Registration

Full Agendas

Super Professional Development Seminar 2012: Madison, Wisc. | Oct. 9-12, 2012

Wisconsin Capitol

Thanks to everyone who attended the Super PDS!  It was quite a success and we hope you all enjoyed the sessions, tours and Madison!  Please see below for links to the presentations and session handouts from the Super PDS.

 

 

 



 

Date/Time

Staff Section and Session
Monday, Oct. 8, 2012
7:00-5:00 Registration/Information Desk
7:30-8:45 NLSSA: Breakfast (coupons)*
9:00-10:00 NLSSA: Opening Ceremony/ New
Member Orientation*
10:00-11:00 NLSSA: Dignitary Protection*
11:15-12:30 NLSSA: Mental Health Talk*
12:30-1:00 NLSSA: Lunch: on your own
1:00-2:00 NLSSA: Leadership Through Connection*
2:15-3:30 NLSSA: Analyzing the Occupy Movement*
3:30-4:30 NLSSA: Roundtable Discussion*
5:00-7:00 NLSSA: Wisconsin Fish Fry Reception*
Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012
7:00-5:00 Registration/Information Desk
7:30-8:30 NLSSA: Breakfast (coupons)*
9:00-9:30 LINCS: Boot Camp Breakfast*
9:00-10:00 NLSSA: Camp Randall Football Stadium Security Tour *
9:30-4:30 LINCS Boot Camp: Social Media (add’l fee)
10:00-11:30 NLSSA: Wisconsin Institute of Discovery*
11:00-5:00 NALIT: Pre-Seminar: Mobile Legislatures
(separate registration)
11:00-12:15 NALIT: State Experiences: Tablets*
11:45-1:00 NLSSA: Lunch: on your own
12:15-1:30 NALIT: Luncheon*
1:00-3:00 NLSSA: Manage in Permanent Whitewater*
1:30-3:00 NALIT: Mobile Apps and Mobile Websites*
3:00-3:30 NLSSA: Committee Meetings*
3:15-4:00 NALIT: Tablets and Supporting BYOD*
Tuesday, continued
3:30-4:00 NLSSA: Region Meetings*
4:00-5:00 NALIT: Supporting Mobile Devices*
5:00-6:00 LSS: Executive Committee*
6:30-7:00 NALIT: Meet and Greet*
6:00-7:30 LSSS: Informal Meet and Greet*
6:00-8:00 NLSSA, LSS: Reception at the
Governor's Residence*
6:30-8:00 RACSS: Executive Committee Dinner*
6:30-8:00 LINCS: Executive Committee Dinner*
7:00-8:30 NALIT: Dutch Treat Dinner*
Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
7:00-5:00 Registration/Information Desk
7:45-8:15 Joint Plenary Breakfast Buffet
8:15-10:00 Joint Plenary: Decoding Body Language
10:00-10:15 Break/Walk to Hotel or Capitol
10:15-10:45 Inside the Dome Tours (sign-up)
10:15-11:15 NLSSA: Employee Policy Manuals 
10:15-11:15 LSSS Editors: Editing Editors
10:15-11:15 LSSS Attorneys, RACSS, LSS: Elections
and Voter ID
10:15-11:15 LINCS: What Does Your Body Say
During An Interview?
10:15-12:00 NALIT: Five Minutes of Fame
11:15-12:15 LSSS, RACSS, LSS: View From the Bench
11:15-12:15 NLSSA: Social Media
11:20-12:20 LINCS: Media Credentialing 101
12:15-12:45 LSSS, RACSS: Joint Luncheon*
12:15-1:45 NLSSA: Executive Board Working Lunch*
12:15-1:45 NLSSA: Lunch on your own
12:15-1:30 LSS, LINCS, NALIT: Joint Lunch
12:45-1:45 LSSS, RACSS: US Supreme Court Update
1:45-2:30 Inside the Dome Tours (sign-up)
1:45-3:00 RACSS, LSSS: Best Practices Bill Analyses 
Wednesday, continued
1:45-3:00 NALIT: Wisconsin Legislative Technology Service Bureau*
1:45-3:00 NLSSA: When Legislators Leave the State*
2:00-3:00 LINCS: Private Capitol Dome Tours*
2:00-3:10 LSS: Caucus Strategy
3:15-4:15 LINCS, NLSSA, LSSS, LSS, RACSS: Lessons Learned from Large Capitol Events
3:15-4:15 NALIT: Virtual Desktops
4:15-4:30 Break/Walk to Hotel
4:15-5:30 LINCS: Wisconsin Eye*
4:15-5:30 NLSSA: Lessons Learned From Large Events
4:30-5:45 LSSS, RACSS, NALIT: Publishing Statutes & Legislative Publications In Electronic Age
5:00-6:30 LSS: Nominating Committee*
6:30-7:30 Joint Reception and Capitol Tours
(Enter at Wisconsin Avenue)
Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012
7:00-5:00 Registration/Information Desk
7:30-8:00 Inside the Dome Tours (sign-up)
7:45-8:15 Joint Plenary Breakfast:
8:15-9:30 Joint Plenary: Are You Hyper-Connected?
9:30-9:45 Break/Walk to Hotel or Capitol
9:30-10:30 NLSSA: Private Dome Tours*
9:45-11:00 LSSS, RACSS, LINCS: High Wire:
On the Editorial Balancing Act
9:45-11:00 NALIT, LSS: Principled Politics and Leadership
11:00-12:00 NLSSA: General Business Meeting*
11:00-12:00 LSSS, RACSS: Confidentiality of
Drafting & Legislative Records
11:00-12:00 LSS: The Role of Leadership
11:00-12:00 LINCS: Art of An Apology
11:00-12:00 NALIT: Security Myths
12:00-12:15 Break/Walk to Masonic Center
Thursday, continued
12:15-12:45 Joint Plenary Luncheon
12:45-1:45 Joint Plenary: Negotiation and Compromise in the Legislative Arena
1:45-2:00 Break/Walk to Hotel or Capitol
2:00-3:00 LINCS: Help Reporters Understand the Story
2:00-3:00 NALIT: What to Anticipate with Windows 8
2:00-3:15 LSSS, RACSS: Solving Drafting Problems
2:00-3:15 NLSSA: Are We Flirting With Disaster?
2:00-5:00 LSS: Team Building*
3:15-3:30 Break/Walk to Capitol or Hotel
3:30-4:30 LSSS Attorneys: Case Study-Identifying Loopholes in Bills Drafts
3:30-4:30 LSSS Editors: My Biggest Editing Mistake
3:15-4:15 NALIT: Cloud Fundamentals
3:15-4:15 LINCS: Could Technology and Harry Potter Improve Civic Engagement Online?
3:15-4:15 NLSSA: Capitol Building Panic Alarms
3:30-5:00 RACSS: Strategic Planning for Legislatures
4:15-4:35 NALIT: Disaster Recovery

