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National Association of Legislative Information Technology
Sessions Overview
Presentations and Handouts from NALIT Meetings
2005-2008
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2008 NALIT Professional Development Seminar (View full Agenda)
Louisville, Kentucky
September 3-6, 2008
Each year since 2005, NALIT Seminar attendees have contributed to a charity raffle, initiated by Dennis Loudermilk of West Virginia. This year, Dennis donated a hand-crafted Native American-style flute for the raffle. A check was sent on behalf of NALIT to the WHAS Crusade for Children, which raises money for agencies, schools and hospitals to better the lives of special needs children in the Louisville area. The Crusade for Children acknowledged the contribution. View photos from the NALIT seminar (courtesy Dennis Loudermilk).
Thursday, September 4
Opening General Session: Get Connected
Technical Track: Implementing Voice over IP
Five Minutes and Five Seconds of Fame
 Colorado Legislative Unified Vote System, Kevin Smith, Colorado- Idaho Five Minutes of Fame, Glenn Harris, Idaho
- Illinois 5.0833 Minutes of Fame, Tim Rice, Illinois
- What's Going on in Kansas? Dave Larson, Kansas
- Copier Replacement Planning, Paul Schweizer, Minnesota House of Representatives
- 2008 Initiatives, Jim Greenwalt, Minnesota Senate
- Washington Highlights in 2008, Fred McDowell, Laura Graham, Tom Puleo, Mike Rohrbach, Washington
Saturday, September 6
Technical Track: Implementing SharePoint Server
- Sharepoint: A User's Perspective, John Elgin, Director of Human Resources, Property Valuation Administrator, Louisville, Kentucky
- Implementing SharePoint: Lessons Learned, Carol Nemir, Section Coordinator, Legislative Council, Texas
- Washington State Legislature's SharePoint Experience, Tom Puleo, Software Engineer, Legislative Service Center, Washington
Management Track: Social Networking in the Legislative Environment
Technical Track: Web Applications for Core Legislative Functions
Technical Track: Wireless Personal Devices
2008 Legislative Summit (View full Agenda)
New Orleans, Louisiana
July 22-26, 2008
Legislative Websites--Enhancing Access to Information
- Billwatch, Joel Redding, Webmaster, Legislative Research Commission, Kentucky
- My Legislative Research, Scott Darnall, Senior Programmer/Analyst, Legislative Research Council, South Dakota
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Protecting Legislative Digital Records: Audiorecording of session
Learn how to ensure that electronic records are accessible for legal discovery, business continuity, and disaster recovery purposes. Learn about a model way to preserve legislative electronic data and digital records.
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- Protecting Legislative Digital Records, Bob Horton, Director, Library, Publications and Collections, Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota
- Protecting Legislative Digital Records, Sean McGrath, Chief Technology Officer, Propylon, Dublin, Ireland
Other sessions of interest:
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Government E-Mail: Laws and Policies
Is all government e-mail a public record? Do citizens have any privacy rights regarding electronic communications with government officials? What policies are needed for retention of e-mail records? In this video experts discuss current laws, policies and court cases.
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A New Life for Online Government
Web 2.0--a second generation of the Internet--offers new ways to provide services and collaborate with citizens on health, education, public safety and civic life. Explore Second Life and other social networking tools being used by Congress, NASA, the CDC and others.
- Goovernment, Mark Stencel, Governing Magazine, Virginia
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NALIT Business Meeting
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2007 Professional Development Seminar (View full Agenda)
Springfield, Illinois
September 26-29, 2007
NALIT Seminar attendees contributed $210 as part of a charity raffle. Dennis Loudermilk donated one of his hand-crafted bowls with an inlaid NALIT logo for the raffle. A check and letter were sent on behalf of NALIT to the Mini O-Bierne Crisis Nursery in Springfield, which acknowledged the contribution in this letter.
Wednesday, September 26
Management Track: Project Management Methodologies: What and Why
- Project Management --PN Narayanan, PMP, Delaware Department of Technology and Information, Delaware
Technical Track II: Website Roundup
Thursday, September 27
Five Minutes of Fame: State Roundtable
- California --Brenda Fleming, Manager, Chamber & Committee Division, Legislative Data Systems, California
- Hawaii --Jean Cox, Systems Analyst/Programmer/Webmaster, Senate, Hawaii
- Illinois --Tim Rice, Executive Director, Legislative Information System, Illinois
- Idaho --Glenn Harris, Division Manager, Information Technology, Legislative Services Office, Idaho
- Kansas --Dave Larson, Director-Legislative Computer Services, Kansas
- Maine --Scott Clark, Deputy Director, Office of Information Services, Maine
- North Dakota --Maryann Trauger, Manager, Information Technology Services, North Dakota
- Texas --Linda Pittsford, Manager, Computer Support Center, Legislative Council, Texas
Saturday, September 29
Management Track: Technology and Access to Information: FOIA and Open Meetings
Technical Track I: Authentication of and Permanent Access to Electronic Documents
State-by-State Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources, American Association of Law Libraries, Washington, D.C.
