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The New Jersey Foundation for Open Government will host two events in honor of Sunshine Week -- in Trenton, on Tuesday, March 18 and Newark on Wednesday, March 19.
Organized around the annual observance of James Madison's birthday, Sunshine Week is a non-partisan open government initiative led by the American Society of Newspaper Editors, with on line and broadcast media, public officials, celebrities, civic groups, non-profits, libraries, schools, religious leaders and others.
For more information about these events, visit our website http://www.njfog.org
IN TRENTON
Issues and Developments in Government Transparency What: Presentations by featured guests Senator Loretta Weinberg and Assemblyman Joseph Cryan on new open government legislation, followed by discussion of government transparency issues by an esteemed panel of experts:
Sean Curry, Administration of PARIS and Records DIRECT Grants Program, New Jersey Division of Archives and Records Management
Rebecca Pressman, Ph.D., J.D., M.L.S Librarian, Dana Library, Rutgers-Newark
Robert Marasco, Clerk, City of Newark
When: Tuesday, March 18 at 1:00 p.m. Where: State House Annex Rooms 101/103 in Trenton (For directions to the State House visit: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislativepub/directions.asp) Let us know you are coming! RSVP to info@njfog.org or (201) 624-7601. Refreshments will be served.
IN NEWARK
Government Secrecy: Censoring Your Right to Know What: An interactive national dialogue webcast from the National Press Club in Washington, DC, followed by a discussion of how transparency issues affect New Jersey residents. When: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 12:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Where: Rutgers University, Newark Campus, Conklin Hall, Room 449. Corner of University and Bleeker. Let us know you are coming! RSVP to erborry@pegasus.rutgers.edu
New Jersey Foundation for Open Government P.O. Box 32488 Newark, NJ 07102
(201) 624-7601
info@njfog.org
