Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 13:33:59 +0059 (EDT)
From: Jessica Lipnack <teamnet@world.std.com>
Subject: MassNet/SmartState Draft (fwd)
To: presnick@MIT.EDU
Cc: rdshydur@MIT.EDU
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Paul,
This is the effort we were talking to you about at the Dee Hock meeting.  
Who at MIT could we approach for sponsorship?


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Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 14:06:36 +0059 (EDT)
From: Jessica Lipnack <teamnet@world.std.com>
To: rickber@aol.com
Subject: MassNet/SmartState Draft (fwd)


Here's the latest!


			MassNet/SmartState:
		Networking People and Technology

		---DRAFT!  TALKING NOTES ONLY---

Our vision for the dawn of the 21st century is a vibrant regional economy
and civic community powered by networking people and technology. 

The purpose of the MassNet/SmartState initiative is to increase the
common-wealth by enhancing the capacity and practice of cooperation and
collaboration in Massachusetts businesses, institutions, agencies, and
communities while developing a leading edge, friendly, and accessible
regional networking infrastructure. 

A meeting is being called for November 14, 1994, [at the Computer Museum
in Boston] to catalyze the formation of a self-supporting
MassNet/SmartState organization to plan, organize, and publicize this
initiative.  The name, vision, purpose, and leadership of this effort are
only draft place holders to stimulate startup and will all be on the
agenda for the November 14 meeting.  While we hope awareness, enthusiasm,
and a viable organization emerges from the day, participants will in any
case find a rich learning environment full of new information, ideas, and
connections. 

MassNet/SmartState is inspired by California's Joint Venture: Silicon
Valley Network and one of its primary initiatives, Smart Valley, Inc. 
Smart Valley's mission is "to create an electronic community by developing
an advanced information infrastructure and the collective ability to use
it." Smart Valley is a business-led effort to benefit the whole community
by revitalizing education; addressing health care cost and quality; making
local government more responsive; connecting people; keeping business; and
creating jobs. 

This effort is currently being coordinated by The Networking Institute and
a group of volunteers.  We are looking for a small group of
participant-sponsors to support the first public meeting [at the Computer
Museum]. 


For more information, contact:

Jessica Lipnack (teamnet@world.std.com)
Jeffrey Stamps (jstamps@world.std.com)
The Networking Institute, Inc.
505 Waltham Street
West Newton, MA 02165
617/965-3340 (tel)
617/965-2341 (fax)