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2009 Annual Meeting minutes

Virginia Coalition for Open Government

Annual Meeting

October 16, 2009

Stonewall Jackson Hotel & Conference Center

Staunton, Virginia

Minutes

The meeting was called to order at 11:50 a.m., by Lawrence McConnell, President.

McConnell reported that the winner of this year’s VCOG citizen award was Carol Lindstrom, and the winner of the media award was Mike Owens, of the Bristol Herald Courier.  The government award was shared by the City of Alexandria and the County of Fairfax.

VCOG board meeting minutes, 10/15/09

 

Virginia Coalition for Open Government

Board of Directors

October 15, 2009

Stonewall Jackson Hotel & Conference Center

Staunton, Virginia

Draft Minutes

The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m., by Lawrence McConnell, President.

VCOG board meeting minutes, 6/25/09

Virginia Coalition for Open Government
Board of Directors
June 25, 2009

Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront,
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Minutes

The meeting was called to order at 11:07 a.m., by Dorothy Abernathy, Vice President.

The following Board members were present:  Dorothy Abernathy, Vice President; Craig Fifer, Secretary; Peter Maroney, Treasurer; Lucy Dalglish; Doug Easter; Mark Grunewald; Dick Hammerstrom; Wat Hopkins; Waldo Jaquith; Pam Luecke; Patricia O'Bannon; Matt Paxton; Joe Smith; and Ginger Stanley.

Our Members 2010

The Virginia Coalition for Open Government is proud to have the following individuals and institutions as members as of July 2011 (when membership renewal notices are sent out). Without our members and donors, VCOG could not carry on its work in providing Virginia citizens with the help they need to maintain access to the records, meetings and proceedings of the state and local government.

To join these fine folks in supporting open government in Virginia, click here to join.

VCOG board meeting minutes, 3/20/09 - Norfolk

Virginia Coalition for Open Government
Board of Directors
March 20, 2009

Norfolk Waterside Marriott,
Norfolk, Virginia

Draft Minutes

The meeting was called to order at 3:05 p.m., by Lawrence McConnell, President.

The following Board members were present:  Lawrence McConnell, President; Dorothy Abernathy, Vice President; Craig Fifer, Secretary; Peter Maroney, Treasurer; Lee Albright; Paul Casalapsi; Doug Easter; John Edwards; Jane Elizabeth; Dick Hammerstrom; John Moen; Thomas Moncure; Patricia O'Bannon; Ginger Stanley.

VCOG board meeting minutes, 11/21/08

Virginia Coalition for Open Government
(Draft) Minutes, Fall Board Meeting
Friday, November 21, 2008
Virginia Press Association
Glen Allen, VA

VCOG board meeting minutes, 5/22/08

Virginia Coalition for Open Government
Minutes, Spring Board Meeting
Friday, May 22, 2008
Fredericksburg, VA

Present: Wat Hopkins, president; Dorothy Abernathy, vice president; Ed Jones, secretary; Lee Albright; Lucy Dalglish; John Edwards; Jane Elizabeth; Mark Grunewald; Pam Luecke; Peter Maroney; Lawrence McConnell; John Moen; Tom Moncure; Matt Paxton; Ginger Stanley, Virginia Press Association; Peter Easter, Virginia Association of Broadcasters; Jennifer Perkins, executive director; Megan Rhyne, associate director; Joe Smith, legal counsel.

2008 Conference Sponsors

The Virginia Coalition for Open Government would like to send out a heartfelt thank you to all of our  2008 Public Access Conference Sponsors:

Gold Level
    Media General
    Virginia Association of Broadcasters
    Landmark Communications
    USA Today
    First Amendment Center

Silver Level
    Associate Press
    Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Washington & Lee University
    
Bronze + level
    WTVR, TV 6, Richmond
    WWBT, TV 12, Richmond

Bronze Level

2008 FOIA award winners

Open-government group gives out awards to citizen
and government honorees


Leigh Purdum of Madison County (below, left, with VCOG executive director Jennifer Perkins) is this year’s recipient of VCOG’s Laurence E. Richardson award for individual citizen contributions to open government. The award honors the memory of a longtime Charlottesville broadcaster and VCOG founding director.


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