About the Coalition
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2009 Annual Meeting minutes
Virginia Coalition for Open Government Annual Meeting October 16, 2009 Stonewall Jackson Hotel & Conference Center Staunton, Virginia Minutes The meeting was called to order at 11:50 a.m., by Lawrence McConnell, President. McConnell reported that the winner of this year’s VCOG citizen award was Carol Lindstrom, and the winner of the media award was Mike…
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VCOG board meeting minutes, 10/15/09
Virginia Coalition for Open Government Board of Directors October 15, 2009 Stonewall Jackson Hotel & Conference Center Staunton, Virginia Draft Minutes The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m., by Lawrence McConnell, President. The following Board members were present: Lawrence McConnell, President; Craig Fifer, Secretary; Lee Albright; Paul Casalaspi; Doug Easter; Jane Elizabeth;…
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VCOG board meeting minutes, 6/25/09
Virginia Coalition for Open GovernmentBoard of DirectorsJune 25, 2009Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront,Virginia Beach, VirginiaMinutesThe meeting was called to order at 11:07 a.m., by Dorothy Abernathy, Vice President.The following Board members were present: Dorothy Abernathy, Vice President; Craig Fifer, Secretary; Peter Maroney, Treasurer; Lucy Dalglish; Doug Easter; Mark Grunewald; Dick Hammerstrom; Wat Hopkins; Waldo Jaquith; Pam…
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Our Members 2010
The Virginia Coalition for Open Government is proud to have the following individuals and institutions as members as of July 2011 (when membership renewal notices are sent out). Without our members and donors, VCOG could not carry on its work in providing Virginia citizens with the help they need to maintain access to the records,…
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VCOG board meeting minutes, 3/20/09 – Norfolk
Virginia Coalition for Open GovernmentBoard of DirectorsMarch 20, 2009Norfolk Waterside Marriott,Norfolk, VirginiaDraft MinutesThe meeting was called to order at 3:05 p.m., by Lawrence McConnell, President.The following Board members were present: Lawrence McConnell, President; Dorothy Abernathy, Vice President; Craig Fifer, Secretary; Peter Maroney, Treasurer; Lee Albright; Paul Casalapsi; Doug Easter; John Edwards; Jane Elizabeth; Dick Hammerstrom;…
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VCOG board meeting minutes, 11/21/08
Virginia Coalition for Open Government(Draft) Minutes, Fall Board MeetingFriday, November 21, 2008Virginia Press AssociationGlen Allen, VA Present: Wat Hopkins, president; Dorothy Abernathy, vice president; Harry Hammitt, treasurer; Ed Jones, secretary; Lee Albright; Paul Casalaspi; Lucy Dalglish; John Edwards; Jane Elizabeth; Waldo Jaquith; Peter Maroney; Lawrence McConnell; John Moen; Patricia O’Bannon; Matt Paxton; John Schick; Rod…
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VCOG board meeting minutes, 5/22/08
Virginia Coalition for Open GovernmentMinutes, Spring Board MeetingFriday, May 22, 2008Fredericksburg, VA Present: Wat Hopkins, president; Dorothy Abernathy, vice president; Ed Jones, secretary; Lee Albright; Lucy Dalglish; John Edwards; Jane Elizabeth; Mark Grunewald; Pam Luecke; Peter Maroney; Lawrence McConnell; John Moen; Tom Moncure; Matt Paxton; Ginger Stanley, Virginia Press Association; Peter Easter, Virginia Association of…
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2008 Conference Sponsors
The Virginia Coalition for Open Government would like to send out a heartfelt thank you to all of our 2008 Public Access Conference Sponsors:Gold Level Media General Virginia Association of Broadcasters Landmark Communications USA Today First Amendment CenterSilver Level Associate Press Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Washington & Lee…
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2008 FOIA award winners
Open-government group gives out awards to citizenand government honoreesLeigh Purdum of Madison County (below, left, with VCOG executive director Jennifer Perkins) is this year’s recipient of VCOG’s Laurence E. Richardson award for individual citizen contributions to open government. The award honors the memory of a longtime Charlottesville broadcaster and VCOG founding director.Purdum, a former sheriff’s…
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VCOG Board minutes, 3/14/08