Technical Track II: VPN and Remote Access
- Remote Access --Glenn Harris, Division Director, Information Technology, Legislative Services Office, Idaho
Technical Track I: Document Management Systems
Management Track: Change Management
- Change Management --PN Narayanan, PMP, Delaware Department of Technology and Information, Delaware
Technical Track I: Constituent Communications
Technical Track II: Managing Complexity and Quantity of Legislative Applications
NALIT Business Meeting
2007 Annual Meeting (View full Agenda)
Boston, Massachusetts
August 5-9, 2007
Will Your Hotspot Get You Into Hot Water? The Hazards of Public Wi-Fi Hotspots
IT: The Budget, Bill Drafting and the Public
NALIT Business Meeting
2006 Professional Development Seminar (View full Agenda)
Washington, D.C.
Oct. 10-14, 2006
NALIT Seminar attendees contributed $80 as part of a charity raffle. Dennis Loudermilk donated one of his hand-crafted bowls with an inlaid NALIT logo for the raffle. A check and letter were sent on behalf of NALIT to the American Red Cross, which acknowledged the contribution in this letter.
Lights, Camera, Action!
This session presents an overview of what legislative broadcast production is all about--the history of the medium in state legislatures, who’s doing what and where, and the future of these converging technologies.
Digital Broadcasting of Press Conferences, Capitol Reports, Civic Education, and Special Events
It’s not only live or archived committee meetings and floor sessions that you can broadcast. Capturing important capitol press conferences, producing specialized capitol reports and providing civic education programming to the public can be an important piece of your job.
Closed Captioning
Are there closed captioning or other ADA requirements or expectations for legislatures that broadcast legislative proceedings? This session highlights ways to respond to special needs and how states have done it.
- Captioning Web Video - Jennifer Sagalyn, Manager of Strategic Partnerships, CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media, Boston, Massachusetts
Digital Records Preservation
State governments are creating vast amounts of information solely in digital form, including legislative records. Much of this material is of permanent value, yet is at risk because of fragile media, technological obsolescence, or other hazards. Information technology professionals play critical roles in managing and preserving digital information. This session will provide tools IT professionals can use when considering or planning for a digital preservation initiative.
Legislative Communicators and Technology Professionals: Working Together
No longer are the fields of communication and technology separate and distinct. More than ever before, communicators rely on technology to deliver their messages to their intended audiences. This session is designed to help foster the relationship between the "techies" and the "talkies."
- Top Ten Things You Need to Know Working with Public Information & Communications Professionals / Information Technology Professionals - Mitch McCartney, Public Information Office Director, Nebraska Legislature and Gary Wieman, Network Manager, Legislative Technology Center, Nebraska
Management Track: Dealing With Decision Makers
Regardless of your profession, most people have to get buy-in for their projects and programs from someone higher up on the organizational chart. This session will explore methods for effectively dealing with the decision makers in your organization.
Technical Track: User Setup and Administration
PC setup, user rights, Active Directory policies, and testing/release of those aggravating patches. What combinations of these are employed to keep systems up-to-date while maintaining security and ease of use? Topics covered will include methods employed for Patch Tuesday, least privilege user accounts (LUA), Windows Update vs. Microsoft Update, local administrator rights with AD restrictions, applications that have problems with LUA, and patch testing procedures.
Preview: Microsoft Vista
There’s been a lot of attention given to the next release of Windows – Windows Vista. A number of changes have been made to Windows Vista, from the end user experience for Flip-3D to architectural changes that harden the security of Windows Vista. The four pillars of Windows Vista are: security, next-generation desktop, infrastructure and mobile professionals. Although each of these pillars will be discussed, the majority of the conversation will be around the security changes in Windows Vista. Topics of discussion will include: 1) BitLocker Drive Encryption – protecting your data at rest with a fully encrypted drive; 2) Internet Explorer 7 - changes implemented to reduce its attack vector; 3) User Account Control – letting end users truly run as a standard user; 4) Windows Defender – the 2nd line of defense on spyware and malware; and 5) Network Access Protection – the framework for maintaining network health. Throughout the session there will be demonstrations of these security features to help illustrate the value and benefit of Windows Vista.
XML: Why and for What?
You have a base understanding of what XML technologies are. You’ve heard that lots of legislatures are moving toward XML-based systems for applications such as bill drafting, amendments, journals and calendaring. Is this technology the correct course to take for your legislature? This track session will discuss and investigate the issues, advantages, disadvantages and possible pitfalls. You'll hear from legislatures with different experiences in moving toward XML-based systems--their successful, and in some cases, not so successful, stories of moving from legacy to XML-based systems.
