Time: Sun Nov 10 15:33:21 1996
To: Scott <sge@ultranet.com>
From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
Subject: SPJ FOI Conference, Nov. 22-24
Cc: 
Bcc: 

At 02:23 PM 11/10/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Paul,
>
> I am rusty on the FOI process....Is the following conference worthy of my 
>attendence, to achieve education on the issue(s)? 
>
>Peace,
>Scott

Scott,

Let's go and electrify the
entire audience, shall we?

It's not what we would get
from such a conference that
makes it valuable, but what
we give to it.

/s/ Paul Mitchell


>
>Matthew Gaylor wrote:
>> 
>> From: Joel Campbell <FOIGUY@AOL.COM>
>> Subject:      SPJ FOI Conference, Nov. 22-24
>> 
>> Anyone interested in national and state-level FOI [Freedom of Information]
>> issues is invited to attend the Society of Professional Journalists'  Third
>> Annual FOI Conference. For
>> more information contact Julie Grimes, Communications Director, SPJ, at
>> spj@link2000.net
>> 
>> FOI: Affecting Us All
>>      Bureaucrats still keep government records secret. Governments are
>> selling public information to the highest bidder. And if data is on a
>> computer, you often can't have it.
>> 
>>      On the 30th anniversary of the Freedom of Information act, journalists
>> are still waging daily wars to inform the public. State sunshine laws are
>> also attacked regularly in state legislatures.
>> 
>>      Join SPJ at its third annual FOI Conference, Nov. 22-24 in Charleston,
>> South Carolina, for a weekend that will help you fight those fights.
>> 
>>      Learn how to build coalitions and lobby for better access laws in your
>> state. Find out what's happening with access legislation as well as
>> developments in electronic FOI. And get tipped about what the future may
>> hold.
>> 
>>      Hear it all from experts, from Pulitzer-prize winners to First
>> Amendment specialists.
>> 
>> CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
>> Friday, Nov. 22, 1996
>> FOI Dinner
>> Keynote Speaker: Melanie Sill, editor of the Pulitzer-prize winning project
>> for community service
>> in 1996, "The Power of Pork."
>> Saturday, Nov. 23, 1996
>> 8:00am
>> Registration
>> 9:00am
>> Welcome
>> Kyle E. Niederpruem, SPJ FOI chair
>> 9:30-10:45am
>> To Lobby or Not to Lobby?
>> Learn the best way to hit home with access issues at a time when state
>> lawmakers view the media as just another special interest group. Experts
>> share tips on what works and what doesn't.
>> Presenters: Russell Mellette Sr., independent contract lobbyist; and William
>> C. Rogers, executive director, The South Carolina Press Association
>> 11:00am-Noon
>> Building Coalitions for Better Access Laws
>> How to build a coalition of journalists and citizens and keep doors to
>> government open. We examine what other states are doing and how successful
>> they've been.
>> Presenters: Forrest "Frosty" Landon, acting director, Virginia Coalition for
>> Open Government; Nancy Monson, executive director, Freedom of Information
>> Foundation of Texas; and Diana Baldwin, president, FOIA Oklahoma
>> Noon-1:15pm
>> Luncheon Address: Access vs. Privacy
>> Barbara Petersen, executive director, First Amendment Foundation
>> 1:30-2:15pm
>> Electronic Records, Will They Ever Be Within Our Grasp?
>> Presenters will examine the current state of the law regarding access to
>> electronic records and will describe pitfalls and suggestions for changes.
>> Presenters: Joel Campbell, Utah State Sunshine Chair; Bill Chamberlin,
>> director, Brechner Center for Freedom of Information; and Paul McMasters,
>> First Amendment Ombudsman, Freedom Forum
>> 2:30-3:30pm
>> State Sunshine Laws: An Update
>> This session offers an overview of the status of state Sunshine laws (or
>> lack thereof.)
>> Presenter: Sandra Chance, assistant director of the Brechner Center for
>> Freedom of Information and assistant professor of journalism at the
>> University of Florida, College of Journalism and communications
>> 3:45-4:45pm
>> What's Hot and What's Not on Access Issues
>> SPJ's First Amendment counsel give provide and update on national and state
>> access issues.
>> Presenter: Robert Lystad, General Counsel, Baker & Hostetler
>> 
>> Sunday, Nov. 24
>> 8:00-8:30am
>> Continental Breakfast
>> 8:30-9:30am
>> Good News
>> A discussion of what we have to celebrate in this year of the 30th
>> anniversary of FOIA.
>> Presenter: Paul McMasters, First Amendment Ombudsman, Freedom Forum
>> 
>> HOTEL INFORMATION
>> FOI Conference
>> November 22-24, 1996
>> Francis Marion Hotel
>> 387 King Street
>> Charleston, South Carolina 29403
>> (803) 722-0600
>> Please make hotel reservations directly with the hotel. Be sure to mention
>> the society of
>> Professional Journalists to receive the special group rate of $90 per night.
>> Hotel reservations should be made by Nov. 1. After this date, all
>> reservations will be accepted on
>> a space/rate available basis, solely at the discretion of the Francis Marion.
>> 
>> REGISTRATION INFORMATION
>> Register before Nov. 14 and receive the special discount rate of $55 for SPJ
>> members and $70 for
>> non-members. Register three or more individuals from your organization
>> before Nov. 14 for only
>> $55 each. All registration received after Nov. 14 are $80 per person.
>> To register, call SPJ today at (317) 653-3333. Please have credit card
>> information ready. You may
>> also fill out the form below and fax it to SPJ at (317) 653-4631.
>> 
>> REGISTRATION FORM
>> PLEASE PRINT
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>> 
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>> 
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>> 
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>> 
>> City/State/Zip:  ___________________________________________
>> 
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>> 
>> Registration Rate (please check one):
>> _____ $55 -- SPJ Member
>> 
>> _____ $70 -- Non-member
>> 
>> _____ $80 -- Rate after Nov. 14
>> 
>> _____ $55 -- Group rate (three or more individuals registering at the same
>> time)
>> 
>> Total amount:  _________________
>> 
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>> 
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>> 
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