1. Free and open access to all, independent of geography, is essential to collaboration. Ease of use must mitigate the technology divide, as well as the incorporation of low-tech means of communication. Increase participation of organizations off-site. ▲ ● ♥ ☮

2. The process of decision-making concerning technology goes beyond the forum itself, providing the means to share and exchange information among participants and their organizations. ▲ ● ♥
(consistent with WSF Charter of Principles 2)

3. Technology decisions commit to transparency, empowering cooperation & collaboration at every level of the organizing process. ▲ ● ♥
(consistent with WSF Charter of Princples 11)

4. Technology decisions will leverage the principles of free and open source software; software free of corporate control, non-proprietary, owned and maintained by the community of developers and users. ▲ ● ♥
(consistent with WSF Charter of Principles 4)

5. Technology is integrated into the process of organization. The USSF National Planning Committee prioritizing basic organizing principles and technology is a part of the organizing process. Technology is integrated with offline, face-to-face communications whenever feasible. ▲ ● ♥
(consistent with WSF Charter of Principles 14)

6. Multiple languages, handicap accessibility, and cultural expression must inform technology decision-making. It is essential that people of color and directly-impacted communities have access. ▲ ●
(consistent with WSF Charter of Princples 9)

7. Technology and media should be handled by a diverse working group of the National Planning Committee. The principle of diversity should be influenced by gender, race, class and also diversity of organizations from around the country. This work should start happening now. ▲ ●
(consistent with WSF Charter of Principles 9)

8. Technology decisions promote a safe participatory experience that allows broad contribution and respects diversity of opinion and experience, while doing no harm to others. ● ♥
(consistent with WSF Charter of Princples 8, 10)

9. Decisions should provide a vehicle to proliferate, share, and exchange information about the USSF among participants and their organizations via blogs, document libraries, FAQs etc. while minimizing the use of popular culture and applications such as Facebook, Twitter & YouTube by providing free and open souce alternatives. ● ♥

10. Information is power. Make all data available to anyone with respect for personal information such as email, credit card info, address. -- with a mechanism so you don't overwhelm people with more information than they can handle. Institutional and organizational contributions are identified. Have protections against harvesting of email addresses and other personal information for non-social forum purposes. ●