Attention New Jersey Government Agency Technology Coordinators!

We want you...to tell us who you are.  The GovConnect program is starting a Technology Coordinator’s role for all those in state, local, county, and K-12 school agencies to join to take advantage of collaboration, communication, and to share the experiences of managing government technology in today’s environment.

Tell us who you are by filling out the very brief survey at www.nj.gov/dca/surveys/tcsurvey.htm and we’ll send you information on signing up for the program.  To help the process, feel free to sign up for MyNewJersey by clicking on the “New Users – Register Here” button on the top of the State’s home page at www.nj.gov. (If you’ve previously gotten e-mail from us, no need to do it again!).

As a further way to help the government technology community, technology coordinators should also know about the association of government IT professionals – Government Management Information Sciences.  GMIS International was formed in 1971 and has grown to over 500 members representing 34 states, 230 cities, 215 counties, and the countries of Canada, Sweden, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.

The organization serves as a forum in which government IT professionals exchange information, strategies, problems and solutions in order to accumulate “best practices” knowledge and techniques that will benefit their agencies.

There is now a New Jersey chapter of GMIS – NJ GMIS and it is seeking members from all New Jersey government agencies: state, local, school, county, and authorities.  This is an exciting opportunity for government technology coordinators who don’t have an association or ready opportunities to meet with their peers in other organizations to share problems and solutions. 

The New Jersey Chapter of GMIS can provide those opportunities and more!

For more information about NJ GMIS and the benefits of joining, check their website at www.njgmis.org or contact any of the local coordinators:

·        Michael Esolda, (NJ GMIS President) CIO of the Township of Woodbridge and the Woodbridge Board of Education at Michael.esolda@twp.woodbridge.state.nj.us.

·        Marc Pfeiffer of the State’s Division of Local Government Services at mpfeiffer@dca.state.nj.us  (NJ GMIS Vice President)

·        Mitchell Darer, Executive Director of NJ GMIS, at darer@njit.edu

 

If you are interested in playing an active role in GMIS and support your fellow Technology Coordinators, please let us know.