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At the Nevada Legislature

Nevada Legislature Biennial Legislative Session Meeting Every

Odd Numbered Year

Session Limited to 120 Days

Over 50 Interim Committees and Subcommittees

Committee Rooms in Carson City and Las Vegas

About Our State

110,561 Square Miles322 Miles Wide492 Miles Long

Population of 2,700,551• 20% in Reno/Carson City• 70% in Las Vegas

History

to Las Vegas, over 400 miles away

Rural Locations

With videoconferencing, we can tie into our University’s network and communicate with rural Legislators and their constituents, saving time and travel for those Legislators.

Bringing Our State Together

Videoconferencing System

System Cost - $100,000

•9 Codecs - $50,000•Video bridge - $42,000•Gatekeeper - $2,000•Installation - $6,000

Yearly Costs - $24,000

•Equipment Maintenance - $12,000•Communication Lines (T1) - $12,000

Videoconferencing Data

Since 1997, we have videoconferenced 3,294 hearings during session, from the capital in Carson City to the largest city in Nevada – Las Vegas

○ 145 hearings in 1997

○ 729 hearings in 2011Total attendance in Las Vegas over that

period of time was 29,711

Session Meetings

Session Meetings & Attendance 1997 through 2011

145729

Videoconferencing Data

In the past 6 years, we have had a total of 3,949 videoconferences during the interim period between sessions

376 have been Legislative interim committees

3,573 have been other state agencies

Interim Meetings

Travel Savings

2005-2006 2007-2008 2009-2010

113 134 129

$ $ $

$186K

$221K

$319K

$300 $300

$450

Questions

State of Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau

http://www.leg.state.nv.us

Eric Dugger

Information Technology Services Unit

edugger@lcb.state.nv.us

Dan Dalluhn

Broadcast and Production Services Unit

dalluhn@lcb.state.nv.us