Student Originated Software 1997-1998 Fall Quarter
		A Software Engineering Course at The Evergreen State College

Project Proposal Champion: Project Name or Current Identifier: CN Conferencing Outside Contact Person: Madeline Gonzalez Outside Contact Person E-mail: madeline@rmi.net Web Site: Customer Organization (or user base): Association for Community Networking Purpose of System: Provide a more effective, engaging, option for Web conferencing than is currently available. Perhaps work with an already-existing system, and extend capabilities? Allow for interfacing between the Web, e-mail, and News, so the individual can choose whichever interface they prefer. Brief Description of System Functionality: Hardware and Software Platform: These will all be Internet applications... we believe the server will be a UNIX server, but are not 100% certain at this point time. Minimum System: Allow for more of a "real-time" quality to the interaction. Let people know who else is on the same Web page at any given time. Provide a better alternative to the endless "sequential scrolling" kind of discussion interface. Potential -- Skills/Learning/Job: Follow-On Projects: Provide a "meta" conferencing capability, so that at the "meta" AFCN level will be reflected all the conversations that are taking place at the participating individual local CN projects' level. Other Pertinent Information( user interface, etc.):