Newsletter Vol 2, Iss 9 - Nlets

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DIRECTOR’S CORNER, CONTINUED of a new, more capable and user-friendly product that will meet the requirements of our membership as well as those who need to see a public face of Nlets to learn more. Creating and maintaining a website often makes running an international criminal justice system and network seem easy. We are well into the fi nal planning stages for the Nlets Annual Business Meeting, scheduled for June 26-28 in Kona, HI, as well as planning another Nlets Implementers and Developers conference for September in Scottsdale, AZ. Our commitment to leading the way into new and important technologies continues and there are signifi cant new advancements to be discussed by both practitioners and the industry at this important gathering. And, fi nally, Nlets is budgeted to provide nearly $700,000 dollars in 2012 to the membership to improve information sharing. Our planning, our measuring and our discipline have positioned us to provide meaningful fi nancial assistance for the fourth year to our community, even while we have not raised service fees These dollars are prioritized to assist in the interstate/interagency exchange of images such as DL Photo’s, but all appropriate requests will be reviewed. The Brodie Assistance Fund is managed by a committee appointed by the President, and they will have their work cut out for them, but it is a rewarding kind of work and the type we enthusiastically embrace. So the clock is ticking. Time is already running out on 2012. We have promises to keep, and we have miles to go before we sleep. UPDATES WEB SITE RE-DESIGN In Fall 2011, a team of Nlets staff began working to restructure the existing Web site to streamline the navigation, as well as give it a more dynamic and less stagnant appearance and layout. The team convened a council of reps (the Outreach Committee and the site’s top fi ve users) to research what changes should be made with the reconstruction. This month, the fi rst phase of the reconstruction is ready to launch! Here are some major changes to expect: • A new color scheme now continues with the Nlets branding from presentations and publications. • A new home page has an accordion style layout giving users updates on newsfeeds, resources and events immediately upon entering the site. • A simplifi ed navigation system eliminates the previous layers to fi nd anything on subsequent pages. • A username and log in will only be required to access rep direct contact information, Nlets meeting minutes and meeting presentations. • The Annual Report and monthly newsletter are now dynamic pages that will no longer require downloading a fi le to the desktop to view. • Files and links 6 months and older will be stored in an archive—with the new site, fi les will be automatically moved to the archive once they have been posted for 2 months. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this effort! More changes will be coming soon, so visit the new Web site often! VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4 PG. 2
UPDATES BRODIE ASSISTANCE FUND In 2011, 33 states utilized the Brodie Assistance Fund (BAF) resource that Nlets offers to the states—4 for Driver’s License and Corrections Image Sharing, and 29 for Nlets’ STARS conference, held in May of last year. Nlets encourages its reps to utilize this resource for any needs their states may have to support as many Nlets message keys and initiatives as possible While the BAF serves as a resource to states in a multitude of capacities, the Board of Directors have allocated nearly $700K to the BAF with the intent to make the goal of supporting Image Sharing in every state a priority, using the BAF to assist the states as they take strides toward this goal. Reps who have served on the BAF committee, as well as some whose states have benefi ted from this fund discuss the value of the resource. “The Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center (ACJIC) has used funds from the BAF to send staff to the Annual Implementers Training Workshop and the STARS Conference. The vital information provided at these training events equipped ACJIC staff members with the knowledge and tools necessary to enhance our agency’s information sharing applications, and improve our auditing and training programs,” says Jeff Matthews (AL). “Only through the assistance of the BAF has ACJIC been able to positively affect the state’s criminal justice community to the level it has.” Rep Leon Frederick (IA) utilized this resource to benefi t his state in recent critical information sharing endeavors as well. “Iowa could not have moved forward with providing correctional information, including photos, to our in-state criminal justice community and the Nlets community without the funding made available to us by the Brodie Assistance Fund. The BAF is a vital way that Nlets can give back to the membership,” says Frederick. Jillian Watts (MD), current Finance and Management Chair, as well as the members of the F&M Committee have approved additional resources allocated to the BAF to serve as a greater resource to all states in 2012. “The fund has been very successful assisting states with training dollars. The F&M recommended to the Board that funds be allocated to the BAF to support implementing and enhancing DL photo sharing, and the Board unanimously adopted the recommendation. These funds provided by Nlets will enable states to participate that have been unable to obtain the resources within their own state budgets,” states Chair of the F&M committee, Jillian Watts (MD). “The benefi ts will be seen not only by the requesting agency sharing the photos but other criminal justice users nationwide. This additional application of the fund will make it even more advantageous and successful.” Nlets encourages all states to take full advantage this resource for their state, especially with the new 2012 emphasis of the goal for Image Sharing with every state. For more information about the BAF, or to apply on behalf of your state, please contact Bonnie Locke at blocke@nlets.org. VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4 PG. 3
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