CyberCafé@MaldenSquare 
2002 CTCNet Conference
The Cyber Café was represented at the 2002 CTCNet National Conference by Claire Murray, who provides the Café with technical support and also manages the Newland Media Education Center for the Malden Housing Authority.
CTCNet is a national affiliate-based organization of community technology centers (CTCs); the Café and Newland sites are members of CTCNet.
The conference covered a wide range of topics, including public policy, accessibility issues, networking a center, designing programs, evaluating programs, focus on specific successful programs, project-based learning, and many, many others. A vendor area complemented the many sessions.
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View of the Colorado River in Austin, TX, and one of the bridges that spans the downtown area.
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The 3-day event, held in Austin, TX, was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, situated along the Colorado River. Of course, I went on a "bat cruise" at sunset to view the thousands of bats who fly out from the bridge spanning the River to feed on insects in the area. The concrete bridge, with narrow ridges of open space beneath it to allow the concrete to expand and contract, is home to the largest urban bat population in the United States. The bats consume approximately 40,000 pounds of insects per day, and that helps Austin farmers and parks keep their lands insect free without relying on harmful pesticides; thus the City allows the bat population to remain in the City.
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