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NALIT 2024 Professional Development Seminar

  • Monday, September 16, 2024
    8:00 AM 5:00 PM ET
    • In-Person Event
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Sept. 16-19, 2024 | Richmond, Va. 

Overview  

The NALIT Professional Development Seminar brings together state legislative IT professionals who are interested in advancing the effectiveness and efficiency of state legislatures through technology. The 2024 seminar provides a combination of educational sessions, legislative application showcases, tours and briefings, best practices, a vendors’ reception and networking opportunities.  

The agenda offers a mix of technical, policy and management sessions and provides opportunities to share solutions and discuss innovative uses of technology. Speakers combine the knowledge of industry experts and the experience and expertise of legislative information technology staff.   

As always, the seminar will feature the following signature NALIT events:  

  • Five Minutes of Fame: One person from each participating chamber or legislative IT has five minutes (strictly enforced) to share anything they choose about IT. You can talk about hardware, software, infrastructure, application development, staffing, budgeting … You name it. Advance sign-up is required.  
  • Application Showcases: Each legislative IT office that submits a showcase will have a table in the ballroom. They will do several demonstrations of their application as our attendees move around the room to visit each showcase. Advance sign-up is required.  
  • Birds of a Feather Roundtables: Meet in small groups with your colleagues to discuss questions directly relevant to your position—whether management, support/help desk, infrastructure and systems administration, or applications development and programming.   

Preliminary Agenda

Times and session topics subject to change.

Monday, Sept. 16: At Hotel 

3-6 p.m. 

Registration/Information 

Tuesday, Sept. 17: At Hotel, Followed by Walk to Capitol 

7:30-8 a.m. 

Continental Breakfast at Hotel 

8-8:15 a.m. 

Walk to General Assembly Building (GAB) 

8:30-9:15 a.m. 

Welcome and Overview: Meet and Greet/ Orientation to NALIT  

9:15-10:30 a.m. 

Cybersecurity and Legislative Systems

  • Speaker Benjamin Gilbert, CISSP, CRISC, CEH, Supervisory Cybersecurity Advisor, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Region 3

10:45-12:15 p.m. 

4 rooms

Birds of a Feather Roundtables 

Meet in small groups with your colleagues to discuss questions directly relevant to your position—management, support/help desk, infrastructure and systems administration, or applications development and programming. 

12:15-1:15 p.m. 

Meriwether's Cafe - GAB

Lunch 

1:15-2:30 p.m. 

Tour General Assembly Building IT components 

2:30-3 p.m. 

West Entrance

Walk to Capitol

3-4:15 p.m.

Capitol Tours
5-7 p.m.

NALIT Welcome Reception and Chamber Technology Tours

Wednesday, Sept. 18: At Omni Hotel  

7:30 a.m. 

Registration/Information at the hotel 

7:30-8:30 a.m. 

Breakfast 

8:30-9:30 a.m. 

Five Minutes of Fame 

Hear a concise overview of current legislative IT projects, issues and accomplishments. Share your experiences and expertise and hear from others for new ideas, information and advice. 

9:45-11:45 a.m. 

Deliberate Creativity: Three Elements of Innovation 

  • Dr. Amy Climer, Climer Consulting

11:45-12:45 p.m. 

Lunch 

1:15-4 p.m. 

Legislative Applications Showcases 

Take an informal and close-up look at the legislative applications highlighted in the showcase. Ask in-depth questions and share your own experiences with others. 

5-7 p.m. 

NALIT Exhibitors’ Reception 

NALIT exhibits bring you the latest in information technology products and services for legislatures. Take a leisurely and close-up look at our exhibits while enjoying the reception. 

Thursday, Sept. 19: At Omni Hotel 

7:30-8:15 a.m. 

Continental Breakfast 

8:15-9:45 a.m. 

AI in Legislatures: Policies and Strategies

10-11:30 a.m. 

 Concurrent Sessions 

  • AI Tools for Developers 
  • Public Records Requests: Retention Policies - Library of Virginia

11:45-12:45 p.m. 

Lunch 

 1-2 p.m. 

 Concurrent Sessions 

  • Improving Help Desk Performance 
  • Succession Plans: Creating Paths for Success 

 2-3 p.m. 

Brain Science and Diversity in the Workplace 

3:15-4:15 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions  

  • DevOps: Identifying and Embracing the Changing Landscape  
  • Client Communication Part Two

4:15-5:15 p.m. 

The Practical Side of Cybersecurity: Let’s Talk Nuts and Bolts 

Hotel and Travel 

  • The conference will be held at the Omni Richmond Hotel, located at Three James Center, 100 S. 12th St., Richmond, VA 23219 . 
  • Note: The Omni Richmond Hotel is sold out.  We recommend you book at either the Courtyard Richmond Downtown or the Residence Inn Richmond Downtown, both of which are one block from the Omni. 

Special Needs  

  • To ensure full participation and accessibility for all meeting attendees, please notify Megan MacKenzie of any special accommodations you may require.  

City Information 

  • In mid-September, the average high temperatures in Richmond are in the low 80s, with average low temperatures in the low 60s.  

Registration 

Meeting Registration Fees 

Legislative Staff  

$450

Attendee (business, exhibitors, government, university, charitable and all others)  

Questions? Contact Kae Warnock 

$500

Host State (Virginia Legislature only)  

$375

Receptions (This fee does not include sessions/breakfasts/lunches. This fee allows entrance into Tuesday reception at Virginia Capitol and Wednesday reception at Omni only.)

$125

Register 

  • Register Online : Requires a credit card for everyone except legislators and legislative staff. Confirmations will be sent by email. 

Spouse/Guest 

  • All meeting sessions are for registered attendees only. There is a separate fee for guests to attend any social events. 

PDS Registration Bill to State Instructions (Aailable for Legislative Staff Only) 

  • Bill to State: Please note you must use Chrome or Firefox to access the Bill to State webpage. You must log in to the NCSL site. Then, click Register Now below. Select the ticket type, State Legislative Staff for example, then select the yellow link inside that field. On the next page, you may choose yourself from the list of legislative staff in your state and fill out the billing information. Then click “Register selected contacts” from the top of the page. 

If no list appears, please clear your cache and log in again. 

instructions for billing state

Cancellations must be emailed to [email protected] by Sept 14, 2024. Fees cannot be refunded for registrations canceled after the conference begins.   

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