NEWS RELEASE
NEONET
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On Thursday, April 19, 2017, NEOnet hosted the 2017 edition of their Annual General Meeting, held at Northern College – Quill Lounge. Thirty-one attendees, comprised of Stakeholders, Members, 2017-2018 Board of Directors and Staff were in attendance or online for the event.
Chairperson Gerard Bruneau, Paul Ouimette (Director of Operations) and Laura Imhoff (Project Coordinator), highlighted the achievements, successes as well as the projects and programs delivered in in 2017.
2017 accomplishments included:
- 97 applicants in the BEAM program (Broadband for E-Business and Marketing)
- 16 applicants in the STAMP program (Small Business Technology Assessment and Planning)
- STAMP participants are now eligible to access the remainder of the maximum funding of $6,250 towards technology implementation initiatives. The STAMP program is now open to all of Northern Ontario
- The Municipal Geographical Information System (GIS) project ended in December 2017. Twenty-three (23) municipalities, one health unit and one first nation community benefitted from this initiative.
- 25 regional presentations were conducted in 2017 with 2 being delivered online for remote participants
- A new project was launched in 2017 – TechSocial: Empowering Older Adults Through Mobile Technologies, with support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation
Past chairperson and dedicated board member Denis Bérubé was recognized for his 15 years of service as a NEOnet Board of Director.
Board elections were held to appoint the 2018-2019 Board, followed by the new Board of Directors meeting where the Executive was chosen:
2018-2019 Board of Directors:
- Gerard Bruneau – Chairperson
- Steve Kidd – Vice-Chair
- Paula Mangotich – Treasurer
- Gilles Matko – Director-at-large
- Gerry Talbot – Director
- Guy Guindon – Director
- John Bernstein – Director
- Linda Semczyszyn – Director
- Monique Koski – Director
- Sally Braun – Director
- Steve Roberts – Director
NEOnet extends its appreciation and thanks to everyone that attended the 2017 Annual General Meeting and looks forward to continuing to increase the awareness and adoption of Information and Communication Technology (CT) in Northeastern Ontario.
NEOnet supports organizations in their use and integration of ICT and continues striving for and facilitating partnerships to enhance ICT and the infrastructure enhancements that enhance connecting to the Internet. For more information please visit the NEOnet website.
NEOnet is a non-profit regional development organization, established in 1990, that has since acted as the region’s Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) champion. NEOnet focuses on telecommunications and technology.
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