NFOIC summit

20 Oct, 2017

NFOIC: Key open government challenges in states emerge from 2017 FOI summit

By |2017-10-20T09:39:50-05:00October 20, 2017|Categories: Tennessee Coalition for Open Government|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

This from the National Freedom of Information Coalition, which held its 2017 FOI Summit in Nashville Oct. 13-14: Dan Bevarly, executive director of National Freedom of Information Coalition The National Freedom of Information Coalition concluded its 2017 FOI Summit in Nashville over the weekend. The annual two-day event features presentations from FOI experts and practitioners on trending FOI and open government issues in public institutions at the state and local levels. Summit attendees include NFOIC’s state coalition directors, journalists, media lawyers and first amendment watchdogs. The Tennessee Coalition of Open Government served as summit co-host. This year’s gathering highlighted key FOI challenges emerging in state and local governments including: Growing [...]

5 Oct, 2017

Building transparency in government tops agenda at NFOIC summit

By |2017-10-05T10:40:07-05:00October 5, 2017|Categories: Tennessee Coalition for Open Government|Tags: , |0 Comments

The National Freedom of Information summit agenda includes multiple sessions on efforts to build transparency in government. Sessions on state-level research, how to build sustainable citizen coalitions, and FOI litigation will take place at the NFOIC summit on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13-14 in Nashville at the John Seigenthaler Center at Vanderbilt University. Jameel Jaffer, director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, is the keynote speaker for the Saturday luncheon, which is sponsored by the Charles Koch Institute. Registration for the summit is open to anyone, and can be done here. Registration fees for working press and students are waived or discounted (see registration form options). Tennessee [...]

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