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Fac/Subject Matter Expert More Information Page

2026-03-10T15:11:04Z

JLohrmann: /* Benefits to Subject Matter Experts */

Thank you for your interest in joining the OnTrackNorthAmerica BrainTrust as a Subject Matter Expert (SME). Upon approval we will place you in the SME BrainTrust according to your work and interests. As an OTNA Subject Matter Expert you will collaborate with our Organizers an Facilitators on designing and producing State Initiatives and IntelliConferences. By-the-way, Subject Matter Experts are also invited to be [[Fac/Particpating Stakeholders|Particpating Stakeholders]] in our [[Industrial Systems Initiatives|Intiatives]] and [[IntelliConferences]].

Depending on the issues being addressed, OTNA Organizers and Facilitators hold monthly or quarterly one-on-one calls with our SMEs, occasionally bringing together small groups in the same domain via Zoom. As OTNA Initiatives and IntelliConfernces are developed we would invite you to become more involved. The work is voluntary, you may pass on contributing insights at any time.

== 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
* A person who looks for breakthroughs
* A person who 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.
* We do not expect SMEs to agree with OTNA market development strategy and plans for the outcomes of Initiaves and IntelliConferences?
* BrainTrust SMEs are required to be OTNA Members at $200 per year.
** We may provide scholarships to early BrainTrust SMEs

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

* Be available to OTNA Organizers, Facilitors and Directors to answer questions and advise on issues coming up in Initiatives and IntelliConferences
* Register when it is practical as a Participating Stakeholders in relvant Initiatives and IntelliConferences
* Participate when it is practical in [[Private/Subject Page Management|Subject Pages]]
* Maintain a user page
** OTNA supplies each SME with a publically accessible user page to share views and publish 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 BrainTrust SMEs
* We want to enroll SMEs in being pro-active in defining challenges and uncovering breakthroughs on specific subjects
* In special cases OTNA staff will support SMEs who do not particpate directly in our work site

== Benefits to Subject Matter Experts ==

* Work in collboration with a broad network of professional stakeholders in all sectors on the complex subjects that are most important to you
* Coalesce your community
* Keep your diverse activities for change organized
* Link with other campaigns
* Recognition

Fac/Subject Matter Expert More Information Page

2026-03-10T14:07:17Z

JLohrmann: /* Benefits to Subject Matter Experts */

Thank you for your interest in joining the OnTrackNorthAmerica BrainTrust as a Subject Matter Expert (SME). Upon approval we will place you in the SME BrainTrust according to your work and interests. As an OTNA Subject Matter Expert you will collaborate with our Organizers an Facilitators on designing and producing State Initiatives and IntelliConferences. By-the-way, Subject Matter Experts are also invited to be [[Fac/Particpating Stakeholders|Particpating Stakeholders]] in our [[Industrial Systems Initiatives|Intiatives]] and [[IntelliConferences]].

Depending on the issues being addressed, OTNA Organizers and Facilitators hold monthly or quarterly one-on-one calls with our SMEs, occasionally bringing together small groups in the same domain via Zoom. As OTNA Initiatives and IntelliConfernces are developed we would invite you to become more involved. The work is voluntary, you may pass on contributing insights at any time.

== 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
* A person who looks for breakthroughs
* A person who 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.
* We do not expect SMEs to agree with OTNA market development strategy and plans for the outcomes of Initiaves and IntelliConferences?
* BrainTrust SMEs are required to be OTNA Members at $200 per year.
** We may provide scholarships to early BrainTrust SMEs

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

* Be available to OTNA Organizers, Facilitors and Directors to answer questions and advise on issues coming up in Initiatives and IntelliConferences
* Register when it is practical as a Participating Stakeholders in relvant Initiatives and IntelliConferences
* Participate when it is practical in [[Private/Subject Page Management|Subject Pages]]
* Maintain a user page
** OTNA supplies each SME with a publically accessible user page to share views and publish 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 BrainTrust SMEs
* We want to enroll SMEs in being pro-active in defining challenges and uncovering breakthroughs on specific subjects
* In special cases OTNA staff will support SMEs who do not particpate directly in our work site

== Benefits to Subject Matter Experts ==

* Work in collboration with a broad network of professional stakeholders in all sectors on the complex subjects that are most important to you
* Coalesce your commuity
* Keep their own diverse activities for change organized
* Link with other campaigns
* Promote campato wider circles of interest that they are not able to reach on their own
* Recognition

Fac/Subject Matter Expert More Information Page

2026-03-10T13:58:33Z

JLohrmann:

Thank you for your interest in joining the OnTrackNorthAmerica BrainTrust as a Subject Matter Expert (SME). Upon approval we will place you in the SME BrainTrust according to your work and interests. As an OTNA Subject Matter Expert you will collaborate with our Organizers an Facilitators on designing and producing State Initiatives and IntelliConferences. By-the-way, Subject Matter Experts are also invited to be [[Fac/Particpating Stakeholders|Particpating Stakeholders]] in our [[Industrial Systems Initiatives|Intiatives]] and [[IntelliConferences]].

