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APC NETWORKS    * * *    ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS

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						  (19 February 1994)

Global Computer Communications for the
Environment, Human Rights, Development & Peace


WHAT IS APC?
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	The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is a
worldwide partnership of member networks dedicated to providing
low-cost computer communications services for individuals and
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working for environmental
sustai nability, universal human rights and social and economic
justice.

	APC enhances the effectiveness of local, indigenous
organizations by encouraging expertise in computer networking.
Problems such as ozone depletion, violation of human rights,
deforestation, hunger and oppression need solutions. Regional,
national and global solutions will only emerge from efficient
communications - and that's what APC offers you.

	All APC members are independent organizations that retain
full control of their network. Member networks pay a percentage
of their income to the APC Secretariat to diversify the growth of
the Association.

	APC was the primary provider of telecommunications for
NGOs at the 1992 Earth Summit in Brasil, and in 1993 at the
United Nations World Conference on Human Rights in Austria.
Planning is underway to provide similar services in preparation
for the 1994 UN International Conference on Environment and
Development in Cairo, the 1995 UN World Conference on Social
Development in Copenhagen and the 1995 Fourth World Conference on
Women in Beijing.


SERVICES PROVIDED ON APC NETWORKS
=================================

Electronic Mail

	Groups and individuals can send private messages to each
other instantly for less than the cost of postal mail, with
greater dependability than a phone and more flexibility than a
fax!  Quick, inexpensive, reliable, secure and easy to use, APC's
electronic mail accesses 18,000 international peace and
environmental users on our networks in 94 countries, and millions
of users on other networks, including Internet and Bitnet.


Electronic Conferences

	The conference ("electronic bulletin board") is an
indispensable tool that enables any number of users to:

  o   assemble information from many sources;
  o   collaborate on research, writing, and planning;
  o   distribute and respond to "Action Alerts";
  o   use the latest tools in group communication and event
      coordination; and
  o   communicate with ease on any subject despite being
      continents apart.

 -- Public Conferences --

	APC offers hundreds of conferences containing a wealth of
information.  These include events calendars, newsletters,
legislative alerts, press releases, action updates and
late-breaking stories -- as well as interactive dialogue. This
allows users to par ticipate in and influence worldwide
discussion on the most vital issues of our time.

 -- Private Conferences --

	Private conferences can be set up for any organization in
order to facilitate internal group decision-making, information
exchange to select colleagues, task-sharing processes or
sensitive communications.
		
			
Databases

	Online databases include alternative publications,
bibliographies, grant-making foundations, Third World Resources,
Greenpeace Press Releases, Agenda 21, Shortwave Radio
Transcripts, United Nations Information Service, and Pesticide
Information Service.  Database tools help you easily search for
specific information.


HOW ENVIRONMENTAL & PEACE GROUPS ARE USING THE APC NETWORKS
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On a typical day users of APC are doing the following:

 o  At a meeting in Australia, the trustees of an organization need a
    12-page report to proceed with an agenda item, but the only copy
    is in England.  Within half an hour they have the entire report in
    hand for less than the cost of postage.

 o  The editor of a newsletter in Brasil receives article submissions
    online, eliminating the need to key in the desired articles
    herself.

 o  A solidarity group in England updates itself on events of the last
    few days in Central America (in English or Spanish) and sends a
    message to the project it supports in El Salvador.


ARE THE NETWORKS WIDELY CONNECTED?
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Electronic mail can be exchanged with MCI mail, Internet,
HandsNet, FidoNet, Dialcom, Bitnet, UUCP, GeoNet, CompuServe and
most other academic or commercial networks.  You can send and
receive telex, and send fax messages directly from the APC
Networks.


WHAT IF I NEED HELP TO USE IT?
==============================

Our system is designed to be quick and easy to use. We will help
you every step of the way, supplying step-by-step user manuals
and online and telephone help. Some APC members can provide
assistance and training in the purchase, installation and use of
eq uipment.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
======================

 Network    Start-up     Monthly      Hourly    Free per month
 ________   ________     _______      ______	______________	

 AlterNex   US$20        US$10        US$5-10	   1 hour
 IGC	    US$15        US$10        US$3-10	   1 hour
 NordNet    100 SEK      33 SEK       75 SEK      100 SEK usage
 Pegasus    AUD$95    	 AUD$20       AUD$11-23	   1 hour

Other member networks charge similar fees -- rates are
purposefully kept low. Fees are generally payable in local
currency.  Subscribing to any one of the partner networks gives
you access to the others.


TO JOIN APC'S WORLD WITHOUT BORDERS
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Fill out this form and return via post, fax or email to
the network for your region (see list below).


