*** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** A good glimpse inside legislative Internet circles. Steven Clift Democracies Online P.S. Has anyone seen a good check list or guide geared directly toward the use of the Internet by ** representative ** institutions? I am interested in next generation local council and legislative web sites that offer the "online constituent office" and not just some flat biography, picture and e-mail. This connects with my concern about the "services first, democracy later" mentality in many e-government circles where the balance of power is being shifted away from our representatives (i.e. the legitimate voice for the citizens) to the administrative side of government. This is due in large part to the lack of comparative investment in our representative information infrastructure while service transactions get most of the investment and attention. From: http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/nalit/am01.htm National Association of Legislative Information Technology Preliminary Agenda NCSL Annual Meeting - San Antonio August 11-15, 2001 NALIT Home Saturday, August 11 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Rm. 217B A Look Inside Legislative Technology This session will examine how legislatures are using state of the art technology to handle processes critical - and in most cases - unique to state legislatures. Innovative approaches to document management and processes such as amendment processing and automated bill proofing will be discussed. The session will be divided into two segments. The first segment will involve panelists explaining how their states use technology to assist the legislative processes. Following the panel discussion, a technology fair will showcase the systems discussed during the panel discussion. Moderator: Sharon Crouch, Systems Director, House of Delegates, Virginia Participants: Jeffrey Blanchard, Legislative Analyst, House Bill Drafting, Florida Helen Daniels, Manager of Applications Development, Information Systems Division, Legislative Council, Texas Scott Darnall, Programmer Analyst, Legislative Research Council, South Dakota Norm Gearhart, Chief Technology Officer, Legislative Information Systems, Ohio Jim Greenwalt, Director, Senate Information Systems, Minnesota Sean Johnson, Director, House Information Technology, Florida Ann McLaughlin, Director, Legislative Information System, Office of the Controller General, Delaware Tim Rice, Systems Manager, Legislative Information System, Illinois James Swain, CIO, Legislative Research Commission, Kentucky George Yeager, Technical Operations Manager, Legislative Information Systems, Ohio 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rm. 217C/D A Look Inside Legislative Technology: Technology Fair Participants: Jeffrey Blanchard, Legislative Analyst, House Bill Drafting, Florida Scott Darnall, Programmer Analyst, Legislative Research Council, South Dakota Norm Gearhart, Chief Technology Officer, Legislative Information Systems, Ohio Jim Greenwalt, Director, Senate Information Systems, Minnesota Jeff Kingsland, Developer, Information Systems Division, Legislative Council, Texas Ann McLaughlin, Director, Legislative Information System, Office of the Controller General, Delaware Renee Rice, Developer, Information Systems Division, Legislative Council, Texas Tim Rice, Systems Manager, Legislative Information System, Illinois James Swain, CIO, Legislative Research Commission, Kentucky George Yeager, Technical Operations Manager, Legislative Information Systems, Ohio Sunday, August 12 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Rm. 202 A/B Project Management in the Legislative Environment Legislative offices are no strangers to multiple requests and conflicting priorities. Project management provides a framework to get a handle on these issues. While focusing on legislative IT projects, this session will introduce principles useful to any office in getting everything done that needs to be done. Moderator: Tim Rice, Systems Manager, Legislative Information System, Illinois Speakers: Duncan Goss, Manager, Data Processing Systems, Vermont Alan Harling, Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc., Springfield, Illinois Monday, August 13 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Rm. 210A/B AFI/ASI Committees The Future of Legislative Document Creation and Management: Sharing Means Saving$ Learn what decision-makers can do to support standardized legislative documents and why it saves money. The Multistate Legislative Document Management Steering Committee demonstrates how information may be reused in legislation, calendars, committee reports, journals, workflow tracking and other legislative models with modern Internet technology Moderator: Donald J. Schneider, Chief Clerk, Senate, Wisconsin Panelists: Tuesday, August 14 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Rm. 217B Concurrent Session Best Practices and Policies for Cyber Legislatures Co-sponsored by the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries, the National Legislative Services and Security Association and the Legislative Information and Communications Staff A practical look at web site design in the legislative environment. Legislative and industry experts examine the best practices and policies for managing legislative and legislator web sites, including ways to meet constituent needs and manage content. Moderator: Jeff Finch, Deputy Clerk, House of Delegates, Virginia Speakers: Kathy Goldschmidt, Congressional Management Foundation, Washington, D.C. Senator Patrick "P.J." Hogan, Maryland Mitch McCartney, Legislative Director, Unicameral Legislature, Nebraska Katherine Staat, Director, Senate Media Services, Texas Noon - 1:15 p.m. Rm. 008B NALIT Lunch and Business Meeting The annual NALIT business meeting will focus on the election of officers, changes to bylaws, and other activities of the association. Legislative Staff Achievement Awards for NALIT will also be presented. Presiding: James Gilles, Director, Legislative Data Center, California Wednesday, August 14 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Rm. 006D Multistate Legislative Document Management Project This business meeting of the steering committee examines ways to promote sharing and exchange of information technology among state legislatures. Others interested in the project are welcome to attend. Presiding: Sharon Crouch, Systems Director, House of Delegates, Virginia Donald J. 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