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The latest on Burbio Calendar Content from City Hall

Posted on January 24, 2018 by John Bailey

WPCNR CITY HALL DOINGS. From the Mayor’s Office. January 24, 2018:

Burbio, the new place to go for a calendar of White Plains municipal, school, and organization schedules which debuted Tuesday, is in the process of acquiring calendar events from city organizations, the Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Karen Pasquale said in a statement to WPCNR today.

Ms. Pasquale said persons can sign up right now at burio.com. Asked if Burbio was ready to go with White Plains schedules, organizations and their upcoming events, Pasquale wrote,

“They are in the process of on-boarding calendars. They are working with White Plains Non Profit organizations, school district and White Plains BID. There is no deadline and they will continue to work with the organizations that approach them and continue to add calendars.”

Asked if the city had already supplied Burbio with its events, and whether this is accomplished electronically, Ms. Pasquale advised:

“Burbio can access the public calendar on the city website. In fact the city calendar is already available on Burbio.

“If we make a change to an event, or an event needs to be cancelled, postponed or rescheduled, Burbio will get that update automatically as well.

“They refresh their system every 4-6 hours to ensure that users have the most up-to-date information.

WPCNR notes that since I signed up I have received two welcoming and easy-to-understand e-mails from Burbio making clear the features of the website and how to create a list of organization activities you want to keep tabs on. As a former direct response specialist who has been highly critical of lack of instruction on other websites, this is a distinctly professional start-up for Burbio.

Gov Cuomo Issues Executive Order Preserving Net Neutrality in NYS

Posted on January 24, 2018 by John Bailey

WPCNR ALBANY ROUNDS.From the Governor’s Office. January 24, 2018:

n an announcement today, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he has signed an executive order that would require internet service providers with state contracts to abide by net neutrality rules, even though the FCC recently voted to repeal those rules.

On Monday, Montana’s governor signed essentially the same order; both require service providers with contracts to abide by the widely agreed upon tenets of net neutrality: no blocking, throttling, or otherwise favoring content. But the more populous New York could now become a key battleground over net neutrality.

According to the order, any service provider receiving or renewing a contract after March 1st in New York will be required to sign an agreement saying they will adhere to net neutrality principles. Major companies, including Verizon and AT&T, have signed contracts with the state.

That, however, doesn’t mean the executive order will stand. When it passed its repeal of net neutrality rules late last year, the FCC specifically included a provision blocking states from passing their own rules. New York, like other states that attempt similar plans, will likely face a legal challenge.

On the federal level, meanwhile, a lawsuit from 22 attorneys general, led by New York, was filed earlier this month. The suit sets the stage for another protracted fight over the FCC’s decision.

THE WHITE PLAINS BURBIO COMMUNITY IS LIVE NOW

Posted on January 24, 2018 by John Bailey

The Burbio homepage.

The White Plains Calendar Page on Burbio, after you sign in.

Click on an event and it opens up!

WPCNR THE ART OF THE FOLLOWUP. January 24,2018:

The Burbio.com calendar Ap introduced by the City of White Plains yesterday can be used immediately.

Simply go to the Burbio website sign up, give name and password and zip code, pick the ap you want, (apple, google or whatever), and away you go to the White Plains Calendar that tracks city and school events coming up, including cancellations.

White Plains to Add BURBIO a calendar that is Synchronized for City and Town Events and is “APP FRIENDLY”

Posted on January 23, 2018 by John Bailey

WPCNR CITY HALL DOINGS. From the City of White Plains. (Edited) January 23, 2018:

The City of White Plains announced today it is partnering with Burbio, a free online platform that aggregates community events into a central calendar resource.

Burbio will publish a weekly listing of events happening in White Plains. Individuals can seamlessly integrate Burbio into their lives by synching it with their personal calendars, such as Google Calendar or iCalendar. Once users add events to their calendars, Burbio automatically sends updates if event details, such as location or time, change.

Burbio makes it easy to find local events in White Plains. Residents personalize the events they see by subscribing to calendars published by local businesses, community groups, not-for-profits, and the City.

The City plans to use Burbio to publicize dates for Common Council meetings, city-sponsored events, and meetings of city boards and commissions.

(Editor’s Note: use of the Burbio tool is free to the city and to residents, businesses, city hall says, pay a small fee, according to the Burbio website.)

“We all lead busy lives,” said Mayor Tom Roach. “Between the school calendar, the kids’ extra-curricular activities, family obligations, and work meetings, it’s challenging to just keep track of it all – and that’s without even adding in City events, business events, and the many interesting programs and activities sponsored by our community-based organizations.

Enter Burbio: The calendar tool for the modern citizen. Simply identify the calendars you want to follow and Burbio will do the work for you, providing concise information about upcoming events in our community.”

Burbio makes it easy to find local events in White Plains. Residents personalize the events they see by subscribing to calendars published by local businesses, community groups, not-for-profits, and the City. The City plans to use Burbio to publicize dates for Common Council meetings, city-sponsored events, and meetings of city boards and commissions.

Not-for-profits and businesses in White Plains stand to benefit from Burbio’s power to promote their events. Getting started is easy: White Plains Not-for-profit profit organizations and businesses interested in participating in Burbio should contact [email protected]. Burbio lists not-for-profit events for free.

Business can promote their events for a small fee.

The White Plains BID will be offering Burbio’s business events program to its members. “The White Plains BID is pleased to partner with the City of White Plains and Burbio to streamline and highlight the diverse events happening in downtown White Plains,” said Brittany Brandwein, Director of Events & Promotions for the White Plains Business Improvement District.

APP-FRIENDLY

White Plains residents can access their Burbio accounts via the website or mobile app (offered for both Apple and android phones).

Additionally, events posted on Burbio are optimized for Google Searches, and Burbio is enabled with Amazon’s voice-commanded Alexa tool. It is also easy to synch Burbio with social media accounts.

John Ravtiz, Executive Vice President/COO of the Business Council of Westchester said,

“One of the top priorities of The Business Council of Westchester (BCW) is to help spread the word about the incredible things that are happening on a daily basis in our cities. Using the tools that Burbio, a BCW member, has created will help White Plains and numerous organizations and businesses in the city to list and promote their activities and to make sure that the public has the most updated user friendly calendar of events available. The BCW thanks Mayor Roach for continuing to think outside of the box to bring awareness to all the strengths of the City of White Plains.”

Burbio was founded in 2014 by Westchester residents Julie and Dennis Roche. The company is headquartered just a few miles away, in Pelham. A total of over 125 communities, including Yonkers, New Rochelle, Stamford, CT, and Norwalk, CT, have already adopted Burbio; and the reviews have been highly positive.