National Legislative Services and Security Association
Annual Training Conference

September 21-25, 2008  Concord, New Hampshire

Overview of the Conference

The National Legislative Services and Security Association (NLSSA) hosts the only national training event designed exclusively for state legislative staff who work in the areas of security, administrative services, and tourism management.  This year, the conference offers participants a unique opportunity to learn important work skills, build relationships with colleagues from other states, and advance the effectiveness of America's state legislatures.

This year the NLSSA Annual Training Conference will be held in Concord, New Hampshire during the middle of the fall foliage season.  The New Hampshire Host Committee has invited a diverse group of faculty from New Hampshire and throughout the country to speak on wide range of security, historic preservation,  personnel, and administrative topics.  Please come and join us in the heart of New England for a wide range of training, tours, workshops, roundtables, and networking opportunities.  We look forward to your attendance.   

About the National Legislative Services and Security Association

The underlying philosophy of the National Legislative Services and Security Association is to ensure that the services that are provided to legislators, staff and the public function well.

Since the early 1970s, NLSSA has worked to give legislative staff the tools to ensure adequate security in the legislatures, while providing constituents open access to the legislature.

It is NLSSA's position that all legislative personnel be concerned about good order and about providing need services to everyone who participates in the legislative process.

Who Attends the NLSSA Training Conferences?

If you are involved in capitol operations, security, tourism management, administration and management of special projects including restoration and reconstruction, this meeting is for you.

Invited Faculty

• Caitlin Daniuk, Public Information Administrator, State House Visitors' Center, New Hampshire
• Virginia Drew, Director, State House Visitors' Center, New Hampshire
• Doug Dolcino, Director of Legislative Operations, New Hampshire
• Mike Jones, Director, Site Security Consulting Group - William H. Gordon Associates Inc., New Hampshire Department of Human Services
• Randy Joyner, Chief of Protective Services, New Hampshire Statehouse
• Chet Lunner, Deputy Assistant Secretary at Intelligence and Analysis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Governor John Lynch, New Hampshire
• Dennis Martino, New Hampshire Department of Personnel
• The Honorable Richard T. Moore, State Senator, Massachusetts
• The Honorable Terie Norelli, Speaker of the House, New Hampshire
• The Honorable Bob O'Dell, State Senator, New Hampshire
• Steve Taylor, Writer, Historian
• Jim VanDongen, Public Information Officer, New Hampshire Department of Safety
• Major Robert B. Stafford, Jr., Assistant Director, New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council
• Michael Balboni, Deputy Secretary for Public Safety, New York 
• Dawn Wivell, Director, New Hampshire Office of International Commerce and International Trade Resource Center
• James E. Wootton, Executive Director, Capitol Square Preservation Council, Virginia
• Kristen Caisse, New Hampshire Local Government Center

Contacts For More Information

New Hampshire Host Committee Chair: Deborah Nielsen (603) 271-2359

About the Program: Morgan Cullen, NCSL (303) 364-7700

Registration Information: NCSL Meetings Department, (303) 364-7700, ext. 1430