Services: Member Discussions

Join PTI Member Discussions

Here are some topics you’ll find in PTI’s CIO Council, Web-eGovernment and other discussion lists. PTI jurisdiction members can participate in and view archives of these discussions.

  • Indemnification of E-mail hosting vendors
  • Costs of CAD implementation for large cities
  • ROI measures to justify IT projects and expenditures
  • City regulations on use of cellular phones and approval of phone requests
  • Use of iPads by elected leaders and staff
  • Civic/Social Media Specialist certification
  • Upgrades to 911/311 services to accept photos and video
  • Terms of Service agreements between social media providers and jurisdictions
  • Tools to track procurement and contract compliance trends
  • Handling online registration & payment during peak loads
  • High-level metrics for a city IT organization
  • Advertising on municipal websites
  • Branding and ways to promote what IT does throughout your enterprise
  • Policy, procurement, contracting standards and risk management of externally hosted technology solutions (SaaS, Cloud, etc.)
  • Executive dashboards
  • Use of the Balanced Scorecard on technology platforms
  • Potential cost savings of E-mail, office software and storage outsourced to large cloud providers

How to Use PTI Member Discussions

PTI Staff Contact: Bennett Kobb, 202-626-2443.

PTI hosts member discussions via discussions.pti.org, a Listserv system that manages these mailing lists:

List Name Council, Forum or Topic
CIO-COUNCIL CIO Council
GISFORUM Geospatial Information Systems Forum
PUBLIC-SAFETY Public Safety Technology Council
SUSTAINABILITY Sustainability Council
WEBMANAGEMENT Web Management & E-Government Forum

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How to Use PTI Member Discussion Archives

ListservUse this link to view the archives of messages posted to PTI online discussions (mailing lists).

As a member of a PTI list, you not need a password to post to the list. You do need a password to view the list archives. Unlike your pti.org website password, you can create a listserv password yourself.

See How to Use PTI Member Discussions if you are employed at a PTI member jurisdiction and wish to join one or more of the PTI mailing lists.

After login, you’ll be presented with a web interface for viewing the list archives (pictured at left).

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