Vancouver CommunityNet
Board Meeting Minutes
October 20, 1998

Present:  Penny Goldsmith, Larry Kuehn, Sujay Nazareth, Greg Sturk, Lily
Fu, Lyle Gardiner, Darlene McBain, Richard Songhurst, Keith Kan.

Staff:  Jason Currell, Peter Royce.

Visitor:  Richard Smith.

1. Agenda.

M/S/C	That the agenda be adopted.

Richard Smith was introduced as a potential board member.

2. Minutes.

M/S/C	That the minutes of the meeting of September 15, 1998, be approved
with the correction to the spelling of Sujay's name.

3. Treasurer's report.

The treasurer reported that there is a cash balance of $53,447.

4. Staff reports.

A. Peter Royce.

Peter reported on a range of activities which can be seen on the "What's
New" section on the VCN web site.

B. Jason Currell.

Progress has been made on the ability to offer virtual domain names.
The router necessary for an ISDN line to the office has been received
and the ISDN line will be ordered from BC Tel.
PPP is up and running on a trial basis.

5. Annual General Meeting.

The president reported that the nominating committee expected to provide
a slate of 14 or 15 names for the board.  The maximum number for the
board is 15.  The slate will be brought for approval to the board
meeting to be held just before the AGM.

Jim Quail will be the speaker at the AGM.

It was agreed that the president would request a member who has been
raising issues about direct democracy/online voting to facilitate an
online discussion about the issues.

The meeting adjourned.

The next meeting of the board will be at 6 p.m. on November 3,
immediately before the AGM.