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January - June 2023: Application approved to assist newly appointed Mississippi Training Director with organizing bi-annual public defense training conference and speaking at training. Meetings every 2-3 weeks from beginning planning to published agenda (so about a month off). 2023 conference dates are April 27-29 and October 26-28. Will be travelling to the fall conference in Jackson MS to speak.

TTA services will include:
o Strategic planning designed to encourage the use of participatory defense methods and principles in the region.
o Increase community knowledge and understanding of relevant procedural and constitutional rights to ensure those accused of criminal violations can effectively advocate for themselves and effectuate their Sixth Amendment right to participate in their defense.
o Enhance community and stakeholder understanding of participatory defense principles through the use of surveying, education, and resource development.

On September 7, 2017, American University contacted the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) and National Governors Association (NGA) about hosting the roundtable in the early fall of 2018.in partnership with NCJA and NGA. The purpose was to convene a small group of SAAs to discuss opportunities and challenges for building stronger partnerships between SAAs and defense providers.