As 2007 winds down, PTP is busy gearing up for 2008.  Here’s what we’ve got cooking for 2008 – follow the links for more details and information on how to register.

Two TechCamps for 2008 – June and September!  The June TechCamp will be held in Minnesota and will be offered in English.  The September TechCamp will be offered in Spanish – location TBD.

Community Organizing and Technology Institute – COaTI – is our core training program.  In years past, we’ve run COaTI with cohorts of 15 organizations going through 3 sessions over a 9 month cycle.  In 2008, we’re unplugging COaTI by opening enrollment and easing our requirements for attendance at all sessions.  The first COaTI session will be held in March and will cover technology assessment, planning, and database systems.  Session two will be held in May and will cover online communications, graphics tools, and training.  Location: TBD.

Basic Voter Data Skills – we hear there’s an election happening in 2008.  We also hear that a lot of you folks are planning on using the election as a way to talk to voters about your issues and build your membership base.  Of course, talking is easy – tracking who is and isn’t a voter, who you’ve registered, and who you’ve contacted takes a bit more work and some voter data.

That’s where the Basic Voter Data Skills training comes in – if you’re the accidental tech person at your organization who will be wrestling with voter data in 2008, this training is for you.  Please note that this isn’t basic database training – we assume that you already have a level of comfort using your organization’s database, designing and running queries, and generating reports.  If you’re looking for basic database skills, check out PTP’s TechCamp.

PTP charges tuition for our programs.  This year, in an effort to help more organizations make the most of training funds, we may be able to offer partial scholarships for community-led organizations who fit within our mission and with whom we share a funder.

We’ll be officially opening these programs in early January.  We expect them to fill fast, so if you’re interested, fill out our Training Interest Form and let us know which trainings you’d be interested in attending.