History
(Continually being updated..
your recollections most
appreciated)
As
we go back through the early
years, our organization was
originally called NYSLGDPMA (New
York State Local Government
Data Processing Management
Association). Early meetings
dating back to 1981 were held in
Canandaigua Lake, Binghamton, the
Saratoga Holiday Inn, Niagara
Falls and the
Counties of Otsego, Onondaga and
Monroe were most active. Some of
our County participants were
one, two or three person shops. And at
one time, there were joint
meetings with NYSAC.
Where our organization first met
is is still unanswered as is how
many
folks attended. We are still
missing other great points of
history. It would appear that
there was an early meeting in
Rochester with maybe twelve or
fifteen people present. Also, in
the early days there would only
be one meeting a year.
We do have records indicating
that in December 1981, Volume 1,
Number 1 of a Newsletter labeled
simply 'N.Y.D.P.' was published.
It mentions that at the Fall
seminar, the following officers
were elected: President, Thomas
DePrima, Saratoga; VP, Carl
Ruppert, Rensselaer/City of
Troy; 2nd VP, John Cooley,
Ontario, and Secretary, James
Brady, Chemung. We also have a
letter from January, 1982 which
uses the 'NYSLGDPMA' acronym and
lists Carl Ruppert as 'acting'
President'
From May, 1984, we have the
organizational minutes for the 'NYSLACDPIBMUG'
(NYS Local and County Data
Processing IBM Users Group),
held at the Ramada Inn in
Niagara Falls. Then president
Jack Tarr called the meeting to
order and the new officers were
President, John O'Brien,
Niagara; VP, David France,
Monroe; and Secretary/Treasurer,
Lee Dorsey, Steuben. We are
pretty sure this was a different
group. In any case, they formed
a committee at this meeting to
develop and new acronym - but
came up with 'NYSCCDPIBMUG'....
Makes our current NYSLGITDA seem
short and sweet!
On May 6, 1996 we
were first officially
incorporated and
our name changed to NYSLGITDA.
The banner that we use today was
also introduced at that time. The
by laws were
then completed by year end 1996.
Thanks to Debbie Button, Stan
France, Michael Deubert and Vince Ercolani, our researchers and
historians for the above and
below info. And we are still
looking for more info as to the
history and events of the
organization. If you can recall
those great moments in NYSLGITDA
history, just let me know and I
will post for all to see. Just
e-mail me at the following:
caunitzr@co.rockland.ny.us.
Thanks,
Richard Caunitz
NYLGITDA Webmaster
Director of Management
Information Systems
County of Rockland
Presidents and Conferences
from 19?? to Present
1981 President, Thomas DePrima,
Saratoga
VP, Carl Ruppert,
Rensselaer/City of Troy
2nd VP, John Cooley, Ontario,
Secretary, James Brady, Chemung
1982
Carl Ruppert as 'acting'
President
1983 President - Jack Tarr,
Otsego County
1984 President, John O'Brien,
Niagara
VP, David France, Monroe
Secretary/Treasurer, Lee Dorsey,
Steuben
1985 -1989
President - Stan France,
Schoharie County
1990 - 1994 President -
Vince Ercolani, Orange
County, 1990 - 1993
1995 President - Gant Livermore,
Broome County
1996
Carol Hanson, City of Syracuse
1997 - 2000
Tim Bortree, Monroe County
Spring of 2000 - conference
at Swan Lake
President - Linda Curley
Vice - Kim McKinney
Treas - Joe Pokorak
Secretary - Tom Jones/David
Cucciarre
Fall of 2000 - conference at
Lake Placid
President - Linda Curley
Vice - Kim McKinney
Treas - Joe Pokorak
Secretary - David Cucciarre
Spring of 2001 - conference
at Niagara Falls
President - Linda Curley
Vice - Kim McKinney
Treas - Joe Pokorak
Secretary - Tom Jones/David
Cucciarre
Fall of 2001 - conference at
Owego Treadway Inn
President - Linda Curley
Vice - Kim McKinney
Treas - Joe Pokorak
Secretary - David Cucciarre
Spring of 2002 - conference
at Lake George
President - Kim McKinney
Vice - Ed Hemminger
Treas - Karen Pratt
Secretary - David Cucciarre
Fall of 2002 - conference at
Old Forge
President - Kim McKinney
Vice - Ed Hemminger
Treas - Karen Pratt
Secretary - David Cucciarre
Spring of 2003 - conference
at Radisson Hotel in Utica
President - Kim McKinney
Vice - Ed Hemminger
Treas - Karen Pratt
Secretary - David Cucciarre
Fall of 2003 - conference at
Canandaigua Inn on the Lake
President - Kim McKinney
Vice - Ed Hemminger
Treas - Karen Pratt
Secretary - David Cucciarre
Spring of 2004 - conference
at Binghamton Regency
President - Kim McKinney
Vice - Ed Hemminger
Treas - Karen Pratt
Secretary - David Cucciarre
Fall of 2004 - conference at
Ramada Inn in Ithaca
President - Kim McKinney
Vice - Ed Hemminger
Treas - Karen Pratt
Secretary - David Cucciarre
Spring of 2005 - conference
at Saratoga
President - Kim McKinney
Vice - Ed Hemminger
Treas - Karen Pratt
Secretary - David Cucciarre
Fall of 2005 - conference at
Ramada Inn Geneva Lakefront
President - Kim McKinney
Vice - Ed Hemminger
Treas - Karen Pratt
Secretary - David Cucciarre
Spring of 2006 - conference
at Saratoga
President - Kim McKinney
Vice - Ed Hemminger
Treas - Karen Pratt
Secretary - David Cucciarre
Fall of 2006 - conference at
Syracuse
President - Ed Hemminger
Vice - Jay Rourke
Treas - James Brady
Secretary - David Cucciarre
Spring of 2007 - conference
at Saratoga
President - Ed Hemminger
Vice - Jay Rourke
Treas - James Brady
Secretary - David Cucciarre
Fall of 2007 - conference at
Corning
President - Ed Hemminger
Vice - Dale Nieswiadomy
Treas - James Brady
Secretary - David Cucciarre
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