TCSF Meeting Minutes
NTIA Grant Program Meeting, TTCN/TCSF, November 4, 1995
Those attending:
Joseph Kruth, Robert Funk, Heather Babcock, Eileen Hoyt, Sue Rae Irelan, Bob Scott, Jim Deaton, Bob Rintala, Chris Golightly.
Review of Agenda.
Review of Program Description.
Review of Program Survey.
Copies of a draft survey provided by Eileen Hoyt and additional comments by Joseph Kruth and Jonathon Sass were reviewed. Discussion concerning the questions focused on their use in the initial survey vs. information needed at a later stage. The need for a written script so that Sue Rae and Heather (the persons available to conduct the survey) will both be using the same information was identified. The group decided to combine the two draft versions, eliminating only a few questions. Sue Rae will take the lead in creating the script, portions of which will be provided by Bob Scott, and Jonathon Sass (or another TTCN representative).
Identification of 50 Organizations to Survey.
Heather provided the preliminary list which included over 110 individual entries. To narrow down the list, the group first discussed and developed criteria for ultimate selection. The criteria identified are: those who are interested, including those who can provide the basic hardware necessary; a broad cross-section of the community; involving the spectrum of existing technical expertise; a broad group from which all system users can learn; and those that have data/ information to offer and are interested in the data/information available. Based on these criteria, each member of the group then identified those organizations which seemed appropriate. The organizations which were identified by more than one person were added to the potential survey list. This effort narrowed the selection down to 52. (Note: Since that time, others have been added, bringing the list as of November 21 up to 71 organziations.)
Review of Work Program.
The work program was passed out and explained very briefly. Jim Deaton agreed to review the work identified for TTCN and report back by November 17. Others were asked to review the work plan and comment. Sue Rae will continue to fine tune the information provided, breaking out time by task for the Administrator and Technician.
Program Administration/Compliance.
Joseph identified the need for all participants to keep track of their time to allow it to be used as local match or billed to the grant. Sue Rae will work with SEDD to produce a standardized time sheet and use the form maker to put it on TTCN.
Strategy for Leveraging Grant Funds.
Joseph identified the need to establish points of presence to build a successful program. The most likely points identified to date are: Lake Tahoe Community College (South Shore, CA), Sierra Nevada College (North Shore, NV), and the Town of Truckee or the Olympic Valley Association (Squaw-Truckee). Bob Scott identified the high potential of using the developed and articulated grant program to persuade a high technology company to contribute the equipment needed to develop an Internet server capability. He thought the completed program description and work plan were the tools necessary for making a presentation. Joseph then identified that his discussions with banking representatives at the recent reinvestment conference identified their willingness to participate in the program with the goal of facilitating targeted reinvestment.
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