Executive Committee Notes
Meeting on 10 November 1995

1. Board member Rick Mount has exceeded the maximum allowable number of
consecutive missed meetings as per By-Law 10f, and so his position must
now be considered vacant. This will be announced at the November Board
meeting as part of the Executive Committee report. Dave Sutherland will
contact Mr. Mount by phone or fax to inform him of the situation.
No one will be appointed to this seat as it will be up for re-election in
four months.

2. Bell Canada has informed its Centrex customers that the rates for lines
connected to multi-user computers will increase by as much as 300%.
Telecommunities Canada and Internet Service providers are very concerned
about this move and are discussing possible protests. Lisa Donnelly will
try to organize a meeting to discuss a response plan. Board member Dave
Loan has offered to work on this. NCF's response should be coordinated
with Telecommunities Canada and other Free-Nets.

3. At this time, the full Board needs to discuss NCF's directions and
priorities for the future, particularly with respect to the plans and
budget for 1996. It was agreed that the November 21 Board meeting should
be primarily devoted to a discussion amongst Board members and the
Executive only. Richard Taylor will draft an announcement and will modify
the agenda for the meeting.

4. The Executive Director asked for clearer direction regarding posting
messages in the board-discussion-unmoderated newsgroup. The Executive
agreed that her postings should be primarily factual, to clarify existing
Board positions and to provide information about operations. The Executive
Director should maintain a high profile and is welcome to post frequently
in NCF newsgroups.

5. There was a discussion of the Director of Development's performance.
He has been with NCF for one year and 6 months.
Note: suggestion that he take over more of the Public Relations work.

6. There was a wide-ranging discussion of volunteers and NCF Committees.
Miranda Gray has just submitted her resignation from chair of the
Hardware/Software Committee. We understand that only one person
volunteered to chair the Francophone committee. It is a matter of some
concern that NCF committees become more effective and active. Allowing
committees and chair positions to be filled by self-selection has not been
very effective in some cases. It was agreed that a major review of all
committees should take place: all committees will be asked to produce an
Annual Report by the end of Dec. 1995, and a review of committee
structure, mandate, membership and chairs should take place at the January
Board meeting.

7. Lisa Donnelly's contract will come up for review 31 March 1996 - we
should think about how to provide an effective review and constructive
suggestions.

Notes by Richard Taylor and Lisa Donnelly