The Introductory Room of the Star Cafe

A. Summary:

This is the Introductory Community Room of the Star Café Rooms, to help introduce people to the basic Star Café “Room” layout.

B. Key Points:

· This is the Introductory Community Room of the Star Café Rooms.

· The purpose of this room is to help introduce people to the basic Star Café “Room” layout.

· This room is open to the public.

· The owner of this room is Bob Goodman.

· The host of the room is Larry Goldfield.

· The Star Café is supported by the AFSC IT Department.

· For corrections, updates, or clarifications on this document, please email Larry Goldfield.

C. Details:

The Star Café is a collection of tools owned and operated by the American Friends Service Committee for the purpose of enhancing communication in support of the peace and justice missions of the AFSC. One of the tools of the Star Café is the Star Café Rooms, which is a collection of virtual rooms in the Microsoft SharePoint collaborative software environment. Each room is intended for a certain community, and has an owner, who is responsible for defining the community, selecting the room furnishings, and encouraging participation. The community is a group of individuals united by a common task, objective, interest, organization, geography, etc., as determined by the owner.

This is the Introductory Community Room of the Star Café Rooms. Anyone who enters the Star Café Rooms is welcome to explore this room. The purpose of this room is to help introduce people to the basic Star Café “Room” layout.

The “owner” of the room is responsible for determining room content, community membership, and general public access to the room. The owner of this room is Bob Goodman. The “host” handles the technical maintenance of the room. The host of the room is Larry Goldfield. The IT Department of the AFSC supports and maintains the Star Café. Should you need contact anyone about the Star Cafe, please clearly identify yourself and the room in which you are experiencing difficulty, as there are many who support more than one room.