July 13-16, 2018
Loews Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

2018 Summer Conference Committees (As of 7/14/2017)

Program Committee

Chair        _________________

Member   _________________

Member   _________________

Archives Committee (Chair TBD)

Member   John Martinez

Member   _________________

Member   _________________

Nominations Committee (Chair TBD)

Member   Jane Chaffin

Member   Yvette Smallwood

Member   Julie Yamaka

Awards Committee

Chair        Anne Bloomsburg

Member   Deanna Maiolo

Member   _________________

Web site Committee

Chair        Scott Cancelosi

Member   Mike Broschinsky

Member   Kerry Radcliff

2017 Conference Session Agenda

• 2017 Conference Meeting Agenda (pdf)
• 2017 Program Evaluation Survey (pdf)

Thursday, July 6


TRAVEL DAY

Those arriving on July 6 meet in the lobby at 6:30 p.m. for ACR group dinner!

Friday, July 7 

11 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ~ Conference Registration ~ Grand Ballroom Foyer

• 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. ~ ACR Officers and Executive Committee Meeting ~ the House Room
• 2:00 – 2:15 p.m. ~ ACR Welcoming Statement by Emily Caudill, ACR President ~ Introduction of Officers and Executive Committee ~ the House Room

2:15 – 2:30 p.m. ~ Afternoon Break ~ Grand Ballroom Foyer

• 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. ~ 2017 Edition of Who’s Who and What’s New ~ the House Room 

EVENING EVENT ~ Welcome Reception ~ 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. ~ Eiteljorg Museum, 500 W. 
Washington/Shuttle service begins at 5:30 p.m./.4 mile walk

Saturday, July 8

8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ~ Conference Registration ~ Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. ~ NASS/ACR Breakfast ~ Grand 1, 2, & 3

• 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. ~ Who’s Who and What’s New (continued) ~ the House Room

9:45 – 10:00 a.m. ~ Morning Break ~ Grand Ballroom Foyer

• 10:00 – 12:00 p.m.
  • Writing and Posting Rules That People Can Use
    ~ presented by Ginny Redish ~ the House Room
    • Making PDFs accessible
    • Writing and Posting Rules that People Can Use
    • Presentation Handout
    • Field Guides Flyer

12:15 – 1:15 p.m. ~ NASS/ACR Lunch ~ Featuring Mr. Donald Davidson, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Historian ~ Grand 1, 2, & 3

• 1:30 – 3:15 p.m.
  • First ACR Business Meeting ~ the House Room
    • 1st Business Mtg Agenda (Word) / 1st Business Mtg Agenda (pdf)
    • 2017 – ACR Proposed Amended Bylaws (pdf)
    • ACR Treasurer’s Report, January -May_2017 (pdf)
    • 2017 Attendance Business Meeting Sign-in sheet (pdf)
    • [Minutes- to be posted soon]

3:15 – 3:30 p.m. ~ Afternoon Break ~ Grand Ballroom Foyer

• 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
  • USLM Project with Congress and GPO
    ~ presented by John Hyrum Martinez ~ the House Room
    • USLM Project – PowerPoint Presentation / USLM Project (pdf of PowerPoint)

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. ~ ACR Exclusive Networking Event, sponsored by Thomson Reuters.

7:00 – 9:00 p.m. ~ EVENING EVENT  Indianapolis Motor Speedway/ Buses departing at 6:30 p.m./Meet in the lobby

Sunday, July 9 

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ~ Conference Registration ~ 2 Floor Lobby

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. ~ NASS/ACR Breakfast ~ Grand 1, 2, & 3

• 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. ~ Roundtable on Rulemaking Moratoriums
  ~ facilitated by Aaron 
Mitchell ~ the House Room

10:30 – 10:45 a.m. ~ Morning Break ~ 2nd Floor Lobby

• 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ~ Colborn Award Presentation and Demonstration ~ presented by Abigail Hammond, Awards Committee Chair ~ the House Room

12:15 – 1:45 p.m. ~ NASS/ACR Lunch ~ IDEAS Award Presentation with Remarks by Peter Dunn a.k.a. Pete the Planner ~ Grand 1, 2, & 3

