Your Best Summit starts right here, at registration, where NCSL staff and Colorado volunteers are on hand to answer questions and help you get the most out of your visit to Denver.
NCSL’s Legislative Summit policy. And leadership, collaboration, training and recognition. It is social and friendly.
Take it from the boss: “NCSL is thrilled to be holding our 47th annual legislative conference in the Mile High City—and to be back to normal with more than 4,700 lawmakers, legal professionals and others expected to attend,” said Tim Storey, CEO of NCSL. and a podcaster, he says.
“The NCSL conference is the largest gathering of political representatives in the United States each year. It brings together national legislators, laborers, international parliamentarians, government officials, public relations experts and many others to share solutions to the challenges facing the country and the world. They learn from each other. and take home new ideas to strengthen their countries and the legal institutions they work for.”
The summit, which ended the pandemic in preparation for its return, begins today and continues through Wednesday at the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver.
From front-line policy makers to behind-the-scenes staff and professionals of all stripes, the Summit brings together new ideas in many sectors.
And stick to the end: There is dancing.
Policy on Tap
Do you remember when your father would hit a hole and sigh, “This would be a good place for the road”? Find out where roads, bridges and other transportation projects are being built with money from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Federal transportation and environmental officials have the latest news.
Need insight and inspiration from tough competitors? We have Missy Franklin, winner of four Olympic gold medals in swimming, speaking on the “Salute to Legislative Staff” and world champion runner Robyn Benincasa speaking at Monday’s first session. This may interest you : Women’s Health Bulletin – June 2022 | VA Milwaukee Health Care. Clint Hurdle, who managed the Colorado Rockies to the field in the World Series, will talk about how to get your goals around third and across the plate.
What would the Summit be without elections and regulation—especially this year? Charlie Cook, respected political analyst and founder of the Cook Political Report, provides insight and analysis of the incoming center. And we have election fact sheets and two leading election lawyers talking about the doctrine of independent state legislatures and how Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act fits into recall and elections.
How much is that box of Chocolate Cheerios? Nick Sly, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, dives into the state of the US economy and what may be ahead for the states. Another section deals with how trade issues have affected the country’s purchasing behavior.
In “The Resilient Legislature,” a first-of-its-kind staff panel discusses remote voting methods, remote work, social distancing and other issues that have affected parliament during the pandemic and what those concerns might mean going forward.
New Voices
Some of the children you told to leave the lawn have gathered seats in government courts. To see also : Why this woman recreates the journeys of history’s greatest explorers. Many of them will talk about their experience as legislators.
Women have risen to the highest level of 30% of legislators. You can learn about their journeys in the program “Turning Smart People into Smart Teams”—including the Missouri senators who celebrate their story in the new children’s book, “You Can, Too.” And in another segment, “Lessons in Leadership: Women in the C-Suite,” female CEOs share their stories and explore gossip and political leadership in a conversation with a lawmaker named the top woman in business by the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce. .
The section “Essential but Unequal: The Crisis of the Pole on Working Women” examines why, with the number of workers recovered, more than one million jobs held by women – mostly considered essential – have not returned, and the economic and psychological problems women face. .
Navigating the social media tightrope has never been harder. How do you do? How do you make sure it stays civil? In “How to Engage with Attorneys,” a panel of attorneys and staff will help you map your path to success while avoiding potential pitfalls.
You mean real cops don’t solve every cold case in an hour like they do on CSI? In “Cracking a Cold Case,” a genome sequencing expert and a Denver police officer who recently solved a 40-year-old case discuss the latest methods.
And So Much More—With Fireworks!
Telling stories, investing in education, the future of children’s health, college funding, bridging the digital divide, declining literacy rates, the effects of incarceration on job seekers—you can find it all and more at this year’s Summit. To see also : Office of the Governor | Governor Murphy Signs Protection Laws on Reproductive Health Care and Foreigners Seek Reproductive Care in New Jersey..
Among the most prominent time segments is the “Supreme Court Center Stage,” in which the 2021-22 Supreme Court term is divided and examined by two attorneys representing the Supreme Court justice.
NASA has a moon launch later this month with mannequins, but we have a real-life astronaut at the Summit. Matthew Dominick, a product of D’Evelyn High School in downtown Denver, gives us an inside view of the Artemis Project, the agency’s planned return to the moon in 2024. He was joined in the closing session by “Shark Tank” producer Kevin O’. Leary, provides information on growth strategy and communication for success.
Can’t make it to Denver? We will publish 10 episodes that you can enjoy at your leisure. But you’ll have to provide your own food, drinks, games, dancing, rock climbing, ax throwing and, finally, fireworks at the Mile High Extravaganza at Sculpture Park near the Convention Center as the 2022 Legislative Summit closes shop.
And we start planning 2023’s Summit in Indianapolis.
Mark Wolf is a senior editor in NCSL’s Communications Division.
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