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       -=> OUTPOSTS <=-
   on the Electronic Frontier

International, National, Regional & Local Groups
Supporting the Online Community
List Updated Feb 16, 1994 - version 3.1

For those readers interested in hooking up with regional groups
that are organized to work on projects to improve online communications,
feel free to contact any of the folks listed below with your ideas and
to learn more about how you can get involved.

We are constantly looking to update this list, so if you know of other
groups that we should add, or if you are trying to form a group in your
local area, please forward the name of the group and contact information
to Stanton McCandlish <[e-mail]>.  Please also inform of any updates
or changes that need to be made.

Note that wide-spread organizations, with many local affiliates,
subdivisions, or chapters, are listed as one organization.  So far, this
includes CPSR, NPTN/Free-Net, APC/IGC, and Cypherpunks.  To list all the
local groups individually would consume a large amount of space, and would
make this list about 4 times as long.

## What's new: 3.02 - fixed L. D. York's address, under EFNH.
               3.03 - updated CommUnity entry w/much new info
               3.04 - updated CommUnity (removed ph. # - not for general use)
               3.05 - added entry for AUSTRALIA, Assoc. for Comm. Telematics
                      updated/added several ftp/gopher pointers, fixed some
                      typos, put UK Cryptoprivacy under Cypherpunks, changed
                      (c) & distribution notice a little to be less restric-
                      ting to sysops.
               3.06 - began lengthy process of adding mailing lists under
                      "-=>CYBERSPACE<=-" heading.  Added info to ACE's entry,
                      removed entry for IIA & CapAccess (will put them on an
                      upcoming access providers list probably).  Added
                      entries for LOCAL, COSN, CREN.
               3.1  - nothing really, just officially releasing it as a FAQ



-=>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL<=-

-USA-

* Electronic Frontier Foundation
    A non-profit public interest membership organization, working to protect
    individual rights in the emerging information age.  EFF supports legal
    and legislative action to protect the civil liberties of online users;
    hosts and participates in related conferences and projects, including
    Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet, and Computers and Academic Freedom;
    and works to educate the online community about its legal rights and
    responsibilities.  EFF members receive online bulletins about the
    critical issues and debates affecting computer-mediated communications
    and participate in online political activism. Donations are welcome and
    are tax deductible.  EFF is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
        Basic info: [e-mail]
        General: [e-mail]
        Membership: [e-mail]
        Legal: Shari Steele <[e-mail]>, Dir. of Legal Services
               Mike Godwin <[e-mail]>, Online Counsel
        Policy/Open Platform/NII: Daniel J. Weitzner ([e-mail]),
                                  Senior Staff Counsel
    Tech: Dan Brown <[e-mail]>, Systems Administrator
        Online newsletter: Stanton McCandlish <[e-mail]>, Online Activist
        Hardcopy publications: [e-mail]
        Mailing list requests: [e-mail] (specify eff-talk or newsletter)
    FTP: ftp.eff.org,
    Gopher: gopher.eff.org
    WAIS:  wais.eff.org
    World Wide Web URL:  http://www.eff.org/
    Usenet: comp.org.eff.talk, comp.org.eff.news, alt.politics.datahighway
    WELL: g eff
    AOL: keyword EFF
    CIS: GO EFFSIG
        Computers & Academic Freedom: [e-mail], [e-mail]
        CAF mailing list: [e-mail] (add comp-academic-freedom-news)
        Computer underground Digest archives: [e-mail]
    Electronic Frontier Foundation
    1001 G St. NW, Suite 950 E
    Washington DC 20001, USA
    voice: [phone]
    fax:   [phone]

* Americans Communicating Electronically (ACE)
   ACE membership is diverse and represents private and govt. organizations
   and individuals who wish to promote interactive communications among
   federal, state, and local governments, private businesses, public
   libraries, and schools, rural cooperatives, public and private
   universities, community-based arts and theater groups, voluntary
   associations, job training services, and health care organizations.  The
   members of ACE are particularly concerned that access and participation
   be made possible and convenient for Americans who do not own modem
   equipped computers. To support the development of interactive
   communications between governments and communities, ACE is recommending
   that all government agencies establish information access programs to
   help create and foster an "interactive citizen-government communications
   system."  Many govt. agencies, from the White House to the NSF and the
   Dept. of Labor, are already participating in the ACE project.  Unlike
   Everything else on this list, ACE is actually a govt.-sponsored project.
   There are several ACE mailing lists: ACE-MG (general ACE info), CET-MG
   (Communities in Economic Transition), CET-NEWS (C.E.T. bulletins), etc.
       Basic info: [e-mail]
       General: [e-mail]
       Mailing list subscriptions: [e-mail] [message body:
                                   subscribe <listname> <your name>]

