Yesterday morning the Executive Directors of the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission and Office of Open Records joined together for a virtual training on the Ethics Act and Right-to-Know Law.
The entire session is available to watch on the OOR’s YouTube channel and both of the presentations are available here:
State Ethics Commission Presentation (PDF)
Office of Open Records Presentation (PDF)
Today (Mon., Jan. 11, 2021) at 2 p.m., I will host a webinar about the Right-to-Know Law designed for requesters, including members of the media and anyone interested in accessing government records in Pennsylvania.
This webinar will be held via Zoom. You can find all the details you need to join on the OOR’s training calendar. It should last about 90 minutes, and there will be plenty of time for questions and answers.
Here’s the PowerPoint presentation that I’ll use:
The OOR regularly hosts webinars and in-person training sessions about various topics related to the Right-to-Know Law and the Sunshine Act. Feel free to request a specific training session for your group or organization.
On Dec. 2, I hosted a training session on Zoom designed for requesters, including members of the media and anyone interested in accessing government records in Pennsylvania.
That session, The Right-to-Know Law for Requesters, is now available on YouTube.
Here’s the PowerPoint presentation that I used:
The Right-to-Know Law for Requesters (Dec. 2, 2020) – PPTX
The Right-to-Know Law for Requesters (Dec. 2, 2020) – PDF
You can watch the entire video here or on the OOR’s YouTube Channel:
Tomorrow (Wed., Dec. 2, 2020) at 10 a.m., I will host a webinar about the Right-to-Know Law designed for requesters, including members of the media and anyone interested in accessing government records in Pennsylvania.
This webinar will be held via Zoom. You can find all the details you need to join on the OOR’s training calendar.
Here’s the PowerPoint presentation that I’ll use:
Other upcoming OOR webinars include:
Information about all of those webinars is available on the OOR’s training calendar.
The OOR regularly hosts webinars and in-person training sessions about various topics related to the Right-to-Know Law and the Sunshine Act. Feel free to request a specific training session for your group or organization.
During yesterday’s Annual Training on Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law and Sunshine Act conducted by the Office of Open Records, Chief Counsel Charles Brown discussed recent court cases of note.
Here are the citations to the cases he discussed:
The OOR’s Right-to-Know Law Case Law Index is also a useful resource.
The Office of Open Records held its 2020 annual training yesterday via Zoom.
Most years, our Annual Training only includes voices from the OOR. This year, the training focused on the impact of COVID-19 on the administration of Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law and Sunshine Act and we were joined by several extremely smart and knowledgeable people from outside the OOR. The complete lineup included:
The complete video of the OOR’s 2020 Annual Training is available on the OOR YouTube channel (and below).
The PowerPoint presentation used during the training is available here:
OOR Annual Training – Nov. 18, 2020 (PPTX)
OOR Annual Training – Nov. 18, 2020 (PPTX)
Information about other OOR training sessions, including upcoming webinars, can be found on the OOR’s Training Calendar.
Earlier this afternoon, the Office of Open Records hosted its Annual Training on the RTKL and the Sunshine Act.
The PowerPoint presentation used during that session is available here:
OOR Annual Training – Nov. 18, 2020 (PPTX)
OOR Annual Training – Nov. 18, 2020 (PPTX)
We plan to provide the entire session on the OOR’s YouTube channel as soon as possible.
Information about other OOR training sessions, including upcoming webinars, can be found on the OOR’s Training Calendar.
The Office of Open Records is hosting its Annual Training today (Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020) at 1:30 p.m.
This year’s session will focus on how the pandemic has affected the Right-to-Know Law and the Sunshine Act.
Scheduled panelists include:
You can get more details and register for the Annual Training here. Unfortunately, CLEs are not available this year.
We plan to record today’s Annual Training to make it available on the OOR’s YouTube channel.
Information about other OOR training sessions, including upcoming webinars, can be found on the OOR’s Training Calendar.
The Office of Open Records is hosting its Annual Training on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, at 1:30 p.m.
This year’s session will focus on how the pandemic has affected the Right-to-Know Law and the Sunshine Act. It’s scheduled to include representatives of the OOR, state agencies, local agencies, and the media. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers.
You can get more details and register for the Annual Training here. Unfortunately, CLEs are not available this year.
Information about other OOR training sessions, including upcoming webinars, can be found on the OOR’s Training Calendar.
This morning, I hosted a webinar about the Right-to-Know Law designed for requesters, including members of the media and anyone interested in accessing government records in Pennsylvania.
Thank you to everyone who participated!
Here’s the PowerPoint presentation I used: The Right-to-Know Law for Requesters
The OOR regularly hosts webinars and in-person training sessions about various topics related to the Right-to-Know Law and the Sunshine Act. Check our calendar for details, and feel free to request a specific training session.
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