Once the network is set up, the assistance required by the member organization that takes care of the Divisions' homepages will be no more then a few hours a week. It is highly desirable to archive all proceedings at the same place. The Oxford Forestry Institute has already offered to carry out this task. Since the Finnish Forestry Institute has the greatest experience in this field it would be ideal if they could cover the technical aspects of this task. Your experience and cooperation would be very much appreciated.
Further technicians are highly welcome to join.
A prototype of a homepage is being developed and should be ready by February. By the time of the next EEB Meeting in February, a prototype of the EEB communication system, including mailing list, agenda, discussion forum, minutes etc. should be developed. The Secretariat's server By the beginning of next year, the Secretariat's Gopher will be cancelled and fully replaced by the Web-server. The latest World Congress Resolutions have also set a development impetus. Some require notable effort and also some investments - part of the work involves every Working Unit and member organization.