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Current operating procedures for this committee

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Current Operating Procedures for ‘General’ group'

General Procedures/Policies (apply to everything)

  1. All communications are accessible and use accessible tools
  2. All participants agree to communications, postings etc that are courteous and constructive.
    • Comments restricted to topics, ideas or other opinions
    • Do not make comments about other people or organizations.


Use of the mail list

  1. Everyone is encouraged to use the list for discussion. This include working group members and anyone else who signs up for the list.
  2. Those who advertise on the list will be warned once then removed if action is repeated
    • Obvious spammers will be removed immediately
  3. Avoid “me too” postings that don't contribute additional content
    • Exception would be when we are voting – but we hope to have another way to do this if we get into doing much ‘voting’.

TO SUBSCRIBE to this subcommittees maillist go to http://list.teitac.org/mailman/listinfo/teitac-general
or send and email to teitac-general-request@list.teitac.org with the word 'SUBSCRIBE' in the SUBJECT line.

TO POST A MESSAGE to the maillist

  • if you are subscribed – send message to teitac-general@list.teitac.org
  • If you are not subscribed but have relevant information for the group send message to chairs and they will post it to the group for you. The chairs are Gregg Vanderheiden and Michael Takemura

Use of the Wiki

  1. We will use the wiki as a web site for a central information place for our working group
  2. All documents being used or developed by the working group will be posted to the wiki where people can access them
    • only exception is copyrighted material that is restricted strictly to committee members.
  3. Any participant can post things up to the wiki, add comments etc.
  4. people can edit their own contributions as they like
  5. try to avoid changing or delete contributions of others without checking with the other contributor
    • it is always appropriate to post a different version of something alongside. Redundancy can be removed later. And much can be learned from different versions. From experience in two other groups – posting alternatives rather than editing has proven most effective.
    • this doesn’t apply of course to typos and obvious errors
    • this is done out of courtesy and to avoid losing information that the chairs are responsible for reporting up
  6. All content posted directly to the wiki should be reflected on the List directly or by description and a link to the proper place in the wiki.

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Teleconf Calls

  • all calls will be accessible and use accessible tools
  • real-time captioning provided on all calls
  • 2 working days notice on all calls.
  • Note that The calls are transcribed– the transcriptions will be posted to the wiki
  • Key outcomes from the calls will be posted to the wiki and the list 
Suggested additions
  1. For the purpose of closed captioning
    • Please identify yourself prior to starting your comments or questions
    • Please do not talk over someone.
    • If you are using Acronyms please spell them out
  2. Utilize the Hand Raising Utility.

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