At the 7/11/95 AVCNet Board meeting, the following mission statement
was adopted for the organization:
AVCNet Mission Statement
The Androscoggin Valley Community Network is a collaborative organization
composed of information providers and information consumers in the greater
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 comp
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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