A Publication of DECEMBER 2002 THE INTERIM 2 The legislative branch contact for the LAWS system is Jim Gordon, (406) 444-2493 or by email at
[email protected]. The ITSD contact for the Bill Status Tracking System is Barry Fox, (406) 444-5895 or by email at
[email protected]. TVMT: MISSION POSSIBLE T Minus 36 and Counting...On the sixth of January, 2003, we go live in Helena. THE INTERIM The TV vessel is on the launch pad, poised for take-off. We're putting the system through its paces: audio signals, video calibration, RF cable plant, codec, compression, modulators, plasma screen, XLRs and BNCs, streaming to desktop PCs, racking up DECEMBER 2002 HELENA, MONTANA VOL. XIII NO. 19 bandwidth charges and putting power into the battery packs. Next on the list, character generation, which sounds a little spooky but all that means is building a readily accessible index to identify legislators on the television screen so that viewers know who's speaking TRACKING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION ONLINE at any given moment. In addition to the gavel-to-gavel coverage described below and in previous Training Offered to State Agencies and the Public...The 58th session of the INTERIM newsletters, TVMT will be crafting an hour-long condensed "digest" at the end Montana Legislature will begin Jan. 6, 2003. Be prepared to track legislation affecting of each week, to prime the pump for statewide distribution of the whole shebang on your agency or particular interest. Training for state agencies and the general public public television. At the Nov.