| LionNet is a voluntary cooperation
network of Internet services of the Lions
Clubs International. The Lions Clubs International is the world's biggest
service association, with over 1.4 million members in 182 countries and
geographic areas. A great number of Lions clubs, districts and multidistricts
have opened their own services on the Internet using World Wide Web.
Without proper coordination and
cooperation these would be just isolated islands on the Internet. LionNet
is a voluntary network of these web services, bringing crosslinking, structure
and hierarchy to the Lions net.
The goals of LionNet:
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to create a well crosslinked network
of Lions services throughout the world
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to save work and coordinate efforts
of Lions webmasters through cooperation
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to create a well-defined structure
to the Lions net, which helps users to navigate in it
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to create bridges between Lions members
in different countries, to promote contacts, discussions and cooperation
between clubs, districts and Lions countries
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to create a truly international,
yet manageable infrastructure to the Lions Internet services
The LionNet structure is comprised
of "nodes" beginning at the national level and branching out to the state
or provincial area. The national nodes list and link to the state/provincial
nodes for that country. The state/provincial nodes link to local and district
Lions web pages. Nodes are managed by NodeMasters who are encouraged to
add their own creativity and local flavour to their pages.
The LionNet NodeMasters also maintain
active contact with local Lions district officers and promote the use of
the Internet as a tool for Lionism by giving lectures, writing articles
in local Lions magazines and visiting club and district meetings. All LionNet
nodemasters keep frequent contact with each other with the help of electronic
mail.
The slogan of the LionNet is "On
the Net We Serve".
How to become a LionNet node?
Are you running a Lions related
www service ? If your country, state or province doesn't yet have a LionNet
node, you might be the one to create one! Cooperation with good friends
world-wide is great fun - and you might become part of it!
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send a message to LionNet
Site Administrators expressing your interest in creating a new node
and to find out if your area is available. If you're invited to become
a NodeMaster, you will receive all the help you need to set up your Node.
After you're invited to create a
node, here are the steps you will take in developing your node:
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contact your own district or country
Lions officials and tell them about the Internet and the LionNet
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choose a name, "LionNet GeographicName"
and display it on your cover page
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display the slogan of the LionNet
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add to your pages links to the next
level of the LionNet and to LionNet International
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add links to the clubs in your area
and information about your region.
When you think
your LionNet pages are ready to be published contact the administrators
again. You will be added to the NodeMasters mailing list and the good news
of yet another LionNet node will be spread all over the world.
Be active on
the mailing list and in your local area, and you'll find you have lots
of friends all over the world!
The strength of Lions Clubs International
is in the voluntary work of the independent clubs and in the friendship
of Lions members. Likewise, the strength of LionNet is in voluntary cooperation,
mutual helping and friendship of the nodemasters of the Lions WWW services.
If your area is already served
by a LionNet node:
Get involved!
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Join the discussions on one of the
Lions message boards.
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Be one of the many Lions who let
LionNet know when new clubs publish websites.
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Encourage clubs in your area to create
and publish websites.
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Contact your area NodeMaster and
offer your help.
LionNet - On the Net We Serve!
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