Please forward to appropriate USGenWeb Project lists. _____ USGenWeb Publicity/Promotion Standing Committee - Report to Project On March 6th, the USGenWeb Publicity/Promotion Standing Committee was convened. The task of the committee is to develop means of publicity and promotion, such as, but not limited to newsletters, brochures and web pages to accomplish this purpose, and will be available to work with all committees and organizations within the USGenWeb Project to assist and advise them with publicity and promotion. The formation of a Newsletter Task Team, Brochures Task Team, and a Help Task team has been accomplished and discussions are ongoing within each of the teams. The Newsletter Team has discussed intended audience; content areas, distribution method, and involvement of the USGenWeb Project community in its efforts. The Brochures Team has engaged in discussion of content, logos for brochures, and different programs for generating the brochures. The Help Team, is the latest Team to be formed and they will be discussing preparation of pages of how to's, tips, and ideas for all USGWeb Project volunteers. These will include technical tips on HTML, FTP, graphics; help with design, navigation, and accessibility; page design and where to find resources. This team will also be ready to assist the Guidelines Committee with any subsidiary pages found necessary or useful. Respectfully, Tina Vickery Chairperson, USGenWeb Publicity and Promotion Committee