Your host, the Canadian Heritage Information Network CHIN, the Canadian Heritage Information Network, is the electronic gateway to the museum community in Canada. For close to 30 years, CHIN has collaborated with national and international institutions to bring heritage information to museum and conservation professionals, and to ensure that Canadian museums benefit fully from today's exciting new technologies. As part of the Department of Canadian Heritage, CHIN facilitates and promotes the sharing of Canada's rich treasures and stories with diverse audiences that include teachers, students, international visitors, and anyone with an interest in the heritage of this vast, multicultural nation. Through CHIN's Web site (www.chin.gc.ca) and publications, people from around the world can connect to a range of professional and non-professional resources created with their specific interests in mind.