[vox] [fwd] DCNews [June 2006]
Bill Kendrick
nbs at sonic.net
Mon Jun 5 17:26:02 PDT 2006
Richard Lowenberg, director of the Davis Community Network for the
last 10 years (and friend of LUGOD for the last ~7) is moving out of state!
Let's wish him well, and thank him for his support!
-bill!
----- Forwarded message from Richard Lowenberg -----
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 16:18:26 -0700
From: Richard Lowenberg <rl at dcn.org>
Subject: DCNews
DCNews: Behind the Modem Lines
June 5, 2006
Issue No.6/06
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Published by Davis Community Network
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IN THIS ISSUE:
In the DCN Spotlight
DCN Executive Director Transition
SimpleSites 2.0 Class
About DCNews
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In the DCN Spotlight
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Currently in the DCN Community Spotlight is the DCN Voter Information
web site, at: http://www2.dcn.org/davis.gov/elections/jun06
DCN has been providing online voter information since 1996. The DCN
Voter Information web site currently offers links to: campaign and
candidate web sites, the Yolo Elections Office (voter guide, polling
place lookup, election returns), DCTV voter education webcasts and
election night streaming, Davis City Council campaign financial
filings, Davis Council candidate economic interest disclosures, Measure
G (frequently asked questions webcast), and Measure G (parks
maintenance tax measure) information.
This is your online portal to Tuesday?s election information and
returns. DCN thanks the Yolo County Elections Office, DCTV, and key
Web Team volunteers for realizing this example of community networking
practice at its civic best. Don?t forget to log in before, and after
you vote.
Every few weeks, the DCN web team chooses a new Davis-oriented web site
for the community spotlight. Spotlighted sites are featured on the DCN
home page. Good spotlight candidates are new or recently revised web
sites, ones that deserve more attention or have timely content. If
you've a suggestion for a spotlight candidate, please contact the Web
Team, msmosaic at dcn.org
DCN Executive Director Transition
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(written in the first person)
After nearly ten years at the helm of DCN, I, Richard Lowenberg, am
moving on. As Executive Director since October 1996, I?ve had the
privilege of working closely with DCN?s uniquely skilled and dedicated
volunteer Board, and to serve the Davis area in its transition to
becoming part of a locally-globally networked society. Typical of most
nonprofit ventures, DCN has always been fiscally fragile, but over the
years has evolved from a largely grant supported organization, to being
almost entirely supported by local partnerships. As I move on, DCN is
gearing up for a next phase of its strategic service to community:
helping people actively participate in the public (non-commercial) use
of broadband, convergent, digital media, while continuing to narrow
digital divides.
I?m now packing up my Powerbook and art supplies, and will be moving to
Santa Fe, NM at the end of June. It has been a great ten years, in a
very special community. Thank you, all. Fortunately, I will continue
to work closely with DCN, virtually and voluntarily. I will also
continue to be reachable at rl at dcn.org I look forward to continuing
contact with many of you, and ask you all to continue supporting DCN.
As I depart, this is a good time for new people to get involved with
DCN. DCN will continue to serves an evermore vitally important purpose
in the future of learning, of civic exchange, of healthy, creative
community building for Davis and Yolo County.
In fact, DCN is currently seeking a paid p/t administrative assistant,
to help manage the organization and its office in this transition
period, and possibly beyond (for the right person). If you or someone
you know may be interested, please contact Richard, rl at dcn.org
SimpleSites 2.0 Class
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On Thurs. June 22nd, at 6:30 p.m., DCN will offer a free class on its
new, upgraded web creation toolkit: SimpleSites 2.0
The DCN Web Team is pleased to announce the release of SimpleSites 2.0,
an upgraded (Plone) version of its popular SimpleSites web creation and
management application, currently in use by nearly 50 community
groups. SimpleSites are designed for and offered with training and
technical support services, at no cost, to Davis area community
organizations. SimpleSites allow users to create and easily maintain
web sites without any (HTML) programming knowledge.
This free class is for representatives of community groups and
nonprofit organizations that have already been using DCN?s Simplesites,
and need a tutorial or want to upgrade, and for those groups that newly
seek a practical solution to their web site creation and management
needs.
DCN?s SimpleSites 2.0 class will be held on Thurs., June 22nd, from
6:30-8:00 p.m., at the City of Davis? Computer Lab, 600 A Street
(between City Hall and the Senior Center; enter the courtyard off the
south parking lot). Instructor: Steve McMahon
DCN?s free classes are offered to help community groups and nonprofit
organizations better use the Internet, to do their work more
effectively. DCN also offers a number of other free community Internet
applications. If your group is interested in learning more about and
applying for DCN resources (Calendar, listserves, shell accounts,
etc.), just read and fill in the application form on DCN?s Resource
Allocation Committee web site, at
http://www.dcn.org/dcn/rac/project_form.html
To reserve a class seat, contact DCN Executive Director, Richard
Lowenberg, 750-1170, or email rl at dcn.org
About DCNews: Behind the Modem Lines
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DCNews: Behind the Modem Lines is an occassional online newsletter
publication of Davis Community Network, providing DCN subscribers and
any interested community members with an easy way to stay abreast of
DCN activities. We are a unique, community-based, mostly volunteer
non-profit organization, whose mission is to strengthen the community
by helping people understand and benefit from participation in the
electronic information era.
To subscribe, go to http://www.dcn.org/dcn/ and fill out the short form
at the bottom of the page.
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DCN Services and Contact Information:
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Omsoft Technologies is DCN?s contracted ISP partner, offering:
technical support, accounting, new accounts, DSL and networking
services: (Just say ?DCN?)
OmSoft Technologies
1623 5th St., Suite F, Davis, CA 95616
(530) 750-0101 or (530) 758-0119
For technical support, email: help at dcn.org
For billing and accounting, email: billing at dcn.org
The DCN Office is located at:
1623 5th Street, Suite I, Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 750-1170; Fax: (530) 757-2938
Executive Director: Richard Lowenberg
rl at dcn.org
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Richard Lowenberg
Exec. Director, Davis Community Network (DCN), 1623 5th St., Davis, CA
95616
Ph. 530-750-1170 / Fax 530-757-2938 rl at dcn.org
http://www.dcn.org/
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Home/Studio: RADLab 530-668-1100 rl at radlab.com
http://www.radlab.com
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"If it is not Matter, it is Energy. If it Matters, it is Information.
If it does not Matter, it is Noise."
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-bill!
bill at newbreedsoftware.com
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/
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