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