 
4:15-4:45 Inside the Dome Tours (sign-up)
4:15-5:30 LINCS: Ethics of Social Media
4:30-5:45 LSSS: RUSH! Management–Triage
to Ensure Best Bill Drafts
5:00-7:00 Reception and Exhibits
6:00-8:00 LSS: Social Event and Dinner*
6:00-9:00 NLSSA: Awards Banquet*
6:30-8:00 RACSS: Dutch Treat Networking Dinners
Friday, Oct. 12, 2012
7:30-12:30 Registration/Information Desk
7:30-8:30 NLSSA: Breakfast (coupons)*
7:30-8:30 NLSSA: Closing Roundtable Discussion*
8:15-9:45 LSSS, NALIT, RACSS: Electronic Bill Drafting/Tracking*
Friday, continued
9:00-10:00 LSS: Breakfast and Business Meeting
9:00-10:00 LINCS: Business Meeting
10:00-11:00 LSS, LINCS: My Best Mistake
10:00-11:15 LSSS, RACSS: Legal Writing
10:00-11:15 NALIT: Technical Session: Bill Drafting Systems
11:00-11:30 LSS: Seminar Evaluation
11:15-12:15 LSSS, RACSS: Thinking Skills for Staff
11:20-12:30 LINCS: Now Hiring: What’s the Next Generation Looking For?
11:30-12:30 LSS: 2012-13 LSS Exec. Cmte. Meeting