>>> Part 2 of 5... ------------------------------ Subject: Who Is On AVCNet ? ; Do we want a list of Sites?, Names? If so, Just who are we? ------------------------------ Subject: What Is AVCNet's Mission ? 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. ; end mission statment ------------------------------ Subject: What does a membership buy for you or your organization? 1. The satisfaction that you are a vital part of an effort dedicated to bringing the power of telecommunications and information access (both local and global) to all of our citizens. 2. Individual members will be able to attend regular program meetings at no charge. Plans are forming for meetings to begin in September. Topics being discussed include: Surfing the Internet; Getting online with email; Writing your own Web Page; and more! 3. The opportunity to promote your organization on the Internet. Work has begun on an AVCNet Web Page. Links will be provided to all AVCNet Organizational members. Also, MaineStreet Communications of Gray has offered to mount web pages at no cost for nonprofit organizations who are members of AVCNet. AVCNet plans to develop a cadre of volunteer HTML experts to assist our members in Web Page development. Please take some time today to mail in your check. TIA, Rick Speer, Chairperson Androscoggin Valley Community Network Telephone: 784-0135 Email: Rspeer@LPL.avcnet.org ------------------------------ Subject: How Do I Join AVCNet ? Show up at the meeting, or contact: Rob Waite, Board of Directors Androscoggin Valley Community Network sysop@ecolink.avcnet.org, or call me voice at 207-353-6821. Rick Speer, Chairperson Androscoggin Valley Community Network Telephone: 784-0135 Email: Rspeer@LPL.avcnet.org ; who else ? >>> Continued to next message... ~~~ ReneWave v1.01 [NR]
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