Northeast Connect Inc

General Purpose: Exclusively for scientific, literary, and educational purposes or other specific exempt purpose within the meaning of §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended) or the corresponding provision of any future United States internal revenue law, including for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations which are recognized as exempt from tax under such §501(c)(3). Specific Purposes: The specific purposes of the Corporation include the following: providing a forum through electronic communication networks, print media, and periodic membership meetings and conferences for sharing and promoting best practices in development, training, use, and support of contemporary technologies in education; exploring emerging technologies that can enrich learning environments and teaching methods in educational institutions in and around New York State.

Promoting enhanced uses of contemporary technologies in education; Exploring emerging technologies that can enrich learning environments and teaching methods; Experimenting with open source technologies to determine whether they meet the standards established and recognized in the national system of higher education; Providing venues for non-commercial testing of new technological products and updates of the previously developed products; Providing a forum for sharing best practices in development, training, use, and support; for addressing members' problems and concerns; for exchanging ideas and encouraging creative approaches to technology-aided teaching; and for effective communication with developers of the relevant technologies; and Fostering a community dedicated to dissemination of the most advanced knowledge and best practices in education; Conducting any and all lawful activities which may be useful in accomplishing the foregoing purposes.