* Center for Civic Networking (CCN/CivicNet)
    The Center for Civic Networking is a non-profit organization,
    based in Boston and Washington, D.C., that promotes broad public
    benefits of the emerging national information infrastructure.
    The Center brings together expertise in large-scale computer and
    network systems, community-based applications of computing, non-
    profit management, community development, architecture, public
    policy, and democratic participation. The Center's Programs
    focus on framing a national vision for civic networking,
    developing a policy framework that supports civic networking,
    developing and supporting model civic networking projects, and
    assisting in the technology transfer needed to achieve the broad-
    based benefits of civic networking.  CCN is involved with SDIN network,
    the Cambridge Civic Forum, and the "From Townhalls to Local Civic
    Networks" conference, and ACE.
        General: Miles Fidelman <[e-mail]>
                                <[e-mail]>, Exec. Dir.
                 Richard Civille <[e-mail]>, Dir., DC office
        FTP: ftp.eff.org, pub/Groups/CCN
             world.std.com, ftp/amo/civicnet
        Gopher: gopher.eff.org - "...Groups"/"CCN"
    [No mailing address available at present]
    Voice: [phone] (R. Civille, Washington DC office)

* Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR)
    CPSR is a national membership organization, based in Palo Alto,
    California.  CPSR conducts many activities to protect privacy and civil
    liberties.  Membership is open to the public and support is welcome.
    CPSR maintains local chapters in several US cities.
    General (nat'l. HQ): [e-mail]
    General (DC offc.): Marc Rotenberg <[e-mail]>
    Washington DC chapter: Larry Hunter <[e-mail]>
    NY chapter: David Friedlander <[e-mail]>
    Berkeley CA chapter: Jim Davis <[e-mail]>
                             Judi Clark <[e-mail]>
    Palo Alto CA chapter: Andre Bacard <[e-mail]>
    Portland OR chapter: Erik Nilsson <[e-mail]>
        Los Angeles chapter: Rodney J. Hoffman <[e-mail]>
    Mailing lists: [e-mail] (cpsr-cpu, bawit-announce, etc.)
                       [e-mail] (cpsr)
    FTP: ftp.cpsr.org
    Gopher: gopher.cpsr.org
    Nanotechnology SIG: Ted Kaehler <[e-mail]>
    Telecom Policy Roundtable: Jeff Chester <[e-mail]>,
                                   voice: [phone]
    Electoral issues: Eva Waskell, voice: [phone] evenings
    CPSR National Office    CPSR Washington Office    CPSR/Berkeley Chapter
    P.O. Box 717            666 Pennsylvania Ave. SE  P.O. Box 40361
    Palo Alto CA 94302 USA  Suite 303                 Berkeley CA 94704 USA
    Voice: [phone]  Washington DC 20003 USA   Voice: [phone]
    Fax:   [phone]  Voice: [phone]
                            Fax:   [phone]

* Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
    Through computer networking, the Consortium will help educators and
    students access information and communications resources that will
    increase their productivity, professional competence, and opportunities
    for learning and collaborative work. The Consortium advocates the
    following goals: the timely deployment of the national research and
    education network; the development and distribution of network-based
    information resources for schools; the development of the human
    resources needed to make full and efficient use of networks through
    staff development programs, educational materials and software; form a
    national leadership group for educational telecommunications, to have a
    voice in shaping policy in this area; provide access to information
    about the National Research and Education Network (NREN) and other
    educational telecommunications efforts; reach a large community of
    individuals involved in every aspect of network technology and its
    application to K-12 education; help advance the development of
    information resources and tools for networking; foster collaborative
    opportunities to develop new resources and services for educators.
    CoSN is a non-profit organization, 501(c)(3) application pending.
        General: [e-mail], [e-mail]
        Gopher: digital.cosn.org
    CoSN
    P.O. Box 6519
    Washington DC 20035-5193 USA
    Voice: [phone]
    Fax:   [phone]

