From: lynda@freenet.unbc.edu (Lynda Williams) Date: Thu, 14 Jul > basic contact info: Lynda Williams, lynda@freenet.unbc.edu (president/founder) 210 N. Quinn Street, Prince George, B.C. (604) 562-9281 also president@freenet.unbc.edu > organizational committee structure President, Lynda Williams, is also Vice-Chair, P.G. Public Library, Editor of Open Door, B.C. Library Trustees Association, Secretary, B.C. Free-Net Association, Board Member (PG Free-Net Rep.) Telecommunities Canada Content Committee - chair, Kathy Plett, College of New Caledonia content@freenet.unbc.edu Funding/PR Committee - chair, Edel Toner-Rogala, P.G. Public Library and Joan Jarman, Public Relations Officer pr@freenet.unbc.edu funding@freenet.unbc.edu Technical Committee - chair, Lyndon Nerenberg, University of Northern B.C., inquire via support@freenet.unbc.edu Community Advisory Committee - coordinator, Clayton Gray, Business Consultant, clayton@freenet.unbc.edu Getting Connected Committee - see president Phone committee -- Bill McFarlin We also have a volunteer legal advisor and a volunteer accountant acting as auditor. > organizational status Registered as a non-profit society in B.C.; appeal in process to obtain federal charities status; seeking non-profit for tax purposes federal status > critical local plans, priorities, deadlines Missed June/94 opening deadline due to FreePort bugs and > 1 month lag time receiving first 4 modems. Installed at UNBC with 4 operating phonelines. To open for beta testing by 276 members and daring guests before end of July 94. Board members and advisory committee members already online. Approximately 20 local information providers/moderators in various stages of readiness. Menus and internet links established. Aiming for general opening with media coverage by end of summer. First AGM in early fall. Organizing Getting Connected volunteers and users seeking assistance with first-time logon for late July, early August. > software BSD Unix, FreePort, on 486 system > national concerns 1. National affiliation with NPTN via Telecommunities Canada and right to Free-Net name, etc. 2. Access to federal government information (policy/lobby) including Free-Net role in Data Liberation depository program possibly in partnership with public libraries 3. Federal charity status 4. Building relationships and obtaining representation at national level.