PRESIDENT’S CORNER
CITYWORKS USERS: FACING CHALLENGES TOGETHER Together, Cityworks clients, partners, and employees are empowering GIS to build more resilient and sustainable communities. BY BRIAN HASLAM, CITYWORKS PRESIDENT AND CEO
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or all of us, the past few months have been hard. It is a rarity when the word “all” includes the entire world. I am hopeful that, by the time you read this, the worst impacts of COVID-19 to you, your loved ones, your teams, and your community will have passed. In an incredibly short time frame, the COVD-19 pandemic
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has changed the way we all live, work, and interact. When we first heard of social distancing, few of us understood what was about to happen. It has tested our resilience individually and collectively. At times, our emotional reserves seemed depleted. But finding ways to recharge is important. As we consider how our Cityworks community has faced major
challenges in the past, it provides strength. Since the launch of Cityworks nearly 25 years ago, we have faced uncertainties and fears that resulted from the September 11 attack and the war that quickly followed; the 2008–2009 economic recession; catastrophic hurricanes that crippled thriving communities; devastating tornados, winter storms, floods, fires, earthquakes,
