Annual Meeting & Exhibition
August 14-18, 2006
Nashville, Tennessee

American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries
Preliminary Agenda

(as of June 14, 2006)

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Monday August 14, 2006
8:00 am-5:00 pm	Registration Delta Lobby B -- Level 2, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
8:00 am-9:30 am	Citizen Engagement and Education on the Legislative Process and Procedure Delta Ballroom B -- Level 2, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Sponsored by the ASLCS for the International Program The American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries will exhibit interactive work stations highlighting programs that aim to inform citizens about and involve them in the work of the legislature and the legislative process. Legislative staff from around the U.S. will be on-hand to share information and engage in discussions about their efforts in civic education. International Roll Call and Propylon will also be showcasing their technological services. Morning coffee service provided.
8:00 am-12 noon	Mason's Manual Commission Cheekwood G/H -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center The full commission will meet briefly at the beginning and end of this session. The remainder of the time will be allotted to subcommittee work. Presiding: John Phelps, Clerk of the House, Florida House of Representatives
9:00 am-4:45 pm	Training Track for Personal Staff Canal B -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Welcome: Susan Clarke Schaar, Clerk of the Senate, Virginia, Staff Chair, NCSL Roundtable on Personal Staff Roles and Responsibilities 9:00 am - 10:00 am In this "get to know each other" session, participants share thoughts and experiences that define the unique responsibilities of being a personal staffer to a state legislator. What common themes and roles will we discover? How does the personal staff role differ from state to state and office to office? Facilitator: Tim Storey, NCSL Constituent Relations Tools and Strategies 10:15 am - 11:30 am When it comes to constituent case work, you are on the front line for your legislator. You need to know the issues, contacts and resources in your district and in the state. In this session, learn how to provide first-class constituent service and also make the most out of this important contact with voters. Speaker: Catherine Keig, Staff Director, Office of Senate President Pro Tempore, California Lunch on Your Own 11:30 am - 12:45 pm Get Organized: Preventing Paper and E-mail Overload in Your Legislative Office 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm Swamped in paper? Buried in e-mail? This session will focus on strategies for mastering information flow in the fast-paced legislative office environment. Topics will include creating systems to manage member schedules, paper and electronic files, e-mail, paper processing and contact management. Speaker: Betsy Imholt, Owner, Time and Space Consulting, LLC, Aurora, Oregon and, former Chief of Staff, Oregon Senate Managing a Legislative Agenda 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm What do you do when a constituent or organization asks your boss to introduce a bill? What research tools are available to you? What strategies can you adopt to work effectively with stakeholders? How do you help your legislator manage a bill through the process, handle public relations and work with "insiders" such as lobbyists, state agencies and the governor's office? This session will examine these questions and discuss ways you can help your boss achieve his or her legislative objectives. Speaker: Peter Dodds, Senior Legislative Assistant, State Senate, Washington Be the Best You Can Be: Critical Interpersonal Skills for Work and for Life 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm Jim Tamburro, one of the country's best in-house state legislative trainers, closes the program with important concepts and strategies for personal success and workplace effectiveness. This session will give you the tools you need to be your very best. Don't miss it. Speaker: James Tamburro, Training and Staff Development Coordinator, General Assembly, Connecticut Seminar Wrap-Up and Feedback 4:30 pm - 4:45 pm How did this training experience work for you? What would you do differently? What would you do next? What kinds of NCSL services would be most useful to you and your office in the future? Facilitator: Tim Storey, NCSL
