Proposal: Asia Pacific Working Group (APWG)

Brief Table setting

  • I’m putting on my “Funding Council” hat to pose questions (See Q4 Working Group Guidance to learn more about Working Group proposal)
  • My intent is to ask the questions that ping in my mind with the hope that they help the entire Coop better understand the proposal and thinking behind it.
  • Questions are pretty much posed in the order the topic appears in the post
  • If a question doesn’t make sense or is entirely off-base, do call it out :slight_smile:

Curious, why is translation of existing resources the single “key consideration”?

It seems like this group has aspirations far beyond translations, so I find myself wondering why this is front and center.

That is exciting to hear that APAC community calls showing a steady increase!

As a thought exercise, if we wanted to double the number of participants from 9 to 18, what do you think would need to be done?

Baked into that ^ question is an assumption that increasing call participation is important. That assumption may be wrong.

I am noticing that some of the channels (including the linked Facebook & Twitter) are still quite early in developing a following.

Which channel(s) are believed to be the highest impact?

Is this ^ even a useful question? I could see one answer being, “it really depends on the specific country.”

No question here, just very interesting.

This seems like lot to tackle at once. Also, recognizing that they are each, indeed, important.

Which of these 4 areas does this group believe will need the most focus in Q4 in order to reach your goals?

Looking specifically at this section, a similar question. It looks like ya’ll intend to pursue 15 different activities.

As a thought exercise, what are the 5 activities that if focused on exclusively, you all believe will produce the most impact?

On Budget

  • Looks like you expect to add a few team members (“expected headcount”) – what roles are you all expecting to add? Why?
  • Partnerships - what exactly does “partnership” mean in this context?
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