NYS Forum

Small/Medium/Local Government Agency SIG

Highlights from Small/Medium/Local Government Work Group
Conference Call held on 2/8/2010 12:30 PM - 1:00

Held: February 8, 2010, 12:30 pm, Conference Call

Next Meeting: March 8, 2010 12:30PM - 1:00PM

• Present on call
  • Chris Ford - Department of Health
  • Sylvia Wohlfarht - Ulster County
  • Jim Seaman - Electronic Knowledge Interchange
  • Melissa Morgan - TEKsystems
  • Mike Barry - Microsoft
  • Karen Pratt - Washington County
• Update on Strategic Planning Collaborative Sessions
  • The invite/meeting room request has been sent to the Forum, and is currently under review for posting and invitation this week - targeting by Wednesday to give ample lead time for registration. After speaking with the Forum, all looking good
  • Target location is the Rockefeller Center - meets our needs
  • First session is March 4, 9AM-12PM
  • Subsequent sessions are March 18, April 1, April 15, and May 6 all 9AM - 11AM
  • First session is developed, including homework assignments
  • Co-chairs will reach out to registrants to be sure participant understands what is involved in each session
  • Once again, the goal is for each participant to walk away with a tool, either a completed plan, or a very strong structure of one
  • Question regarding who the invite will go to - Melissa will follow up with the Forum to clarify this as we assume it will go to all Forum list serve participants.
• Welcome new members
  • Srujana Ravi-Poka, NYS Tax and Finance
  • Walter Ochs, NYS OGS
  • Joe Zanotelli, NYS State Police
  • Jim Seaman, Electronic Knowledge Interchange
• Recruitment of members
  • Still recruiting if anyone wants to join the work group
• Identify Agency Co-Chair
  • Still looking for a state agency co-chair
• Update to monthly meeting in calendar
  • Meeting schedule should be posted to Forum website soon, we have forwarded our schedule. Meeting notes are now posted.
• Next steps
  • Watch for invite

Call ended at 1:00PM