Join us in Chicago on October 9, 2008 for The Greening of IT: Saving Green by Going Green. The seminar will present leading, money-saving green IT strategies that reduce operating costs and overall carbon footprint.
Save $95 off seminar price if you register by September 9! Click for more...
07-21-2008
PTI, through the collaboration of its member research councils and forums, is excited to announce a new publication that highlights local government best practices for providing first responders with support systems that make critical information easily available.
The content of this publication will be created by PTI member cities and counties. The documents you submit will be combined into this publication which will made available to state and local governments, and to utilities across the country.
Click for more... 07-17-2008
March 4-6, 2009PTI Executive Director Dr. Alan Shark, will be presenting on March 5.
Session topics are tailored to the needs of website managers and staff working for city and county government organizations. This conference allows you to:
Tools and Techniques You Can Use
The conference keynote lecture, educational sessions and hands-on workshops provide attendees with an unparalleled opportunity for acquiring new tools and techniques to address the problems facing communities and local government websites today.
Visit the 2009 Website Management Conference for more details! Early-bird registration ends October 31, 2008.
07-16-2008
Webinar presented by Tropos Networks, a PTI Corporate Partner
Date: July 31, 2008 Time: 10:00am Pacific Presenter: Leonard Scott
This webinar will explore anchor municipal applications, financial justification, funding models, and the ROI of municipal Wi-Fi networks based upon real city deployments.
Details and registration for this event are at this link.
07-14-2008
Alan R. Shark, D.P.A. & Sylviane Toporkoff, Ph.D., executive editors and contributing authors
With 27 chapters from 44 authors and contributors from ten countries, this exciting book captures the latest in theory and practice in how governments can use the latest technology to reach out to citizens, and the many methods and benefits of doing so.
Order now from Amazon.com Paperback: 346 pages, published by Public Technology Institute and ITEMS International: $39.95
Click for more... 06-30-2008
PTI and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments present a one-day seminar on a topic of major concern for local governments: business continuity planning.
While planning for business continuity and disaster recovery are vital activities for any organization, creating and maintaining these plans can be quite an undertaking.
For any plan to be successful, you must first understand the risks and potential impacts of disaster to your operations and then start to lay the foundation on which to build a sound and effective business continuity strategy.
This seminar will examine business continuity plans, disaster preparedness strategies and electronic records recovery tools that local governments can use to survive disruption of service. Through panel discussions, presentations and sponsor technology demonstrations, attendees will become knowledgeable on developing a business continuity plan.
Sponsorship opportunities for this event are detailed at this link [PDF].
Date: October 1, 2008 Location: 777 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC 20002
Price: PTI members $295 / Non-Members $450
Discounts are available for registering three or more attendees from the same organization. Call PTI at 866-664-6368 x432 for more information.
Click to register with a credit card or download a registration form. [PDF]
06-13-2008
