Here's how the CGAIT Cup works:
Members informally get up in front of the group (no Powerpoint presentations etc...) and give it their best shot describing how their solution best fits the CGAIT Cup's topic.
No need to submit anything beforehand or tell anyone that they will be participating. When the mic is open for the Cup, anyone that wants can get up and present. Presentations generally last between 3-6 minutes.
Past presentations are generally a mix of humor and serious accomplishments.
Winner is normally decided by informal vote from the attendees present.
Must be present at the conference to throw your name in the hat for the CGAIT Cup.
2024 Summer Conference CGAIT Cup Award
As per tradition, our 2023 winner, Larry Garlick, will determine the topic for this year's award! Stay tuned for the challenge he throws down and get ready to share your story!
2023 Summer Conference CGAIT Cup Award
Larry Garlick with the City of Westminster
The topic: The greatest security challenge that you've overcome
Did you stop an active threat in progress? Rebuild after a devastating loss? Finally convince the higher-ups to fund proper security software? Finally get you-know-who to stop sending iTunes gift cards overseas? And if none of these apply, what great things are you doing to avoid these struggles?
2022 Summer Conference CGAIT Cup Award
Andy Atencio with Summit County
The topic: Pandemic Success Stories
A lot of us had to get creative with our solutions during the pandemic, but we never get to celebrate those wins, so this was the time to do it! We heard from many CGAIT members about the solutions they implemented to accommodate telework processes within their organizations, the implementation of application and telecom solutions, security implementation/training/awareness solutions, and processes that made their organization survive the madness they had (and may still be experiencing) from the pandemic.
2018 Fall Conference CGAIT Cup Award
Brandon Gallegos with the City of Alamosa
The topic: Best Datacenter Overhaul
Brandon shared Alamosa's story of how their IT team took their datacenter to the next level.
2017 Fall Conference CGAIT Cup Award
Chris Neves and his team at the City of Louisville
The topic: IT Project Leading to the Greatest Business Transformation
During the course of an ADG to Tyler MUNIS ERP implementation project, City of Louisville had two (2) extremely successful subcomponents of the overall ERP that went Live this past year that transformed the way the City does day-to-day business.
City Staff moved procurement card processes from a totally manual paper process to a fully electronic paperless submittal process, including electronic statement delivery, and automated electronic workflow.
Enrollment also went from being a 100% manual paper process to fully automated and secure web enrollment utilizing Tyler MUNIS Employee Self Service (ESS).
Runner Up - City of Boulder
Working with reps in each department, the city identified OWLS (Office 365 Workgroup Liaisons) to help train end users on new tools, leading to increased adoption. As of 9/25, there were 671,000 files in OneDrive (over 4 TB) and more than half of the city’s employees are considered “active users” of OneDrive for file storage.
Leveraging document collaboration with OneDrive - staff no longer needs to email attachments to one another, thus increasing efficiency by minimizing the number of copies of a document floating around. Users feel more empowered, as they are able to restore document versions themselves, grant access to whomever they’d like, and have 1 TB of storage space for all their files.
Increased resiliency – by making people less dependent on Citrix, staff can access their files and emails from anywhere, and they are now backed up to the cloud instead of our network.
Applications are up to date and staying up to date. For the first time ever, we have the latest and greatest versions of the following:
- Microsoft Office
- Windows (through our Windows Enterprise agreement)
- Adobe (through our Adobe Enterprise agreement)
The transition has gone really smoothly, and we haven’t had anything significant break or go down.
