Registration:
Register Now for the NASS 2021 Virtual Winter Conference!
Registration Fees:
NASS Members/ State Govt. Staff/ Non-Profit - $50 per person
NASS Corporate Affiliates - $50 per person
Corporate Non-Member - $150 per person
Please Note: there are no refunds for this event. If you would like to transfer your registration please contact Stacy Dodd at sdodd@sso.org. Registration for this event will end on Friday, January 29, 2021 at 5 PM ET.
Press/Media Registration (free): There are 30 individual media slots, which will be given on a first-come-first-serve basis. Registered reporters will be granted media access to open sessions of the conference. To register for ONE of the 30 first-come-first-serve media slots, please email Will Dinneen, NASS Acting Press Secretary, at wdinneen@sso.org. In the interest of fairness, reporters may not email on behalf of their colleagues to reserve a slot for them. Two registrants max per outlet.
Event Agenda:
Please note all agenda times are listed in Eastern time. Agenda sessions and topics are subject to change.
Feb 2nd
TUESDAY
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Executive Board Meeting
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Awards Committee
Co-Chairs: Hon. Denise Merrill, CT & Hon. Al Jaeger, ND
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Committee Business
Discussion of proposed new John Lewis Youth Leadership Award
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM ET
CLOSED SESSION - Secretaries-Only Session
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM ET
CLOSED SESSION - SOS Staff-Only Session
Feb 3rd
WEDNESDAY
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM ET
Business Services Committee Meeting
Co-Chairs: Hon. Jay Ashcroft, MO & Hon. Kathy Boockvar, PA
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Regulatory Process for Implementing New Corporate Transparency Act
- U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (invited) -
Pandemic Executive Orders and Temporary State Legislation on Remote Notarization - What's Next
- Hon. Michael Watson, Mississippi Secretary of State
- Hon. Elaine Marshall, North Carolina Secretary of State -
Business Scams - A National Approach to Education
- NASS and States Partner with Business Groups to Counter Business Scams
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Workshop: Remote Online Notarization
Moderated by: Hon. Jay Ashcroft, Missouri Secretary of State
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Hon. Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State
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Hon. Paul Pate, Iowa Secretary of State
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Ms. Nicole Booth, EVP Public Affairs, Notarize
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Ms. Pat Fry, Co-chair, Standby Committee to Amend the Revised Law on Notarial Acts, Uniform Law Commission (ULC)
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Ms. Elizabeth Blosser, Senior Director of Government Affairs, American Land Title Association (ALTA)
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM ET
Cybersecurity Committee
Co-Chairs: Hon. Paul Pate, IA & Hon. Maggie Toulouse Oliver, NM
- Panel Discussion: Secretary of State Collaboration with Cybersecurity Researchers
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Mr. Trevor Timmons, Chief Information Officer, Colorado Secretary of State’s Office with Mr. Mark Kuhr, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Synack
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Mr. Jeff Franklin, Chief Cyber Officer, Iowa Secretary of State’s Office with Mr. Casey Ellis, Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Bugcrowd
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Mr. Sean McAfee, Chief Information Security Officer, Ohio Secretary of State’s Office
- Panel Discussion: The Future of Cybersecurity for State and Local Government
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Mr. Frank J. Cilluffo, Director, Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security
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Ms. Tonya Rice, Leader, US Elections, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), Co-Chair of Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus
Feb 4th
THURSDAY
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM ET
General Session: State Priorities in the New Biden Administration
Moderated by: Hon. Maggie Toulouse Oliver, New Mexico Secretary of State
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The White House, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
Ms. Julie Rodriguez, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, The White House -
National Governors Association
Ms. Susie Quinn Perez, Director of Government Affairs, NGA -
National Association of Attorneys General
Mr. Chris Toth, Executive Director, NAAG -
National Conference of State Legislatures
Ms. Susan Parnas Frederick, Senior Federal Affairs Counsel, NCSL
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM ET
Elections Committee
Co-Chairs: Hon. Jocelyn Benson, MI & Hon. Frank LaRose, OH
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Workshop - Case Studies: Correcting Election Misinformation
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Hon. Katie Hobbs, Arizona Secretary of State
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Hon. Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State
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Hon. Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State
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Hon. Frank LaRose, Ohio Secretary of State
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM ET
CLOSED SESSION: After-Action Review - IT and Cybersecurity Observations from the 2020 Election Cycle and Priorities for Moving Forward
Discussion Leaders:
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Mr. David Tackett, Chief Information Officer, West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office
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Mr. Terrance Jackson, IT Director & Mr. Gregg Cranshaw, Security Architect, Rhode Island Secretary of State’s Office
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Mr. Spencer Wood, Chief Information Officer, Ohio Secretary of State’s Office
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Mr. Trevor Timmons, Chief Information Officer, Colorado Secretary of State’s Office
Feb 5th
FRIDAY
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM ET
CLOSED SESSION: Communications State Staff Roundtable with Social Media Representatives
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Facebook
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Google
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Snapchat
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TikTok
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Twitter
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET
CLOSED SESSION: Secretaries-Only Session
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET
CLOSED SESSION: SOS Staff-Only Session
2:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
Business Meeting
Members will vote on business items adopted by NASS committees
