From: rita@eff.org (Rita Marie Rouvalis)
Subject: Organizational Changes at the EFF
Followup-To: comp.org.eff.talk 
Originator: rita@eff.org
Organization: Electronic Frontier Foundation
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 19:46:52 GMT


             EFF EXPLAINS ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES


Mitchell Kapor, Chairman and President of the Electronic Frontier
Foundation (EFF), today explained  several organizational moves and
initiatives approved by the EFF Board at its November 10, 1992  meeting in
San Francisco.  According to Kapor, "they are designed to increase our
effectiveness in making EFF into a national public education, advocacy, 
membership, and chapters organization that represents and serves our
growing constituency on the electronic frontier." 

Berman Becomes Acting Executive Director

Kapor stated that "Jerry Berman, who currently heads our 
Washington Office,  has  been designated by the EFF board to serve 
as the interim Executive Director of EFF with present overall  
responsibility for managing the activities of our Cambridge and 
Washington, D.C. offices. In this capacity, he will oversee EFF's public 
policy, membership, and chapter building activities."  

Berman said: "I am delighted to be working with Cliff Figallo, our
Cambridge Office Director and the entire EFF staff and Board.   In the next
two months we will be making a concerted effort to develop a plan to make
EFF into a more effective and powerful public interest organization."

Chapters Summit

On January, 23 and 24, 1993, EFF will hold a "chapters summit" in Atlanta,
Georgia.  Dave Farber, EFF Board Member, stated that the 
meeting would be "an open, candid sharing of views about chapter 
relations with EFF and EFF's relations with chapters with the goal of 
making the chapters an integral part of the EFF mission."  The 
meeting is being organized by a steering committee made up of Cliff 
Figallo, Jerry Berman,  Dave Farber and representatives from 
chapters and potential chapters including Mitch Ratcliffe and Jon 
Lebkowsky .
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Mitchell Kapor to Chair EFF Board and Oversee Critical Policy Studies 
and Initiatives

	Mitchell Kapor, who serves as Chairman of the EFF Board, has 
turned over management functions to Berman and Figallo to devote 
his energy and talents to developing EFF strategy and public policy 
initiatives, such as a pragmatic program for achieving an open 
broadband communications network and an exploration of the 
potential role of the cable television network in serving as a 
interactive, multimedia electronic communications highway. Kapor 
will also continue to lead EFF's current public policy initiative to 
develop a near term digital path to the home designed to maximize 
free speech, innovation, and privacy.

Permanent Executive Director

	The EFF Board, once it has developed and approved an overall 
strategic plan in January, will proceed with an open search for a 
permanent Executive Director for the organization.






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Rita Rouvalis                                Electronic Frontier Foundation
rita@eff.org                                                    eff@eff.org
CIS:70007,5621                                                (617)864-0665
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