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GT editors report from the road cene HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Two buildings j manager of Virginia.gov, heaping praise upon her staff lined up on the stage. Las Vegas won top honors in the city category for its portal that included a land survey benchmark tool, giving land surveyors the exact X and Y coordinates of property lines and topography. Oakland County, Mich., snagged the top county award. The county caught notice over the past Labor Day weekend for its bLOGINcafé at the county’s Arts, Beats & Eats festival, which attracted 1.5 million people. The bLOGINcafé enticed 2,300 people who used its computers to blog on various topics, like environmental issues, politics and the festival itself. — ANDY OPSAHL, FEATURES EDITOR on the Govtech.com Hot List State and Local CIOs in Hollywood away from the famous Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., the Center for Digital Government held its Best of the Web awards ceremony in September. With the Academy Awards as its theme, the event honored excellence in state and local government portals. Team members from Virginia.gov beamed widely, accepting the top prize for state portals, while Carly Simon’s Nobody Does It Better blared from the speakers. “The portal is a labor of love, and this is the second time in the history of the competition that Virginia has scored ﬁrst place,” said Lynn DuBard, general Sausage, Suds and CIOs MILWAUKEE — In late September, CIO Sightings SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Sacramento County recently lured a CIO from the state’s Department of General Services (DGS). David Villanueva is now CIO of the county and insists managing technology for a county isn’t much different than being CIO of the DGS. “It’s the same, but just on a smaller scale because the budgets aren’t as big,” Villanueva said. “I was elected to the school board in my school district and it kind of got me into the local community activities, so that was why I thought this would be a good opportunity.” Villanueva spent 17 years at the DGS before joining Sacramento in July. — ANDY OPSAHL, FEATURES EDITOR NOV_08 dozens of state CIOs descended upon the nation’s beer and brat capital to attend the NASCIO Annual Conference. This year’s theme was A Focus on the Enterprise: Driving Efﬁciency and Innovation. Attendees ﬁlled the Midwest Airlines Center to hear keynote speaker former Pennsylvania Governor and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. Other sessions dealt with key issues CIOs face — including a panel discussion on consolidation. VMware’s Rock Regan moderated a panel that included Texas CTO Brian Rawson, Indiana CIO Gerry Weaver, Rep. John McCoy of Washington state and Dave Goetz, Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration commissioner. Another keynote speaker, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg School of Public Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, challenged CIOs to communicate to citizens what they do in terms average Americans can understand. Visit Govtech.com to watch GTtv’s video report from the conference. — CHAD VANDER VEEN, ASSOCIATE EDITOR 1 3 5 7 Here are the 10 most popular stories on Govtech.com from Sept. 1, 2008 to Oct. 1, 2008. Site Reveals Salaries of New York State Employees Conservative think tank launches Web site with comprehensive state ﬁnancial data. www.govtech.com/gt/articles/383701 Sarah Palin and Technology Governor tries to expand technology use in Alaska. www.govtech.com/gt/402325 Enterprise Architecture Demystiﬁed What is it? And who is it intended to beneﬁt? www.govtech.com/gt/418008 BlackBerry Apps for CIOs Part 1 Productivity tools for public CIOs on the go. www.govtech.com/gt/403009 BlackBerry Apps for CIOs, Part 2 More mobile tools for busy CIOs. www.govtech.com/gt/406199 Utah Tops 2008 Digital States Survey State’s four-day work week demonstrates e-government’s growth. www.govtech.com/gt/412171 Hospitals Aren’t Ready for Crisis Even with $4 billion in federal funding, mass casualties would overwhelm emergency rooms. www.govtech .com/em/articles/400715 9 Project Management Strategies Reduce Troubled Government IT Deployments Training programs and innovative approaches seek to boost project success. www.govtech.com/gt/406459 Emergency Management Training Web offers information on homeland security and emergency management courses. www.govtech.com/ em/articles/400741 8 10 j New York City Enables Pictures, Video on 911 and 311 Calls Callers can send images from cell phone or computer to real-time crime center. www.govtech.com/gt/408192 2 4 6 j j 8 http://www.Govtech.com http://www.Govtech.com http://www.Govtech.com http://www.Virginia.gov http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/383701 http://www.govtech.com/gt/402325 http://www.Virginia.gov http://www.govtech.com/gt/418008 http://www.govtech.com/gt/403009 http://www.govtech.com/gt/406199 http://www.govtech.com/gt/408192 http://www.govtech.com/gt/412171 http://www.govtech.com/em/articles/400715 http://www.govtech.com/em/articles/400715 http://www.govtech.com/gt/406459 http://www.Govtech.com http://www.govtech.com/em/articles/400741 http://www.govtech.com/em/articles/400741

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