Chekin' in

[Daniel Abrams]

Okay, let's skip Affiliates and Speakers. Just Members and Guests. The former can attend, but as Guests like any non-member.

Only one form as it is now. After you enter your email address (but before you submit the form), a check is done in the background to see if already used by existing Member or Guest. If discovered, a popup appears suggesting that they login first. In doing so, the form will be populated. Otherwise, they will we registered as a Guest, and a a Guest account will be created for them (details emailed to them upon registration). The popup will contain a form which will allow them to login. Once logged in, the popup will close, and the form will automatically populated. One page for everything. Yes?

[Hollis Brown]

Perfect. Smooth and simple.

[Daniel Abrams]

Okay, work on this today.

[Hollis Brown]

How do you deal with the existing Guest who doesn't login, but just bulls ahead? Are they required to login, or otherwise acknowledge that they already exist in the system so we're not creating multiple Guest Accounts for the same person?

[Hollis Brown]

Janice was exposed to COVID. I'm living in the basement.

[Daniel Abrams]

OMG, is she okay? Is she double vaccinated?

[Daniel Abrams]

How do you deal with the existing Guest who doesn't login, but just bulls ahead? Are they required to login, or otherwise acknowledge that they already exist in the system so we're not creating multiple Guest Accounts for the same person?

I don't know. I say force them to login. Do it automatically.

[Hollis Brown]

I say whatever is most efficient.

Popup says, "is this you?"
They say, "yes."
We don't create duplicate account.

I am reluctant to send them through a signin - reset your password - can't figure it out... loop if it is unnecessary.

[Hollis Brown]

In fact, we could even prepopulate the form for them without logging in if they just confirm that it's them--right. It's not like we're giving away confidential information.

[Daniel Abrams]

For security I think we need to have them login. I'm not comfortable with it otherwise.

[Hollis Brown]

So they either login or fill out the form. Okay

If they confirm it's them but don't login, then we don't create duplicate profile, but the they can register without logging in.

I want fewest number of obstacles to registration. 

[Daniel Abrams]

Okay.

[Daniel Abrams]

What if they are both a Member and Guest? Let them select which to login as if they choose to login?

[Hollis Brown]

It should be impossible to be both Member and Guest simultaneously.

One can become a Guest by:
1. Registering for an Event
2. Previous member more than X years in arrears
3. Admin found them somewhere and plugged them in

In the case of number 2, they are removed from membership roster.

One can become a member by:
1. Joining and paying dues
  1.a. Not already a Guest
  1.b. Already a Guest

In the case of 1.b. they are removed as Guest.

[Daniel Abrams]

I decided for the interim to make it so if email address is discovered as Member or Guest, no need to login. Form is automatically populated without prompt. They will just be notified in a popup what was done, and they will see it in the form. Later, I'll make it more secure. I have an idea without requiring login. Yes?