Access Conferences
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Supporting materials
(You can learn more about all Need to Know sessions by visiting VCOG’s Brief Bank.)
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Getting There
Parking
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Panelists
Meet our panelists and speakers Eric Bonds is a professor of sociology at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg. He teaches in the areas of environmental sociology and environmental justice. Since 2008, Clerk of Circuit Court Chaz W. Haywood has prioritized preserving and sharing Rockingham County’s history. Under his leadership, over 10 million documents…
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Thank you to our sponsors
Lee AlbrightBonnie Alexander Tom BlackstockPaul CasalaspiRoger ChristmanMaria EverettMark GrunewaldJoshua HeslingaMegan RhyneJeff South
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VCOG names 2025 Open Government Award Winners FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Megan Rhyne | 540.353.8264 | mrhyne@opengovva.org The Virginia Coalition for Open Government is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 open-government awards. The community advocacy group Citizens for Fauquier County is our Laurence E. Richardson Citizen Award winner. Our media winner is Samuel…
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Access 2025
10:00 – 11:00 Animal testing transparency11:00 – 11:20 Need to Know: Minium v. Hines11:30 – 12:00 Buried treasures at the courthouse12:00 – 1:30 Lunch program awards keynote speaker VCOG annual meeting1:30 – 2:00 Access and Gen Z2:00 – 2:20 Need to Know: Courthouse News Service v. Smith2:20 – 2:50…
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Access 2025
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VCOG Annual Conference 2024
https://www.opengovva.org/vcog-annual-conference-2024
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2023 Open Government Award Winner
VCOG names Laura Mollo of Richlands as 2023 Open Government Award Winner
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VCOG Annual Conference 2023
2023 Annual Conference, Charlottesville: website
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Access 2020
Panelists and topics for 2020.
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2019 Open Government Conference
VCOG’s 2019 Open Government ConferenceScripps Howard School of Journalism and Communication at Hampton UniversityApril 11, 2019
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2017 open government award winners
Virginia Coalition for Open Government Announces Winners of Annual Open Government Awards FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Oct. 30, 2017 CONTACT Megan Rhyne, Executive Director | 540-353-8264 | mrhyne@opengovva.org The Virginia Coalition for Open Government today announced the winners of the organization’s annual open government awards: an advocacy group that used everyday technology to bring the inner-workings…
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2017 conference panels and speakers
ACCESS ’17 Richmond Times-Dispatch Building 300 E. Franklin St., Richmond November 16, 2017 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (exact schedule to be determined) Earlybird Registration through Oct. 27: $30 members; $40 non-members $35 members; $45 non-members Students: $25 Donations, sponsorships: Any amount is welcome!! Click here to register or donate Tentative line-up of panels From…
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panelist bios 2016
Click here for conference details, sponsors and registration Mark Barham is the Director of Information Technology for the City of Williamsburg Virginia, and has served in this capacity for 15 years. He is responsible for all data, voice and video networks and systems, both hardware and software, for the City of Williamsburg. He has been…
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Access 2016: Panels, panelists and sponsors
ACCESS ’16 James Madison’s Montpelier December 8, 2016 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (exact schedule to be determined) Earlybird Registration through Nov. 18: $30 members; $40 non-members After Nov. 18: $35 members; $45 non-members Students: $25 Donations, sponsorships: Any amount is welcome!! Tentative line-up of panels Legislative privilege — the Virginia Supreme Court recently ruled…
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Access 2015: Schedule & Panelists
The conference on Nov. 12 was a big success. Check out the program and our sponsors from the links below. Thank you to our sponsors Access 2015 — get the program here November 12, 2015 Gari Melchers Home and Studio Pavilion of the University of Mary Washington 224 Washington St., Falmouth 22405 (Falmouth is adjacent…
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VCOG’s Annual Conference photos
J. Albert Bowden talks about his work on civic hacking projects in Hampton Roads Stan Barnhill of Woods Rogers and Zach Crizer of The Roanoke Times, share strategies and frustrations of FOIA fees. Citizen open government award winner Barbara Brown, flanked by her mother-in-law and VCOG board president Craig Fifer. Sarah Nerney accepts…
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2014 award winners
PRESS RELEASE – for immediate release Open government group announces 2014 award winners A Fairfax mom and the state’s library will be honored Nov. 14 The Virginia Coalition for Open Government is pleased to announce the winners of its 2014 open government awards. The Laurence E. Richardson citizen award winner is…
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Roanoke Conference Panelists
Panelists (Partial listing) PETER AIKEN Peter is acknowledged to be a top data management (DM) authority. As a practicing data consultant, author and researcher, he has been actively performing and studying DM for more than 30 years. His expertise has been sought by some of the world’s most important organizations and his achievements have been…
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Access 2013 Schedule
(exact times and panelists are subject to change) 10:00 – 10:15 Welcome from VCOG’s president Craig Fifer and Williamsburg City Manager Jack Tuttle 10:15 – 11:25 PANEL 1: Lax: Are Virginia’s laws as bad as they say? Sarah Bryner, Center for Responsive Politics Vivian Paige, Political observer Gordon Witkin, Center for Public Integrity 11:30 –…
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VCOG Board of Directors meeting, November 30, 2012
Virginia Coalition for Open GovernmentBoard of DirectorsNovember 30, 2012 Craddock-Terry Hotel & Event CenterLynchburg, VA The meeting was called to order at 8:00 a.m., by Dorothy Abernathy, President. The following Board members were physically present: Dorothy Abernathy, President; Paul Casalaspi, Treasurer; Ginger Stanley, VPA Representative; Lawrence McConnell, Immediate Past President; Mark Caramanica; Olga Hernandez; Wat…