Our Day in Olympia features a Tour of the Legislative Building. Olympia’s stately Legislative Building was completed in 1928. It stands 28 stories high, and was among the last great domed capitols built in the nation. The 287 foot dome is one of the tallest free standing masonry domes in the world. Surrounded by its stunning sister buildings, landscaped seasonal gardens, fountains and monuments the Legislative Building overlooks Capitol Lake at the southernmost tip of Puget Sound. http://www.ga.wa.gov/Visitor/VirtualTour/main.html

There will be additional options available for those with other or additional interests. Some of these are limited or restricted. Please ask for details at the WA Host State table and sign up where necessary as you register for the seminar.

• The Governor’s Mansion is being made available to the Society during the 10 o’clock hour.  Built in 1908 to host dignitaries on their way to Washington's first World's Fair – the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition – the red brick Georgian-style building is located on the Capitol grounds just west of the Legislative Building.  Groups are limited and guests must sign up in advance. Also picture identification is required for entry.  http://www.wagovmansion.org/
  
  

• Modeled after C-SPAN, TVW is one of the oldest state public affairs networks in the country.  Since 1995, TVW has broadcast statewide the proceedings of all three branches of Washington state government as well as public policy events of statewide significance. TVW maintains 39 robotic cameras in 4 buildings on the Capitol Campus in Olympia, including the Legislative Building, Temple of Justice, and House and Senate office buildings controlled from studios in the Jeannette C. Hayner Media Center just off the capitol campus.  Groups are limited.  http://www.tvw.org/
  
  

• The “Electronic Bill Book” (EBB) will be demonstrated.  The EBB is a computer-based system that stores and displays the documents used during legislative committee hearings. Available internally to legislators and committee staff on the legislative network, it provides easy access to the materials that are presented at committee hearings. The EBB has reduced the labor-intensive staff work needed to prepare paper information packets and bill books used at each meeting. Over the last few years, it has replaced most of the heavy three-ring binders traditionally used in House committees and is increasingly popular in the Senate.  A web-based version of the EBB, Committee Meeting Documents (CMD), will also be demonstrated. As soon as a hearing begins, the CMD displays the same information as the EBB on the public website.
  
  

• The Senate Rostrum Management System (SRMS) is recently installed voting system software used on the floor of the Senate.  Developed in-house by the Legislative Service Center (LSC), the system displays bill and amendment information and real-time vote tracking on LCD monitors and projectors within chamber for both the public as well as additional floor information for the presiding officer.  In addition, the Senate recently installed a state-of-the-art A/V system in the chamber, which respects the historic architecture while enabling multimedia presentations and software and wireless controlled tour productions, civic education content, etc.