For over 30 years The Forum has been bringing together public and private sector IT professionals to share knowledge and best practices in a vendor neutral, collaborative environment.

The Forum serves New York’s state and local government employees who develop, deploy, maintain, or use Information Technology; and the private sector organizations that work to meet the needs of the constantly changing public sector IT landscape.

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The Benefits of Membership

Public Sector

Build relationships with peers in state and city government as well as the private sector
Learn about new products, enhancements and technologies
Collaborate with colleagues to implement technologies and solve problems
Stay up-to-date on trends, opportunities and best practices

Private Sector

Learn about State and City IT needs and plans for the future
Gain feedback from some of the largest government IT organizations in the U.S.
Establish and nurture relationships with State and City IT professionals

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Who Can Participate

The NYS Forum encourages everyone who is interested in Information Technology in the public and private sectors to join with their colleagues and participate in our workgroups, trainings and special events. If you are a New York State employee or an employee of select New York City agencies, you may already be a member and just have to create a Member Profile to begin taking advantage of the Forum's activities.

If you're unsure of the membership status of your government agency or technology company, you can check to see if your organization is already a member. If not, it is simple to join

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In the News...

The NYS Forum Welcomes Carrie Pause, Associate Chief Information Officer at SUNY System Administration, to its Board of Directors

(Albany, NY – Sept. 11, 2026) – Carrie brings more than 20 years of information technology and public and higher education administration experience to the Forum. Her leadership, expertise in application development and digital transformation, and commitment to process improvement and innovation will be valuable additions to the Forum’s continued efforts to advance collaboration and technology across New York State

As Associate Chief Information Officer at SUNY System Administration, Carrie leads all application development initiatives under SUNY’s $200 million Digital Transformation Project. She began her IT career as a programmer and has since held leadership and architecture roles spanning financial, human resources, identity management, web shared services, student services, enrollment marketing, and other enterprise systems.

Among her accomplishments, Carrie played a key role in developing the SUNY Global ID, a system-wide...

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The NYS Forum Raises Record $9,500 at 2026 Charity Golf Outing
Proceeds Benefit Double H Ranch

Mechanicville, NY – June 15, 2026 - The NYS Forum is proud to announce the success of its 2026 Annual Spring Charity Golf Outing, held on Monday, June 15 at the Fairways of Halfmoon. With more than 100 golfers, volunteers and guests participating, an event-record $9,500 was raised in support of Double H Ranch, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing life-changing camp experiences and year-round support for children with chronic and serious illnesses and their families...