Virginia Coalition for Open Government(Draft) Minutes, Winter Board MeetingFriday, March 14, 2008Hotel RoanokeRoanoke, VA Present: Wat Hopkins, president; Dorothy Abernathy, vice president; Ed Jones, secretary; Lee Albright; Cy Dillon; John Edwards; Craig Fifer; Peter Maroney; Lawrence McConnell; John Moen; Matt Paxton; Ginger Stanley, Virginia Press Association; Peter Easter, Virginia Association of Broadcasters; Jennifer Perkins, executive…
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VCOG Board minutes, 11/29/07
Virginia Coalition for Open Government(Draft) Minutes, Fall Board MeetingThursday, Nov. 29, 2007VPA Headquarters, Richmond, VAPresent: Wat Hopkins, president; Dorothy Abernathy, vice president; Ed Jones, secretary; Lee Albright; Cy Dillon; John Edwards; Jane Elizabeth; Lawrence McConnell; John Moen; Tom Moncure; Robert O’Neil; Don Richards; Ginger Stanley, Virginia Press Association; Peter Easter, Virginia Association of Broadcasters; Jennifer…
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Minutes 6/14/2007
VCOG board of directors meeting
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10th anniversary events
Thanks to everyone who helped make our 10th anniversary Gala and ACCESS 2006 such a big success. A special thanks to the more than 75 contributors who put us over the top in our $400,000 Endowment Fund campaign. (All proceeds are being matched 1:1 by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.) Event sponsors…
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Photos: 2006 gala and conference (page 2)
Board President Paul McMasters (left) presides over the Nov. 16 VCOG board meeting with VCOG Executive Director Frosty Landon at his side. Both men will step down from their positions in 2007. McMasters’ will be succeeded by current board vice president Wat Hopkins. Landon’s successor had not been chosen.Frank Gibson (left) of the Tennessee Coalition…
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Photos: 2006 gala and conference (page 1)
The children (and spouses) of the late Laurence and Catharine Richardson chat with the 2006 citizen FOI award winner Diane Johnson (to the wine-pourer’s immediate right). Johnson’s award is named after Laurence Richardson, a longtime Charlottesville broadcaster and a VCOG co-founder.USAToday Editor and Senior Vice President Ken Paulson (center) was the featured speaker at the…
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Access 2006 conference, as reported by Becky Dale
Access 2006 ConferenceNovember 17, 2006Library of VirginiaFirst Panel: FOIA in other states and countriesModerator: Lucy Dalglish, executive director of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressPanelists:Charles Davis, executive director of National Freedom of Information CoalitionFrank Gibson, executive director of Tennessee Coalition for Open GovernmentBarbara Petersen, president of (Florida) First Amendment FoundationLucy Dalglish asked Charles Davis…
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VCOG 2006 Anniversary Gala and Annual Conference
The Virginia Coalition for Open Government held its 8th annual conference (in conjunction with its 10th anniversary) November 17, 2006, at the Library of Virginia. This year’s conference featured FOI experts from around the country who discussed the highs and lows of access law, the challenges ahead and what problems are unique to a state…
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Board minutes 6.8.06
Virginia Coalition for Open GovernmentMinutes, Summer Board MeetingThursday, June 8, 2006The HomesteadHot Springs, VAPresent: Paul McMasters, president; Wat Hopkins, vice president; Ed Jones, secretary; Harry Hammitt, treasurer; Dorothy Abernathy; Lee Albright; John Edwards; Mark Grunewald; Connie Houston; Pam Luecke; Lawrence McConnell; Ginger Stanley, Virginia Press Association; Barrett Hardiman, Virginia Association of Broadcasters; Frosty Landon; Megan…
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Bylaws
Virginia Coalition for Open Government
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VCOG Board Minutes 3.24.06
March 2006 minutes, VCOG Board of Directors
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About the Coalition
We are a nonprofit alliance formed to promote expanded access to government records, meetings and other proceedings at the state and local level. Our efforts are focused solely on local/state information access. While we do some lobbying (within limits imposed by IRS rules), our primary work is educational. The Coalition was formed in 1996, after…