- Maryland General Assembly Bill Drafting - Michael Gaudiello, Director, Office of Information Systems, Maryland
- XML: Why and for What - - Jason Montgomery, Information System Analyst III, Legislative Information System, Illinois
- XML: Why and for What - Clyde Hatter, Vice President, Legislative and Regulatory Solutions, Propylon, New York
IT Personnel Recruitment and Retention
Selecting the right employee is similar to, but more difficult, than selecting the right software or hardware and can have a much bigger impact on your operations. Identifying the right candidate from the start is one of the most important factors in hiring the right employee. It is equally important to understand and recognize all of the resources you have available to help identify these candidates and to reduce the subjectivity involved in hiring decisions. This session will provide various approaches and techniques to help you efficiently and productively identify the best candidate for your position.
Technical Track: New Technologies
This session will take a look at how some newer technologies, like .NET, SQL 2005, and Office 2007 are or will be used in state legislatures.
User Setup and Administration
PC setup, user rights, Active Directory policies, and testing/release of those aggravating patches. What combinations of these are employed to keep systems up-to-date while maintaining security and ease of use? Topics covered will include methods employed for Patch Tuesday, least privilege user accounts (LUA), Windows Update vs. Microsoft Update, local administrator rights with AD restrictions, applications that have problems with LUA, and patch testing procedures.
- Group Policy - Eric Dugger, Network Services Manager, Legislative Counsel Bureau, Nevada
2006 Annual Meeting (View full Agenda)
Nashville, Tennessee
August 14-18, 2006
Picking Up the Pieces After Katrina and Rita
This session focuses on how a major disaster affects state legislatures, even if the disaster doesn't strike the capitol. Topics include: offering resources to citizens through web sites, suspending laws, conducting elections, establishing new operation sites, and communication issues.
You Are Not Anonymous
What you do on your computer at work is seen by others, sometimes even if they’re not intentionally looking. Also, because your computer is owned by citizens, this information might be made public. This session will show you just how vulnerable you are.
- Public Access to Your Computer, Scott Maddrea, Deputy Clerk-Committee Operations, House of Delegates, Virginia
- Virginia Legislative Issue Brief: Beck v. Shelton: The Virginia Supreme Court Examines the Parameters of a "Meeting" under FOIA, Scott Maddrea, Deputy Clerk-Committee Operations, House of Delegates, Virginia
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E-Mail: Use, Access and Retention, Scott Maddrea, Deputy Clerk-Committee Operations, House of Delegates, Virginia
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E-Mail & Meetings Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Scott Maddrea, Deputy Clerk-Committee Operations, House of Delegates, Virginia
TechTalk--on Smartphones, PDAs and Voice Over IP
Like most places in the world today, our legislatures are inundated with mobile communication devices, and the planning and implementation of internet phone systems (VoIP) is on the rise. This session will provide specific examples of the use of devices such as Treos and Blackberries in a legislative setting, as well as insight on converting to a VoIP system from some who have done it. Get some practical, business ideas along with product reviews from legislative IT professionals.
Secure: Are You Sure?
Today's computer users are bigger malware targets than ever. From "Evil Twin" attacks on wifi networks to personally tailored 'spear phishing' emails and malware hitchhiking on IMs, malicious people are finding more and more ways to breach networks and individual systems. This session will discuss these problems and what computer security specialists are doing to counter them.
Constituent Services Software
Constituents are using technology to communicate their needs and concerns. Therefore, these requests are escalating and are more complex in nature. The expectation was that a response would always address these needs and concerns. Now, more than ever, the expectation is that the response too should be immediate, if not sooner. This session will explore how software has matured and is being used today to meet the needs as requests for information increase from a growing and diverse constituent base.
NALIT Business Meeting
2005 Professional Development Seminar (View full Agenda)
Rapid City, South Dakota
Oct. 5-8, 2005
NALIT 2005 Seminar Blog
The NALIT Seminar blog has photographs and reports on events from the seminar in Rapid City, including a raffle to raise contributions for hurricane relief. Dennis Loudermilk donated a beautiful hand-crafted bowl with inlaid NALIT logo for the raffle. NALIT attendees raised more than $200. A check and letter were sent on behalf of NALIT to the Louisiana Disaster Relief Foundation (LDRF) (see LDRF letter).
XML Tutorial
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
This introductory session is designed to explore the XML approach in the context of Legislative data. Whether you are championing a new era of electronic publishing and content management, designing a replacement to a sophisticated existing drafting solution, or delving into interoperable data exchange to enhance delivery of Legislative documents to the Web, XML offers an opportunity to create an industrial-strength, self-describing, data-driven solution that delivers multi-channel publication options.
- Download PDF Version: XML Tutorial - Devan Shepherd, CEO, CTO, XMaLpha, Minnesota
XML in Legislatures
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
States that are at various stages of implementing XML-based systems will discuss why they chose to use XML, its value for the particular application, and how they have gone about implementation. Following the presentations, panelists and audience members will participate in a roundtable discussion.
Avoiding Outdated Applications
Are there best practices for managing the update process? How do you get buy-in from management and users for updates? Should they be done in-house or outsourced? This session explores how to manage the update process, but will also look at maintaining older applications when justified or necessary.
