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Date:  Fri, 19 Feb 1993 13:08:37 EDT
From: "by way of Terry Winograd <[e-mail]>"
Subject: File 4--Call for Stories -- Reasons to Build the NII

Please circulate this announcement to any person or list you think
would be interested in responding.  We're looking forward to
hearing
your stories!

With thanks,
Laura Breeden
Executive Director
FARNET
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CALL FOR STORIES:
51 Reasons to Invest in the National Information Infrastructure

FARNET (the Federation of American Research Networks) is launching
a
national search for good stories about how and why people use the
Internet in education, research, health care, libraries and
manufacturing.

Right now, Congress is considering ways to expand and build upon
the
successes of the Internet.  The stage is being set for the creation
of
a 'national information infrastructure'   computer and
communications
sytems that will make it possible for Americans to access and use
all
kinds of electronic information in the 21st century.  Your stories
will help set the agenda for the national information
infrastructure.

We must receive your story submission by March 31, 1993.  Because
critical information policy issues are already being debated, the
timetable for the
first round of the project is short.

This summer a collection of the stories   including at least one
from each
state and the District of Columbia   will be published in an
illustrated
booklet and delivered to members of Congress, other elected
officials, and
project participants.

Every story submitted that satisfies the criteria for publication
will be
included in a public database, accessible from the Internet and
indexed so
that it is easy to retrieve all stories from a particular region or
about a
particular topic.

WHAT to Submit

Each story should focus on only one use of the Internet, or one
network-supported project.  For instance, it might describe a
collaboration
between bilingual eighth-grade classes in different states, or a
rural
health-information delivery system.  The story should be short (600
words
or fewer) and should describe the use of the network and explain
how the
ability to use the network was of direct benefit to the activity
supported.

Specific details, examples and quotations will make the story more
readable.  Do not include material that does not support the
narrative.

Photographs and illustrations will be included in the printed
booklet
but not in the story database (for the first round).  To submit a
graphic, please mail camera-ready artwork (for charts,
illustrations,
or graphs) or photographic prints (any size, in black and white or
color) to the address below.

We welcome submissions of videos, software, computer graphics,
documentation, and other supporting information and will index
these
as part of the story database.

WHO Should Submit

Anyone may submit a story for consideration.

HOW to Submit

We prefer that you submit stories electronically to the Internet
address below.  You may also submit them by fax or postal mail.
You
must use the Story Submission Form at the end of this announcement
so
that we can readily enter the stories into the database.

FARNET's address is:

       Email:  [e-mail]
       Postal mail:    FARNET, 100 Fifth Avenue, Waltham, MA  02154
       Phone:  (800) 72-FARNET
       Fax:            [phone]

CRITERIA for Publication

To be included in the database, stories must describe how access to
or
use of the Internet for education, research, health care, libraries
or
manufacturing resulted in one or more of the following:

         Innovative or improved ways of doing things
         More equitable access to technology or electronic
information
         Creation of new ideas, products, or services
       Technology transfer
       Local investment in, commitment to, and control of
network-based
               activities
         Leverage of public funding
         Volunteer contributions of time and energy
         Partnerships between public sector and private sector
organizations
       Other social, economic or educational benefits

THE PANEL of Reviewers

The review panel for the stories to be included in the booklet will
consist of eight people representing key public sector interests in
networking, including libraries, education, health care, and
economic
development.  One of these representatives will be named by FARNET.
The others will be named by other national organizations, including
the Coalition for Networked Information, the Consortium for School
Networking, Educom's NTTF, and the Science and Technology Council
of
the States.

NOTIFICATION of Acceptance

All submissions will be acknowledged upon receipt.  If a submission
is
incomplete, the author will receive a comment sheet and will have
the
opportunity to amend the submission for inclusion in the database.

COPYRIGHT

The Story Submission Form requires each author to grant FARNET a
non-exclusive, royalty-free copyright license to use his or her
story
for the purposes described in this Call for Stories.  All stories
must
be original with the author, and the author must have obtained
permission to use the names of any person or organization
identified
in the story.

