TAGITM Monthly
March 31, 2020
 
President's Message
As I was reading an email from a coworker last week, one sentence stood out. It said, "History is being written before our eyes." As you might have guessed, the email was about our response to the virus spreading across the globe.
TAGITM Updates
Conference Committee Update
Well, what a start to 2020 it has been already. A great friend posted on Facebook over the weekend,
"Christmas 2019: What if someone told you that in January an assassination nearly starts WW3, in February Australia would burn, and in March a worldwide virus would hit a tipping-point and public life would shut down nearly completely?"
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Membership Renewals

There is still time to help TAGITM reach our membership goal this year. We currently have 223 agency members with a goal of 240. You can help us achieve our goal by reaching out to your colleagues and contacts in surrounding cities, counties, and school districts. Who better to recruit new members than current members? Call, text, email, message them selling them on the benefits of our great organization.

Kevin Cameron
Membership Committee Chair

In the News
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Cloud service providers are working on ways to handle increased demand for their services as more workers log in from home.
Coronavirus Home Working: Broadband Speeds Plunge Over 40% in These Three U.S. Cities
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Nearly half of U.S. cities have seen some decline in broadband speeds, according to a new report.
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