DCN INFORMATION PROVIDER COMMITTEE MEETING NOTES

[These are draft notes until approved at a subsequent IPC meeting.]

DATE: 06/10/98
TIME: 6:15 - 7:30 PM
LOCATION: City of Davis Computer Lab, 600 A Street.

MEMBERS PRESENT:  Jason Coffer, Anne Hance (Chair), Paul Healey, Ed Henn,
                  Richard Lowenberg, Steve McMahon, John Movius,
                  Richard Yamagata.

VISITORS:         John Batchelder, Donna Atz (presenting).
                  James Grieshop (presenting), Susan Martindill (presenting).

NOTE TAKER: Paul Healey

A  Approval of Agenda

   Approved.

B. Housekeeping -- Approve notes of 04/01/98 and 5/6/98 meeting.

   Approved.

C. Business

   1. John Batchelder was approved as a new member and will vote at the next
   meeting.

   2. Chair's proposal for added language in the Call for Proposals

      The addition of "Proposals submitted outside the established time-frames
      will be considered subject to the availability of DCN resources." was
      approved.

   3. New Projects / Discount Awards

      a) Tsnungwe Tribe Web Site (Danny Ammon)

         It was decided to pass this request to DCN Staff, since the tribal
         website would be consistent with other work sponsored by the
         Executive Director.  Although no IPC project was approved, the
         proposal was seen to potentially fall under the proposed new DCN
         policy allowing discounted accounts for nonprofits fitting specified
         criteria.

      b) Red Cross Mini Project (Susan Martindill)

         The request was for three additional dial-up accounts to be added to
         an existing paid account, and a total of 20 MB storage.  This was
         approved under the assumption that a group account could be
         constructed at an additional $8.95 cost to DCN for each of the
         additions.  The project length is six months -- through Dec 31, 1998.
         Susan Martindill was asked to communicate with DCN Administrator
         Annie Zeidman (liaison) because of related staff work on
         collaborative uses of information technology.

      c) Girl Scout Brownie Troop 1540 Mini Project (Donna Atz)

         A project with one non-dialup 10 MB shell account was approved
         through Dec 31, 1998.  Because Richard Yamagata has been involved
         with an existing Girl Scout website of uncertain status, he
         volunteered to act as liaison and work on possible integration of the
         two sites.  Since the ultimate goals of the project are fairly
         ambitious, the Committee noted that care should be taken to use
         storage efficiently, to communicate with the Web Team on questions of
         compatibility with DCN server software, and to collaborate with other
         troops wherever possible in order to avoid duplication of effort.

      d) Dixon Weavers Mini Project (James Grieshop)

         Weavers is a UCD demonstration project aimed at assessing the
         information-technology needs of migrant farm worker families, and
         helping those families gain practical experience with the tools.
         James Grieshop emphasized the educational importance of the project,
         noting that only two parents currently at the farm worker camp have
         used computers.  The request for four dial-up accounts through Oct
         31, 1998 was approved.  Richard Lowenberg, who has already been
         following the project, will be liaison, and John Movius offered to
         contribute any useful hardware he may have available.  It is
         understood that Weavers will maintain communication with similar
         local projects.

   4. Clarification of two past projects.

      a) Birch Lane

         The current Birch Lane project will be terminated, and its activities
         included under the DJUSD MOU, at the end of September.

 --- Remaining agenda items were tabled for lack of time.


F. The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:30 p.m.