some of the pages within your own site. For instance, you can use the contact page, calendar page or forums and galleries and customize these pages to blend in to your site graphics! it's all easy to setup with an online form, see the Chapter Services Help page for details and don't forget that help is just an email away should you have a question.