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9th Annual General Meeting

Discover the progress and achievements of Chebucto Community Net in 2002, from new services like spam/virus filtering, speed enhancements, digital equipment, and online discussion forums to sustainability through memberships and partnerships with community groups. Experience the safe haven of Chebucto's online community commitment.

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9th Annual General Meeting

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  1. 9thAnnual General Meeting Chebucto Community Net Society Covering the year 2002

  2. - Continuing to support the community for 9 years. Longer than any other Halifax internet provider. Chebucto Community Net In 2002: - Working amidst pressures that did not exist last year -- two other Nova Scotia Community Nets shut down in 2002. - Canada-wide, most community nets are in trouble. Chebucto is an exception.

  3. Chebucto Community Net In 2002: A Year of Growth and Sustainability

  4. Growth: New Services Chebucto Community Net In 2002:

  5. New Services: Spam filtering, user -configurable. Chebucto Community Net In 2002: Last year’s wishlist item became this year’s necessity.

  6. New Services: Virus filtering of incoming email. Chebucto Community Net In 2002: Another wishlist item became a necessity.

  7. New Services: Speed and more speed. Chebucto Community Net In 2002: New digital equipment, 56 K dialup and web proxy server make web surfing with Chebucto faster than it’s ever been.

  8. New Services: New and improved Webmail. Chebucto Community Net In 2002: Add-on modules give more features: password change, calendar, task organizer.

  9. New Services: New servers. Chebucto Community Net In 2002: Chebucto’s new equipment hosts databases and dynamic websites.

  10. New Services: New search engine Chebucto Community Net In 2002: Ten times more efficient.

  11. New Services: Customizable realtime online discussion forums for community use. Chebucto Community Net In 2002: From Chebucto Café to organizing community events.

  12. New Services: New easy-to-use mailing list administration tools Chebucto Community Net In 2002: Helping community groups share information.

  13. New Services: New power backup systems keep services online and uninterrupted during short power outages -- undetectably. Chebucto Community Net In 2002:

  14. Chebucto Community Net In 2002: Sustainability

  15. Chebucto is self supporting through membership fees, service fees and donations. Chebucto Community Net In 2002: Plus the dedication and energy of a corps of volunteers.

  16. Careful tracking of Chebucto resources and finances has been critical to sustainability. Chebucto Community Net In 2002:

  17. The steady decline in text-only account renewals and signups is being mostly made up for by user-pay extra services. Chebucto Community Net In 2002:

  18. The rest of Chebucto: Chebucto Community Net In 2002: Chebucto Plus signups are up, Non-Profit group signups are up, For-Profit small business account signups are up.

  19. Partnerships with local community groups and local organizations are being forged. Volunteers with Chebucto meet regularly with a wide range of groups always working to help our online and real communities. The need for Chebucto services has never been stronger. As the Internet becomes more hostile, the need for a safe haven online, a local neighbourhood where we all look out for each other grows. Chebucto Community Net In 2002:

  20. Chebucto Community Net is a registered charitable organization and donations of time, expertise, and even plain old-fashioned cash are always appreciated and welcome. Chebucto Community Net In 2002:

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