Web Search Engines
Thursday, October 6, 2005
This session reviews and compares the various search engine products available for web sites and how they have worked in state legislatures.
Policies for Mobile Technology
Thursday, October 6, 2005
PDAs and cell phones are becoming commonplace in legislatures, but they can be difficult and expensive to support and manage. This session will look at what policies should be in place and how states are managing mobile devices. It will also look at customizing legislative content for users of these devices.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Issues for Legislatures
Thursday, October 6, 2005
How do states provide for the disabled in meeting rooms, chamber galleries, chamber desks and Web sites? This session will explore the technology, vendors, types of devices, and how legislatures are meeting these needs.
Public Wireless Systems
Friday, October 7, 2005
A growing number of legislatures offer wireless access to legislative information at the capitol. Panelists will discuss their experience with costs, benefits, risks, and strategies for deploying wireless networks.
- Public Wireless Overview for the State of South Dakota - Amanda Jost, Bureau of Information and Telecommunications, South Dakota
Technical Track: Disaster Preparedness
Recent natural disasters have again raised awareness of the need to prepare for events that can take down mission- critical legislative systems. This session will look at how states can gain support for and implement disaster preparedness and recovery plans.
IT Staffing and Structure
Friday, October 7, 2005
Most legislatures have a central information technology office that serves all legislators and staff, but many have separate house and senate IT offices or even a separate office for each caucus. Panelists will discuss the variations on these structures and the benefits and challenges posed by each.
Data Management and Preservation of Digital Records
Friday, October 7, 2005
This session will cover the preservation of digital records and publications and tools available to states--an electronic recordkeeping plan/template, a Library of Congress Capability Assessment, and the OAIS Reference Model. The session will provide a closer look at how states are approaching the issue and discussion of the differences in these approaches.
Closing Keynote Address: John Gilroy
Saturday, October 8, 2005
John Gilroy, a columnist for The Washington Post since 1994, has published more than 500 columns regarding all aspects of personal computing. Readers and audiences praise him for his humor, his clear, concise answers and his wide knowledge of the world of high technology.
Voting Systems
Saturday, October 8, 2005
State legislatures are exploring new options in voting systems and displays. This session will look at recent developments in voting systems.
Washington's Floor Activity Report
Saturday, October 8, 2005
This application was developed to present information about the status of bills during House and Senate floor sessions in real time. House and Senate workroom staffs enter actions as they occur on the floor. All participating clients are notified to refresh local data displays using multicast technology. The client application also includes a feature to allow members to create and store personal notes on each bill and amendment. Originally written in ASP and VB6 with a SQL Server backend, the application has recently been updated to ASP.NET.
Washington's Selected Bill Tracking
Saturday, October 8, 2005
This application provides custom bill tracking functionality and is available to legislative members, staff, liaisons, lobbyists and the general public. Features include the ability to create and manage custom bill lists in a folder tree structure. Custom reports can be generated and exported to Excel, Word, Access, or plain text. Custom lists can be shared with other system users. The application is written in ASP.NET accessing a SQL Server backend.
2005 Annual Meeting (View full Agenda)
Seattle, Washington
August 16-20, 2005
Microsoft Tours
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
NALIT members experienced a glimpse of the future on a tour of the Center for Information Work and Home at Microsoft. Both concepts are under the creative direction of Microsoft Research, a division tasked with wondering how technology can make a difference in everyday life and then to build it.
Opening Plenary Session and Keynote Address by Bill Gates of the Microsoft Corporation
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Bill Gates is Chairman and Chief Software Architect, Microsoft Corporation, Seattle. Gates started the world's leading software company in 1975. His vision and leadership have changed the way the world uses computers. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with an endowment of $27 billion, is dedicated to global health and learning.
NALIT Business Meeting
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Technology for Legislators: Manage or Be Managed
Wireless at the capitol, handheld computers and cell phones, web sites and blogs...all this new technology allows legislators available 24/7. This session will help legislators understand these tools and to manage, not be managed by, technology.
Phishing, Pharming, Spyware and Spam
Thursday, August 18, 2005
E-mail spam and scams, spyware, viruses and various types of malicious software or "malware" are a growing problem for all computer users. This session will provide guidance to help identify, prevent and resolve these problems in the legislative environment.
Voting Systems and Displays: A View to the Future
Friday, August 19, 2005
As many states are realizing the need to replace their legacy voting systems, this session looks at ways to get the most out of your voting system, including exploring how to leverage your system for expanded use. We will hear from the state of Illinois on their recent reengineering of their voting system, which they developed in house. In addition, a leading technology expert will discuss the future of display technology, giving practical assessments of the pros and cons of the various display options available to legislatures.
Legislative Websites: Everything Old Is New Again
Friday, August 19, 2005
New technologies are turning old challenges into new realities for legislative Web sites. Hear how states are archiving Web casts, making them widely accessible and searchable, and how they are managing content through new methods of information distribution.
