"Magical Synergy on Prince George FreeNet Board" by Andrea Kujala Realtime Online Ottawa 13:00 August 15, 1994. "Start by getting the people, not the internet connection" was the advice of Lynda Williams, the President of the Prince George FreeNet, Canada's newest freeNet. The Prince George FreeNet board consists of librarians, educators, business representatives and computer experts. This proved to be a magical starting point. All the technical needs, public relations and administrative tasks fell into place relatively easily once the members of the board started working well as a team. FreeNets empower people living in remote towns and rural areas. A resident of Prince George can access the same information at the same speed as the person working in downtown Toronto. Ms Williams, a librarian who has had experience working in Toronto, believes freeNets are especially important to those living outside of the major cities. -- Realtime Online - Professional Conference Reporting Team Rosaleen Dickson, Ottawa ac174@freenet.carleton.ca. Pierre Bourque, Michel Careau, Shady Kanfi, Charles King, Andrea Kujala, Jules Lafrance, Bruce MacDonald, Robert Rattey, Natalie Roth, and Michael Silvestrini, Stephen Toy