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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Hello everyone,</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">My name is Bev Collins and I am
the General Manager of the Pacific Community Networks Association [PCNA].<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A
href="http://www.pcna.ca/">www.pcna.ca</A><SPAN class=531135418-15092004><FONT
face=Tahoma color=#0000ff size=2> <FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=#000000 size=3>.</FONT> </FONT></SPAN> The PCNA is a network of
networks in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:State><st1:place>British
Columbia</st1:place></st1:State>,
<st1:country-region><st1:place>Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> and the
<st1:State><st1:place>Yukon Territories</st1:place></st1:State>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We represent 24 networks of over 570
public access or CAP Sites.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>CAP
stands for Community Access Program - a project of Industry
<st1:country-region><st1:place>Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The PCNA is also the Canadian partner in
the Telecentres of the Americas Partnership.<SPAN class=531135418-15092004><FONT
face=Tahoma color=#0000ff size=2> </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I look forward to participating
on this discussion list and look forward to learning from all of you.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Bev</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>