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National Association of Legislative Information Technology
Sessions Overview
Presentations and Handouts from NALIT Meetings
2005-2008
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2008 NALIT Professional Development Seminar (View full Agenda)
Louisville, Kentucky
September 3-6, 2008
Each year since 2005, NALIT Seminar attendees have contributed to a charity raffle, initiated by Dennis Loudermilk of West Virginia. This year, Dennis donated a hand-crafted Native American-style flute for the raffle. A check was sent on behalf of NALIT to the WHAS Crusade for Children, which raises money for agencies, schools and hospitals to better the lives of special needs children in the Louisville area. The Crusade for Children acknowledged the contribution. View photos from the NALIT seminar (courtesy Dennis Loudermilk).
Thursday, September 4
Opening General Session: Get Connected
Technical Track: Implementing Voice over IP
Five Minutes and Five Seconds of Fame
- Colorado Legislative Unified Vote System, Kevin Smith, Colorado
- Idaho Five Minutes of Fame, Glenn Harris, Idaho
- Illinois 5.0833 Minutes of Fame, Tim Rice, Illinois
- What's Going on in Kansas? Dave Larson, Kansas
- Copier Replacement Planning, Paul Schweizer, Minnesota House of Representatives
- 2008 Initiatives, Jim Greenwalt, Minnesota Senate
- Washington Highlights in 2008, Fred McDowell, Laura Graham, Tom Puleo, Mike Rohrbach, Washington
Saturday, September 6
Technical Track: Implementing SharePoint Server
- Sharepoint: A User's Perspective, John Elgin, Director of Human Resources, Property Valuation Administrator, Louisville, Kentucky
- Implementing SharePoint: Lessons Learned, Carol Nemir, Section Coordinator, Legislative Council, Texas
- Washington State Legislature's SharePoint Experience, Tom Puleo, Software Engineer, Legislative Service Center, Washington
Management Track: Social Networking in the Legislative Environment
Technical Track: Web Applications for Core Legislative Functions
Technical Track: Wireless Personal Devices
2008 Legislative Summit (View full Agenda)
New Orleans, Louisiana
July 22-26, 2008
Legislative Websites--Enhancing Access to Information
- Billwatch, Joel Redding, Webmaster, Legislative Research Commission, Kentucky
- My Legislative Research, Scott Darnall, Senior Programmer/Analyst, Legislative Research Council, South Dakota
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Protecting Legislative Digital Records: Audiorecording of session
Learn how to ensure that electronic records are accessible for legal discovery, business continuity, and disaster recovery purposes. Learn about a model way to preserve legislative electronic data and digital records.
Handouts/Presentations:
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- Protecting Legislative Digital Records, Bob Horton, Director, Library, Publications and Collections, Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota
- Protecting Legislative Digital Records, Sean McGrath, Chief Technology Officer, Propylon, Dublin, Ireland
Other sessions of interest:
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Government E-Mail: Laws and Policies
Is all government e-mail a public record? Do citizens have any privacy rights regarding electronic communications with government officials? What policies are needed for retention of e-mail records? In this video experts discuss current laws, policies and court cases.
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A New Life for Online Government
Web 2.0--a second generation of the Internet--offers new ways to provide services and collaborate with citizens on health, education, public safety and civic life. Explore Second Life and other social networking tools being used by Congress, NASA, the CDC and others.
- Goovernment, Mark Stencel, Governing Magazine, Virginia
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NALIT Business Meeting
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2007 Professional Development Seminar (View full Agenda)
Springfield, Illinois
September 26-29, 2007
NALIT Seminar attendees contributed $210 as part of a charity raffle. Dennis Loudermilk donated one of his hand-crafted bowls with an inlaid NALIT logo for the raffle. A check and letter were sent on behalf of NALIT to the Mini O-Bierne Crisis Nursery in Springfield, which acknowledged the contribution in this letter.
Wednesday, September 26
Management Track: Project Management Methodologies: What and Why
- Project Management --PN Narayanan, PMP, Delaware Department of Technology and Information, Delaware
Technical Track II: Website Roundup
Thursday, September 27
Five Minutes of Fame: State Roundtable
- California --Brenda Fleming, Manager, Chamber & Committee Division, Legislative Data Systems, California
- Hawaii --Jean Cox, Systems Analyst/Programmer/Webmaster, Senate, Hawaii
- Illinois --Tim Rice, Executive Director, Legislative Information System, Illinois
- Idaho --Glenn Harris, Division Manager, Information Technology, Legislative Services Office, Idaho
- Kansas --Dave Larson, Director-Legislative Computer Services, Kansas
- Maine --Scott Clark, Deputy Director, Office of Information Services, Maine
- North Dakota --Maryann Trauger, Manager, Information Technology Services, North Dakota
- Texas --Linda Pittsford, Manager, Computer Support Center, Legislative Council, Texas
Saturday, September 29
Management Track: Technology and Access to Information: FOIA and Open Meetings
Technical Track I: Authentication of and Permanent Access to Electronic Documents
State-by-State Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources, American Association of Law Libraries, Washington, D.C.