Depending on the issues being addressed, OTNA Organizers and Facilitators hold monthly or quarterly one-on-one calls with our SMEs, occasionally bringing together small groups in the same domain via Zoom. As OTNA Initiatives and IntelliConfernces are developed we would invite you to become more involved. The work is voluntary, you may pass on contributing insights at any time.

== 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
* A person who looks for breakthroughs
* A person who 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.
* We do not expect SMEs to agree with OTNA market development strategy and plans for the outcomes of Initiaves and IntelliConferences?
* BrainTrust SMEs are required to be OTNA Members at $200 per year.
** We may provide scholarships to early BrainTrust SMEs

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

* Be available to OTNA Organizers, Facilitors and Directors to answer questions and advise on issues coming up in Initiatives and IntelliConferences
* Register when it is practical as a Participating Stakeholders in relvant Initiatives and IntelliConferences
* Participate when it is practical in [[Private/Subject Page Management|Subject Pages]]
* Maintain a user page
** OTNA supplies each SME with a publically accessible user page to share views and publish 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 BrainTrust SMEs
* We want to enroll SMEs in being pro-active in defining challenges and uncovering breakthroughs on specific subjects
* In special cases OTNA staff will support SMEs who do not particpate directly in our work site

== Benefits to Subject Matter Experts ==

* 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

Fac/Subject Matter Expert More Information Page

2026-02-25T19:46:13Z

JLohrmann: Created page with " Thank you for your interest in joining the OnTrackNorthAmerica BrainTrust as a Subject Matter Expert (SME). Upon approval we will place you in the SME BrainTrust according to your work and interests indicated below. As an OTNA Subject Matter Expert you will collaborate with our Organizers in applying what you know to designing and producing State Initiatives and IntelliConferences. Subject Matter Experts are also invited to be Particpating Stakeholders in question and a..."

Thank you for your interest in joining the OnTrackNorthAmerica BrainTrust as a Subject Matter Expert (SME). Upon approval we will place you in the SME BrainTrust according to your work and interests indicated below. As an OTNA Subject Matter Expert you will collaborate with our Organizers in applying what you know to designing and producing State Initiatives and IntelliConferences. Subject Matter Experts are also invited to be Particpating Stakeholders in question and answer rounds (IntelliSysnthesis) that operate during an IntelliConference Series.

Depending on the issues being addressed, OTNA Organizers and Facilitators hold monthly or quarterly one-on-one calls with our SMEs, occasionally bringing together small groups in the same domain via Zoom. As OTNA Initiatives and IntelliConfernces are developed we would invite you to become more involved. The work is voluntary, you may pass on contributing insights at any time.

== 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

Transportation Research Forum

2026-02-22T23:10:59Z

JLohrmann:

=== Introduction ===

* The [https://trforum.org/listing-of-annual-forums/ Transportation Research Forum] produces a national in person meeting where members submit and discuss papers on transportation economics
** The [https://annualforum.trforum.org/ 2026 April 16-17 TRF Annual Forum in Norfolk VA]
* 2/20/26 MS Email: My friend, Joe Schwieterman, Director of the Chicago office at the Transportation Research Forum lets set them up as an academic partner of OTNA.

=== Goals ===

* Enroll TRF as a Founding sponsor on all Initiatives and IntelliConferences in a trade for $50,000 to $100,000 depending on the event rate
* TRF
** They provide promotion services to all their members for each of our activities
** They provide a coordinator for our rail economics pages
** They recurit Academic organizations to be OTNA partners under a trade deal similar to this
** They recruit economics SMEs for the OTNA BrainTrust
** They supply participating stakeholders to all OTNA relevant IntelliSynthesis activities
** Discount of 25% to OTNA members for their forums
** OTNA papers wil be submitted for TRF events
* OTNA
** Listing in all materials as an Initiating Sponsor
** Co-coordinator on all our rail economics pages
** Their SMEs and Champions listed in our BrainTrust
** Their papers distributed to our community
** A 25% reduction to their members when they become OTNA Members. This would be a 3 year rate
** Promotion to our members to register for their events
** Promotion to our sponsors to sponsor their events

=== Strategy ===

* Work through Joe Schwieterman, President of TRF Chicago Chapter

=== Questions ===

* It appears they host one forum annually, is this the case?
* Are their Chapter Presidents volunteers or paid staff
* What do local Chapters do?
* What are the challenges that they face?
** Enrolling paying sponsors for their forums and recuriting participants
** Getting interesting papers submitted for their Forums
** Only a single 2021 newletter is posted on their site.