The Virginia Coalition for Open Government  
Access 2010 - Oct. 21 & 22 PDF Print E-mail

Schedule

9:00 - VCOG Annual Meeting
9:15 - Lobbying the Legislature
10:45 - Access on campus
12:00 - Lunch
12:30 - Speaker, Daniel Gilbert
1:10 - Government technology
2:25 - Del. Mark Keam and Del. Jim LeMunyon
2:45 - FOIA bootcamp

Panelists:

  • Bobbi Bowman, The McLean Ear
  • Mark Caramanica, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
  • Barry Condrey, Chesterfield County
  • Maria Everett, Virginia FOIA Council
  • Craig Fifer, City of Alexandria
  • Leslie Fuentes, MuniGov2.0
  • Daniel Gilbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter from the Bristol Herald Courier
  • Dick Hammerstrom, Free Lance-Star
  • Larry Hincker, Virginia Tech
  • Robert Holloway, Yorktown citizen
  • Ron Koch, Citizens Coalition for Police Accountability
  • Dr. Kandise Lucas, State Coalition for Justice for Civil Rights
  • Brian McNeil, The Daily Progress
  • Sen. John Miller, Newport News
  • Holli Ploog, CGI
  • Jeff Schapiro, Richmond Times-Dispatch
  • Dana Schrad, Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police
  • Emily Seibert, VITA
  • Ginger Stanley, Virginia Press Association
  • Katie Thisdell, JMU Breeze
  • Virginia Citizens Coalition for Police Accountability
  • Chris Whyte, Vectre Corporation

Dinner and After-Dinner Program

Thursday, Oct. 21: Join VCOG board members, access advocates and supporters of open government at the Commonwealth Suites Hotel for dinner and an after-dinner discussion on access to criminal investigative records, featuring Dana Schrad and Ron Koch of the Citizen Coalition for Police Accountability.

VCOG Conference and Annual Meeting

Friday, Oct. 22: Join VCOG at the Virginia State Capitol, where we will hold panels/discussion, recognize winners of our FOI awards for citizens, press and government, and conduct a brief annual meeting to elect officers and at-large board members.

Sponsors
(And a special thank you to Del. Sal Iaquinto for sponsoring our use of the Capitol) 

Friends of VCOG sponsors:
Lee & Paulette Albright
Bruce & Jody Bennett

Paul Casalaspi
John & Anne Edwards
Megan Rhyne
Louise Seals 

  • Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen, Richmond ($250)
  • Alpha-Omega Wealth Management, Richmond ($500)
  • The Associated Press, Richmond ($500)
  • BaconsRebellion.com ($100)
  • Christian & Barton, Richmond ($250)
  • The Daily Progress, Charlottesville ($750)
  • Media General, Richmond ($500)
  • The News Virginian, Waynesboro ($250)
  • Privasoft, Arlington ($50) 
  • PWHD Capitol Consulting Group, Richmond ($250)
  • Reed-Elsevier ($250)
  • Richmond Free Press ($100)
  • Richmond Times-Dispatch (in-kind)
  • The Society of Professional Journalists - Virginia Chapter ($100)
  • The Vectre Corporation, Richmond ($250)
  • The Virginia Association of Trial Lawyers ($250)
  • Virginia Lawyers Weekly ($100)
  • The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk ($500)
  • Virginia Press Women ($100)
  • The Virginian Review, Covington ($50)
  • Joseph Walton, Powhatan ($100)
  • Washington & Lee School of Journalism and Mass Communication ($300)
  • WTVR ($250)
  • WWBT ($350)