Access Conferences
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Access 2010 GovTech
Experts: Use Technology to Open Government By Brenda Acevedo RICHMOND, Va. – Thanks to the Internet, citizens have greater access to government records and other public information, representatives of government agencies said Friday at a panel discussion at the state Capitol. “The whole idea is that you should be able to go online and…
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Access 2010 Campus panel
Students’ FOIA Rights Violated, Editor Says By Talisha Williams RICHMOND, Va. – Colleges and universities sometimes deny student journalists access to information that by law should be open to the public, a campus newspaper editor told the Virginia Coalition for Open Government on Friday. Katie Thisdell, editor-in-chief of The Breeze at James Madison University,…
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2010 FOI Award Winners
2010 FOI awards recognize Axton citizen, Norfolk reporter, and the Richmond School Board Virginia Coalition for Open Government to present annual awards at Richmond conference, Oct. 21-22 Nancy Barbour Smith of Axton is this year’s winner of the Virginia Coalition for Open Government’s Laurence E. Richardson award for individual citizen contributions to open…
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Access Across America – Videos & Handouts
VCOG hosted David Cuillier's Virginia stop as part of his Access Across America tour. Below are videos of the 2-plus-hour presentation, and this link is to the useful handouts that were given to all participants. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part…
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Access 2009 – Judicial Selection panel
Access 2009 panel examines judicial selection in Virginia Richmond trial attorney Coleman Allen told a VCOG audience that he’s practiced in both Virginia and West Virginia. He’s seen good and bad judges in each state, and has concluded that both states’ judicial selection processes (West Virginia elects; Virginia appoints) have merits and drawbacks. The…
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Access 2009 – FOIA 101 panel
by Megan Rhyne Though the Freedom of Information Act takes up pages and pages and pages in the Virginia Code, the speakers on a panel at VCOG’s fall conference agreed that the act is as much about relationships as it is about procedure. Led by McGregor McCance (pictured at right), managing editor of…
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Access 2009 – Anonymous Jurors panel
Below is a report on the Access 2009 panel discussion about the proposed rule to make jurors’ identities in all criminal cases anonymous. And check out this YouTube video on the discussion, posted by the Roanoke Free Press. For more information on VCOG’s position on this issue, click here for our comments submitted to the…
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Access 2009 – Panelists
Thank you to our wonderful Access 2009 panelists! Featured Speaker Sen. Ken Cuccinelli, Republican candidate for Virginia Attorney General Anonymous Juries MODERATOR: Dick Hammerstrom, local news editor Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star Matt Britton, King George Commonwealth Attorney Kristie Kane, immediate past president of defense attorneys organization Judge Clifford Weckstein, Roanoke Circuit Court …
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Access 2009 tentative schedule
Here is the tentative schedule for VCOG’s fall conference, Oct. 15 and 16 at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 Join the VCOG board of directors for drinks and dinner, 5:30-9:00 VCOG will recognize its 2009 FOI award winners in the categories of citizen, media and government. An after-dinner discussion about campaign speech, featuring…
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2009 Conference Sponsors
$750 The Charlottesville Daily Progress $500 Alpha Omega Wealth Management, Richmond The Associated Press, Richmond The Recorder, Monterey The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk Washington & Lee Department of Journalism and Mass Communication $350 WWBT-TV, Richmond WTVR-TV, Richmond $250 Christian & Barton, Richmond Reed Elsevier, Inc. The Vectre Corporation, Richmond Virginia Trial Lawyers…