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1. Write Documentation. This includes both user guides, install guides and developer documentation. Documentation is found in the documentation . Register area of the OpenOffice wiki or through the ODFAuthors group.
   To participate through the OpenOffice wiki, register for an Apache OpenOffice Community wiki account.
   To participate through ODFAuthors, see the ODFAuthors site.
   Skills needed: familiarity with Media Wiki. Skills gained: more wiki experience, group collaboration.
2. Develop a trademark approval process. This would be used by the PPMC for external entities that want to use our trademarks. Write up the process, review with Apache Branding, and get consensus on the ooo-dev list. Add the process definition to the Community FAQ's on the website. Things to consider include criteria for approval and record keeping. A good starting point might be this email. Skills gained: greater understanding of Apache branding requirements.
3. Write up a tutorial (or link to a good existing one) that explains how new project volunteers should create and submit patches (for publication on the Project website). Skills needed: an understanding of Markdown and probably committer rights to the project website. (Already somewhat done on the Developer FAQs page ).
4. Write up a tutorial on how committers should review and apply patches.  Add a link to this tutorial from the Developer FAQs page.  Skills needed: SVN, technical writing.  Skills gained: Apache CMS.
5. Document the procedures used by the PPMC. This would include the processes: how to elect new committers and PPMC members, including form letters, userid generation, tracking, etc.  Link it from the PPMC FAQs page on the website. Consider the steps that the PPMC needs to do, as well as the new committer, so this can be a reference for both.  Skills needed: writing.  Skills gained: Apache CMS.  Note: this task is suitable for existing PPMC members only.

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