* Corporation for Research and Educational Networking (CREN)
    Despite the name, this is a non-profit organization. CREN advances the
    goals of institutions of higher education by facilitating, catalyzing
    and leveraging contributions from the worldwide higher education
    community directed toward building a global computing and
    communications infrastructure that: supports access to shared
    information services and resources; supports scholarly collaboration
    and educational outreach; and contributes to enhanced individual and
    institutional productivity.  CREN provides BITNET (and thus Internet
    email) access to member institutions, and is also working on NII
    issues, hoping to help ensure that such a future network provides
    for the needs of the educational and research communities.
        General: [e-mail]
        ftp: info.cren.net, cren.org
        gopher: info.cren.net
    CREN
    1112 16th St. NW,  Suite 600
    Washington, DC 20036 USA
    Voice: [phone]

* Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
    [No information available.]
    Voice: [phone], Dave Lenef (Communications Coordinator)
    Fax:   [phone]

* National Online Media Association (NOMA)
    NOMA is a trade association for BBS's, Internet service providers, and
    other online services and public networking operations.  It was formed
    at ONE BBSCON '93 in August at Colorado Springs, CO.  NOMA will be in an
    initial organizational phase for a while. NOMA's mission is to act for
    the BBS and online service industry  on matters of national importance
    by creating an industry presence in Washington, D.C. and other means;
    assist its members at the state and local levels; educate the public on
    the unique social, business and legal roles of BBS's and other online
    services; establish appropriate industry standards and guidelines;
    promote business development in the industry; and maintain and provide
    access to resources and industry information for use by the public and
    the industry.  A forum on Delphi has been provided, as well as the
    internet mailing list, which may be freely gated to BBS networks.
        General: Phill Liggett <[e-mail]>
                 Lance Rose <[e-mail]>
                 Steve Barber <[e-mail]>
        Mailing list requests: [e-mail] (subscribe natbbs <name>)
        FidoNet: Jim Taylor, 1:310/5 <[e-mail]>
        Delphi: [no contact info provided]
    NOMA, c/o Phill Liggett
    Solutions, Inc.
    89 Seymore Ave.
    West Hartford CT 06119 USA
    Voice: Phill Liggett, [phone]
           Lance Rose, [phone] FOR
    BBS: [phone] (sysop: Celeste Clark)
         [phone] (sysop: Tony McClenny)
         [phone] (sysop: W. Mark Richmond)

* National Public Telecomputing Network (NPTN) - AKA Free-Net
    The National Public Telecomputing Network exists to make free public
    access to computerized communications and information services a
    reality; to help people in cities throughout the U.S. and the world
    to establish free, open access, community computer systems (Free-Nets);
    to link those systems together into a common network similar to
    National Public Radio or PBS on TV; to help supplement what the local
    systems are able to produce with high quality network-wide services
    and features. NPTN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.  [Note:
    not all "Free-Net" systems are part of NPTN, just most of them.]
        General: [e-mail] [note: this is not an automailer, but a person]
        Canadian Free-Net mailing list: [e-mail],
                                        (subscribe CAN-FREENET <name>)
        Charlotte NC Free-Net list: [e-mail] (subscribe
                                    CITYNET <name>)
    National Public Telecomputing Network
    P.O. Box 1987
    Cleveland, Ohio  44106
    Voice: 216-247-5800
    FAX: [phone]
       Community Free-Net affiliate systems              modem number
    Big Sky Telegraph           Dillon, Montana         [phone]
    Buffalo Free-Net            Buffalo, New York       [phone]
    Cleveland Free-Net          Cleveland, Ohio         [phone]
    COIN                        Columbia, Missouri      [phone]
    Denver Free-Net             Denver, Colorado        [phone]
    Heartland Free-Net          Peoria, Illinois        [phone]
    Lorain County Free-Net      Elyria, Ohio            [phone]
    Medina County Free-Net      Medina, Ohio            [phone]
    National Capital Free-Net   Ottawa, Ont., Canada    [phone]
    Tallahassee Free-Net        Tallahassee, Florida    [phone]
    Tristate Online             Cincinnati, Ohio        [phone]
    Victoria Free-Net           Victoria, BC, Canada    [phone]
    Wellington Citynet          Wellington, New Zealand [phone]
    Youngstown Free-Net         Youngstown, Ohio        [phone]
  For more detailed information, including internet addresses and login
  instructions, see ftp.eff.org, pub/Groups/NPTN-Freenet/login.info

