Don’t forget to upload policy related documents into the GMIS Knowledge Center by Friday, May 30! This month, the focus is on Basic Acceptable Use Policies. The GMIS Knowledge Center houses a wealth of information including policies, RFPs, and job descriptions. However, in order to build this resource, we need your help.

Karen Knight, Communications Coordinator
GMIS member since 1990s
Number of IT staff: 3
Population: 30,961 (2010 Census)
IT budget: $950,000

Wow, it’s so hard to put into words what GMIS and GA GMIS means to me. I started attending GA GMIS conferences in spring 2001. I was the city’s webmaster, and they were having sessions directed toward building websites, which were just beginning to become popular with the local governments. One of the first people I met was Clark Rainer, as it was his first conference, too. Since that time, I have called on him for information about systems he was using or how he was dealing with a project. Just one of the many friends, as I like to call them, who I have built relationships from GMIS.

New Mexico held its quarterly GMIS meeting on April 23, hosted by Sandoval County in beautiful Bernalillo. The meeting was well attended and included a number of guests who were invited by current members and encouraged to join NMGMIS. Additionally, the collaboration of New Mexico’s GMIS affiliate with the local Project Management Institute chapter offered four professional development units (PDUs) to encourage attendance.

The monthly IT Brown Bag event, scheduled for Thursday, May 22, is open to both members and associate/vendor members. An open venue for the sharing of ideas, the IT Brown Bag virtual meeting provides everyone who participates a unique opportunity to discuss challenges, projects and solutions.

The annual election of officers to serve on the GMIS International Executive Board is now open. Individuals may nominate themselves or another member they feel would be an excellent candidate to serve on the International Board.

GMIS wants to recognize your agency and employee achievements! We are currently accepting nominations for the GMIS Outstanding Professional Award, GMISG2 and the GMIS Best Practices Award. Nominations close on Friday, June 20, 2014.
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