Outreach Committee Project Review Bill Brownlow, Chair Charles Bryson, Vice Chair November 18, 2008 1

Editorial Review Working Group Develop Working Group Mission and Charter; Recruit Working Group Chair & Vice Chair – Bill Brownlow (Action Item #OR-005-20080430) Working Group Chair Approved: Bette Rinehart Vice Chair: Open Volunteers: Bill Brownlow, Stu Overby, Len Fatica, Alan Bull, Ralph Haller Mission, Summary, & Goals (Proposed): Mission: The Editorial Review Working Group insures NPSTC published documents are without grammatical or spelling error prior to publication. Members of the working group are appointed by the Working Group Chair.

Editorial Review Working Group Mission, Charter, & Goals (Proposed) (Cont’d): Summary: Review all NPSTC Publications and Articles Goals: Review NPSTC Monthly Review NPSTC Quarterly Review NPSTC Tech Briefs Review NPSTC Governing Board Meeting Minutes Review NPSTC After Meeting Report Review all NPSTC articles Assist in Creation and Review of NPSTC Regulatory Update

Volunteer Coordination Working Group Develop Working Group Mission and Charter; Recruit Working Group Chair & Vice Chair – Bill Brownlow (Action Item #OR-004-20080430) Working Group Chair Approved: Tom Abernathy Vice Chair: Open Volunteers: George Carbonell, Paul Leary, Charles Werner; Mission, Summary, & Goals (Proposed): Mission: The Volunteer Working Group engages Governing Board members and meeting participants to meet the goals and objectives of NPSTC, its committees, and working groups to further public safety communications on all levels. Members of the working group are appointed by the Working Group Chair.

Volunteer Coordination Working Group Mission, Charter, & Goals (Proposed) (Cont’d): Summary: This Groups purpose is to engage new participants and educate them on the structure of NPSTC.  This group should also teach new participants how they can make a difference within NPSTC and how valuable their skill sets are to the work that NPSTC does at both the national and local levels. Goals: Welcome new participants into NPSTC at each of the four NPSTC Governing Board Meetings Informally interview each new participants to access their skills and interests. Access which working groups would be a good fit for the new participants skills and interests.

Volunteer Coordination Working Group Mission, Charter, & Goals (Proposed) (Cont’d): Goals (Cont’d): Report to the Outreach Committee what new participants skills and interests as well as make suggestion of which working group would be best suited for them. Introduce new participants to various governing board, committee, and working group members so that the new participant feel that everyone within NPSTC is approachable. Collect contact information on each new participant (the SO may already have this information).

Website Review Working Group Develop Working Group Mission and Charter; Recruit Working Group Chair & Vice Chair – Bill Brownlow (Action Item #OR-004-20080430) Working Group Chair Approved: Richard Reynolds Vice Chair: Open Volunteers: Tom Sorley, Rich Steiner, George Carbonell, Ron Mayworm, Bill Brownlow; Mission, Summary, & Goals (Proposed): Mission: The Website Review Working Group insures the NPSTC website reflects the highest standards professional appearance and insures the content is correct, relevant and targeted to its intended audience. Members of the working group are appointed by the Working Group Chair.

Website Review Working Group Mission, Charter, & Goals (Proposed) (Cont’d): Summary: Review and Quality Control of www.NPSTC.com Goals: Review all Hyperlinks throughout the NPSTC.org website. Review all text and Photos throughout the NPSTC.org website. Present suggest changes to the NPSTC.org website Assist in the Creation and review of the NPSTC Library Assist in Category creation Assist in Functionality review Assist in Quality Control

Summary Outreach Committee Action Item Status 11/18/08 WG Issue Action Item Status Editorial Review Develop Working Group Mission and Charter; Recruit Working Group Vice Chair #OR-004-20080430 Open Volunteer Coordination Working Group #OR-009-20080430 Website Review = Board Action Needed