Election results for expiring terms in the ARKnet Board of Directors have been announced. The following people have been elected to new three-year terms:
• Tom Hart, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• Jeannie Winston, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
• Mark Barton, Rich Mountain Community College
• Bill Phelps, Ouachita Baptist University
• Peggy Morrison, Hendrix College
• Art Lichtenstein, University of Central Arkansas

The next ARKnet Technical Symposium is scheduled for April 21, 2005, 10:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. at the University of Arkansas System Office in Little Rock. Sessions on security best practices and strategies, bandwidth management devices, and key national and state level projects to build optical networks are scheduled. All ARKnet members are invited to attend. [more...]

The ARKnet Board of Directors will meet at the University of Arkansas System Office in Little Rock on April 21, 2004, at 8:30 A.M. before the ARKnet Technical Symposium.

The ARKnet Board of Directors will meet at the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Services on June 24, 2004, at 8:30 A.M. before the ARKnet Symposium.

The 2004 ARKnet Symposium, a one-day meeting of the ARKnet membership held in lieu of the usual two-day annual conference, will be held on June 24, 2004, 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. A morning session featuring the Chief Security Officer for the State of Arkansas and the Director of the Department of Information Systems will provide an update on the State Security Office and DIS. Afternoon breakout sessions are scheduled for both the technical and library representatives, plus the annual ARKnet membership meeting will be held at which final nominations for positions on the Board of Directors will be accepted. [more...]

The ARKnet Board of Directors will meet at the University of Arkansas Systems Office on March 4, 2004, at 1:30 P.M. immediately following the ARKnet Technical Symposium. Doug Elkins, Director of DIS, will be present at the meeting.

The second ARKnet Technical Symposium will be held on March 4, 2004, 10:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. at the University of Arkansas Systems Office in Little Rock. Topics for discussion at this meeting include bandwidth management/monitoring and spam detection/filtering. All ARKnet members are invited to send technical support staff to participate. [more...]

• ARKnet is announcing its first ever ARKnet Technical Sympsosium, a new series of meetings that will provide a forum for the exchange of technical information between ARKnet members. The first symposium will be held November 7, 2003, 10:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. at the University of Arkansas Systems Office in Little Rock. [more...]

• Officer elections for the ARKnet Board of Directors were held at the board meeting on September 18, 2003. The following people were elected to one-year terms as officers:
  • Chair:
    Merrell Shoptaw (Arkansas Tech University)
  • Vice-Chair:
    Nina Boston (UA Cooperative Extension Service)
  • Treasurer:
    Bill Phelps (Ouachita Baptist University)
  • Secretary:
    Larry Glover (William F. Laman Public Library)
• Jeannie Winston (University of Arkansas at Little Rock) was appointed to replace Rogers Davis following his resignation from the board. Ms. Winston's term will expire June 30, 2004.

• David Merrifield (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville) was elected as the new President of ARKnet. He replaces Bob Zimmerman (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville), who will continue to serve on the board in the position of Past President.
• Terms for three board positions expired June 30, 2003. The holders of those positions were re-elected to the board by vote of the ARKnet membership. These positions were:
  • Public Four-Year College, Position #1:
    Merrell Shoptaw (Arkansas Tech University)
  • Public Four-Year College, Position #2:
    Mark Hoeting (Arkansas State University)
  • Non-Profit Organization:
    Nina Boston (UA Cooperative Extension Service)
• Rogers Davis (University of Arkansas at Little Rock) resigned his board position effective July 1, 2003. The position is currently unfilled.

ARKnet Board of Director positions are held for three years. The new terms expire on June 30, 2006. A complete listing of the Board is found here.