9:30 am- 12 noon	LSCC Subcommittees and Task Forces 9:30 am - 11:00 am Legislative Institution Task Force Belmont A -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Marketing and Outreach Task Force Belmont B -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Technology Review Task Force Magnolia Boardroom B -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center  Professional Development Task Force Belmont C -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center 11:00 am - 12:00 noon 50-State Bill Status Subcommittee Belmont A -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Diversity--Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee Belmont C -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center New Officer Orientation Subcommittee Belmont B -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Strategic Planning Subcommittee Magnolia Boardroom B -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Subcommittee on Affiliation by Other Groups Belle Meade A/B -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
1:00 pm-3:30 pm	LSCC Meeting Jackson A/B -- Level M (Mezzanine) Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Presiding: Susan Clark Schaar, Clerk of the Virginia Senate and Staff Chair, NCSL
1:00 pm-5:00 pm	ASLCS Standing and Special Committees Belle Meade A/B and C/D -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Committees will meet in hour long increments beginning at 1 pm. "A" Committees 1:00 pm-2:00 pm "B" Committees 2:00 pm-3:00 pm "C" Committees 3:00 pm-4:00 pm Special Committees 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
1:00 pm-2:45 pm	Exemplary Staff Services  Tennessee Ballroom A -- Level 2 Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center This interactive session focuses on the role of legislative staff in providing their legislature, its members, and its committees with the highest quality of support services. It explores how excellence in providing those services is vital to members in developing legislative policy, serving the public and functioning as an equal branch of government. Speaker: Mary Quaid, Executive Director, House Legislative Services, Louisiana Joint session with the LSS, LSSS, LINCS, LRL, RACSS
3:00 pm-5:00 pm	The Effect of Direct Democracy on State Constitutions Tennessee Ballroom A -- Level 2 Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center In the last two decades, constitutional amendments proposed by citizen initiatives have become more prolific. This program will look at how direct democracy is affecting state constitutions and the legislatures' powers. Moderator: Elisabet (Lisa) Sandberg, Staff Attorney, Legislative Service Commission, Ohio Speakers: Deborah Haskins, Senior Attorney, Legislative Legal Services, Colorado G. Alan Tarr, Director, Center for State Constitutional Studies and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University-Camden, New Jersey Joint session with the LSS, LSSS, LINCS, LRL, RACSS
5:00 pm-5:30 pm	ASLCS Committee Chairs Meeting Belle Meade A/B -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
5:00 pm	Buses Depart for ASLCS Reception Presidential Portico, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center A second shuttle will arrive at 5:40 pm for those Society members attending the Committee Chairs Meeting.
Evening	ASLCS Reception Wolfie's/The Tower at Gaylord Entertainment Center  Please join the Tennessee hosts in downtown Nashville for a reception and dinner. Return buses will be provided for ASLCS members, one at 7:30 pm and another at 10 pm.

Tuesday August 15, 2006
7:00 am-8:00 am	NCSL State Assignment/LSCC Breakfast Delta Island A/B/C -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center This is a working session for members of NCSL Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee and NCSL staff who are assigned as liaisons to each state legislature. The purpose is to launch a new NCSL State Ambassador program in which legislative staff in each legislature will be designated to serve as a link to NCSL and to support and market its services to other staff in the state. Presiding: Susan Clarke Schaar, Clerk of the Senate, Virginia, Staff Chair, NCSL Speakers: Karl Kurtz, NCSL Mike Sunseri, Public Information Photo Director, Legislative Research Council, Frankfort, Kentucky
7:30 am-5:00 pm	Registration Delta Lobby B -- Level 2, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
7:30 am-8:30 am	Continental Breakfast Delta Lobby A -- Level 2, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
8:30 am-10:00 am	Opening General Session The Global Edge: Economic Success in a Competitive World Delta Ballroom A -- Level 2, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center The challenge of economic competition in a global economy can inspire ideas and prosperity, make a company great and a government innovative. Frederick W. Smith, chairman of the board of FedEx Corporation, Congressman John Tanner and former Senator and Ambassador to China James Sasser will explore strategies for success at the opening general session moderated by Matthew Kisber, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. Moderator: Matthew Kisber, Commissioner, Dept of Economic & Community Dev, Nashville, Tennessee