-AUSTRALIA-

* Association for Community Telematics (ACT)
    Founded in 1993 to help promote an enlightened democratic order in the
    emerging cyberspace. Telematics = telecommunications + informatics -
    the socio-technological aspects of computer communications and
    networking. In the information revolution underway in Australia,
    the grassroots level of the community is being overlooked.  The gap
    between the information rich and the information poor is growing wider,
    and the broader community has yet to gain direct access to these tools
    of the information revolution.  There is a danger that the evolving
    information society will be more about social control than empowerment
    of the community.  ACT serves as a lobby for greater resources to develop
    community-based computer networks, to simplify the use of these networks,
    to provide better support for new users, and to encourage a wider range
    of people, including those with no previous experience with computers, to
    come online.  ACT exists to encourage all sectors, including government,
    the private sector, community groups, educational and research sectors,
    activist groups and trade unions, to develop a vision statement and a
    plan for Australia's transition to a more democratic and socially just
    information society.
        General: Geoff Holland <[e-mail], [e-mail]>
        FTP: ftp.eff.org, pub/Groups/ACT/
        Gopher: gopher.eff.org - "...Groups"/"ACT"
    ACT
    PO Box 683
    Bondi Jcn. NSW 2022 Australia
    Voice: [phone]

* Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA)
    Early in 1994 Electronic Frontiers Australia will be formed to define,
    promote and defend the rights of electronic network users. This new
    organisation will be similar to EFF in the USA. Michael Baker
    <[e-mail]> has announced the incept of a new
    Internet mailing list forum for discussion and planning in the effort
    to form a public interest electronic civil liberties organization in
    Australia. If you want to join EFA contact Michael Baker at any of his
    addresses listed below. If you want to take part in the formation
    of EFA (and influence its basic objectives and policies), send a
    subscribe request to the list request address listed below.
    General: Michael Baker <[e-mail]>
                 3:800/838 (FidoNet)
        Membership: Brenda Aynsley <[e-mail]>
                    3:620/243 (FidoNet)
    CompuServe: Michael Baker <100026,1312>
    Mailing list requests: [e-mail]
        FTP: ftp.eff.org, pub/Groups/EF-Australia
        Gopher: gopher.eff.org - "...Groups"/"EF-Australia"
        Usenet: aus.org.efa
        IRC: join #EFA, or contact [e-mail]
    EFA, c/o Michael Baker
    P.O. Box 5
    Flaxley SA 5153 Australia
    Voice: [phone]
    Fax:   [phone]

-UK/Great Britain-

* CommUnity (Computer Communicators' Association)
   Set up in 1993, to repesent the interest of the UK online community. It
   was initally formed in response to the threat of BBS licencing posed by
   the ELSPA (European Leisure Software Publishers Association) and FAST
   (Federation Against Software Theft); and out of widespread concern over
   growing press and media misrepresentation of the comms-using community
   in the UK.  Aims of CommUnity "expressly modelled on EFF, though we are
   as yet very much smaller."
        General: [e-mail]
                 David Swarbrick <[e-mail]>
                 Michael Barnes <[e-mail]>
                                FidoNet 2:254/151.10
                 Jim Trash <[e-mail]>
                           FidoNet 2:250/310
                           CompuServe 100016,251
                 Malcolm Arnold <[e-mail]>
                                FidoNet 2:250/312
                 Nigel Hardy <[e-mail]>
                             FidoNet 2:254/151
        Convener: Oliver Clarke <[e-mail]>
                                FidoNet Classic 2:252/150
        FTP: ftp.demon.co.uk, pub/archives/community
             ftp.eff.org, pub/Groups/CommUnity
        Gopher: gopher.eff.org, "...Groups"/"CommUnity"
        Usenet: uk.org.community (gated to FidoNet, et al. "COMMUNITY" echo)
        FidoNet/GTNet/WildNet/TheNet/NeST: COMMUNITY conference
    CommUnity                Newsletter:  CommUnicator
    89 Mayfair Avenue                     67 Heath Rd
    Worcester Park                        Holtspur, Beaconsfield
    Surrey KT4 7SJ UK                     Bucks. HP9 1DG UK
    BBS: [phone]/5557 (London - Arkham, FidoNet: 2:254/151,
         [phone]       (Manchester - Pig Pen, FidoNet: 2:252/150)
         [phone]       (Leeds - Owl Service, FidoNet: 2:250/312)
         [phone]        (? - Chaos, FidoNet: 2:250/310)


