1. NARFE Configuration Advisory Board (CAB) Spring, 2013 2/2/2013Version 0.21

2. NAIC Recommendation NARFE Information Technology Advisory Committee (NIAC) – Formed January, 2011 – Final Report Delivered July 1,2011 – Presentation at National Executive Board Meeting on July 20, 2011 CAB grew out of a recommendation of the NAIC report CAB started meeting in December, 2011. CAB can be viewed as picking up where the NAIC left off 2/2/2013Version 0.22

3. CAB Basics CAB established Fall of 2011 – One CAB member for each of the ten regions – Pat Dempsey (Region II Representative) Chair – Reports to the National Vice President, Paul Carew Monthly meetings beginning December, 2011 – CAB Members – National Vice President – National Treasurer – Headquarters IT Staff 2/2/2013Version 0.23

4. CAB Members Region I………Sheldon Cooper Region II……..Pat Dempsey Region III.......William Leatham Region IV…….Patricia Gaines Region V……..Bonna Cunningham Region VI….…Dorothy Creswell Region VII…...Nancy Carlson-Gotts Region VIII…..Werner Gumpert Region IX….…Bob Conquergood Region X……..John Wells 2/2/2013Version 0.24

5. CAB Activities General Activities – Continue to work with headquarters on the Online Activity Module (OAM) – Discuss the general direction of NARFE IT – Change Management 2012 Activities – Charter – Recommendation on Access to NARFE data – Position Code Recommendations and Documentation 2013 Activities – Usability – Long Term Recommendations 2/2/2013Version 0.25

6. Change Management CAB solicits and manage proposals for change to IT – Evaluates proposed changes – Makes recommendations to headquarters – Creates a transparent process – see the CAB Website Process – Submit change requests directly to CAB Member or via Website – Requests added to CAB blog for comments by CAB members – Requests discussed at CAB meeting – When a decision is made the category is changed on the blog from “Proposal – Pending” to “Proposal – Final” 2/2/2013Version 0.26

7. CAB Charter - 2012 Document CAB functions – “The overall objective of the CAB is to make recommendations that increase the operational efficiency and usefulness of the NARFE IT infrastructure and management” – The charter defined Eleven Goals with Twenty-two Objectives A Separate Document Identified Deliverables The amount of work will require years We will review the objectives and deliverables periodically 2/2/2013Version 0.27

8. Access of Data 2012 Expand Update Authority for F7/F7A – President – Vice President – Secretary – Secretary/Treasurer – Membership Chair Expand Read Access to all members shown on F7/F7A 2/2/2013Version 0.28

9. Position Codes 2012 Use of the F7 and F7A by National – Used to determine access to data – Used to send information from national to specific members Documentation of Positions on F7 & F7A – Provide enough information to help people filling out the forms – Not intended to replace local by-laws Recommend Updating the list of Positions on F7 & F7A – Remove positions that need neither access nor receive information – Add positions that have become common in chapters and federations that need access 2/2/2013Version 0.29

10. Activities in 2013 Usability – Major recommendation by NIAC – Will receive more attention in 2013 – Reviewing new processes – Review of existing processes Long Range Recommendations – Start discussions in 2013 – Be finished prior to national convention in 2014 Ongoing activities – Change Management – Communication between national and others 2/2/2013Version 0.210

11. CAB Website Your Gateway to the CAB CAB Blog – Short Summary of Monthly Meeting – Individual blog entries for requests to change IT Pending Status Final Status – Posts from various CAB Members – Links to important documents Working Documents Final Documents Training 2/2/2013Version 0.211

12. Getting to the CAB Web Site Go to NARFE.ORG and Enter as a Member 2/2/2013Version 0.212

13. Getting to the CAB Web Site Click on Officer Resources 2/2/2013Version 0.213

14. Getting to the CAB Web Site Scroll down to the bottom of the Officer Resources Page 2/2/2013Version 0.214

15. Getting to the CAB Web Site Click on CAB Activities 2/2/2013Version 0.215

16. The CAB Home Page 2/2/2013Version 0.216

17. The CAB Home Page The “CAB Blog” will be shown later. “Contact CAB Members” allows you to send an email. This is how you can make requests to changes the IT. “Other Important Links” contains documents used by the CAB. 2/2/2013Version 0.217

18. The CAB Blog 2/2/2013Version 0.218

19. CAB Blog Hints The top two items describe themselves. If you click on a category you will only see those blog entries with that category. As an example, clicking on the “CAB Meeting” category will give you a series of short blogs about each CAB meeting while hiding the other blogs entries 2/2/2013Version 0.219

20. Thank You Any questions now – please ask Any questions later – you can find your CAB member on the CAB Website 2/2/2013Version 0.220