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			CCISDA History Brief History of CCISDA On June 7, 1957, ten people representing nine counties within the State of California met in Riverside, California. At this initial meeting they adopted a resolution forming the organization of California Association of County Data Processors (CACDP). A set of bylaws was drawn up and adopted. These bylaws have, with very few amendments, directed the organization ever since. In 1999, the Executive Board proposed and the organization adopted a new name, the California County Information Services Directors Association (CCISDA) to keep up with the changing terminology. Initially, the organization met along with the County Auditors and Tax Collectors Associations at their combined state annual meeting through the 1961 meeting. At the Association’s business meeting on 11/17/1961, we voted to hold our meetings semi-annually in April and October of each year. In April 1962, CACDP had its first meeting separate from these other two state-wide associations. Early in the life of CCISDA, it became evident that the frequent exchange of information and the comparison of experiences between our counties is very helpful to the efficient and effective operation of our individual departments. The semi annual meetings assisted the orderly growth of automated systems in our many varied county installations. In the early years an annual survey was taken among our counties to record the applications being performed. The survey facilitated the exchange of automated systems to other counties in our organization. The Association grew and rapidly included representation by all Counties in California, except for some of the lesser populated areas. All California Counties are automatically a member in CCISDA and there are no membership dues. The Information Technology Director and key assistants from every county are encouraged to attend the semi annual conferences. These conferences are held in locations both in Southern and Northern California to facilitate attendance by all county IT departments. The Association held its first vendor equipment show in conjunction with its Spring 1979 meeting. The Emeryville Holiday Inn did not have enough electrical power in its exhibit room to run the power-hungry computers of the time, so a motor-generator was leased and parked outside the hotel to power our exhibits. Vendor exhibits have been a major feature of all our conferences since that date. Related Sections Board Members			Tools Login Search our site Email Print this page Bookmark this page