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The CREN Board of Trustees held a board meeting on February 2, 1993,
in Washington, DC.  The following board members were in attendance:
Jan Baltzer, Doug Bigelow, Ron Briggs, Mimi Drake, Ira Fuchs,
Ben Klein, Suzanne Johnson, Matt Korn, Gerry MacDonald, Dennis Ritchie,
George Sadowsky, Marty Solomon, and Mark Strawcutter.  Absent board
members were Phil Long and Bill Yundt.  This was the first meeting
for the newly elected trustees.

The Board held an executive session to discuss any conflicts of
interest, elect new officers, appoint new committee members, and
discuss the progress on the search for CREN's executive director.

The newly elected officers are:  Ira Fuchs, President; Doug
Bigelow, Vice President; Jan Baltzer, Secretary; and Gerry
MacDonald, Treasurer.

New committee assigments are:  CUSTOMER SERVICES & RELATIONS
(CRENCSR@BITNIC): Ben Klein (CH), Ron Briggs, George Sadowsky,
and Marty Solomon;  MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE (CRENMEM@BITNIC):
Mimi Drake (CH), Jan Baltzer, and Marty Solomon; NOMINATING
COMMITTEE (NOMINATE@BITNIC): Gerry MacDonald (CH), and Bill Yundt;
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (CRENTECH@BITNIC):  Mark Strawcutter (CH),
Doug Bigelow, Matt Korn, and Bill Yundt.

General business, including a report from the Treasurer, a report
on the contractor's activities since the last board meeting, and a
report on membership activities were covered during the first part of
the meeting.  The board also confirmed the dates for the next board
meeting for Tuesday, April 20th, to be held at the Skybird Meeting
Center at the O'Hare Airport, starting at 9:00 am.  The board has
also scheduled a strategic planning session to be held in Washington,
DC on March 8 and 9, 1993.

The CS&R, Membership, Nominating and Technical committees also
reported on their committee meetings, activities and future projects.

HIGHLIGHTS:

The Nominating Committee recommended that an amendment be made to
the current CREN Bylaws changing the closing date of the petition
period from December 1 to November 1 to enable the mailing of the
proxies before the Christmas Holidays.

The CS&R Committee will continue its review of the White Pages
project and the corresponding paper that is being drafted by CREN.

President Fuchs will be sending a letter to a selected group of
individuals who have expressed concerns about CREN's direction.
This mailing will also include people knowledgeble about networking
and telecommunications.  A similar mailing and request for
information will be sent to all of the CREN Member Reps.

The board will also be considering a proposal that CREN get an 800
number in order to better serve its membership.

The Membership Committee proposed a new dues structure for non-profit
& for-profit supporting members (organizations without BITNET services).
The new dues were approved as follows:  Non-profit organizations may
retain their CREN membership in the support category for 50% of their
original dues or a minimum of $750; For-profit supporting memberships
will be charged a fee of $5,000.  The committee will also be working
with the CREN staff to update the CREN Terms and Conditions.

The board directed Conklin to move ahead with the LISTSERV IP project,
and adopted a time line with specific guidelines for its completion.

The board also adopted a resolution restricting unauthorized
gateways.

Korn reported on the SMTP, the modifications that had been made,
and the status of the current updates and proposed release.

Following a discussion of the concerns that have been raised by the
membership, the board adopted the following statement in support for
NJE Development:  "CREN will continue to actively support
the NJE networks, but will focus on the development of new
IP-based services to its members."

Solomon initiated the discussion regarding the writing of NSF Grants
for institutions who currently do not have connections to BITNET
or the Internet, and what CREN could do to help facilitate a
"plug and play" package.

Fuchs discussed the need for a CREN-Provided Network Server to
help support some of the volunteer network services currently
provided by many member institutions.  The board decided to
issue an RFP and have this awarded and completed by June 30,
1993.

Three proposals were discussed for offering university alumni
access to e-mail and what would be involved in developing the
Alumni Network (AlumNet).

The Technical Committee was directed by the board to research
the need for, and existing status of, Internet standards for
passwordless sender initated file transfer.

To obtain a copy of the minutes for the meeting on February 2,
1993, please send mail to LISTSERV@BITNIC (Internet:
LISTSERV@BITNIC.EDUCOM.EDU) and type the following message:

          SENDME BOARD MINUTES


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Amanda S. Rushing             |   BITNET:    RUSHING@BITNIC
Assistant Secretary           |   Internet:  RUSHING@BITNIC.Educom.Edu
CREN Board of Trustees        |   Voice:     +1 (202) 872-4200
"The BITNET People"           |   FAX:          (202) 872-4318
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