Technical Track II: VPN and Remote Access
- Remote Access --Glenn Harris, Division Director, Information Technology, Legislative Services Office, Idaho
Technical Track I: Document Management Systems
Management Track: Change Management
- Change Management --PN Narayanan, PMP, Delaware Department of Technology and Information, Delaware
Technical Track I: Constituent Communications
Technical Track II: Managing Complexity and Quantity of Legislative Applications
NALIT Business Meeting
2007 Annual Meeting (View full Agenda)
Boston, Massachusetts
August 5-9, 2007
Will Your Hotspot Get You Into Hot Water? The Hazards of Public Wi-Fi Hotspots
IT: The Budget, Bill Drafting and the Public
NALIT Business Meeting
2006 Professional Development Seminar (View full Agenda)
Washington, D.C.
Oct. 10-14, 2006
NALIT Seminar attendees contributed $80 as part of a charity raffle. Dennis Loudermilk donated one of his hand-crafted bowls with an inlaid NALIT logo for the raffle. A check and letter were sent on behalf of NALIT to the American Red Cross, which acknowledged the contribution in this letter.
Lights, Camera, Action!
This session presents an overview of what legislative broadcast production is all about--the history of the medium in state legislatures, who’s doing what and where, and the future of these converging technologies.
Digital Broadcasting of Press Conferences, Capitol Reports, Civic Education, and Special Events
It’s not only live or archived committee meetings and floor sessions that you can broadcast. Capturing important capitol press conferences, producing specialized capitol reports and providing civic education programming to the public can be an important piece of your job.
Closed Captioning
Are there closed captioning or other ADA requirements or expectations for legislatures that broadcast legislative proceedings? This session highlights ways to respond to special needs and how states have done it.
- Captioning Web Video - Jennifer Sagalyn, Manager of Strategic Partnerships, CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media, Boston, Massachusetts
Digital Records Preservation
State governments are creating vast amounts of information solely in digital form, including legislative records. Much of this material is of permanent value, yet is at risk because of fragile media, technological obsolescence, or other hazards. Information technology professionals play critical roles in managing and preserving digital information. This session will provide tools IT professionals can use when considering or planning for a digital preservation initiative.
Legislative Communicators and Technology Professionals: Working Together
No longer are the fields of communication and technology separate and distinct. More than ever before, communicators rely on technology to deliver their messages to their intended audiences. This session is designed to help foster the relationship between the "techies" and the "talkies."
- Top Ten Things You Need to Know Working with Public Information & Communications Professionals / Information Technology Professionals - Mitch McCartney, Public Information Office Director, Nebraska Legislature and Gary Wieman, Network Manager, Legislative Technology Center, Nebraska
Management Track: Dealing With Decision Makers
Regardless of your profession, most people have to get buy-in for their projects and programs from someone higher up on the organizational chart. This session will explore methods for effectively dealing with the decision makers in your organization.
Technical Track: User Setup and Administration
PC setup, user rights, Active Directory policies, and testing/release of those aggravating patches. What combinations of these are employed to keep systems up-to-date while maintaining security and ease of use? Topics covered will include methods employed for Patch Tuesday, least privilege user accounts (LUA), Windows Update vs. Microsoft Update, local administrator rights with AD restrictions, applications that have problems with LUA, and patch testing procedures.
Preview: Microsoft Vista
There’s been a lot of attention given to the next release of Windows – Windows Vista. A number of changes have been made to Windows Vista, from the end user experience for Flip-3D to architectural changes that harden the security of Windows Vista. The four pillars of Windows Vista are: security, next-generation desktop, infrastructure and mobile professionals. Although each of these pillars will be discussed, the majority of the conversation will be around the security changes in Windows Vista. Topics of discussion will include: 1) BitLocker Drive Encryption – protecting your data at rest with a fully encrypted drive; 2) Internet Explorer 7 - changes implemented to reduce its attack vector; 3) User Account Control – letting end users truly run as a standard user; 4) Windows Defender – the 2nd line of defense on spyware and malware; and 5) Network Access Protection – the framework for maintaining network health. Throughout the session there will be demonstrations of these security features to help illustrate the value and benefit of Windows Vista.
XML: Why and for What?
You have a base understanding of what XML technologies are. You’ve heard that lots of legislatures are moving toward XML-based systems for applications such as bill drafting, amendments, journals and calendaring. Is this technology the correct course to take for your legislature? This track session will discuss and investigate the issues, advantages, disadvantages and possible pitfalls. You'll hear from legislatures with different experiences in moving toward XML-based systems--their successful, and in some cases, not so successful, stories of moving from legacy to XML-based systems.
