Switchover from Ning service to personally run site
the ning site was supposed to be shut down today (august 20), so it's time to switch over. (turns out they instituted a 10 ten day extension at the last minute, but so what. maybe they'll grandfather in the existing free sites, but i don't care at this point.) i've adapted a vetted membership system, so we keep an intact community, with member-opted sharing of contact info with other members via their member profiles.
i've also transferred over the google-docs based registration form and most of the navigation and text i developed while we were on ning. the fall jam organizers should have the pricing and online-payment settled soon, and then everything will be set for full fall jam registration.