Where was the Non-profits On-line conference held?  And who sponsored
it?
Amy Southon
Chicago Botanic Garden



Original Message
> Subject:  Re: Museum Web Site
>Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 15:49:50 -0400
From:  Roger Wulff <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Dear John:
>
> I would like to thank you for the thoughtful reply concerning web sites. I have printed it out for my files.  First of all, I would like to state for the record - I am not a computer expert (although I play one on TV).
>
> My main reason for responding to the discussion is I would like to let
> smaller museums know it is very possible for them to establish a web
> site - now -  and may be cheaper than they think - even for those
> museums who have no computer - or only one computer and no internal
> network of any kind.
>
> I attended a "Non-Profits On-Line" Conference in Jan. of this year and
> was amazed to learn what some non-profits are doing with their web sites- and how important the web is becoming in the lives of the average
> family.  Newspaper readership is declining, even TV viewing by the
> average family is declining - where use of the Internet will double,
> maybe triple, by the year 2000.  This is the reason a newpaper empire
> like The Washington Post (one of the major sponsors of that Conference)is entering the Internet business.  The MSI Web Site on The WashingtonPost server cost USD $ 99.00 in set-up fees (they did the set-up) and $ 79.00 per month (non-profit rate).  And as you can see when you visit our site, we now operate an "On-line" Museum Bookstore and an "On-Line" International Craft Boutique on that site.
The Washington post will also handle monthly up-dates for us.
>
> Kind Regards
> Roger Wulff