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Tuesday, October 9, 2007
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Andrea Casselton - What’s Happening with St Paul Broadband?
Andrea is Director of Technology and Communication, City of St. Paul
Free and open
Rondo Community Outreach Library
NOTE CORRECT ADDESS -- University and Dale in St. Paul
Sponsored by the Telecommunications and Information Policy Roundtable (TIPR)
http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/mn-tipr
Minnesota Chapter of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST)
http://www.asis.org/Chapters/mnasis/index.html
Minnesota Coalition on Government Information (MnCOGI) http://www.mncogi.org/
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Sunday, September 9, 2007
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Citizen-centered Government - Event Sept 27, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.:* The Center for Science, Technology, and Public Policy will co-host a daylong conference on Thursday, September 27, to promote enhancing the role of citizens in a digital world.
"Citizen-centered Government Websites: The User Experience, E-Democracy, and Web 2.0" will feature speakers who will talk about how government websites and tools can further engage citizens in problem solving while improving their experience with a government agency. All are invited to attend. The conference is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
Find out more and register online.
The free event celebrates the 100th anniversary of the University's Government Publications Library's status as an official federal repository.
"Citizen-centered Government Websites: The User Experience, E-Democracy, and Web 2.0" will feature speakers who will talk about how government websites and tools can further engage citizens in problem solving while improving their experience with a government agency. All are invited to attend. The conference is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
Find out more and register online.
The free event celebrates the 100th anniversary of the University's Government Publications Library's status as an official federal repository.
Access to White House Records - Event Sept 17, 2007
Monday, September 17, 5:30 p.m.
Access to White House records is being narrowed as more types of communications are not being preserved (including e-mail) or are being removed by the White House from public viewing.
Professor Larry Jacobs will talk about the importance of maintaining robust access to presidential communications and its implications for American democracy at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 17, in Wilson Library on the West Bank.
Access to White House records is being narrowed as more types of communications are not being preserved (including e-mail) or are being removed by the White House from public viewing.
Professor Larry Jacobs will talk about the importance of maintaining robust access to presidential communications and its implications for American democracy at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 17, in Wilson Library on the West Bank.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Sunshine Week in the News
We have seen quite a few mentions of Sunshine week in various media and web sites, including the following:
Minnesota Based Sites:
Minnesota Based Sites:
- http://www.pineandlakes.com/stories/031507/opinion_20070314022.shtml
- http://www.hometown-pages.com/main.asp?SectionID=26&SubSectionID=186&ArticleID=15418&TM=40973.78
- http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/node/1618
Hawaii
Charlotte Observer
Monday, February 19, 2007
Federal funds for public libraries & e-democracy
Public library types -- celebrate Sunshine Week and Freedom of Information Day by taking a few minutes to read this recent article about potential federal funding for public libraries involved in e-democracy and access to federal goverment information. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6417238.html
Friday, February 9, 2007
Nominations needed for the James Madison Award and the Eileen Cooke State & Local Madison Award
Nominations needed for the James Madison Award and the Eileen Cooke State & Local Madison Award! Each year, on Freedom of Information Day, the Madison Awards are presented by ALA to recognize those individuals or groups that have championed, protected, and promoted public access to government information and the public's right to know. (Learn more)
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Program Length
6 minutes, 19 seconds
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In order to listen, all you need to do is make sure you have speakers or headphones plugged in and click the "play" button you see below.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Steve Kelley Tuesday, January 30, 5:00 pm
Steve Kelley
Information and telecommunications policy issues on the 2007 legislative and regulatory agenda
Tuesday, January 30, 5:00 pm
MN Council of Nonprofits meeting room
2314 University Avenue West in St. Paul
Parking East of the building - enter from East side
#16 or #50 bus
Free and open
Sponsored by the Minnesota Telecommunications & Information Policy Roundtable, Minnesota Coalition on Government Information and the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
Information and telecommunications policy issues on the 2007 legislative and regulatory agenda
Tuesday, January 30, 5:00 pm
MN Council of Nonprofits meeting room
2314 University Avenue West in St. Paul
Parking East of the building - enter from East side
#16 or #50 bus
Free and open
Sponsored by the Minnesota Telecommunications & Information Policy Roundtable, Minnesota Coalition on Government Information and the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
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