NEW MEXICO FIRE INFORMATION CENTER - http://fire.nmipa.org

anta Fe, NM -- (12 May 2000) - New Mexico Fire Information Center established at http://fire.nmipa.org/

Thursday morning by the New Mexico Internet Professionals Association (NMIPA). This resource was built to assist people in finding current information on any of the wildfires in New Mexico, as well finding loved ones, friends and co-workers.

Fire.nmipa.org currently contains links to resources, aid organizations, shelters, insurance and pet locater information will be continuously updated as new information becomes available. http://fire.nmipa.org contains discussion forums that allow community organizations and individuals to post messages about resource needs and availability, and to find displaced and located fire evacuees. New Mexico fire news, links and information updates should be sent to fireinfo@nmipa.org.

NMIPA Establishing Communications and Fire Evacuee Database.

NMIPA member organizations have come together and established an interactive Web site database which can be accessed from http://fire.nmipa.org/. This resource is another way evacuees can let family and friends know where they are. Volunteers are working with State and National relief organizations to establish Internet connections at various shelters, hotels and relief centers so that evacuees can get news and send and receive email.

NMIPA is a state-wide trade association dedicated to enhancing the local market for Internet-related services. It represents over 120 dues-paying members from 100+ organizations, employing nearly 1,000 New Mexicans and serving tens of thousands of customers across the state, from Angel Fire to Las Cruces. These individuals are engaged in a diverse range of professions, including web design, Internet access provision, network integration, software programming, Internet marketing, online publishing, law, education, and consumer and business utilization of the Internet for various purposes.

Among the NMIPA's programs are external promotion of New Mexico's rich new media resources, a monthly speaker series, regularly scheduled Internet education seminars for consumers and businesses, maintenance of a New Mexico Directory of Internet Services (www.InternetServices.org), job postings board (www.InternetJobs.org) and Calendar of Internet Events, policy advocacy and community volunteer projects. NMIPA can be reached on the World Wide Web at http://www.NMIPA.org or via email to president@nmipa.org.





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