10:15 am-12:15 pm	NCSL Executive Committee Delta Ballroom B -- Level 2, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Presiding: Senator Steven Rauschenberger, Illinois, President, NCSL
10:15 am-11:45 am	Legislative Effectiveness and State Government Committee Emerging Perspectives on Feminine and Masculine Leadership Styles--And Why We Need Both Washington B -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Americans are asking their elected officials to work together like never before. This interactive workshop examines a new way of thinking and leading that blends the strengths of men and women in a complementary partnership. Facilitators: David Womeldorff, Co-Founder, Bainbridge Leadership Center, Bainbridge Island, Washington Donna Zajonc, Co-Founder, Bainbridge Leadership Center, Bainbridge Island, Washington Welcome: Senator Sheila Kiscaden, Minnesota Joint session with the Women's Legislative Network
12:15 am-2:15 pm	ASLCS Luncheon and Business Meeting Gaylord Springs Golf Links Restaurant Presiding: JoAnn Hedrick, Chief Clerk of the Delaware House and ASLCS President Please be at the Presidential Portico at the Opryland Resort and Convention Center at noon to be transported to the Golf Links Restaurant. Presentation of ASLCS Legislative Staff Achievement Awards, committee reports and other business will be conducted. Sponsored by International Roll Call
1:15 pm-2:30 pm	Legislative Effectiveness and State Government Committee Legal Research: The Short Course Lincoln D/E -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Legislators and legislative staff often have to teach themselves about legal research, learning enough at least to understand the legal problems or questions involved with a piece of legislation. This session provides tips to help you negotiate the legal thicket and find the information you need. Presiding: Jeff Finch, Deputy Clerk, Legislative Operations, House of Delegates, Virginia Speakers: Cheryl Jackson, Manager of Information and Resource Services, Division of Legislative Services, Virginia Marilyn Johnson, Research Librarian, Legislative Council Library, North Dakota Joint session with LINCS
1:15 pm-2:45 pm	You Are Not Anonymous Cheekwood G/H -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center 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. Presiding: Andy Harvey, Webmaster, Legislative Counsel Bureau, Nevada Speakers: Eric Dugger, Operations Manager, Legislative Counsel Bureau, Nevada Scott Maddrea, Deputy Clerk-Committee Operations, House of Delegates, Virginia NALIT session
1:15 pm-3:00 pm	Supreme Court Update Tennessee Ballroom A -- Level 2, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center CLE This year's session of the U.S. Supreme Court included several decisions that have broad implications for state and local governments and for the public policy they enact. This session will review those cases and their potential meaning for the states. Speaker: Richard Ruda, Chief Counsel, State and Local Legal Center, Washington, D.C. Joint session with LSS, LSSS, RACSS
2:30 pm-5:00 pm	NCSL Legislative Staff Nominating Committee Belmont C -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
2:30 pm-4:30 pm	ASLCS Executive Committee Meeting Lincoln C -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Presiding: JoAnn Hedrick, Chief Clerk of the Delaware House and ASLCS President
2:45 pm-4:00 pm	Legislative Effectiveness and State Government Committee Hiring Guide for Legislators and Staff Lincoln D/E -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center When candidates run for legislative office, they usually don't think about having to make hiring decisions and oversee an office. This session provides basic advice for legislators and staff who have to hire employees--what to look for and what to look out for. Speakers: Lore Christopher, Human Services Director, Legislative Administration, Salem, Oregon Connie Frederick, Director of Administration, General Assembly, Tennessee Joint session with LINCS
3:00 pm-5:00 pm	Picking Up the Pieces After Katrina and Rita Presidential Ballroom B -- Level 2, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center 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. Moderator: Gary Schaefer, Information Systems Coordinator, Senate, Louisiana Speakers: Max Arinder, Executive Director, Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review, Jackson, Mississippi Glenn Koepp, Secretary of the Senate, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Alfred Speer, Clerk of the House, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Earnest Sumner, Sergeant at Arms, House of Representatives, Florida Joint session with ASLCS, NALIT, NLSSA and RACSS