-GLOBAL/MULTINATIONAL-

* CAUSE
    CAUSE is the association for managing and using information technology
    in higher education. An international nonprofit association, CAUSE is
    dedicated to enhancing the administration and delivery of higher
    education through the effective management and use of information
    technology. Informally organized in 1962, CAUSE today includes over 1,060
    campuses and 54 corporate members, worldwide.  CAUSE's scope encompasses
    the management and use of academic computing, library automation, and
    networking, as well as administration of the enterprise.  CAUSE strives
    to promote more effective planning, management, and evaluation of
    computing and information technologies in colleges and universities, and
    believes that, while information technology is an enabling force,
    people are the key to accomplishing our mission.  Goals: provide
    support for IT managers; inform IT decision-makers and users; educate
    and influence non-educational (incl. business and govt.) communications
    leaders.  CAUSE collaborates with various other organizations incl. the
    Assoc. of Research Libraries, CHEMA, NACUBO, ACUTA, etc., and
    participates in EDUCOM's Networking and Telecommunications Task Force.
        Info: [e-mail]
        Gopher: cause-gopher.colorado.edu
    CAUSE
    4880 Pearl E. Circle
    Suite 302E
    Boulder CO 80301 USA
    Voice: [phone]
    Fax:   [phone]

* Institute for Global Communications (IGC)
    The Institute for Global Communications (IGC) provides computer
    networking tools for international communications and information
    exchange. The IGC Networks -- PeaceNet, EcoNet, ConflictNet and
    LaborNet -- comprise the world's only computer communications system
    dedicated solely to environmental preservation, peace, and human
    rights.  New technologies are helping these worldwide communities
    cooperate more effectively and efficiently. IGC, located in San
    Francisco, California, is a division of the Tides Foundation, a
    501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. By subscribing to any one of the IGC
    Networks, you have full access to the resources of any of the other IGC
    Networks.  IGC maintains a major program to develop low-cost access to
    computer networking from outside the United States, especially in
    non-industrialized areas.  This program is the Association of
    Progressive Communications (APC) which now includes low-cost computer
    networks in several countries.
        Basic info: [e-mail], [e-mail]
        General: [e-mail], [e-mail]
        PeaceNet staff: [e-mail]
        ConflictNet staff: ?
        LaborNet staff: ?
        EcoNet staff: ?
        US/Mexico/China/Japan/MidEast: [e-mail]
        Argentina (Wamani/CCI network): [e-mail]
        Australia/Pac. Is./SE Asia (Pegasus network): [e-mail]
        Brasil/misc. S.Am. areas (AlterNex/IBASE network): [e-mail]
        Canada/Cuba (Web/Nirv Centre network): [e-mail]
        Ecuador (EcuaNex network): [e-mail]
        Nicaragua/Panama/misc Central Am. areas (Nicarao/CRIES network):
            [e-mail]
        Germany/Italy/Austria/Switzerland/Zagreb/Beograd (ComLink e.V.
            network): [e-mail]
        Russia/Commonwealth of Independent States (GlasNet):
            [e-mail]
        S. Africa (SANGONet): [e-mail]
        Sweden/Scandinavia/Baltic/St. Petersburg area (NordNet):
            [e-mail]
        Uruguay/Paraguay (Chasque network): [e-mail]
        UK/Africa/misc. Asian & European areas (GREENET): [e-mail]
    Institue for Global Communications
    18 de Boom St.
    San Francisco CA 94107 USA
    Voice: [phone] (USA/etc.)      [phone] (Can./Cuba)
           [phone] (Arg.)           [phone] (UK/etc.)
           [phone] (Austral./etc.) [phone] (Ger./It./etc.)
           [phone] (Braz./etc.)   [phone] (Rus./CIS)
           [phone] (S.Af.)        [phone] (Swe./etc.)
           [phone] (Ecu.)          [phone] (Nic./etc.)
           [phone] (Uru./Para.)
    Fax: [phone] (USA) - contact other offices for non US
                                 fax numbers and mailing addresses.


-=>REGIONAL/LOCAL<=-

-USA-

*ALABAMA*

HUNTSVILLE & N. ALABAMA

* Linux Users of North Alabama (LUNA) [formerly Huntsville Group]
    LUNA is more than an advocacy group for Linux (a freeware version of
    Unix for PCs), having become involved in network access issues on a
    local basis, including encouragement of the BBS community, assisting
    the startup of a local Internet access site, working on UAH's campus
    network, providing tutorials on networking home computers, and
    assisting communications development at a local high school. "LUNA is
    here to provide community networking", says Matt Midboe. Though not
    currently working on policy issues, LUNA's technically-oriented members
    concentrate on bringing cyberspace to people who did not have the
    capability and know-how before.
    General: Matt Midboe <[e-mail]>
             [also try [e-mail] to see if this
                  new site is up yet.]

