EVENT: IPC Regular Monthly Meeting
DATE: Wednesday, MAY 3, 2000
TIME: 6:30 - 7:30 pm
PLACE: City of Davis Computer Lab, 600
A Street
IPC members present: John
Batchelder,John Chiles, Anne Hance,
Susan Martindill, Richard Yamagata,
Wendy Yoder
Absent: Alan Brattesani, Ed
Henn,
1. We discussed, with Frank Maurer, the
Quail Ridge project proposal to help
upgrade the existing web site. The
following help was agreed to:
A shell account (6
months?)
Total of 10 MB
space
Training in: Email practice
(mechanics, issues, etiquette)
General understanding of the
Internet and web sites
including issues to do with the
current state of
the technology, web site design
(accessibility etc.)
A Mailing List available as
needed
John Batcheldor offered help (his and
his wife Cindy's) to create a Quail Ridge virtual tour on the web site.
Frank Maurer says he will hand out
material on DCN trainings at the Farmers Market (when we have our act together
that is).
2. We discussed the question of linking
a subscriber page of education links to the DCN Education page and decided to
suggest to Steve that the link not be made (we were troubled by the potential of
future problems that might keep cropping up because of the precedent that would
be set). We recommended a spotlight offer.
3. We started to discuss the IPC and its
role relative to both the community's needs and the DCN web content. The
discussion veered quickly to discussing DCN and its need to be more aggressive
in developing cash income.
Suggestions included:
A page on DCN explaining and describing
DCN's need for donor support (including how to make donations of all
sizes)
Partnering with corporations and
businesses - not just agencies and institutions
Having (agreed upon?) articles in the
COOP newsletter for PR
Maybe having an imprint on shopping
bags at the COOP of other places
Offering Computer Camps (daily without
overnights probably) in Spring and Summer breaks using DJUSD elementary school
andf other computer labs that get insufficient use. (This could create
significant income). Susan has is writing up a model of how her organization has
done this (not with computers) and will share this with DCN if we
like.
Beefing up the Public Education
Committee with energetic people to work with Richard Yamagata (Richard says he
really likes that idea!)
4. We adjourned at
7:35pm
** NEXT MEETING - JUNE 7, 2000
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