Bringing NJ Web Professionals Together

"It was a very enjoyable and productive meeting.
I am now using the free technology we discussed on our County website!"

Why get together?

We all face the same challenges: using the web to effectively communicate with constituents, keeping up with the latest technology, meeting citizen demand for more e-government, and doing it all with ever tightening budgets.

Our group was formed to share ideas and successes, to problem solve, and to exchange information about products that can help us do our jobs more efficiently.

Join Us!

GoWProNJ meets the first Friday of every other month from 10 AM – 2 PM.

Join the GoWProNJ Google Group for in-depth discussion from webmasters across New Jersey.

Scheduled 2012 Meetings

Friday, February 3rd, 2012 — Willingboro, Burlington County
Willingboro Public Library
220 Willingboro Parkway
Willingboro, NJ 08046
Coordinator: Denice A. Waite

Join us a few minutes early for coffee and bagels. Please RSVP if you're coming so we're sure to have enough coffee and chairs!

Past Meeting Synopses

December 2011

All About YouTown

YouTown is a free mobile platform for all cities, counties and govt agencies, making it easy to connect with your citizens on the go. YouTown's Sid Burgess will visit GoWProNJ to talk about the free government-focused iPhone and Android app and how it can help counties and municipalities reach out to their constituents.

October 2011

Discussion: Hurricane Irene

What we each did; What worked; What didn't work; Problems we can identify with emergency communications; What suggestions we can make as online communicators to help inform the public during emergencies. The results of this discussion will be put together as a white paper issued by GoWProNJ. Ideas on appropriate venues to distribute the white paper were also discussed.

Also, those that attended the National Association of Government Webmasters (NAGW) annual conference in Cincinnati shared various tips, tricks and trends.

June 2011

- Presentation by Morris County, NJ: Automating the Public Information Process
- Download full agenda

April 2011

- Roundtable discussion with Felipe Escobar, a web designer from Colombia, South America
- Presentation of MCUrgent, Morris County's emergency notification system, by Carol Spencer
- Download full agenda

February 2011

- Jennifer D'Autrechy, State of NJ Treasurer's office, discussed S708—Transparency in Government Act
- Carol Spencer updated GoWProNJ on the Advanced Notice of Public RuleMaking
- GoWProNJ elections were held

April 2010

Mercer County Interactive Bike Map
- DVRPC - Interactive Mercer County Bike Map
- DVRPC - Emma Email Marketing Solution
- Agenda
- Minutes

February 2010

"Utilizing your Website to Connect with More People, Enhance Services and Save Money"
Presented by GovDelivery
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December 2009

"Getting Your Agency's Message Out: More Social Media Channels with Less Effort," presented by Carol A. Spencer

August 2009

BidNet (www.BidNet.com) demonstration.

June 2009

Free and cheap stuff. Flash presentation and PDF document are available.

April 2009

"Anatomy of Web Site Redesign," by Joe Fazekas of the DVRPC.

February 2009

Peer reviews. Design techniques and review tools were discussed. The agenda includes an entire page of review resources.

December 2008

WebQA (www.GovQA.com) demonstration

October 2008

Forms and Portfolios in Acrobat 9.0.

Next Meeting Agenda

February 3rd, 2012

GoWProNJ’s own Thor Carlson will provide a presentation on Google Transit on Google Maps. Thor is currently working on a Google
Transit project for Sussex County. Transit on Google Maps is a public transportation planning tool that combines the latest agency data with the power of Google Maps.

Getting There

220 Willingboro Way, Willingboro Township, NJ


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