The ConneCT '96 initiative will also include a fall symposium, sponsored by 
S.N.E.T., in conjunction with the Vice Presidential Debate being held in 
Hartford on October 2. At the symposium, Governor John Rowland and Vice 
President Al Gore will send email messages to participating schools
and libraries. Symposium attendees will work to define next steps to 
further enhance the Internet's role in education.
ConneCT '96 is guided by a broad-based citizen Steering Committee, including 
members of the Connecticut General Assembly and the State Department of 
Education. A Technical Advisory Network is being formed to assist the 
community volunteer effort. A Media Committee will provide ongoing 
information to the public. 
For more information, to learn how to "adopt" a school, or to register if you 
do not have access to the Internet, contact Citizens for Connecticut's 
Children and Youth at 203-498-4240.
Thanks for wanting to help! Your contribution is what will enable our 
children to benefit from the vast information resources available today. All 
monetary contributions will be a 100% write off as a charitable donation for 
tax purposes. In addition, all sponsors will receive a title of appreciation 
in our thanks to our sponsors page. With your involvement, we hope many will 
follow, so tell your family and friends about this wonderful project. 
Donations can be made in the form of company or individual sponsorships or 
through volunteering. Sponsors can donate connection kits and/or human 
resources either to individual schools, towns, or to the project as a whole. 
Volunteers are needed to help organize the effort, to install the connection 
kits in schools, and to test the connections once they have been installed. 
For more information about how to organize local planning teams, see below.
By becoming a sponsor of ConneCT '96 you commit to do at least one of the 
following:
 Provide the technical and/or organizational support for at least one school 
 Provide funding for Connection and Wiring kits 
 Loan the tools and equipment to install the kits on September 28 
 Train volunteers who will install wiring and connection kits on 
 September 28 
 Pledge employee participation in the effort 
 Volunteer to help with the organization and installation efforts
If you would like to be a part of ConneCT '96 please fill in the following 
form. We will call to confirm your donation as soon as we receive this 
information.
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Contact Name:
If representing a business or organization, enter the name here: 
Address:
City/Town:                  Zip
Phone numbers:              Day:            Eve:
E-mail address:
Let us know how you would like to help:
(Connection kits will have a modem and cable adapter, Wiring kits will 
have category 5 cable and ends. Costs are approximate and should be used 
as a guide only.)
Connection Kit - $300
qty.
Wiring Kit - $500
qty.
Other dollar amount
$
Time and expertise
If volunteering time, please give us more information below:
How would you like to contribute (select below)
 
Where would you like to contribute (select below)
 
If you chose a specific location, enter it below:
Name:
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Q&A
Welcome to our questions and answers area. Here you will find a list of 
planning team tasks, a basic introduction to the Internet, and a link to
frequently asked questions and answers. 
Planning Team Tasks:
 Sign up as volunteers electronically using the web site or by fax 
 (203.498.4242) or phone (203.498.4240) at CCCY. 
 Check to see what schools are registered using the web site. 
 If the school you are interested in is not registered, sign them up 
 using this web site, or by fax or phone to CCCY.  
 Contact the school district principal/school contact person to organize 
 the planning team. 
 Enlist community organizations (e.g. Board of Education, PTA, Chamber 
 of Commerce, Rotary Club, High School service organizations, businesses, 
 students and teachers already on-line). 
 Form teams for individual schools, or by district. Pick a team leader. 
 Create local publicity through community newspapers, PTA letters, radio 
 and public access television. 
 Recruit volunteers from the community. 
 Work with the school contact person to survey the schools to plan where 
 and how wiring will be installed. 
 Order kits (kits will be standardized). 
 Secure funding for kits. Encourage citizens and organizations to 
 "adopt" individual participating schools for resource development and 
 wiring assistance. 
 Train volunteers in September for the wiring installation on September 
 28. 
 Install wire/modems/software, and certify that wiring is completed per 
 the survey/plan. 
 Connect to on-line service and test. 
 Participate in the launch on October 2.
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Internet Background
The world is undergoing an information renaissance in which anyone with the 
know-how and the proper equipment can obtain vast amounts of information 
ranging from artwork at the Tate Gallery to the latest news on current 
events. All this is currently available on the Internet commonly known as the 
Information Super Highway .
Originally created 25 years ago by a government organization known as ARPANET 
and some of the world's most noted universities, the Internet today consists 
of over 65,000 computer networks worldwide. Attached to these networks are 
approximately 60 million computers of which over 50% reside in the United 
States alone. How do we access this vast information resource? The World Wide 
Web is a primary means of information access, enabling graphics, text, 
animation and even interactivity. Moreover, the World Wide Web makes it easy 
to access other network protocols such as FTP, GOPHER and USENET creating a 
very powerful communication tool.
Many companies, government organizations, universities, libraries and schools 
in the K-12 community are taking advantage of this resource. In addition to 
its function as a vast source of information, the Internet provides an 
effective means of communicating. It can enhance internal communications as 
well as provide instant worldwide exposure. Today, the Internet is the 
fastest growing communication medium the world has ever seen. Although many 
K-12 schools have taken their own initiative and have created some of the 
most creative projects on the Internet, the majority of schools have yet to 
go on-line. 
ConneCT '96 is striving to provide this information resource to all of our 
children, for their benefit now and in the future.
The following is a price guide for sponsoring the ConneCT '96 project. Each 
sponsor banner is color coded for different areas of the site. In order to 
accommodate the many companies in Connecticut, all banners will have a random 
rotation schedule of up to five companies per banner sponsorship. The banners 
will rotate every five minutes, ensuring that all sponsors receive the 
recognition that they deserve. All rates apply for the period specified and 
is subject to change upon the period ending date.
ConneCT '96 is a statewide endeavor that will receive national and 
international notoriety. It is only the second model in the nation, the first 
being Netday in California. Connect '96 differs in many ways from the 
objectives and tactics of Netday, but the end goal of integrating computer 
based learning into our schools remains the same.
Thomas C. Kwon
(860)678-8125 phone
(860)678-8403 fax
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