*CALIFORNIA*

SAN FRANCISCO BAY/BERKELEY AREA

* BAWiT (Bay Area Women in Telecom)
    Hosted by CPSR/Berkeley, and probably involved with This!Group, BAWiT
    is a group of women working with telecom to make the online community
    inclusive rather than exclusive of women and minorities. The
    working group's activities include outreach and mentoring, and
    providing speakers for events & informal online discussions.
    Info: Judi Clark <[e-mail], [e-mail]>
    Online conferences: [e-mail] (message body containing:
                            subscribe bawit-announce [1st & last name])

* This!Group
    [This!Group is dormant as of this writing, but enthusiasm for new
     projects and activism might get the ball rolling again.]
    General: Judi Clark <[e-mail]>

*DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA*

WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA

* Group 2600 [and some public access operators]
    General: Bob Stratton <[e-mail], [e-mail]>
                 Mikki Barry <[e-mail]>

*MASSACHUSSETTS*

CAMBRIDGE-BOSTON METRO AREA

* EF128 (Electronic Frontier Route 128).
    [No information available at this time]
        Lar Kaufman <[e-mail]>

*MISSISSIPPI*

GULF COAST

* SotMESC/GCMS
    Local chapter with chapters in Alaska, Orlando Florida, Atlanta
    Georgia, Mobile Alabama, Montgomery Alabama, Oxford Miss,
    California, Ocean Springs Miss, and other locations.
    [No info available on what this group is or does.]
        General: R. Jones <[e-mail]>
                 [NOTE: this email address may or may not be current]
    SotMESC/GCMS
    PO Box 573
    Long Beach MS 39560 USA


*MISSOURI*

KANSAS CITY AREA

* Greater Kansas City Sysop Association (GKCSA)
    [No info available.]
        General: Scott Lent <[e-mail]>
    GKCSA
    P.O. Box 14480
    Parkville, MO 64152
    Voice: [phone]
    BBS:   [phone]

*NEW HAMPSHIRE*

* Electronic Frontiers New Hampshire (EFNH)
    A state/local group founded to work with federal and state legislators
    and media on issues of electronic democracy, freedom of speech in the
    online world, privacy of email and other electronic communication, access
    to govt. information, and access issues surrounding the Nat'l. Information
    Infrastructure debate.  Goals include airing important networking ideas,
    attracting media & govt. attention to the issues, focussing on civil
    rights online and providing a forum for discussion of same, protect
    against, draw attention to, and provide a voice to speak against govt.
    encroachments on individual liberties in networking, especially from a
    grassroots level, and improving public access to govt. information.
    EFNH, like EFA, is still in the formative stages.  It plans to formalize
    considerably before long.  The "kickoff" meeting was Jan. 21, '94.
        General: [e-mail]
                 Dan York <[e-mail]>
                 Mark E. Mallett <[e-mail]>
                 Marta Greenberg <[e-mail]>
        FTP: ftp.eff.org, pub/Groups/EF-New_Hampshire
        Gopher: gopher.eff.org, "...Groups"/"EF New Hampshire"
    [No mailing address available at present.]
    Voice: [phone] (Dan York)

*NEW YORK*

NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA

* The Society for Electronic Access (SEA)
    SEA is a membership organization focusing on civil liberties and access
    issues that affect the online world. SEA is based in New York City, so
    many of their activities are focused toward the New York metropolitan
    area, though issues of national concern are addressed.
        Basic Info: [e-mail] (auto reply)
        General: [e-mail]
        Membership: [e-mail]
        Administration: Simona Nass <[e-mail]>, President
        Media Contact: Steve Barber <[e-mail]>, Secretary
    SEA
    Post Office Box 3131
    Church Street Station
    New York, NY, 10008-3131
    Voice: [phone]


WESTERN NY STATE

* Genesee Community College Group
    [No info available.]
        General: Thomas J. Klotzbach <[e-mail]>
    Thomas J. Klotzbach
    Genesee Community College
    Batavia, NY 14020
    Voice (work) [phone] x358

