MNCOGI Upcoming Events

COGI-tations Series Returns with a Presentation by David Cuillier

Day: Monday, September 27, 2010
Time: In the morning with specific time to be determined soon
Location: Women Ventures Meeting Room, 2324 University Ave W, St. Paul, MN 55114
There is no cost for this event. Breakfast pastries will be provided.

Join us the morning of September 27th as David Cuillier will speak on his latest book, , The Art of Access: Strategies for Acquiring Public Records. Cuillier is the Society of Professional Journalists' Freedom Of Information Committee Chair and teaches journalism at the University of Arizona.

This site will be updated with additional information as it becomes known.

MNCOGI received funding for this event from the NFOIC through a generous grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

COGI-tations - Two sessions on the MN Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA)

Day: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Time Morning session (10:30am - noon); Lunch; Afternoon session (1:00pm - 2:00pm)
Location: Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Mpls, MN 55401
There is no cost for this event. Lunch will be provided.

The November COGI-tations will focus attention on the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA) with two sessions. The morning session, led by Don Gemberling, will cover the fundamentals of the MGDPA. In the afternoon, a panel discussion (panelist names will be posted soon) will discuss the impact of new technology on the MGDPA. Moderator will be Eric Magnuson, recently retired Chief Justice of the Minnsota Supreme Court. Lunch will be provided between sessions. Attendees can attend one session, both sessions, as well as the lunch.

This site will be updated with additional information as it becomes known.

MNCOGI received funding for this event from the NFOIC through a generous grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

MNCOGI Past Events

Fair Use and Social Media: A Primer by Paul Hannah

Tuesday, June 29, 2010
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Women Venture Meeting Room
2324 University Ave West, St. Paul (just East of Raymond)
Event flyer

Confused about how and when Fair Use applies to entries on Facebook, Twitter and blogs? Paul Hannah, media lawyer, provides pointers on Copyright law for journalists, concerned citizens, bloggers and all concerned about Fair Use in online expressions. As a well-known Twin Cities media attorney, Mr. Hannah knows the law and can clarify it for those who may be intimidated, confused or overwhelmed by it.

This event is free and open to the public. Free parking is available.

Freedom of Information Day & Award Ceremony

Tuesday, March 16, 2010
12:00 Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall - Pohlad Auditorium - 2nd floor
Event flyer

Keynote speaker~ Chief Justice Eric J. Magnuson

Presentation of the 2010 John R. Finnegan Freedom of Information Award
to Reed Anfinson Publisher and Owner of the Swift County Monitor-News
The award will be presented by John R. Finnegan, Sr.

The Freedom of Information Day event is free and open to the public.

*** Podcast interview with Reed Anfinson about the importance of Freedom of Information (conducted by Renee McGivern) ***

SUNSHINE WEEK 2010

Sunshine Week Toolkit

Freedom of Information: Your Key to Open Government, with Jane Kirtley

Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communications

Monday, March 15, Noon
James J. Hill Reference Library
80 W. 4th St.
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Event Flyer

Webcast - Building Transparency

Friday, March 19, 2010 - 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. CST

Participants in past Sunshine Week webcasts have expressed a preference for viewing/participating from their own office rather than gathering for a group view.

The link will be available 24 hrs. prior to the event at the SW event page. http://www.openthegovernment.org/article/articleview/420/

Panelists include Norm Eisen, Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government Reform; and Miriam Nisbet, Director of the Office of Government Information.

No registration required.