The Compass Lives!

[Wayne Moses Burke]

We had a great meeting last night where we discussed the value that the Compass may bring to the Hill in stripped down, minimalistic terms. The final decision was that we should do something that is easy to create, promote it and see how it comes together. We can then flesh out the functionality as it becomes necessary.

Request
If you know of an active discussion forum or email list in which Congressional staffers are getting answers to their technology questions, please let me know.

Attendees

• Sara Mueller
• Carmela Aquino
• Christiana Aretta
• Lucas Cioffi
• Phil (sorry Phil, missed your last name)
• Wayne Burke
  

Goal
Our goal is to create a space for Questions and Answers, with the results of those being archived and made easily accessible even for someone new to the technology. The idea would be to draw information from the discussion and create a tagged and searchable FAQ as well as a series of case studies.

Next Step
Our first step is to determine if there is already a sufficient forum or email list or similar tool, being used in which staffers and social media experts are exchanging information. We would prefer not to re-invent the wheel if possible, but make the wheel easier to use and let more know about it.

Carmela, Sara, and I are researching online discussions that are already occurring to see if we can unite with them to move this project forward.

Regular Meetings
We have also agreed on a standard meeting schedule of Monday nights, 7pm at Cure - every 2 weeks. Next meeting is Feb 15.


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Wayne Moses Burke
Executive Director
Open Forum Foundation
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