BCPE LAUNCHES REDESIGNED WEB SITE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 23, 2002

Contact:
Kris Alvord
Executive Administrator
360/671-7601

Bellingham, WA - The Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE) is pleased to announce the launch of its redesigned web site www.bcpe.org. The release of the new site closely follows the BCPE’s recent endorsement by the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) as an accredited ergonomics certifying body.

“The timing of the site redesign with BCPE’s recognition by the IEA is perfect,” said BCPE President, Robert Smillie. “These two events demonstrate BCPE’s commitment to providing the ergonomics profession and its practitioners with a premier certification program. They also allow BCPE to better respond to the needs and interests of those who are certified and those seeking to become certified.”

The new site showcases an updated look with enhanced page design, improved site navigation, an expanded search function with greater search capabilities for finding certified ergonomists, an expanded online store featuring secure shopping via a merchant shopping cart, a newsletter section providing access to The Professional Ergonomist issues and articles, a certificants-only section offering BCPE certificate holders the ability to update their contact information online, as well as other general content additions. The new site is also largely database-base driven, providing BCPE the ease of updating information as it is needed.

“As a data-driven web site, the BCPE will be able to make changes to the site much more readily than before,” stated Sydney McGrath, whose company, Paige Data Management, developed the new BCPE site. “We specialize in creating custom web sites that organizations and businesses can maintain on their own without having to rely on the constant support of someone else. The result is an attractive, affordable site that is simple to keep up-to-date and easy to expand in the future.”

The BCPE hopes you will take the opportunity to visit the redesigned web site at www.bcpe.org and explore its new content, features, and services. Any comments or feedback can be forwarded to BCPE from the web site or by sending an e-mail to bcpehq@bcpe.org.