Private/Subject Matter Experts

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

• A certain level of professional expertise
• Ability to present their 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 ate Individuals who add insightful direction and key recommendations to Initiatives and IntelliConference Series.
  • A 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?

• OTNA will soon maintain public side Subject Pages on subjects like Electricification, Regulations, Labor, on the subject OTNA maintains a publically accessible user page for each BT SME where they can share their views an 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 uncovering

Strategy

• Intitially all BT SMEs will only be required to pay as OTNA Members which is $200 per year.
• Eventually their will be an additional fee to be listed in the BT SME
  • What do they get for this?
• We may provide scholarships to early BT SMEs for purposes of getting the BT SME page populated