- Maryland General Assembly Bill Drafting - Michael Gaudiello, Director, Office of Information Systems, Maryland
- XML: Why and for What - - Jason Montgomery, Information System Analyst III, Legislative Information System, Illinois
- XML: Why and for What - Clyde Hatter, Vice President, Legislative and Regulatory Solutions, Propylon, New York
IT Personnel Recruitment and Retention
Selecting the right employee is similar to, but more difficult, than selecting the right software or hardware and can have a much bigger impact on your operations. Identifying the right candidate from the start is one of the most important factors in hiring the right employee. It is equally important to understand and recognize all of the resources you have available to help identify these candidates and to reduce the subjectivity involved in hiring decisions. This session will provide various approaches and techniques to help you efficiently and productively identify the best candidate for your position.
Technical Track: New Technologies
This session will take a look at how some newer technologies, like .NET, SQL 2005, and Office 2007 are or will be used in state legislatures.
User Setup and Administration
PC setup, user rights, Active Directory policies, and testing/release of those aggravating patches. What combinations of these are employed to keep systems up-to-date while maintaining security and ease of use? Topics covered will include methods employed for Patch Tuesday, least privilege user accounts (LUA), Windows Update vs. Microsoft Update, local administrator rights with AD restrictions, applications that have problems with LUA, and patch testing procedures.
- Group Policy - Eric Dugger, Network Services Manager, Legislative Counsel Bureau, Nevada
2006 Annual Meeting (View full Agenda)
Nashville, Tennessee
August 14-18, 2006
Picking Up the Pieces After Katrina and Rita
This session focuses on how a major disaster affects state legislatures, even if the disaster doesn't strike the capitol. Topics include: offering resources to citizens through web sites, suspending laws, conducting elections, establishing new operation sites, and communication issues.
You Are Not Anonymous
What you do on your computer at work is seen by others, sometimes even if they’re not intentionally looking. Also, because your computer is owned by citizens, this information might be made public. This session will show you just how vulnerable you are.
- Public Access to Your Computer, Scott Maddrea, Deputy Clerk-Committee Operations, House of Delegates, Virginia
- Virginia Legislative Issue Brief: Beck v. Shelton: The Virginia Supreme Court Examines the Parameters of a "Meeting" under FOIA, Scott Maddrea, Deputy Clerk-Committee Operations, House of Delegates, Virginia
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E-Mail: Use, Access and Retention, Scott Maddrea, Deputy Clerk-Committee Operations, House of Delegates, Virginia
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E-Mail & Meetings Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Scott Maddrea, Deputy Clerk-Committee Operations, House of Delegates, Virginia
TechTalk--on Smartphones, PDAs and Voice Over IP
Like most places in the world today, our legislatures are inundated with mobile communication devices, and the planning and implementation of internet phone systems (VoIP) is on the rise. This session will provide specific examples of the use of devices such as Treos and Blackberries in a legislative setting, as well as insight on converting to a VoIP system from some who have done it. Get some practical, business ideas along with product reviews from legislative IT professionals.
Secure: Are You Sure?
Today's computer users are bigger malware targets than ever. From "Evil Twin" attacks on wifi networks to personally tailored 'spear phishing' emails and malware hitchhiking on IMs, malicious people are finding more and more ways to breach networks and individual systems. This session will discuss these problems and what computer security specialists are doing to counter them.
Constituent Services Software
Constituents are using technology to communicate their needs and concerns. Therefore, these requests are escalating and are more complex in nature. The expectation was that a response would always address these needs and concerns. Now, more than ever, the expectation is that the response too should be immediate, if not sooner. This session will explore how software has matured and is being used today to meet the needs as requests for information increase from a growing and diverse constituent base.
NALIT Business Meeting
2005 Professional Development Seminar (View full Agenda)
Rapid City, South Dakota
Oct. 5-8, 2005
NALIT 2005 Seminar Blog
The NALIT Seminar blog has photographs and reports on events from the seminar in Rapid City, including a raffle to raise contributions for hurricane relief. Dennis Loudermilk donated a beautiful hand-crafted bowl with inlaid NALIT logo for the raffle. NALIT attendees raised more than $200. A check and letter were sent on behalf of NALIT to the Louisiana Disaster Relief Foundation (LDRF) (see LDRF letter).
XML Tutorial
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
This introductory session is designed to explore the XML approach in the context of Legislative data. Whether you are championing a new era of electronic publishing and content management, designing a replacement to a sophisticated existing drafting solution, or delving into interoperable data exchange to enhance delivery of Legislative documents to the Web, XML offers an opportunity to create an industrial-strength, self-describing, data-driven solution that delivers multi-channel publication options.
- Download PDF Version: XML Tutorial - Devan Shepherd, CEO, CTO, XMaLpha, Minnesota
XML in Legislatures
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
States that are at various stages of implementing XML-based systems will discuss why they chose to use XML, its value for the particular application, and how they have gone about implementation. Following the presentations, panelists and audience members will participate in a roundtable discussion.
Avoiding Outdated Applications
Are there best practices for managing the update process? How do you get buy-in from management and users for updates? Should they be done in-house or outsourced? This session explores how to manage the update process, but will also look at maintaining older applications when justified or necessary.
