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. 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