"Partnerships"
August 15-18, 1997 Halifax, Nova Scotia
The people selected to conduct each of these sessions is presently involved at a CAP site or community net. For the Web Design practicum we will be using the computer lab at the Dal Library School. Although all delegates will have an opportunity to participate in this workshop, it will be done in two sections to enable maximum individual attention.
Workshop Program
8:30 - 9:15 (A) Developing a Board with a view to obtaining
maximum community support and participation.
(Peter Morgan and Bernie Hart)
9:15 - 10:00 (B) Internal communications and external public
relations.(Joan Waldron)
Break
10:30 - 12:30 (C) One half of the group will move to the
Computer Lab for the practicum on Web Design.
Peter Henry to be assisted Rob Currie and two
students)
10:30 - 11:15 (D) The second half of the group will do a
session on sustaining a CAP site or community
net through attracting, training and holding
volunteers. (Jon Hall NWT, Gwen Simpson Alta)
11:15 - 12:00 (E) The second half will remain in the classroom
to do a session on fund raising and financial
management. (Peter Mortimer, United Way)
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 (C) Second half of the group will move to the
Computer Lab for the practicum on Web Design
Peter Henry assisted by Rob Currie and two
students)
1:00 - 1:45 (F) Expanding from an access site to an
enterprise centre and/or community net.(John
Ouellette and David Murdoch)
1:45 - 2:30 (G) A non-technical session on technical support
and connectivity options. (John Sherwood and
Robert Proctor)
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:30 (H) How to attract, train and sustain Information
Providers. (Carlos Freitas and Pat Gould
Thorpe)
3:30 - 4:15 (I) How a community gathers and accesses
information and how to develop and facilitate
a community dialogue.(Susan Arbing)