Bringing NJ Web Professionals Together
- Do you wish you could brainstorm with other NJ government web professionals?
- Do you know you could solve a problem... if you just had another webmaster around to help think it through?
- Are you self-taught in web design and need to hone your skills but there just isn't enough budget money for training?
- Do you wonder if you're the only one out there struggling with increasing demands and decreasing resources?
- Do you work for local government and wear many hats, only one of which is web design?
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.
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
View Presentation
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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