NASS 2023 Summer Conference

On Your Own Free Time and Family Activities for Early Arrivals

CLOSED SESSION - Nominations & Credentials Committee
Chair: Hon. Scott Schwab, KS

Any NASS Member Secretary/Lieutenant Governor may attend

Administrative Codes & Registers (ACR)

Expo/Demo Set-up

CLOSED SESSION - NASS Executive Board 

Any NASS Member Secretary/Lieutenant Governor may attend

Afternoon Break

CLOSED SESSION - Briefing for Secretaries/ Lt. Governors/ Chief Deputies

CLOSED SESSION - Secretaries-Only Meeting

CLOSED SESSION - State Staff Only Meeting

Reception for SOS/Corporate Affiliate/Sponsors

Hacking Demystified 3.0 Breakfast

Hacking Demystified 3.0

Administrative Codes & Registers (ACR)

Notary Public Administrators (NPA)

Morning Break

Boxed Lunch

IDEAS: Innovations & Solutions from the States

2023 NASS IDEAS Award Finalists:

• Iowa - Businesses Against Trafficking
  Hon. Paul Pate, Iowa Secretary of State

• Minnesota - American Sign Language Voter Information
  Hon. Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State

• Mississippi - Tackle the Tape
  Hon. Michael Watson, Mississippi Secretary of State

Business Services Committee
Co-Chairs: Hon. John Thurston, AR & Hon. Jena Griswold, CO

• Remote Online Notarization from State Legislation to State Implementation
  Mr. Michael Harry, Managing Attorney, Legal Department, Arkansas Secretary of State

• Use of Dashboards and Online Filing Wizards to Increase Efficiency and Decrease Processing Times
  Hon. Elaine Marshall, North Carolina Secretary of State

• WV One Stop – Five Years of Building and Innovating
  Mr. Chris Alder, Business & Licensing Director, West Virginia Secretary of State

Afternoon Break

State Heritage Committee
Co-Chairs: Hon. Cord Byrd, FL & Hon. Steve Hobbs, WA

• Renovating the Maine State Cultural Building
  Hon. Shenna Bellows, Maine Secretary of State

• A Disaster Waiting to Happen: PREP through Archives Facility Management (Prepare, Respond, Engage, & Protect)
  Ms. Catherine Newsome, State Archivist and Executive Director of Louisiana State Archives, Louisiana Secretary of State

• Collaborating with Stakeholders to Preserve Florida’s History
  Hon. Cord Byrd, Florida Secretary of State

CLOSED SESSION - Secretaries-Only Video Filming Opportunity: 120th Anniversary - “What NASS Means to You”

Workshop - Business Services

• Update on Colorado’s Combatting Business ID Theft Law – New Resources and Impact
  Mr. Chris Beall, Deputy Secretary of State, Colorado Secretary of State

• Using Technology to Tackle Fraudulent Filings and Proposed State Legislation
  Ms. Allison DeSantis, Director of Business Services and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Ohio Secretary of State

• A Comprehensive Approach to Combatting Fraudulent UCC Filings
  Hon. Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State

Evening Event for All Conference Attendees

Breakfast - International Relations Committee
Co-Chairs: Hon. Michael Adams, KY & Hon. Shenna Bellows, ME

Expo/Demo

Administrative Codes & Registers (ACR)

Notary Public Administrators (NPA)

Elections Committee
Co-Chairs: Hon. Paul Pate, IA & Hon. Maggie Toulouse Oliver, NM

Morning Break

Cybersecurity Committee
Co-Chairs: Hon. Kyle Ardoin, LA & Hon. Tahesha Way, NJ

Lunch with NASS IDEAS Award Presentation

Workshop – Give Us More 2024: Presidential Primary Election Communications Prep and Messaging

Afternoon Break

Securities Committee
Co-Chairs: Hon. David Scanlan, NH & Hon. Elaine Marshall, NC

Workshop - Address Confidentiality Programs

Evening Event for All Conference Attendees

CLOSED SESSION - Breakfast featuring Professional Communications Training

Expo/Demo Tear Down

Administrative Codes & Registers (ACR)

Notary Public Administrators (NPA)

CLOSED SESSION - Secretaries-Only Meeting

CLOSED SESSION – Communications Staff Roundtable

Morning Break

NASS Business Meeting & Induction of 2023 – 2024 National Officers
Members will vote on business items adopted by NASS committees.