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== Who is qualified to be listed as a BrainTrust Subject Matter Expert? ==

* A high level of professional expertise on a subject
* Ability to present viewpoints and knowledge effectively in wrting and discusssion
* Looks for consensus 
* Strives for orderly communication processes
* What is the distinction between an SME an a Champion?
** SMEs are Individuals who add insightful direction and key recommendations to Initiatives and IntelliConference Series.
** Champions are individuals who advocate for an approach, idea, and/or a new possibility.
* Do we expect SMEs to agree with OTNA market development strategy and plans for the outcomes of Initiaves and IntelliConferences?

== What do we want BrainTrust SMEs to do? ==

* Be avaialble to OTNA Organizers, Facilitors and Directors to answer questions and advise on issues coming up in Initiatives and IntelliConferences
* Be registered as Participating Stakeholders in relvant Initiatives and IntelliConferences
* Participate in [[Private/Subject Page Management|Subject Pages]]
** OTNA will soon maintain public and private side Subject Pages on subjects like Electricification, Regulations, Labor, specfic loactions or regions, shortlines,  (an infiniate number of subjects)
* Maintain their public user page
** OTNA will supply each SME a publically accessible user page where they can share their views and publish their white papers, etc
* OTNA maintains a private page for each SME where they can share organizing strategy and issue policy with OTNA Organizers, Facilitators, Directors and other BT SMEs
* We want to enroll SMEs in being pro-active in defining challenges and uncovering breakthroughs on specific subjects

== Strategy ==

* Intitially all BT SMEs will only be required to pay as OTNA Members which is $200 per year. 
** We may provide scholarships to early BT SMEs for purposes of getting the BT SME page populated
* Eventually their will be an additional fee to be listed in the BT SME
** What do they get for this?
*** Recognition
*** A place to keep their own diverse campaigns organized
*** A place where their campaigns can be linked with other campaigns
*** A place where their campaigns can be promoted to wider circles of interest that they are not able to reach on their own