Calgary Community Network Association

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Calgary Community Network Association

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Who Are We?

• The Calgary Community Network Association is a
  Non-Profit, Charitable Organization.
• Provide access to the use and understanding of
  information technology to non-profit
  organizations and those in the general public
  without the resources to do so.

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Membership

• CCNA fee is 10.00 per year.
• Fee can be waived.
• Currently over 1200 registered users.
• Option to upgrade to more hours per day...

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Full Membership Privileges

• Eligibility to create and manage your own Home
  Page.
• Discounts on services provided by the
  Association.
• Voting privileges at meetings.
• Eligibility to sit for the Board of Directors.

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Barrier Project

• Our newest program.
• We solicit used computers from organizations,
  refurbish them, and loan them to families with
  school aged children who need them for school.
• Full support in the home and computer lab is
  provided.
• We have the funding and are now putting the
  program into place.

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Public Access Terminals

• Currently have seven sites with an average of
  four computers per site.
• Set up and maintain equipment.
• Train volunteers.
• Wheel Chair access at most sites.
• Working towards more multicultural instruction
  Centres.

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Education

• Currently operating four minimal cost courses
  for
• New Users
• Beginners (no computer skills)
• Intermediate (computer skills, but no knowledge
  of the Internet)
• Operate three classes per month for seniors at no
  charge.

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Collaborations

• Various non-profit organizations.
• Urban Cap Project.
• VolNet Project.
• We lend our expertise to these groups and assist
  with training.

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Sponsors and Supporters

• Calgary Public Library
• Calgary Community Lottery Board
• Calgary Foundation
• Hasmarc Networking
• IBM Canada
• Kanahoff Foundation
• Max Bell Foundation
• TELUS

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CCNA is volunteer led, not grant fed .....

• Fund Raising Committee
• Information Providers Committee
• Volunteer Coordinating Committee
• HTML Committee
• Help Desk Committee
• Technical Committee
• Education (Courses) Committee
• Newsletter Committee
• Public Access Terminal (PATs) Committee

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Presentation Information

• Created for Calgary Community
  Network Association
• Created by Greg Sherwood
• Volunteer for CCNA