Celebrate Sunshine Week at the National Archives!
Amy Bennett
Hi All --
Come and celebrate Sunshine Week at the National Archives!
Register by COB Friday for Monday's event (March 13 at 1:00 pm) at the National Archives Building:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunshine-week-2017-at-the-national-archives-registration-32119238507
If you can't join us in person, watch the livestream via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CzcBuE4S20
WHAT:
Join us from 1 pm to 4:30 pm on Monday, March 13, 2017 to celebrate Sunshine Week and learn more about open government! Leading experts, advocates and technologists will join the National Archives’ Office of Government Information Services for this special afternoon program. The event is free and open to the public but registration is recommended. Full schedule online at: https://foia.blogs.archives.gov/2017/02/24/sunshine-week-2017-at-the-national-archives/
Highlights include:
- a discussion between the Archivist of the United States and the Librarian of Congress about expanding access to our nation's treasures;
- recorded remarks from the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, who helped lead the bipartisan effort to update FOIA in 2016;
- reflections on the past and the future of FOIA by leading international experts; and
- tips from technologists who are leveraging the internet to put government at your fingertips.
WHO:
Speakers include Archivist of the United States, David Ferriero, and the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden. Chairman Jason Chaffetz and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will also provide recorded remarks, and we will be joined by consumer advocate and author Ralph Nader -- plus experts from the National Archives, OpenGov Foundation, MuckRock, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Phillip Merrill College of Journalism, National Security Archive, and DC Open Government Coalition.
WHEN: Monday, March 13, 2017 @ 1:00 - 4:30 pm
DOORS OPEN: 12:00 pm
WHERE: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Building
William G. McGowan Theater
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20408
For an agenda, visit here: https://foia.blogs.archives.gov/2017/02/24/sunshine-week-2017-at-the-national-archives/
Please use the Special Events entrance on Constitution Avenue at 7th St., NW.
This program will be live streamed on the US National Archives’ YouTube channel. The webcast will include a captioning option. To request additional accommodations (e.g., a transcript), email amy.b...@nara.gov or call 202-741-5782.
