1. Ad hoc Town Meeting Technology Committee Members and Associate Members Kevin Gleason Donna Jones Kevin O’Brien David Rosenberg CiCi Van Tine Ralph White Report to the May 2011 Annual Town Meeting

2. Purpose of the Ad hoc Town Meeting Technology Committee Research, report and make proposals to Town Meeting and the Moderator regarding use of technology to increase voter education, participation and ease of operation of Town Meeting. With the approval of the Moderator, implement any changes or improvements to use technology for these purposes that do not require Town Meeting approval.

3. The Norfolk Warrant Discussion Forum Web-based structured discussion Organized by warrant article World readable You need a (free) logon account to post All comments are attributed to posters by their real names It WORKS!

4. The URL of the Norfolk Warrant Discussion Forum http://norfolk.onlinetownhalls.com

5. We have an evolving prototype We’d like more publicity and fanfare We’d like to see more active participation We need more input about making it better

6. A warrant discussion might include: The background motivating the article The text of the article The text of the recommendation(s) Discussion and Q & A about the article Advocacy for and/or against the article Pictures, spreadsheets, or PowerPoint slides Audio/video clips with relevant information (such as a tour of the site, a demonstration of the problem, an example of a similar solution or proposal, a model or a prototype, etc.)

7. We Need Additional Members People interested in technology People knowledgeable about marketing Publicists (print and electronic media) User liaisons Visual and audio media editors Others interested in  Planning  Promoting  Advocating