This column highlights some of the connections that we've made over the past four months.

This fall, Deputy Director Theresa Pardo taught "Building a Case for IT Investments" in the Public Administration Department at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany, SUNY.

Project Support Manager Donna Canestraro was a guest lecturer on database management, information integration, and business case development at a number of fall UAlbany courses.

CTG's E-Government program team presented a series of "Tools of the Trade" at Government Technology Conference East 2002 in Albany, New York.

Director of Administration and Outreach Jane Krumm-Schwan attended an Electronic Grants Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

Deputy Director Tony Cresswell presented "Justice Information Integration" at the National Association for Justice Information Systems Conference in Seattle, Washington.

Graduate Assistant J. Ramon Gil-Garcia participated in "The Future of e-Governance," a conference at Syracuse University.