Chebucto Community Net Board Minutes
June 11, 1997

Present:  David Trueman, Peter Mortimer, Peter Morgan, Charles MacDonald, 
Ben Armstrong, Doug Rigby, Michael Colborne

Fundraising:

Peter Mortimer presented a number of fundraising issues.  The Board 
agreed that a person with some fundraising experience is required and 
that this person should be a member of the Board.

Action:  Peter Morgan will speak with Joan Waldron.


Volunteers:

Charles MacDonald reported on his discussions with Doug Rigby regarding  
volunteers.  Their ideas included:

-Contact committee chairs to develop a training curriculum.
-Create a database of interested CCN members with an inventory of interests.
-Use work contracts to outline responsibilities of CCN and the volunteer.
-Arrange meetings with potential volunteers with committees.
-Recognize the importance of appropriate training and acknowledgement of 
contributions during the year.
-A meeting of the Board with current active volunteers might generate 
ideas on how to get other members involved.

Action:  An organization chart of current committees and volunteers well 
be created.
Action:  Charles will contact Gerard MacNeil for further volunteer 
information.


Community Outreach:

Peter Mortimer reported on his discussions with Ben Armstrong and 
community groups.
	1.  Expansion
	Initial contact has been made with CAP sites.  There is a new 
round of CAP funding scheduled for the fall of 1997.  In the short term, 
CCN should continue to work with groups that have expressed interest.

Action:  Peter will continue to keep in touch with the groups involved.

	2.  Access
	The relationship between CCN and IPs was discussed.  There is the 
potential of IPs becoming PAT sites.  Peter Mortimer suggested that CCN 
needs to strengthen its relationship with IPs.  Ben Armstrong reported on 
a brochure in development outlining the benefits of CCN to potential IPs.

Action:  Ben will continue work on the brochure.  He will investigate the 
possibility of Tara working on this project.


WINS:

David Murdoch has applied for two WINS students to work with CCN this summer.


Upgrade:

The Board agreed to spend $7000 on upgrading the server.

Action:  David Trueman will begin to implement the upgrade.

Fundraising will be necessary to pay for the rest of the upgrade (modems, 
etc.)

Action:  Peter Morgan, as Board chair, will send a message to all CCN 
members asking for contributions.


Charitable Status:

Action:  Peter Mortimer will investigate the possibility of applying for 
charitable status for CCN.
Action:  Michael Colborne will investigate the potential of partnering 
with the Halifax Regional Library and using their charitable status for 
donations.


VISA/Mastercard:

Action:  Doug Rigby will proceed to set up a mechanism so that people can 
pay memberships and other fees using credit cards.


C/Suite:

David Trueman introduced the idea of restructuring C/Suite as a separate 
organization.  The Board agreed with this concept.  David will bring a 
proposal to the Board at a later date.


Next meeting:  June 2, Wednesday, Alderney Gate Public Library, 7 pm.


Minutes prepared by Michael Colborne.