2004 vermont municipal e-government conference tuesday may 18, 2004

CONFERENCE AGENDA 8:30 a.m. Sign-In and Refreshments 9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks by Vermont's U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy over interactive television 9:30 a.m. Discussion of Municipal E-Government Success Stories over interactive television. Municipal officials will tell us about experiences with their websites. Includes a mid-session break and open question periods. 11:30 a.m. Lunch 12:30 p.m. First round of Computer Lab Workshops There will be two concurrent computer lab workshops. Each participant will get a chance to take part in both workshops -- one in the first round and the other in the second round. The two workshops are: Website Basics This workshop will address some of the basics of how websites work and what goes into creating and managing them. Subjects covered will include some basic HTML, the role of web servers and URLs, using FTP, how to handle web images, and some security and privacy issues. The questions and needs of the audience will help guide the session. Website Templates This workshop will cover useful ways to organize information on your local government website, highlighting the template used by GovOffice, a product sponsored by VLCT and used by a number of Vermont municipalities. Participants will be able to manipulate and browse an example template. You'll leave the session with tips for how to put all of the pieces of your website together. 2:00 p.m. Break to enjoy some refreshments and switch computer lab workshops 2:15 p.m. Second round of Computer Lab Workshops (see computer lab workshop descriptions above) 3:45 p.m. Safe Trip Home