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TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) AND TRAVEL
 The TAC is a group of volunteer professionals who meet once a month in several regions to review the technical, cultural and health aspects of a project prior to the chapter traveling. Most professionals serving on the TAC have either traveled on EWB-USA projects or they have worked extensively in other countries either for work, Peace Corps or some other related activity.
The purpose of this review is to provide quality control on EWB-USA projects. Our goal is to help pass on lessons learned from previous experiences or projects to current projects.
If your chapter plans to travel on an assessment trip, we require that the assessment be reviewed by an EWB-USA Project Manager. If your chapter plans to travel on an implementation trip, we require that an implementation presentation be presented to the TAC. For more information on the overall process, see below and please read through Chapters 5 and 6 of the Sourcebook.
What to Submit: (Note: All templates are available on the DOWNLOADS PAGE)
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Trip Type
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What to Submit
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| Assessment |
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507B - Pre-Assessment Report
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605 - Waiver for each person traveling
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608 - Health Insurance Forms for each person traveling
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| Implementation |
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507D - Pre-Implementation Report
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An Implementation Presentation
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605 - Waiver for each person traveling
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608 - Health Insurance Forms for each person traveling
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507C - Post-Assessment Report
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Any other relevant design information
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When to Submit: The submission dates for proposed travel/work (either within or outside of the USA) are listed below. Once the materials are submitted, a project manager will contact your chapter to discuss the trip and design plans, and will let your team know when they are to present to the TAC. (Note: These are also the submission deadlines for New Project Applications (501) and Chapter Applications (502) )
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Assessment Date
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Implementation Date
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When To Submit (Deadline)
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| February |
March |
Sunday, December 21st |
| March |
April |
Sunday, January 18th |
| April |
May |
Sunday, February 15th |
| May |
June |
Sunday, March 15th |
| June |
July |
Sunday, April 19th |
| July |
August |
Sunday, May 17th |
| August |
September |
Sunday, June 14th |
| September |
October |
Sunday, July 19th |
| October |
November |
Sunday, August 16th |
| November |
December |
Sunday, September 20th |
| December |
January 2010 |
Sunday, October 18th |
| January 2010 |
February 2010 |
Sunday, November 15th |
Where to Submit: Please send all submissions to Projects or waivers can be faxed to 303-772-2699.
When to Present: The TAC reviews all implementation plans. Most chapters that are implementing a project will give a half hour presentation at one of the TAC meetings listed below. (Note: Presentations for most chapters will be via teleconferencing and web-conferencing. It will not be necessary to fly out to the meetings). Assessments will just be reviewed by the project managers via a conference call with the chapter.
When to Present in 2009 (TAC Meeting Dates)
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Mountain TAC
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West Coast TAC
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Great Lakes/ South Central TAC
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Northeast TAC
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Southeast TAC |
When to Submit (from above)
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| Jan 12th |
Jan 13th |
Jan 14th |
Jan 15th |
Jan 12th |
December 21st |
| Feb 2nd |
Feb 3rd |
Feb 4th |
Feb 5th |
Feb 2nd |
January 18th |
| March 2nd |
March 3rd |
March 4th |
March 5th |
March 2nd |
February 15th |
| April 6th |
April 7th |
April 7th |
April 9th |
April 6th |
March 15th |
| May 4th |
May 5th |
May 6th |
May 7th |
May 4th |
April 19th |
| June 1st |
June 2nd |
June 3rd |
June 4th |
June 1st |
May 17th |
| July 6th |
July 7th |
July 8th |
July 9th |
July 6th |
June 14th |
| Aug 3rd |
Aug 4th |
Aug 5th |
Aug 6th |
Aug 3rd |
July 19th |
| Sept 14th |
Sept 8th |
Sept 9th |
Sept 10th |
Sept 14th |
August 16th |
| Oct 5th |
Oct 6th |
Oct 7th |
Oct 8th |
Oct 5th |
September 20th |
| Nov 2nd |
Nov 3rd |
Nov 4th |
Nov 5th |
Nov 2nd |
October 18th |
| Dec 7th |
Dec 8th |
Dec 9th |
Dec 10th |
Dec 7th |
November 15th |
| Jan '10 4th |
Jan 5th |
Jan 6th |
Jan 7th |
Jan 4th |
December 20th |
*507 - Project Design Compendium
Note: It is NOT the responsibility of the TAC or the Project Staff to design the chapter’s projects. If additional technical assistance is needed, the project staff can help in finding a mentor for the chapter's project.
For more information on the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) click here. |
