Open Government Leadership Institute (OGLI)
May 1-3, 2009
Dumas Bay Centre
3200 SW Dash Point Road
Federal Way, WA 98023
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Forum Handouts
Sunshine Week
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Spokane Forum
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"Sunshine Week 2008" event: panel discussion - panelists include Seattle City Attorney Tom Carr, Attorney William Crittenden, Rep. Lynn Kessler, State Attorney General Rob McKenna, Secretary of State Sam Reed, State Auditor Brian Sonntag, and moderator Enrique Cerna (Exec. Producer, KCTS 9 Television). - March 19, 2008

Click here to watch openthegovernemnt.org's broadcast of "Government Secrecy: Censoring Your Right to Know"

Public Forum on "Open Meetings & Public Records Laws" - January 9, 2008

2007James Madison-James Andersen Awards Event with keynote speaker Brian Sonntag (Washington State Auditor) - September 21, 2007

2007 NFOIC Annual Summit: Panel discussion on "Telling Stories about Secrecy - On the FOI Beat" May 12, 2007

2007 NFOIC Annual Summit: Panel discussion on "Declassification and Reclassification - The Threat Posed and Possbile Solutions" May 12, 2007

2007 NFOIC Annual Summit: Luncheon program, keynote address by James Neff (The Seattle Times), awards. May 12, 2007

2007 NFOIC Annual Summit: Panel discussion on "Bridging the Red-Blue Divide - Keeping Access a Bipartisan Issue" May 12, 2007

2007 NFOIC Annual Summit: Concurrent session - "Sports Secrecy: Stadium Deals in the Luxury Suites?" (panel discussion) May 11, 2007

2007 NFOIC Annual Summit: Concurrent session - "Election Transparency: The Next Great Freedom of Information Story?" (panel discussion) May 11, 2007

A public forum on "The Implications of Personal Privacy and Identity Theft on Access to Public Records" - April 9, 2007

"Sunshine Week 2007" event: panel discussion - panelists include State Attorney General Rob McKenna, Rep. Lynn Kessler (D-24th District), Bill Will (WA Newspaper Pub. Assn.), Stefan Sharkansky (SoundPolitics.com) and moderator Cindy Zehnder (Pres., TVW). - March 12, 2007

2006 James Madison Awards program with keynote speaker Ray Suarez (Senior Correspondent for "The News-Hour"). - September 12, 2006

Forum on "Digitizing Government Transparency": Public Records in a Digital Age (panel discussion). - July 14, 2006

Forum on "Digitizing Government Transparency": Presentation on Our Governments' Attorney-Client Privilege - An Ethical Dilemma. - July 14, 2006

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Board Meetings
WCOG Board Meetings
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February 8, 2008
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