The following mission statement was adopted by the AVCNet Board at their 7/11/95 meeting: 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 information between area residents, educational institutions, community organizations, and businesses and to serve as a gateway to wide area networks, such as the Internet and FIDONet. 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, other networks and information 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. This document should be reviewed for relevancy on or before August 1, 1996. -Adopted by the AVCNet Board of Directors, 7/11/95 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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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