Board Meeting Minutes 10/23/2000

["David Sysko" <dsysko@ctel.net>]

AVCNet Board Meeting 
October 23, 2000, Lewiston Public Library, Lewiston, Maine  

7:10 / Attending: Jim Hart, Bruce Hall, Rick Speer, Art Turley, Bob 
Kleckner, Lisa Giguere, Rob Spellman, James Allard, David Sysko. 

Art asked board to review critically the goals and operation of 
AVCNet. Same old people--not getting the possibilities done with 
existing labor pool. Membership stagnant or regressing--maturing, 
unable, tired.  

Slow growth (drain side only?) through free services, not 
contributing energy  

Recent years goals have been toward community non-profits, 
listservs, local info.        

David recalled Carrignan speech, questioning validity of enhancing 
community through technology.  

Art suggested organizational members using services be required 
to participate, contribute.  

Jim: publicity is a major missing piece.  

examples of difficulty of site upkeep, quality  

low profile last couple years--are there high profile community 
events left undone?  

Group boggled in tech, time to stop? Art prods with hypothetical 
motion for orderly shutdown plan.  

Re-focus on  a couple key services? Offer less, based on 
resources at hand?  

Distributed e-mail without advertising is rare.  

Bob says he became involved because we provide a central 
location for finding community information, local web resources, 
communication services, and non-profit groups support, and that is 
valuable.  

Pruning business links would clean up the web site, operationally.  

Sensing support for continuing work, Rick moved that we make the 
next meeting a working session, maintaining web, performing 
further transfer to iMac. Art seconded. Approved unanimously.  

Art moved that we develop guidelines for connecting participation 
with organizational membership involvement within three months. 
Seconded and approved unanimously.  

Bruce thanked Art for bringing difficult, thoughtful issues to the 
table.  

Adjourned 9:10. Next (working) meeting: Monday, November 20, 
2000, 7 p.m., at Bates College, 110 Russell St., Lewiston.   

Please send corrections to davids@neokraft.com or call 786-2972.  

Respectfully submitted, 

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David Sysko            
Secretary, Androscoggin Valley Community Network
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