Web Search Engines
Thursday, October 6, 2005
This session reviews and compares the various search engine products available for web sites and how they have worked in state legislatures.
Policies for Mobile Technology
Thursday, October 6, 2005
PDAs and cell phones are becoming commonplace in legislatures, but they can be difficult and expensive to support and manage. This session will look at what policies should be in place and how states are managing mobile devices. It will also look at customizing legislative content for users of these devices.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Issues for Legislatures
Thursday, October 6, 2005
How do states provide for the disabled in meeting rooms, chamber galleries, chamber desks and Web sites? This session will explore the technology, vendors, types of devices, and how legislatures are meeting these needs.
Public Wireless Systems
Friday, October 7, 2005
A growing number of legislatures offer wireless access to legislative information at the capitol. Panelists will discuss their experience with costs, benefits, risks, and strategies for deploying wireless networks.
- Public Wireless Overview for the State of South Dakota - Amanda Jost, Bureau of Information and Telecommunications, South Dakota
Technical Track: Disaster Preparedness
Recent natural disasters have again raised awareness of the need to prepare for events that can take down mission- critical legislative systems. This session will look at how states can gain support for and implement disaster preparedness and recovery plans.
IT Staffing and Structure
Friday, October 7, 2005
Most legislatures have a central information technology office that serves all legislators and staff, but many have separate house and senate IT offices or even a separate office for each caucus. Panelists will discuss the variations on these structures and the benefits and challenges posed by each.
Data Management and Preservation of Digital Records
Friday, October 7, 2005
This session will cover the preservation of digital records and publications and tools available to states--an electronic recordkeeping plan/template, a Library of Congress Capability Assessment, and the OAIS Reference Model. The session will provide a closer look at how states are approaching the issue and discussion of the differences in these approaches.
Closing Keynote Address: John Gilroy
Saturday, October 8, 2005
John Gilroy, a columnist for The Washington Post since 1994, has published more than 500 columns regarding all aspects of personal computing. Readers and audiences praise him for his humor, his clear, concise answers and his wide knowledge of the world of high technology.
Voting Systems
Saturday, October 8, 2005
State legislatures are exploring new options in voting systems and displays. This session will look at recent developments in voting systems.
Washington's Floor Activity Report
Saturday, October 8, 2005
This application was developed to present information about the status of bills during House and Senate floor sessions in real time. House and Senate workroom staffs enter actions as they occur on the floor. All participating clients are notified to refresh local data displays using multicast technology. The client application also includes a feature to allow members to create and store personal notes on each bill and amendment. Originally written in ASP and VB6 with a SQL Server backend, the application has recently been updated to ASP.NET.
Washington's Selected Bill Tracking
Saturday, October 8, 2005
This application provides custom bill tracking functionality and is available to legislative members, staff, liaisons, lobbyists and the general public. Features include the ability to create and manage custom bill lists in a folder tree structure. Custom reports can be generated and exported to Excel, Word, Access, or plain text. Custom lists can be shared with other system users. The application is written in ASP.NET accessing a SQL Server backend.
2005 Annual Meeting (View full Agenda)
Seattle, Washington
August 16-20, 2005
Microsoft Tours
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
NALIT members experienced a glimpse of the future on a tour of the Center for Information Work and Home at Microsoft. Both concepts are under the creative direction of Microsoft Research, a division tasked with wondering how technology can make a difference in everyday life and then to build it.
Opening Plenary Session and Keynote Address by Bill Gates of the Microsoft Corporation
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Bill Gates is Chairman and Chief Software Architect, Microsoft Corporation, Seattle. Gates started the world's leading software company in 1975. His vision and leadership have changed the way the world uses computers. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with an endowment of $27 billion, is dedicated to global health and learning.
NALIT Business Meeting
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Technology for Legislators: Manage or Be Managed
Wireless at the capitol, handheld computers and cell phones, web sites and blogs...all this new technology allows legislators available 24/7. This session will help legislators understand these tools and to manage, not be managed by, technology.
Phishing, Pharming, Spyware and Spam
Thursday, August 18, 2005
E-mail spam and scams, spyware, viruses and various types of malicious software or "malware" are a growing problem for all computer users. This session will provide guidance to help identify, prevent and resolve these problems in the legislative environment.
Voting Systems and Displays: A View to the Future
Friday, August 19, 2005
As many states are realizing the need to replace their legacy voting systems, this session looks at ways to get the most out of your voting system, including exploring how to leverage your system for expanded use. We will hear from the state of Illinois on their recent reengineering of their voting system, which they developed in house. In addition, a leading technology expert will discuss the future of display technology, giving practical assessments of the pros and cons of the various display options available to legislatures.
Legislative Websites: Everything Old Is New Again
Friday, August 19, 2005
New technologies are turning old challenges into new realities for legislative Web sites. Hear how states are archiving Web casts, making them widely accessible and searchable, and how they are managing content through new methods of information distribution.
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