Lets not let an opportunity like this pass both SLUG and ComputerBank by. Remember the old quote: "I keep my friends close but I keep my enemies even closer".
Who cares if its chaired by Microsoft. I strongly recommend that both a representation from SLUG and ComputerBank be at this meeting. Regards Craig Warner Coordinator ComputerBank NSW Richard Hayes wrote: > Dear list, > > This is a letter sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > They are trying to arrange 'around table' discussion, see below. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > "Huta, Peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: > > Attention Richard Hayes - Re: Free Computers - > > Date: > > Fri, 30 Nov 2001 11:41:37 +1100 > > > > > Hi Richard > The National Office for the Information economy has recently been > invited to > a Microsoft eMpower roundtable meeting on 'Personal Computer Donation > and > Refurbishment' to be held on the 7th December 2001. The meeting has > been > convened by Microsoft to seek advice on the development of a new > program to > enable the charitable donation of second hand PCs to disadvantaged > organisations and individuals. > I am a member of the neat listserv and saw your posting advertising > computerbank's donation program. ( NOIE is aware of the Computerbank > initiative and links to your site are located on the NOIE wedsite) I > feel is > would be very useful for Computerbank to have a representative at the > eMpower meeting (if that is not already the case) and encourage you to > contact eMpower to this end. > > The contact person for the roundtable is > Barbara Bridges > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel (02) 9360 1966 > or fax (02) 9361 6698 > > I hope you find this information useful and suggest that at the > conference > you also make contact Peter Huta, Manager, Community Connectivity, who > will > be NOIE's representative. > NOIE is presently investigating how government could assist in > facilitating > in the second hand donation of computers and computer equipment to > recycling > organisations. > > Regards > Jo Cruickshank > > Jo Cruickshank > Policy Adviser > Community Access > National Office for the Information Economy > > p (02) 6271 1005 > f (02) 6271 1098 > e [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > cb-nsw mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.linux.org.au/listinfo/cb-nsw > > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
