Duchess
Globally Connecting Women in Java Technology

The long overdue upgrade of this site to the latest WordPress (3.1.3) and BuddyPress (1.2.8) is finally complete.

I am currently using the default BuddyPress theme.

Over the next few weeks, more local sites will be re-enabled after making necessary adjustments due to the upgrade.
Site owners will be contacted to assist in this process.

Also look forward to new features that are now possible.

Any comments or suggestions for the site are always welcomed.
Please report any problems to duchess[at]jduchess.org.

Today, we are launching a new website – Duchess Community, a social networking site that enables members to connect with each other across the globe.

Features of Duchess Community include:

• Friend Connections
• Rich Profiles
• Activity Streams
• Private Messaging
• Groups
• Forums
• Blogging
• Multilingual Enabled

Each Duchess Chapter is set up as a group, but topic-related groups can be created by any logged in user. Forums can be accessed through groups or through the forum directory.

We are launching with an international audience in mind by enabling the site to be multilingual. For the launch, the site is set up to be displayed in Dutch, French, and Brazilian Portuguese. We are currently working with volunteers to complete the translations and enable more languages. Let us know if you can help.

All users from our old site have been migrated to the new Duchess Community site. If you are already a member, please log in and update your profile. Feel free to browse around the site and let us know what you think via twitter or email: duchess(at)jduchess(dot)org. We appreciate your feedback and suggestions.

The new Duchess site is officially launched.

Thank you for those who helped with the testing.

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