3:15 pm-5:00 pm	Legislative Documents as Public Records - Why? Why Not? Tennessee Ballroom D -- Level 2, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center CLE Freedom of information laws were created to increase public scrutiny of governmental operations--to provide assurance that government is responsive and responsible to the needs of people. Supreme Court decisions over the years, however, have established that the right to privacy is a basic human right. Finding the balance between openness and privacy is a delicate one. Join us as we discuss to what extent legislative documents should be public records. Moderator: Nancy Cyr, Legal Counsel, Legislative Research Division, Nebraska Speakers: Lucy Dalglish, Executive Director, The Reports Committee for Freedom of the Press, Arlington, Virginia Representative J. Dudley Goodlette, Florida, and NCSL Executive Committee Member Janet Kleinfelter, Senior Counsel, Financial Division, Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee Joint session with LSS, LSSS, RACSS
4:15 pm-5:15 pm	Legislative Effectiveness and State Government Committee How a Bill Really Becomes a Law Lincoln D/E -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center We’ve all seen the fancy diagrams about how a bill becomes a law, but what really happens as a bill moves through the legislature.  This session showcases the many roles that legislators, bill drafters, researchers, librarians, fiscal analysts, clerks and secretaries, public information specialists and other legislative staffers play in the lawmaking process.. Presiding: Representative Susan Westrom, Kentucky Speakers: Representative Rob Eissler, Texas Melinda Ellis-McCrady, Communications Director, House Democratic Caucus, Washington Julie Pelegrin, Senior Attorney, Legislative Legal Services, Colorado John Phelps, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Florida Joint session with NALIT, NLSSA, RACSS
6:30 pm-8:30 pm	Welcome Reception - Music City Country Fair County Music Hall of Fame and Hall of Fame Park Tennessee will showcase its famous Southern hospitality and capture the spirit of a Music City Country Fair. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Hall of Fame Park will be open exclusively to NCSL attendees, who will be submerged in the history of America's own country legends, including Patsy Cline, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles and Loretta Lynn. Guests will be greeted by animated impersonators for great photo opportunities. Soloists, trios, dance bands, Southern cuisine and carnival activities will provide hours of fun for the entire family. Come out to the Country Fair for a big Music City welcome! Social Event Shuttle Pickup Locations: Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center - Presidential Portico Radisson Hotel at Opryland - Main Entrance Courtyard Marriott- Main Entrance Marriott Airport - Main Entrance Fairfield Inn by Marriott - Main Entrance Hotel Preston - Main Entrance AmeriSuites - Main Entrance 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm -- Continuous shuttle service will be available between the NCSL hotels and the Country Music Hall of Fame. 9:00pm - Midnight -- Continuous shuttle service between the Country Music Hall of Fame and the NCSL hotels will run until midnight so that guests can visit the exciting shops and music city sights of downtown Nashville.

Wednesday August 16, 2006
6:30 am-8:00 am	Walk for Wellness Join state legislators from around the country for a 5K Fun Run/Walk at the NCSL Annual Meeting. The Walk for Wellness is dedicated to raising awareness of the devastating effects that conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and obesity have for our nation as a whole, while drawing special attention to the health disparities that exist in minority and underserved communities. Buses will depart from the Presidential Portico of the Gaylord Opryland Hotel at 6:30 am on Wednesday, August 16 to take participants to the Gaylord Springs Golf Course. The Walk for Wellness will begin at 6:45 am, and buses will return to the hotel at 8:00 am. Speaker: Eddie George, former Tennessee Titans running back, Tennessee Cosponsored by the Health Committee, the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, the National Caucus of Native American State Legislators and the Transportation Committee
7:30 am-5:00 pm	Registration Delta Lobby B -- Level 2, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
7:30 am-8:30 am	Continental Breakfast Delta Lobby A -- Level 2 Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
8:30 am-10:00 am	General Sesson Delta Ballroom A -- Level 2, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Doris Kearns Goodwin is a world-renowned historian and author who has been reporting on politics and baseball for more than two decades. Her most recent book, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, has been #1 on the New York Times Best Seller List and will be released as a feature film by Steven Spielberg late this year, with Liam Neeson as Lincoln. She will be available to sign copies of her book following the session.
