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1. Nexus Reilly Hamilton Lee Sharma

2. What’s the Problem? Many small, disconnected groups Disengaged, uninvolved citizenry No centralized effort successful thus far Not just Troy - these are common issues

7. Nexus - TroyNex.us "A social project management system which will allow streamlined project management and idea progression in a uniquely inviting and open way"

9. Goals Project Organization Submission - Goals, Scope, Resources needed Idea vetting / Feedback through voting and comments Project updates provided to visitors and subscribers Project Actualization Link problems to groups with resources and solutions Government, Volunteer groups, Outreach groups Emphasis on Action and Results Archive results, showcase successes Community Engagement Allow groups to organize flexible memberships Help unaffiliated newcomers find like minded groups Fuel involvement through existing social networks

10. Related Projects

15. Plan of Action

19. Schedule Elaboration - 1 Week Planning, specifications, class diagrams, mockups Construction - Four 2 Week Iterations Iteration 1 - Project submission and progression Iteration 2 - Project archives and search Iteration 3 - Users and Groups Iteration 4 - Social Networking integration Transition - 1 Week Deploy

20. Questions?