Select Committee on Legislative Technology
TENTATIVE Agenda

June 4, 2008
8:00 a.m.
Room H-11, Wyoming Capitol
Cheyenne, Wyoming

 

Note:  this proposed agenda is subject to revision and all times listed are tentative and may be subject to change.

 

 

 

8:00 a.m.         Call to order

·         Approval of February 15, 2008 and March 3, 2008 minutes

 

8:05 a.m.         Legislative Information Technology Demonstrations (Priority #1a)

Legislative Service Office Information Technology Staff         

·         Demonstration of current information technology infrastructure and systems

·         Update on pending infrastructure and systems projects

 

10:15 a.m.       Break

 

10:30 a.m.       Future for Information Technology in the Wyoming Legislature (Priority #1a)

Legislative Service Office Staff

·         Information needs in the legislative branch

·         Vision for use of technology to meet information needs

·         Information workflow issues to effectively deliver information

 

11:30 a.m.       Policy Guidance (Priority #1)

Mr. Jim Griffin, Legislative Service Office

·         Laptop policies

·         Wireless network policies

 

Noon               Lunch

 

1:30 p.m.         Update on Selection of Consultant to Provide Project Management

Mr. Jim Griffin, Legislative Service Office

Ms. Wendy Madsen, Legislative Service Office

·         Guidance to LSO for contracting (Priority #1b)

·         Use of consultant to develop information technology plan (Priority #1a)

·         Use of consultant to review how to reduce paper in legislative process (Priority #3)

·         Update on staffing within LSO

 

 

 

 

 

2:15 p.m.         Videoconferencing (Priority #4)

                        Ms. Wendy Madsen, Legislative Service Office

                        Ms. Patty Wells, Legislative Service Office

                        Mr. Mark Seeker, K2 Audio

                        Mr. Joel Maslak, A&I Telecommunications Division

·         Summary of Room 302 remodel and audio and video upgrades

·         State videoconferencing system through the Telecommunications Division of A&I

·         Laptop web conferencing options

·         Policy decisions related to A&I videoconferencing and web conferencing

 

3:00 p.m.         Break

 

3:15 p.m.         Promotional Activities (Priority #2)

Wendy Madsen, Legislative Service Office

·         Review of current activities

·         Overview of future plans and development of communications plan

 

3:45 p.m.         Voting Technology Options (Priority #5)

Ms. Brenda Erickson, National Conference of State Legislatures

Legislative Service Office Staff

·         Survey of other state legislatures’ voting technology

·         Accountability in voting systems

·         Review of current voting procedures in the Wyoming Legislature

·         Decision points regarding the consideration of voting systems

 

4:45 p.m.         Other Business

 

5:00 p.m.         Adjournment