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Membership
Society membership provides various benefits for CPMs and others and connects CPMs with each other and a national organization.  See our Membership form to join.
Public Manager's Forum
Our Public Managers Forum, a state of the art discussion forum system, is available for member networking, general discussions, and individual forum sections can also be reserved for special use by individual project or work teams.  The Society can provide a private, online team workroom for your next project!  Available to any member upon request, as well as local community organizations.

Board of Directors

Acknowledgements
Thanks to special friends of the DC Society for their donations and services.
National Academy
American Academy of Certified Public Managers (AACPM)
aacpmlogo American Academy of Certified Public Managers (AACPM) logo link, click to go to AACPM home page (www.cpmacademy.org).
All local Society members automatically become members of the American Academy of Certified Public Managers (AACPM).  See our AACPM page for details and national news.
Latest News

Happy New Year, 2008!

2008 AACPM Conference to be held in Ohio.

Readings
Readings is a database of articles from various public management related pulbications and web sites.
New Membership Benefits
Unique, new membership benefits, including: The Public Manager, Dell Computers, Governing, Corel Software, and Daly Computer discounts.
CPM Askew Awards
AACPM and DC Society present Askew awards to local CPM students.
CPM Library
See the public manager's library for research, best practice, and other articles.  Members are encouraged to contribute materials, references, and project papers.
Free Professional Magazine Subscriptions
Staying current in one's field is a critical task for all public managers.  So, the Society is providing access to a wide range of free professional magazines for government managers, covering all functional areas.
Free government related magazines.

Contact Us

Society contact information.

Training

Training resources page.

Internet Tools and Web Design
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Computer Emergency Response Team: Have a virus on your PC? Need to check the validity of the latest virus or Internet hoax rumor? The Computer Emergency Response Team web site is the place to go. CERT is a center of Internet security expertise, located at the Software Engineering Institute, a federally funded research and development center operated by Carnegie Mellon University. They study Internet security vulnerabilities, research long-term changes in networked systems, and develop information and training to help you improve security.
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DOEACC.NET: A resource directory for computer students.
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McAfee Virus Threat Center: Verify the latest computer virus threats and their cures. McAfee AVERT Labs helps you maintain the highest possible level of security. 100 researchers in 14 countries continuously monitor the latest threats and provide remediation, so that you can stay ahead of the latest threats and respond quickly to emergencies.
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Open Web Design: The Open Web Design project was founded in November 2005 as a resource for users with no minimal design skills to quickly put up a site and showcase their content, and as a way for designers to share their designs with others and showcase their talent. Several thousand designs are available for users to choose from and an active forum exists to seek help and advice.
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