10:00 am-5:00 pm	Exhibit Hall Open
10:15 am-Noon	NCSL Legislative Staff Nominating Committee Belmont C -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
10:15 am-11:30 am	Coffee with NCSL Officers Hermitage E -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center All annual meeting attendees are invited to join the NCSL legislator and legislative staff officers for coffee and conversation.
10:15 am-11:30 am	Legislative Effectiveness and State Government Committee Intern Programs - What Works? Governor's Ballroom A -- Level 2, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Intern programs can be a win/win proposition in which legislators and interns both benefit, but success comes only with planning and oversight. This session focuses on the key attributes of a successful program. Presiding: Pete Poynter, Director of Government Affairs, BellSouth, Douglasville, Georgia Speakers: Rob Marchant, Chief Clerk, Senate, Wisconsin Robert McCurley, Director, Alabama Law Institute, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Donna Morgan, Program Administrator, Legislative Internship Program, Nashville, Tennessee
11:30 am-12:45 pm	Lunch in the Exhibit Hall Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
11:30 am-12:45 pm	New Staff Section Officer Orientation Delta Island E -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center This session is intended for new and potential officers of the NCSL staff sections and those interested in how the staff sections operate. It will cover the responsibilities of staff section officers, their role in the Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee, and the relationship of staff sections to the NCSL executive committee and standing committees. Lunch will be provided
1:00 pm-4:15 pm	Legislative Staff Professional Development Sessions Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Sponsored by the Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee and all staff sections 1:00 pm-2:30 pm Dilemmas That Go Bump in the Night Delta Island B -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Legislative staff often encounter ethical bumps that hamper their work. Using statutory codes of ethics and case studies, discussion will center around tools to solve these challenges. Speakers: Susan Huntley, NCSL Peggy Kerns, NCSL Facilitator: Phillip Boyle, President, Leading & Governing Associates, Inc., Adjunct Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2:45 pm-4:15 pm Legislative Staff Diversity Delta Island B -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Legislatures acknowledge that a diverse workforce is a stronger, more creative and more responsive workforce. This session examines the definition of diversity in the workplace, describes how diversity strengthens organizations, and sets the stage for Thursday morning's training program on developing a diversity program in your legislative staff office. Moderator: Dina Hidalgo, Director of Personnel, Senate, California Speaker: Dr. Arthur T. Jones, A.T. Jones Ministries Inc., Tampa, Florida Respondents: Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos, State Representative, Washington Senator Leticia Van de Putte, Texas, President-elect, NCSL
5:30 pm-7:00 pm	Boston Promotional Event - A Taste of the Bay State Delta Ballroom A -- Level 2, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Join us for a preview of the NCSL Boston 2007 as we showcase the best of Massachusetts from Boston to the Berkshires. Enjoy regional foods and beverages from Boston's most famous restaurants, vineyards and breweries and experience a sampling of the history and culture of this great state.
Evening	States' Night

Thursday August 17, 2006
6:15 am-8:15 am	NCSL Bipartisan Bike Ride All attendees are invited to participate in the second annual NCSL Bipartisan Bike Ride. This year, participants will ride along Nashville's beautiful new Stones River Greenway. Free loaner bicycles will be provided on a first-registered, first-served basis, and new helmets will be distributed to all participants, compliments of Bell Sports and General Mills. This event is hosted by Senator Rodney Ellis (D-Texas) and Senator Jim Tracy (R-Tennessee). NCSL gratefully acknowledges the support of Bell Sports, BikeTexas, General Mills, TREK and Walk/Bike Nashville for this event.