*OKLAHOMA*

STILLWATER

* [Group name unknown.]
    [No info available.]
        General: Lonny L. Lowe <[e-mail]>
    Lonny L. Lowe
    Freelance Consulting
    514 S. Pine
    Stillwater OK 74074-2933 USA
    Voice: [phone]

*TENNESSEE*

NASHVILLE

* [Group name unknown.]
    [No info available.]
        General: Craig Owensby <[e-mail]>
    Craig Owensby
    805 Harpeth Bend Dr.
    Nashville TN 37205
    Voice: [phone] (home)
           [phone] (work)

*TEXAS*

AUSTIN

* EFF-Austin
    EFF-Austin was formed to protect constitutional guarantees of free
    speech and freedom from unreasonable search and seizure for
    users of computer networks. Experience has taught us that these
    freedoms must be fought for if they are to survive in the online
    world.  EFF-Austin was created as an experimental local chapter of
    the national EFF but became independent in 1993 while retaining
    contacts with the parent organization. We're heavily involved
    in public speaking, education, and advocacy of constitutional
    rights in cyberspace. "We're Austin's forum for discussion of all
    concerns related to the cutting edge where society meets technology."
        General: [e-mail]
        Mailing list subscriptions: [e-mail]
        Directors: [e-mail]
        Usenet: austin.eff
        FTP: ftp.tic.com, eff-austin directory
        Gopher: gopher.tic.com, "EFF-Austin"
    EFF-Austin
    P.O. Box 18957
    Austin TX 78760 USA
    Voice: [phone]
    BBS: the SMOFboard [phone] (and many other local info-sites)

HOUSTON

* Electronic Frontiers Houston (EFH)
    a non-profit corporation devoted to working with and for the
    Houston computer and telecommunications community.  Working in
    alliance with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, EFF-Austin and
    other national and regional organizations, EFH acts as a focal
    point for the diverse set of individuals who find themselves
    involved in computer communications. Included on the EFH's agenda
    are: advocating civil liberty issues in "cyberspace," promoting
    wider public access to computer networks, exploring artistic and
    social implications of new digital media, and educating the public
    about the increasingly important on-line world.
        General: [e-mail]
        WWIVnet: efh@5285
        Board of Directors: [e-mail]
                            (efh-directors@5285 on WWIVnet)
        Usenet: houston.efh.talk
        FTP: ftp.tic.com, EFH directory
        Gopher: gopher.tic.com, "Electronic Frontiers Houston"
    EFH
    2476 Bolsover #145
    Houston TX 77005 USA
    Voice: Ed Cavazos, [phone]
    BBS: Bamboo Gardens [phone] (login as EFH GUEST, pw EFH)

-UK/Great Britain-

*SCOTLAND*

LOTHIAN

* Learning Opportunities in Computer Applications within Lothian (LOCAL)
    An organization created to: provide networking for the handicapped,
    provide computer training, creation of electronic clubs for youth
    activities, development of global e-penpal systems for cultural
    exchange, promote online educational and employment opportunities
    (incl. industrial training), set up electronic links between the
    handicapped and distant family members, electronic one-to-one tuition
    to supplement classrooms, link up organizations working with children,
    support documentary reasearch systems online, encourage international
    inter-networking, promote "virtual workgroups" and other online
    joint projects.
        General: Robert Regan <[e-mail]>
    LOCAL
    Kaimes Landfill
    Kirknewton EH27 8EJ UK
    Voice: [phone]


-=> CYBERSPACE <=-

* COMMUNET
    Mailing list for discussion of community and civic networks.
        Subscribe requests: [e-mail], [e-mail]
                            (subscribe COMMUNET <name>)
* COMMUNITY-ACCESS
    Mailing list for discussion of community access issues
        Subscribe requests: [e-mail]
                            (subscribe COMMUNITY-ACCESS <name>)

* comp.org.eff.talk/comp.org.eff.news
    These newsgroups (online conferences), also gated to Internet
    mailing lists and Fidonet echomail conferences, serve as much
    more than EFF house organs, and are "hot spots" for online debate
    on issues such as civil liberties online, legal liabilities of
    system operators, copyright and net distribution, the development
    of a national public network, and more.  Much of the discussion extends
    it's way into alt.politics.datahighway and other "places".