• 1:45 – 2:45 p.m.
  • Hawaii! And Their New Administrative Rules Program ~ the House Room
    • Hawaii’s Administrative Rules Improvement Initiative (pdf of PowerPoint)
    • Hawaii’s Administrative Rules Improvement Initiative (PowerPoint)

2:45 – 3:00 p.m. ~ Afternoon Break ~ 2nd Floor Lobby

• 3:00 – 4:15 p.m.
  • Second ACR Business Meeting ~ the House Room
    • 2nd Business Mtg Agenda (Word) / 2nd Business Mtg Agenda (pdf)
    • 2017 Attendance Business Meeting Sign-in Sheet (pdf)
    • [Minutes- to be posted soon]

EVENING EVENT ~ 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. ~ Jeans and Jerseys ~ Lucas Oil Stadium/Meet in the lobby/Shuttle service begins at 5:45 p.m. Conference badge required.

Monday, July 10

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. ~ NASS/ACR Breakfast ~ Grand 1, 2, & 3

• 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.
  • Rulemaking Northern Mariana Island Style ~ the House Room
    • Northern Mariana Islands (pdf)
• 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. ~ Roundtable discussion ~ the House Room
  • Where Do We Go From Here?
  • Sign up for next year’s committees, etc. 
• 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ~ Closing Comments ~ Emily Caudill, ACR President ~ the House Room

12:15 – 12:45 p.m. ~ NASS Business meeting and swearing-in of the 2017-2018 NASS Executive Board will take place at the Capitol ~ Boxed lunches available

2017 Summer Conference Program Committee:
Kerry Radcliff (WA),
Julie Yamaka (OR), and
Aaron Mitchell (NH)

ACR 2017 speaker biographies (pdf)

Amended 6/8/2016
Amended 7/28/2016

2016 Conference Meeting Agenda in pdf

Wednesday, July 13

Travel Day

Dinner

6:30 p.m.  ~ Those arriving on July 13 meet in the lobby at 6:30 p.m. for ACR group dinner!

Thursday, July 14

Conference Registration
	Noon – 5:00 p.m. ~ 2nd Floor Lobby

Breakfast
	~ On your own

Lunch
	~ On your own

SESSIONS START PROMPTLY AT 1:00 p.m.

1:00 – 1:45 p.m. ~ ACR Officers and Executive Committee Meeting ~ Room 203

2:00 – 2:15 p.m. ~ ACR Welcoming Statement by Kerry Radcliff, ACR President ~ Introduction of Officers and Executive Committee ~ Room 203

Break

2:15 – 2:30 p.m. ~ 2nd Floor Lobby

2:30 – 4:30 p.m. ~ 2016 Edition of Who’s Who and What’s New ~ Room 203

EVENING EVENT Welcome Reception

6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Tennessee State Capitol, 600 Charlotte Avenue (between 6th and 7th Avenues). Meet in the lobby of the Renaissance – .4 mile walk)  Conference badge required

Friday, July 15

Conference Registration
	Noon – 5:00 p.m. ~ 2nd Floor Lobby

Breakfast
	8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. ~ Room 205

SESSIONS BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 9:00 a.m.
9:00 – 9:45 a.m. ~ Who’s Who and What’s New (continued) or a roundtable discussion of the use of plain-language in rule drafting ~ Room 203

BREAK

9:45 – 10:00 a.m. ~ 2nd Floor Lobby

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. ~ First ACR Business Meeting ~ Room 203

2016 Summer 1st Business Meeting Agenda

MINUTES

11: 00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ~ Regional representatives roundtable discussion ~ Room 203

LUNCH

12:15 – 1:15 p.m. ~ NASS/ACR Lunch featuring The Honorable Bob Corker, U.S. Senator, R-TN ~ Room 205

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. ~ Regional representatives roundtable discussion ~ Room 203

2:30 – 3:45 p.m. ~ History of ACR ~ presented by Ken Hansen, Utah and Dan Procter, Texas ~ Room 203

BREAK

3:45 – 4:00 p.m. ~ 2nd Floor Lobby

4:00 – 4:30 p.m. ~ History of ACR (continued) ~ presented by Ken Hansen, Utah and Dan Procter, Texas ~ Room 203

DINNER
	~ Dinner provided by our friends at Thomson Reuters. The Flying Saucer. RSVP RSVP Denise at denise.kipfstuhl@thomsonreuters.com.

