Title Slide: Organization Structure
June Perritt
IBM / Organizational Structure Tiger Team

Background

• From the May Forum
  Launched the Organizational Structure Workgroup
• Goals
  Define organizational structure requirements 
  Propose alternatives for the Accessibility Forum that meet these requirements
  Conduct a vote of the Forum members

Slide 1: Organizational Structure Workgroup
Jim House (TDI)
June Perritt (IBM)
David Poehlman (American Council of The Blind)
Joy Relton (Unisys)
Mark Urban (National Committee for Information Technology Standards)
Gregg Vanderheiden (Univ. of Wisconsin - TRACE Research & Development Center)
Accessibility Forum Staff: Ed Reniker, Jack Corley, Phil Rosche

Slide 2: Team recommendations

• Goals of the Forum Structure
• Required Organizational Activities
• Organizational Structure Requirements
• Proposed alternatives

Slide 3: Goals of the Forum Structure

• Achieve broad acceptance of Forum results
• Articulate and resolve issues
• Ensure balance among all stakeholder perspectives
• Encourage member participation 
• Enhance success of efforts / quality of efforts
• Promote communication within and across stakeholder communities
• Develop external awareness

Slide 4: Required Organizational Activities

• Recommend policy and strategic direction
• Provide ongoing management of Forum work efforts
• Perform Forum work efforts
• Enhance interaction among focused stakeholder groups

Slide 5: Organizational Structure Requirements

• Policy and Strategic Leadership 
• Project Management
• Project Teams
• Groups with a shared perspective

Slide 6: Presentation of Recommendations

• Ballot to membership
  • Balloting period: August 15, 2001 through August 27, 2001
    • Three alternatives for consideration
      • Results
        • 29 votes received
          • Distribution of votes:
            • Example 1 6
            • Example 2 5
            • Example 3 17

Slide 7: Discussion