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., ,. , ., . 'f ~ .'t ~I f; :) .,U :1 . i .J i I " . ,"" ~: .f ~I 'f ,.,:.. ' . ., :; ;~; .~ . ',~;r ..': " .~,d .~ : . , ~ ..t j ..,: f ~ . :'~: " .,. .1 '( ! . .\.:;~. . '.;;, ~ ....... ..~. goals, had better maintained equipment and someone on staff who was willing, ready, and able to assist cities with equipment and signal related problems. Having Rick on staff also made AT&T Broadband technicians more responsive to our chamiel'concerns, as he was able to back complaints with technological proof of a problem. We also continued our gradual move of Michele Silvester's responsibilities from public access to public relations. This will only increase in 2003 as we include web site maintenance in her job description. It is very important to retlect the needs of the community, commission, and facility with our staffing levels and responsibilities. We are constantly tweaking positions and job descriptions to meet those needs. Plus it makes life more interesting. Staff Education and Development 111 We felt it was extremely important to take steps to guarantee smooth computer networking and troubleshooting support After approval from both the Operations- Committee and the Cable Commission, Rose enrolled to become a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. She has been taking classes for two years now, and has approximately half a year to go before she completes the program. Her skills have become increasingly important to the organi7ation, particularly as we look ahead to the possibility of a completely server based playback system and working with cities to use the I-Net II In order to better maintain, diagnose, and repair our DVCPro production equipment, Rick Kocinski, our Video Technician, spent a week in Atlanta attending a seminar d~igned to teach just that. . This seminar will prove to be very valuable as we continue to move to the digital for:m.at II Katie Young and Joel Knudsen ~ded the Alliance for ComrmJnity Media conference, held in Houston, Texas. The experience gave them the opportunity to compare their work with similar products around the country, and to view and test equipment we might consider buying in the future. II Matt Waldro~ and T.J. Tronson attended a Maya Animation Software training seminar. The software and the skills they obtained at the seminar have been put to use on program graphics and promos. . - ~ , , - - ~~ , . . pu sue ACCESS . " This was a very strong year for public access. We had some concerns regarding what effect membership requirements, imposed in 2001, would have on our statistics. Last year was a 4