Chebucto Community Net Board Meeting September 17, 1996 Present: Carol Compton-Smith, David Trueman, Joan Brown Hicks, Ben Armstrong, Rob Currie,Ben Armstrong, Joan Macintosh, Joe Baker, Doug Rigby The agenda was approved. The minutes of the September 3rd meeting were approved. David gave an update on the negotiations with ISI Net for this year's agreement.The cost will be $1200 per month. ISIS has been informed in writing that we will no longer be using their service and have been thanked for their support. The agreement has yet to be signed but has been verbally agreed to. ISI Net includes all the Metro universities as well as St. F.X. The contract is for one year and renewable for a second year. This contract starts on October 1st but we have a transition time on the former contract until October 10th. The Technical Committee will develop a transition plan to the new ISP and change to "chebucto". The Maritime Municipal Development Training Board (MMDTB) has plans to provide services to municipalities worldwide.. As a non-profit organization serving municipalities it was agreed that the suite of services that they propose would be consistent with Chebucto's mandate. David will convey this discussion to MTDTB. The IP committee will draft a policy on IP levels and associated services. We are getting quite tight on disc space. David proposed that we buy a 4.2 GB drive and high performance controller at an approximate cost of $2400. This cost could be recovered by the sale of disc space to the membership.Motion seconded by Doug. Motion carried. Volunteer Coordinator: a volunteer job description has been posted to the board for discussion. Committee volunteers needs should also be gathered.It was agreed that David will post the generic responsibilities for a volunteer liaison person for each committee. A request has been made by Gerard to each committee to appoint a volunteer liaison person. David will reinforce this request by sending out a reminder. JoanM and Doug will prepare a short list for a Volunteer Coordinator. CCN Strategic Planning Session(s): Plans are to hold these over 2 nights - Tuesdays Nov 5th and 12th. JoanBH will see if the Spring Garden Road Library is available and find a facilitator. Liability Insurance for CCN directors: Hugh has done some research into this. JoanM will follow up. Word On The Street : Joe is organizing volunteers to look after the tent. Lines are being provided by City Centre. User Guide:A new designer is needed and contact made with user groups to recruit help. Rob will help with this. Next Meeting:7 pm Tuesday, October 1, Tower Rd. Membership Meeting : 7:30 pm, Tuesday Oct 8th at the Spring Garden Road Library