7:30 am-5:00 pm	Registration Delta Lobby B -- Level 2, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
7:30 am-8:30 am	Continental Breakfast Delta Lobby A -- Level 2, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
8:15 am-9:45 am	Crafting a Successful Diversity Strategy Presidential Ballroom B -- Level 2, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Co-sponsored by the Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee and all 10 staff sections How do you craft a successful diversity strategy? What are the best practices for developing and maintaining diversity in a changing environment? Hear from one of the experts in the field, who brings hands-on advice. Check out Chris Metzler's work at http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/mgmtprog/profiles/ChrisMetzler.html Moderator: Senator Constance Johnson, Oklahoma Speaker: Christopher J. Metzler, Director, EEO Studies, Diversity and Inclusion, Cornell University ILR School, New York, New York
10:00 am-5:00 pm	Exhibit Hall Open
10:00 am- 11:45 am	NCSL Business Meeting Delta Ballroom C -- Level 2, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center All legislators and legislative staff will want to attend this centerpiece of the Annual Meeting. All other annual meeting participants are welcome to attend as observers. The business meeting is the culmination of the conference year. It includes debate on policy resolutions that will guide NCSL in lobbying the federal government in the year to come, election of NCSL officers and approval of the conference budget. Presiding: Senator Don Balfour, Georgia, Chair, NCSL Standing Committees Senator Steven Rauschenberger, Illinois, President, NCSL
12 noon- 2:00 pm	Legislative Staff Luncheon Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
2:15 pm-4:00 pm	The Courts and State Legislatures: Walking the Line on Separation of Powers Bayou B -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center This session examines several recent court cases that have affected the operational prerogatives of state legislatures and raised critical questions on the separation of powers. *CLE session
4:15 pm-5:30 pm	NCSL Staff Officer/LSCC Reception Delta Island A/B/C -- Level M (Mezzanine), Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center This reception is for Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee members, staff section officers (from both 2005 - 2006 and 2006 - 2007) and Standing Committee Staff Officers. Sponsored by the Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee
5:00 pm-6:30 pm	ASLCS Reception at the Tennessee Capitol Presidential Portico, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center ASLCS members from Tennessee will host a brief reception at the Capitol and give the Society an advance opportunity to tour the Capitol facilities prior to the NCSL Social Event. Buses will depart the Opryland Resort and Convention Center at 5:00 pm, and the reception and tour will be from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
6:30 pm-9:30 pm	Tennessee Social Event - Concert with Leann Rimes at Tennessee Legislative Plaza Tennessee State Capitol and Legislative Plaza The Tennessee Host Committee invites you to join us at the Tennessee State Capitol and Legislative Plaza for a private concert with LeAnn Rimes and an evening of Southern cuisine. The newly renovated Capitol Building and legislative complex will be open for guest tours and will set the stage for country music sweetheart LeAnn Rimes. Social Event Shuttle Pickup Locations: Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center - Presidential Portico Radisson Hotel at Opryland - Main Entrance Courtyard Marriott- Main Entrance Marriott Airport - Main Entrance Fairfield Inn by Marriott - Main Entrance Hotel Preston - Main Entrance AmeriSuites - Main Entrance 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Continuous shuttle service will be available between the NCSL hotels and the Legislative Plaza event

Friday August 18, 2006
8:00 am-10:00 am	Registration Delta Lobby B -- Level 2, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
8:30 am-10:00 am	General Session and Breakfast Delta Lobby A -- Level 2 Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Peter Hart has been one of the country's leading public opinion analysts for more than 27 years. He conducts all public opinion polling for NBC News and The Wall Street Journal. His focus is public policy, cultural and social issues, and strategic consulting for corporations, including Time Warner, Microsoft, Kodak to name a few. Frank Luntz is one of the most honored communications professionals in America today. Named one of the four Top Research Minds by Business Week magazine, he pioneered the Instant Response focus group research technique, and won an Emmy Award in 2001 for his 100 Days, 1000 Voices segments on NBC's primary and election night coverage.
9:00 am-12 noon	Exhibit Hall Open Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center

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