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Board of Directors Meeting Minutes of August 15, 2014
The Miller Center at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Board Members present:  President, Craig Fifer; VP Dick Hammerstrom; Treasurer, Paul Casalaspi; Secretary, Olga Hernandez; Immediate Past President, Dorothy Abernathy; Peter Easter; Brian Eckert, Lou Emerson, Stephen Hayes; Frosty Landon; Jeff Lester; Pam Luecke; Lawrence McConnell; Jeff South; Ginger Stanley; Jonathan Williams and Executive Director, Megan Rhyne.

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Virginia Coalition for Open Government
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes,  April 18, 2014
Virginia Press Association Offices, 11529 Nuckols Road, Glen Allen, VA 

Annual Conference Meeting Minutes,  December 6, 2013

Williamsburg Community Building, Williamsburg, VA  

The meeting convened at 12:45 by President Craig Fifer.

He welcomed VCOG members and identified the nominees to the board: Christopher Gatewood and Brian Eckert. Their nominations were seconded and the members unanimously elected them to the board. 

Virginia Coalition for Open Government

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes,  August 1, 2013
Daily Progress Board Room,  685 West Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 

The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m. by President Craig Fifer.

Virginia Coalition for Open Government
Board of Directors Meeting Minutes,  December 6, 2013
Williamsburg Community Building, Williamsburg, VA  

Board Members present:  President, Craig Fifer; Treasurer, Paul Casalaspi; Secretary, Olga Hernandez, Immediate Past President, Dorothy Abernathy; Peter Easter; Paul Fletcher; Bob Gibson; Mark Grunewald; Wat Hopkins; James LeMunyon; Frosty Landon; Jeff Lester; Lawrence McConnell; Patricia O’Bannon; Melody Scalley; Jeff South; Ginger Stanley and Executive Director,  Megan Rhyne.

(exact times and panelists are subject to change)

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10:00 - 10:15

Welcome from VCOG’s president Craig Fifer and Williamsburg City Manager Jack Tuttle

10:15 - 11:25

PANEL 1: Lax: Are Virginia’s laws as bad as they say?

Sarah Bryner, Center for Responsive Politics
Vivian Paige, Political observer
Gordon Witkin, Center for Public Integrity

11:30 - 1:10

VCOG Board of Directors meeting, March 22, 2013, in Glen Allen.

The VCOG committee directing the effort to set up the Chip Woodrum Legislative Internship at VCOG

Please join the Virginia Coalition for Open Government's in celebrating the legacy of Clifton A. "Chip" Woodrum by being a part of our effort to endow a student internship for each General Assembly session, where the recipient would learn about and participate in the legislative process.

A Survey of Virginia’s County and Independent City Websites which assesses and grades the performance of Virginia’s 134 counties and independent cities in providing easy online access to local government’s fundamental operating document: its annual budget.