RECEPTION
	7:30 – 9:00 p.m. ~ At the Ryman Auditorium, 116 5th Ave. North, Nashville Desserts and drinks will be served Conference badge required

Saturday, July 16

Conference Registration
	Noon – 5:00 p.m. ~ 2nd Floor Lobby

Breakfast
	8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. ~ Room 205

9:00 – 10:15 a.m. ~ Tennessee’s electronic filing of rules ~ presented by Cody York, TN ~ Room 203

BREAK

10:15 – 10:30 a.m. ~ 2nd Floor Lobby

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ~ Colborn Award Presentation and Demonstration, presented by Deanna Maiolo and Yvette Smallwood, Awards Committee Co-Chairs ~ Room 203

LUNCH

12:15 – 1:45 p.m.  ~ NASS/ACR Lunch, featuring NASS IDEAS Awards Presentation with remarks by Jack Soden, President and CEO of Elvis Presley Enterprises ~ Room 205

2:00 – 2:45 p.m.
~ 2nd ACR Business Meeting –  Room 203

2016 Summer 2nd Business Meeting Agenda

MINUTES

BREAK

2:45 – 3:00 p.m. ~ 2nd Floor Lobby

3:00 – 4:15 p.m.
~ What happens to all those listserv questions, presented by Amanda Reeder, NC ~ Room 203

EVENING EVENT
DINNER	6:00 – 9:30 p.m.  ~ BBQ & Music at the Home of Old Hickory – The Hermitage  Conference badge required  Please consider your shoe choice – You will have the opportunity to tour the grounds

Sunday, July 17

BREAKFAST

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. ~ NASS/ACR Breakfast ~ Room 205

9:00 – 10:30 a.m. ~ Rulemaking Guam style, presented by Geraldine A. Cepeda, Guam) ~ Room 203

BREAK

10:30 – 10:45 a.m. ~ 2nd Floor Lobby

10:45 – 11:45 a.m. ~ IT innovations for rulemaking, presented by Bruce Hoesly, WI ~ Room 203

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ~ Closing Comments – Kerry Radcliff, ACR President ~ Room 203

LUNCH

12:15 – 1:45 p.m.   ~ NASS Leadership Luncheon featuring Induction of National Officers & 2016 – 2017 President Denise Merrill, Connecticut Secretary of State ~ Room 205

Program Committee: Chair, Abby Hammond (NC), Robert Sumners (TX), and Linda Trujillo (NM)

ACR 2016 speaker biographies

Revised 2/9/2016
[Agenda pdf 02/09/2016]
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECRETARIES OF STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE CODES AND REGISTERS SECTION
2016 WINTER MEETING AGENDA
JW Marriott, Washington, DC
February 10–13, 2016

Please note that this agenda is tentative and that all session times and topics are subject to change.

Wednesday, February 10
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Registration – Grand Foyer
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
ACR Officers and Regional Representatives Meeting – Kerry Radcliff, ACR President (Location to be announced)
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Reception (Hosted by Microsoft, 901 K Street NW, 11th Fl., Washington, DC)

Thursday, February 11 (ACR meets in the Treasury Room)
9:00 am – 9:15 am
ACR Welcome and Introduction of Officers – Kerry Radcliff, ACR President
9:15 am –10:45 am
Who’s Who and What’s New: Introductions, news, and updates from the states
10:45 am – 11:00 am
Morning break – Grand Foyer
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Meet the New Director of the Federal Register – Oliver Potts, Director, Federal Register
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
NASS Conference Luncheon – Salon IV
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Digitizing the Federal Register (1936-1994 Digitization Project) – Mary Alice Baish, Superintendent of Documents, and Heidi Ramos, Planning & Development Specialist, Library Services & Content Management, Government Printing Office
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Afternoon break – Grand Foyer
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
North Carolina Rules Review project – Molly Masich, Codifier of Rules, and Abigail M. Hammond, Counsel to the Rules Review Committee, North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings
5:15 pm – 6:30 pm
Welcome Reception – Grand Foyer
2016 ACR Winter Meeting Agenda (Revised 1/8/2016) Page 2

