AVCNet Mission Statement

[RSPEER@lpl.avcnet.org (Richard A. Speer)]

Jim Hart dug up this copy of the AVCNet Mission Statement which our 
steering committee or organizing committee adopted in the Spring of 
1994.  At the last AVCNet Board Meeting we decided to use this as a 
jumping off point for a discussion on our mission and the ultimate 
adoption of a statement by the Board.  This will be on the agenda for 
the July 11 meeting.


The Androscoggin Valley Community Network is a collaborative organization composed
of information providers and information consumers in the Lewiston/Auburn area.  The
purpose of AVCNet shall be to facilitate the electronic dissemination of inform
ation between area residents, educational institutions, community organizations, and
businesses and to serve as a gateway to the Internet computer network and other wide area
networks.

In fulfilling this mission, AVCNet seeks to:


1. Introduce area residents to the power of telecommunications by
assisting individuals and organizations in accessing AVCNet and
educating them about the online resources available through AVCNet and
other networks and information serv ice providers.

2. Provide area residents with free access to community- 
based information.

3. Offer electronic mail services for AVCNet users to communicate among
themselves and with others globally through the Internet.

4. Work with local information providers and other community service
organizations to provide an effective and efficient system for
delivering community-based information.

5. Set up AVCNet nodes in public locations for individuals who lack the
equipment and/or means for accessing the network otherwise.

6. Promote, foster, assemble, or construct an increasingly sophisticated
telecommunications infrastructure in the community to provide for
continually improving services.



Jim Hart <jhart@h5.avcnet.org>
   "Working together, we _can_ make a difference."
          
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Rick Speer                         rspeer@LPL.avcnet.org
Lewiston Public Library
105 Park Street                    Voice: (207) 784-0135
Lewiston, Maine 04240              Fax:   (207) 784-2959
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