3.b: Communications Technology Working Group

Reconstitute the Website Working Group as the “Communications Technology Working Group”

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[Revised by the SAA Council in May 2011 (0511-II-A).] [The Communications Technology Working Group (CTWG) was envisioned as a flexible group whose tasks would evolve depending on SAA’s needs. The group was reappointed by Tibbo in March 2010 (with a charge to advance the development of the SAA “standards portal”) and by Trinkaus-Randall in April 2011 (with a charge to complete the May – December 2011 activities outlined below).] - Appoint Working Group. - To conduct scan: 1) review and create an index of existing communication technologies, projects, reports, documentation, policies, protocols, and procedures in use by SAA, by official component groups, and by ad hoc member groups; 2) convene a public forum at Chicago 2011 to present preliminary findings and to solicit input to identify what technology resources, capabilities, and uses individual members and groups want from SAA. (Working Group, Doyle; May – August 2011) - Compile and disseminate via online channels the information received at the 2011 Annual Meeting forum. Solicit additional comments as necessary and supplement findings through research on trends in user adoption of technology (i.e., such resources as the Pew Internet and American Life Project). (Working Group, Doyle; September – December 2011) - Group to 1) analyze functional gaps between SAA’s officially sponsored communications technology and constituent needs and/or user practices; 2) identify priority areas; and 3) submit recommendations to the Council, including technologies to be acquired and/or deployed, timetables and fiscal analyses, and protocols for use. (Working Group, Doyle; September – December 2011)

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• Communications Technology Working Group

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