Friday, February 12 (ACR meets in the Treasury Room)
8:15 am – 9:15 am
Breakfast – Salon IV
8:30  am – 11:00 am (tour begins at 9:30 am)
Field Trip: Visit to the Government Publishing Office (732 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC 20401) – Leave the hotel at 8:30 am to take the Metro to Union Station; walk to GPO, arrive by 9:15 am
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
NASS Award Luncheon – Salon IV
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Administrative Conference of the United States: Studies on “Guidance” in the Rulemaking Process, Rulemaking Petitions, and Informal Rulemaking Record – Reeve Bull, Research Chief, Administrative Conference of the United States
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Afternoon break – Grand Foyer
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Encouraging Rule Information Sharing between Federal Agencies – Wendy L. Liberante, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
ACR Update/Status Report – Kerry Radcliff, ACR President

Saturday, February 13 (ACR meets in the Treasury Room)
9:00 am – 9:45 am
ACR Planning and Committee Morning: 2016 State and Federal Survey Project Planning Session – Emily Caudill, ACR Vice President
9:45 am – 10:30 am
ACR Planning and Committee Morning: 2016 Summer Conference Program Planning Session – Abigail M. Hammond, 2016 Summer Conference Program Chair
10:30 am – 11:45 am
ACR Planning and Committee Morning: Breakout Meetings of the Awards Committee, Nominations Committee, Archives Committee, and Website/Social Media Committee
11:45 am – 12:00 pm
Closing Comments – Kerry Radcliff, ACR President

ACR President: Kerry Radcliff (WA)
ACR Vice President: Emily Caudill (KY)
ACR Secretary-Treasurer: Chris Coffman (OK)

Executive Committee: Julie Yamaka (OR), Bruce Hoesly (WI), Linda Trujillo (NM), Yvette Smallwood (DE), Nancy Reddy (KS), Scott Eaton (NH), Robert Sumners (TX), Molly Masich (NC)

2016 Winter Program Committee: Julie Yamaka (OR), Chair; John Hyrum Martinez (Federal Register); Jane Chaffin (VA)

2016 Summer Program Committee: Abigail M. Hammond (NC), Chair; Robert Sumners (TX); Linda Trujillo (NM)

2016 Awards Committee: Dawn Connet (IO), Chair; Yvette Smallwood (DE); Deanna Maiolo (CO)
2016 Nominations Committee: Bruce Hoesly (WI), Chair; Scott Cancelosi (AZ); Jane Chaffin (VA)
2016 Website/Social Media Committee: Julie Yamaka (OR), Amanda Lopez (NM), Kristin Karr (CT)
2016 Archives Committee: Chris Coffman (OK), John Hyrum Martinez (Federal Register)
2016 Survey Committee: Emily Caudill (KY), Chair; Executive Committee members
ACR Webmaster: Scott Cancelosi (AZ)

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Meeting Agenda
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Speaker Biographies
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ACR President: Kerry Radcliff (WA)
ACR Vice President: Emily Caudill (KY)
ACR Secretary-Treasurer: Chris Coffman (OK)

Executive Committee: Julie Yamaka (OR), Bruce Hoesly (WI), Linda Trujillo (NM), Yvette Smallwood (DE), Nancy Reddy (KS), Scott Eaton (NH), Robert Sumners (TX), Molly Masich (NC)

2016 Winter Program Committee: Julie Yamaka (OR), Chair; John Hyrum Martinez (Federal Register); Jane Chaffin (VA)
2016 Summer Program Committee: Abigail M. Hammond (NC), Chair; Robert Sumners (TX); Linda Trujillo (NM)
2016 Awards Committee: Dawn Connet (IO), Chair; Yvette Smallwood (DE); Deanna Maiolo (CO)
2016 Nominations Committee: Bruce Hoesly (WI), Chair; Scott Cancelosi (AZ); Jane Chaffin (VA)
2016 Website/Social Media Committee: Julie Yamaka (OR), Amanda Lopez (NM), Kristin Karr (CT)
2016 Archives Committee: Chris Coffman (OK), John Hyrum Martinez (Federal Register)
2016 Survey Committee: Emily Caudill (KY), Chair; Executive Committee members
ACR Webmaster: Scott Cancelosi (AZ)