Last Thursday, I traveled to the Mt. Lebanon Public Library for a great discussion hosted by Rep. Dan Miller about the Right-to-Know Law and the Sunshine Act.
My thanks to Rep. Miller for for inviting me to speak.
Here’s the presentation I used:
Mt. Lebanon Presentation – Sept. 15, 2016 – PPTX
Mt. Lebanon Presentation – Sept. 15, 2016 – PDF
Yesterday, I took part in the fall conference of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations. I hosted a seminar called “New Data Resources” and spoke about the Right-to-Know Law, the open data movement, and related topics.
My thanks to PANO for for inviting me to speak.
Here’s the presentation I used:
Pennsylvania Assoc. of Nonprofit Organizations – Sept. 13, 2016 – PPTX
Pennsylvania Assoc. of Nonprofit Organizations – Sept. 13, 2016 – PDF
Earlier today, I was pleased to speak to the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) at their Annual Educational Conference in Hershey.
Here’s the presentation I used:
PSATS 2016 Annual Conference (PDF)
PSATS 2016 Annual Conference (PPTX)
Earlier today, I took part in a Sunshine Week panel discussion hosted by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association (PNA).
The panel also included Melissa Melewsky, Media Law Counsel for PNA, Scott Coburn, General Counsel for the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors, and Terry Mutchler, my predecessor as Executive Director of the Office of Open Records and now an attorney at Pepper Hamilton.
It was an excellent discussion, and PCN was on hand to record it for future broadcast.
Here’s the presentation I used at the event:
Earlier today, I was pleased to take part in a webinar hosted by NFIB (National Federation of Independent Businesses) Pennsylvania.
The event focused on how the Right-to-Know Law impacts small businesses in Pennsylvania. Here’s the presentation I used:
On Tuesday, March 15, I’m taking part in a Sunshine Week panel organized by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association to discuss “the state of open government in Pennsylvania.”
The event starts at 11:30 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. at the Widener University Commonwealth Law School, 3800 Vartan Way, Harrisburg, PA.
The panel also features Scott Coburn, General Counsel for the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors, Melissa Melewsky, Media Law Counsel for PNA, and Terry Mutchler, an attorney with Pepper Hamilton and the former Executive Director of the Office of Open Records. Our moderator will be Teri Henning, President of PNA.
One CLE credit is available for attorneys.
More information is available at PNA’s website. Please join us if you can!
This morning in Hershey, I spoke to members of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania about the Right-to-Know Law and the Sunshine Act as part of the organization’s Newly Elected Officials Workshop and Fall Conference.
It was a great event, and I enjoyed talking to so many county commissioners. As a reporter at the Lebanon Daily News in the mid-1990s, I often covered meetings of the Lebanon County commissioners. I have great respect for the work done at the county level in Pennsylvania.
Here’s the presentation I used as part of this morning’s speech:
County Commissioners Association – 23 Nov 2015 (PDF)
County Commissioners Association – 23 Nov 2015 (PPTX)
The Office of Open Records held its annual training session in Harrisburg this week, covering the Right-to-Know Law and the Sunshine Act.
PCN very graciously recorded the presentation and has made streaming video of the OOR’s training session available for free:
PCN Video Part 1
PCN Video Part 2
Here’s the presentation I used for my opening comments:
Annual Training 2015 Opening Comments (PDF)
Annual Training 2015 Opening Comments (PPTX)
And here’s the presentation George Spiess, our Director of Training and Outreach, used for his session:
Annual Training 2015 George Spiess Session (PDF)
Annual Training 2015 George Spiess Session (PPTX)
Thanks again to the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission and to the State Museum of Pennsylvania for hosting us, and to Senator Dominic Pileggi for saying a few words at the start of the session.
Earlier today, I took part in a panel discussion at an event known as Lobbypalooza, hosted by the Pennsylvania Association for Government Relations.
The panel (topic: Open Records) also included Melissa Melewsky, Media Law Counsel for the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, and Scott Coburn, General Counsel for the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors.
The presentation we used focused mainly on Senate Bill 411, legislation which would amend the Right-to-Know Law and which is making its way through the General Assembly. I wrote more about SB 411 here, and here’s the presentation we used at today’s PAGR event:
Pennsylvania Association for Government Relations – 22 Oct 2015 (PDF)
Pennsylvania Association for Government Relations – 22 Oct 2015 (PPTX)
Today, the Office of Open Records is hosting its annual training session in Harrisburg, covering the Right-to-Know Law and the Sunshine Act.
Here’s the presentation I’m using for my opening comments:
Annual Training 2015 Opening Comments (PDF)
Annual Training 2015 Opening Comments (PPTX)
I’ll post the presentation used by George Spiess, our Director of Training and Outreach, soon. Also, complete video from the event will be available courtesy of PCN.
Open Records in Pennsylvania 