Dear friends, We are pleased to announce that the City has chosen Google Apps for its new email, calendar and contact platform. Our District 7 team is part of the early users group that has been identified by the city's IT team. We have all been working on this project diligently and are looking forward to serving you better and more efficiently through this new system. We're committed to making this a smooth transition. One of the many benefits of this new system is that our email addresses will be easier to remember and to type. Our new email addresses will follow this format: firstname.lastname@pittsburghpa.gov During this time of transition there may be a few bumps in the road. Please feel free to email both of our addresses if you are inclined. Our former address that will be forwarded follows this format: firstname.lastname@city.pittsburgh.pa.us If you do not hear back from us from either our former email addresses or new ones in a reasonable amount of time, please do not hesitate to try again or phone us at 412.255.2140. We are eager to hear from you. So, from the District 7 team, thank you for your patience as we work through this process. We look forward to utilizing these new communication tools to better serve our community. Best regards, Your District 7 Team, Patrick Dowd Emily Keebler Steven Fatur Jennifer Thoma -- *Jennifer Thoma **· Office of Patrick Dowd · Pittsburgh City Council District 7* jennifer.thoma@pittsburghpa.gov* · 412-255-2140*