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Videoconferencing

At the Nevada Legislature. Videoconferencing. 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 Miles

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  1. At the Nevada Legislature Videoconferencing

  2. 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

  3. About Our State 110,561 Square Miles 322 Miles Wide 492 Miles Long • Population of 2,700,551 • 20% in Reno/Carson City • 70% in Las Vegas

  4. History In 1991, we began videoconferencing our Legislative hearings from Carson City to Las Vegas, over 400 miles away

  5. Rural Locations Bringing Our State Together 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.

  6. 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

  7. Videoconferencing Data Session Meetings • 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 2011 • Total attendance in Las Vegas over that period of time was 29,711

  8. Session Meetings & Attendance 1997 through 2011 729 145

  9. Videoconferencing Data Interim Meetings • 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

  10. Travel Savings $319K $ $221K $ $186K $450 $ $300 $300 134 129 113 2009-2010 2005-2006 2007-2008

  11. 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

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