[SLUG] Re: [Cb-nsw] M$ wants the 'help' charities with software

[Craig Warner <craigw@nospam.blue.net.au>]

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 help@nospam.cbnsw.org.au
> 
> They are trying to arrange 'around table' discussion, see below. 
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> "Huta, Peter" <Peter.Huta@nospam.noie.gov.au>
> 
> 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
> bbridges@nospam.wildchile.com.au 
> 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  jo.cruickshank@nospam.noie.gov.au
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