The current WLIA task forces include:
Task Force Guidelines
Providing guidance to the Association for creating, operating, and disbanding Technical Committee task forces.
Creating a New Task Force
- A WLIA member should present the idea and names of potential members for the taskforce to the WLIA Board for consideration.
- If accepted, the Technical Committee Chair, together with the Board, will appoint a Task Force Chair and develop a mission statement.
- WLIA will promote awareness of the new task force, help recruit new members, and review task force guidelines with new task force chairs.
Operating a Task Force
- The Task Force Chair will be responsible for the following administrivia: distributing agendas and minutes on a timely basis; providing a quarterly update for the WLIA newsletter; and submitting an annual report and membership list to the Technical Committee Chair.
- The Task Force Chair will work with the Technical Committee Chair on any proposed changes in mission or membership, and on developing plans and activities for the upcoming year.
- The Technical Committee has a $500 annual budget for all task force activities. Expenses should be pre-approved and reported to the Technical Committee Chair using the Association's voucher system.
- The Task Force's mission statement, annual report, and future plans will be reviewed by the Technical Committee Chair and the Board each year.
Disbanding a Task Force
- Based up Task Force annual reviews, the WLIA Board may determine that a Task Force should be disbanded.
- The Technical Committee Chair will notify the Task Force members of the dissolution of the Task Force and thank all members for their participation and contributions.
- The dissolution of the Task Force will be announced in the WLIA newsletter and / or Annual Report.