WHAT is FARNET?

FARNET is a national non-profit association dedicated to advancing
the
use of computer networks for research and education.  Its members
are
network service providers and other organizations that support its
mission.

PROJECT Underwriters (to date)

Coalition for Networked Information
Interop, Inc.
National Science Foundation

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Story Submission Form

1.     Your name
       Title:
       Department:
       Organization:
       Street address:
       City, State, ZIP:
       Phone:
       Fax :
       Email:

2.     Person to contact for more information, if different from
above
       Name:
       Title:
       Department:
       Organization:
       Street address:
       City, State, ZIP:
       Phone:
       Fax :
       Email:

3.     Put an "X" before the category of use or user that this
story
focuses on:
       .......Education, K12
       .......Education, higher
       .......Education, continuing or distance
       .......Research, academic
       .......Research, government
       .......Research, commercial
       .......Economic development
       .......Health care/health services
       .......Manufacturing technology
       .......Opportunities for people with disabilities
       .......Library
       .......Museums, arts
       .......Other

4.     Put an "X" before all the criteria that you believe this
story
addresses:
       .......Innovative or improved ways of doing things
       .......More equitable access to technology or electronic
information
       .......Creation of new ideas, products, or services
       .......Technology transfer
       .......Local commitment to network-based activities
       .......Leverage of public funding
       .......Volunteer contributions of time and energy
       .......Partnerships between public and private sector

5.      Story text (600 word maximum):  Please  include the
       organization(s) involved, the objectives of the project and
the
       benefits.  Use full names of people, places and
organizations.
       Don't forget to address at least one of the areas listed
above
       in the criteria for inclusion.

6.     Put an "X" in front of all categories of supporting
information
available:
       .......Video
       .......Software
       .......Documentation
       .......Slides/photographs
       .......Audio recordings
       .......Computer graphic images, such as GIF files
       .......CD/ROM
       .......Other


7.     Story site if different from contact information:
       Town or City:
       State:

8.     COPYRIGHT LICENSE AND WARRANTY

       I, the author listed below, hereby grant to FARNET, Inc.,
and
its sublicensees, the following non-exclusive, royalty-free
irrevocable licenses with respect to the enclosed story (the
"Story")
submitted in response to FARNET's solicitation dated February 12,
1993
entitled "51 Reasons to Build the National Information
Infrastructure:"

To edit, copy, distribute, and make the Story generally accessible
through one or more free public databases; and,

(At FARNET's option) to edit, copy, and distribute the Story in one
or
more printed collections of stories for non-commercial use
consistent
with FARNET's organizational purposes.

       My grant of these rights is in consideration of FARNET's
agreement to make the Story available on a public database as
described in the first subparagraph above if the Story meets
FARNET's
criteria.

       I will retain copyright in the Story.  (It is understood
that
FARNET's right to modify the Story is limited to non-substantive
editorial modifications.)  FARNET will, through appropriate
copyright
notices and other legends, reasonably attempt to restrict any
commercial use of the Story, but FARNET will not be liable to me if
another party does not abide by these attempted restrictions.
FARNET
may grant to other noncommercial organizations sublicenses to any
of
the rights granted by me to FARNET.

       I acknowledge and warrant to FARNET and its sublicensees
that
Story is original with me, and that I have permission to use the
names
and/or descriptions of any individuals or organizations which are
identified in the Story.  I give FARNET and its sublicensees
permission to use my name in connection with the rights granted
above.

       I HAVE READ AND AGREE TO THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT LICENSE AND
WARRANTY.

       .................................
       (Sign name, if submitting by postal mail; otherwise, typing
your name for Email transmission constitutes the equivalent of your
signature)


FARNET's address is:

       Email:  [e-mail]
       Mail:   FARNET, 100 Fifth Avenue, Waltham, MA  02154
       Phone:  (800) 72-FARNET
       Fax:    [phone]

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