Vancouver CommunityNet
                          Minutes of Board Meeting
                               April 8, 1997

Present:  Penny Goldsmith, Carolyn Saunders, Jack Vickery, Ryan Hung,
Katharine Shipley,  Larry Kuehn, Lily Fu, Greg Sturk, Gil Evans

The meeting was called to order by Penny Goldsmith at 6:40.

1.      Agenda.

M/S/C.  That the agenda be adopted.

2.      Minutes.

M/S/C.  That the minutes of the March 18, 1997, minutes be adopted.

3.      Staff report.

M/S/C.  That the two staff, Jason Currell and Peter Royce, be rehired
effective April 7, 1997, on the basis of 35 hours a week for 25 weeks.

M/S/C.  The the user manual be reprinted, with a coupon good for $3 for the
next edition.

4.      Finances.

The treasurer provided an update on the current cash position of the VCN.

The president presented a six-month projected budget, based on realistic
estimates of expenditures and income, indicating that current operations
are viable for that period.

5.      Committee reports.

Fundraising--Several grant applications are under way, a contract with
LMCIA is close to completion, the VCN has casinos for April 12-14, a
sponsor package for phone lines.

Systems design--Ryan and Neil put out a call for interest for technical
volunteers and got response from more than 80 people.  The hope is that
some of the ongoing technical work can be done by volunteers.  The
hardware/software group will is preparing a plan for hardware and software
needed over the next several months.

6.      Policy issues.

a)  A plan is being put in place to lobby BC Tel to provide phone rates at
a lower cost for community networks.

b)  A resolution is going to the CUPE-B.C. convention calling for CUPE to
lobby government to support public access to the Internet through libraries
and community networks.

7.      Making the Links conference.

The VCN had a significant presence at the conference.

8.      Telecommunities Canada.

The Telecommunities Canada AGM this year is in Halifax.  There may be
funding to help subsidize participation by someone from the VCN.


NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD:  Tuesday, May 20, 1997, at 6:30 at 411 Dunsmuir.