Time: Sun Nov 10 15:34:42 1996
To: richard@caprica.com
From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
Subject: SPJ FOI Conference, Nov. 22-24
Cc:
Bcc:
>Date: Sun, 10 Nov 1996 15:33:24
>To: Scott <sge@ultranet.com>
>From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
>Subject: SPJ FOI Conference, Nov. 22-24
>
>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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>>>
>>> Title: ________________________________________________
>>>
>>> Company: ____________________________________________
>>>
>>> Address: ________________________________________________
>>>
>>> City/State/Zip: ___________________________________________
>>>
>>> Daytime Phone Number: ___________________________________
>>>
>>> Registration Rate (please check one):
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>>>
>>> _____ $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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>>>
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