I would like to join: _____________________________________
                      (insert name of your region's network)

My preferred user name is: ______________________________
                           (3-2 characters: a-z, 0-9, no punctuation
                            e.g. soledad or pwilson or an acronym)
Name
____________________________________________________
Organization
____________________________________________________
Address
____________________________________________________
City, State
____________________________________________________
Zipcode, Country
____________________________________________________
Telephone                        Fax
____________________________________________________
Major areas of interest

____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

__  Bill me monthly; enclosed is a $50 refundable deposit.
__  Charge my subscription to my credit card:

____________________________________________________
Name as it appears on credit card

____________________________________________________
Account number/ Expiration Date

Signature ___________________________________________

__  Include my address in the online directory.
__  Include my phone number in the online directory.

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DIAL LOCALLY, ACT GLOBALLY
==========================

To connect to the APC Networks, you need:

   1.   a personal computer
   2.   access to an ordinary telephone line
   3.   modem (to connect your computer to the telephone line)
   4.   any communications software
   5.   an account on any APC network

Send in the above form to the member network that serves your region:

For this Region:                Join this APC Network:
________________                _________________________

Brazil, South America           ALTERNEX
                                IBASE
                                Rua Vicente de Souza 29
                                22251-070 Rio de Janiero
                                Brazil
                                Tel: +55 (21) 286-0348
                                Fax: +55 (21) 286-0541
                                E-mail: suporte@ax.apc.org

Uruguay, Paraguay               CHASQUE
                                Casilla Correo 1539
                                Montevideo 11000
                                Uruguay
                                Tel: +598 (2) 496-192
                                Fax: +598 (2) 419-222
                                E-mail: apoyo@chasque.apc.org

Germany, Austria, Zagreb,       COMLINK e.v.
Beograd, Turkey, No. Italy      Emil-Meyer-Str. 20
                                D-30165 Hannover
                                Germany
                                Tel +49 (511) 350-1573
                                E-mail: support@oln.comlink.apc.org

Ecuador                         ECUANEX
                                12 de Octubre 622, Of. 504
                                Casilla 17-12-566
                                Quito
                                Ecuador
                                Tel: +593 (2) 528-716
                                Fax: +593 (2) 505-073
                                E-mail: intercom@ecuanex.apc.org

Russia, Commonwealth of         GLASNET
Independent State's countries   ulitsa Sadovaya-Chernograizskaya,
                                dom 4, Komnata 16, Third Floor
                                107078 Moscow
                                Russia
                                Tel: +7 (095) 207-0704
                                E-mail: support@glas.apc.org

Ukraine				GLUK -- GlasNet-Ukraine
				14b Metrologicheskaya str.
				Kiev, 252143
				Ukraine
				Tel:  +7 (044) 266 9481
				Fax:  +7 (044) 266 9475
				Email: support@gluk.apc.org

Great Britan, Europe,           GREENNET
Africa, Asia, Middle East       23 Bevenden Street
                                London N1 6BH
                                England
                                Tel: +44 (71) 608-3040
                                Fax: +44 (71) 253-0801
                                E-mail: support@gn.apc.org

Netherlands			ANTENNA
				Box 1513
				NL-6501 Nijmegen
				Netherlands
				Tel:  +31 (80) 235-372
				Fax:  +31 (80) 236-798
				Email: support@antenna.nl

Slovenija			HISTRIA
				Ziherlova 43 61
				Ljubljana
				Slovenija
				Tel:  +38 (61) 211-553
				Fax:  +38 (61) 152-107
				Email:  support@histria.apc.org

USA, China, Japan               IGC - EcoNet/PeaceNet/Conflict/LaborNet
	                        18 De Boom Street
                                San Francisco, CA 94107
                                USA
                                Tel: +1 (415) 442-0220
                                Fax: +1 (415) 546-1794
                                E-mail: support@igc.apc.org

Mexico				LANETA
				Tlalpan 1025, col. portales
				Mexico, df.
				Mexico
				Tel:  +52 (5) 277-4791
				Fax:  +52 (5) 277-4791
				Email:  soporte@laneta.apc.org

Central America, Nicaragua,     NICARAO
Panama                          CRIES
                                Apartado 3516
                                Iglesia Carmen
                                1 cuadra al lago
                                Managua
                                Nicaragua
                                Tel: +505 (2) 621 312
                                Fax: +505 (2) 621 244
                                E-mail: ayuda@nicarao.apc.org

The Nordic, Baltic              NORDNET
			        Huvudskaersvaegen 13, nb
                                S-12154 Johanneshov
                                Sweden
                                Tel: +46 (8) 6000-331
                                Fax: +46 (8) 6000-443
                                E-mail: support@nn.apc.org

Australia, Pacific Islands,     PEGASUS
Southeast Asia                  PO Box 284
                                Broadway 4006
                                Queensland
                                Australia
                                Tel: +61 (7) 257-1111
                                Fax: +61 (7) 257-1087
                                E-mail: support@peg.apc.org

Southern Africa                 SANGONET
                                13th floor Longsbank Building
                                187 Bree Street
                                Johannesberg 2000
                                South Africa
                                Tel: +27 (11) 838-6944
                                Fax: +27 (11) 838-6310
                                E-mail: support@wn.apc.org

Argentina                       WAMANI
                                CCI
                                Talcahuano 325-3F
                                1013 Buenos Aires
                                Argentina
                                Tel: +54 (1) 35 6842
                                E-mail: apoyo@wamani.apc.org

Canada, Cuba                    WEB
                                NirvCentre
                                401 Richmond Street West
                                Suite 104
                                Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
                                Canada
                                Tel: +1 (416) 596-0212
                                Fax: +1 (416) 596-1374
                                E-mail: support@web.apc.org


Any Questions?  Contact the APC Secretariat.

APC SECRETARIAT OFFICES
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APC International Secretariat
Rua Vincente de Souza, 29
22251-070 Rio de Janeiro
BRASIL
Tel: +55(21)286-4467
Fax: +55(21)286-0541
Email: apcadmin@apc.org

APC North American Regional Office
18 De Boom Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
USA
Tel: +1(415)442-0220
Fax: +1(415)546-1794
Email: apcadmin@apc.org