* Computer PRIVACY Digest (CPD) (ex- Telecom Privacy Digest)
    Like RISKS, a moderated digest-format electronic newsletter.  It is
    more open that RISKS or PFD, "and was established to provide a forum
    for discussion on the effect of technology on privacy.  All too often
    technology is way ahead of the law and society as it presents us with
    new devices and applications.  Technology can enhance and detract from
    privacy."
        Subscribe requests: [e-mail]

* Computer underground Digest (CuD)
    Cu-Digest, or CuD, is a more-or-less-weekly on-line electronic
    journal/news digest. The Digest is intended as a forum for the
    discussion of legal, ethical, social, and other issues regarding
    computerized information and communications. We welcome contributions
    reflecting diversity of thought and perspective, focussed on the
    computer/telecommunications culture including BBSes, Internet, and
    public access systems.  CuD is focussed especially on alternative groups
    that exist outside of the conventional net community.
    General/Subscribe requests: Jim Thomas <[e-mail]>
        BITNET: [e-mail]
        Usenet: comp.society.cu-digest
        FTP: ftp.eff.org, pub/Publications/CuD/CuD

* Cypherpunks
    The Cypherpunks mailing lists exist for those interested in cryptography
    and it's political rammifications, programming encryption software,
    creation of digital cash and electronic banking via secure (and
    anonymous) crypto tech, local crypto-oriented activism, hacking cypher
    hardware, and more.  There also tends to be much libertarian/
    anarcho-capitalist debate as well.  The main list is VERY high-traffic.
    The UK branch generally goes by the name of UK Crypto-Privacy Assoc.,
    and like some of the other local sub-groups, has face-to-face meetings.
    The CypherWonks list is a split-off that is generally opposed to the
    anarchic stance of some on the main list.  I have no info at the moment
    on the local groups, other than Austin Cypherpunks  so if anyone has
    info to pass on please do so.
        Main general: [e-mail]
        Main subscribe requests: [e-mail]
        Main FTP: soda.berkeley.edu, pub/cypherpunks
        Hardware general: [e-mail]
        Hardware requests: [e-mail]
        Austin general: Jim McCoy <[e-mail]>
                        Doug Barnes <[e-mail]>
        Austin req. [e-mail]
                    [e-mail]
        Austin FTP: ftp.cc.utexas.edu, pub/cypherpunks
        Wonks general: [e-mail]
        Wonks requests: [e-mail] (message body of:
                       subscribe cypherwonks [1st & last name] [address])

* PRIVACY Forum Digest (PFD)
    Like RISKS, a rather selectively moderated digest. "It spans the full
    range of both technological and non-technological privacy-related issues
    (with an emphasis on the former)."  Moderated by Lauren Weinstein.
        Info: [e-mail] [msg. body: information privacy]
        Subscribe requests: [e-mail] [message body:
                            subscribe privacy <name>]

* RISKS Forum Digest (RFD)
    Risks is an online newsletter of sorts, the "forum on risks to the
    public in computers and related systems" of the ACM Committee on
    Computers and Public Policy.  Risks is a wealth of information and
    banter about various issues surrounding computers, communications and
    networking, and is moderated by Peter G. Neumann.
        Subscribe requests: [e-mail] (subscribe risks [name])
        Usenet: comp.risks
        FTP: crvax.sri.com, cd RISKS: [Note the colon.  To get back issues,
             "GET RISKS-i.j<return>" where i = volume 1 to 15, j = issue,
             always 2 digits.  Issue 00 is always a summary of the selected
             volume.  crvax.sri.com = 128.18.30.65.]
        Voice: [phone] [to inquire about FAXed issues ONLY]
               [phone], Peter G. Neumann [last resort!]
        FAX:   [phone] [issues are avail. via FAX]

* thesegroups
    This list is for organizers of local and other electronic activist
    groups and activities.  The focus is on public policy, civil liberties,
    and community related to computing, telecommunications, and computer
    networks.  This list is not public, and not all subscription requests
    are accepted.  If you want a discussion list about electronic communities,
    try COMUNET instead.  If you do ask to subscribe to thesegroups, please
    say where you heard of it, or who sent you.
        Subscription requests: [e-mail]

* misc
    Some other newsgroups that may be of relevance to the online activist
        alt.activism
        alt.activism.d
        alt.2600
        alt.privacy
        alt.privacy.clipper
        alt.security.pgp
        sci.crypt
        misc.legal
        talk.politics.crypto
        alt.politics.datahighway
        alt.cyber*
    and many more

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by Shari Steele.  Future updates will be posted to  the thesegroups mailing
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Your listing: Please! Check your entry regularly and make sure it is up to
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Distribution: Note that some of this text is borrowed from the promotional
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