Sunshine Week 2018

[Amy Bennett]

Hi everyone,

I thought you all might be interested in some of these upcoming Sunshine Week programs hosted by federal agencies:

Monday, March 12th 

• Department of Justice (DOJ) Sunshine Week 2018 Celebration and Best Practices Workshop. Join DOJ from 10:00 am to noon as they honor FOIA professionals from across the government who have made extraordinary contributions to the field.  Learn more and register here: https://www.justice.gov/oip/blog/join-us-doj-s-annual-kickoff-sunshine-week 
• Sunshine Week 2018 at the National Archives. This year's event features Senator Patrick Leahy, and panel discussions about innovation in the federal government, Congressional digital engagement, and open data. See our full list of fantastic speakers and link to registration here: https://foia.blogs.archives.gov/2018/02/12/sunshine-week-2018-at-the-national-archives/
  

Tuesday, March 13th 

• As a Matter of Open Government. Co-hosted by the Department of Commerce, Office of Privacy and Open Government and the Census Bureau’s Open Government Office. Learn more and register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunshine-week-kick-off-event-as-a-matter-of-open-government-tickets-41456931799
  
• Census Bureau Speaker Sessions (cont' on March 14). Join the Census Bureau to learn more about how the Bureau meets the principles (transparency, participation, collaboration, and accountability) of Open Government. Registration here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/census-bureau-open-government-office-16062546230 

Wednesday, March 14th 

• Access and Transparency—Records Held at the National Archives. A panel of National Archives' staff experts will discuss and answer questions about their work in making records available from our executive, legislative, and Presidential holdings. Learn more and register here: https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/access-and-transparency-records-held-at-the-national-archives

All Week

• A transcription challenge using the National Archives' Citizen Archivist Dashboard to focus on transcription of the Pentagon Papers. Check out the Dashboard here: https://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist/missions
  

You can find a full listing of all of the great Sunshine Week programming here: http://sunshineweek.org/events/ 

Best,

Amy

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AMY BENNETT

Office of Government Information Services (OGIS)

202-741-5782