ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline Volume 12, Number 9 January 22, 2003 In This Issue: Nominations Sought for the 2003 Madison Award Each year, the James Madison Award is presented on Freedom of Information Day to recognize those individuals or groups that have championed access to government information and the public's right to know. This year marks the 37th anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act and the 14th year that ALA will make this award in honor of James Madison. The American Library Association (ALA) seeks nominations to be considered for the award to be given on March 14, 2003 at the Freedom Forum National Freedom of Information Day program. FOIA Day is an annual event on or near March 16, the birthday of James Madison, regarded as the Father of the Constitution, as well as the foremost advocate for openness in government. TO NOMINATE: Nominations can be made in letter, email or fax to the American Library Association, Washington Office no later than February 3, 2003. Submissions should include a statement about nominee's contribution to access to government information and, preferably, a seconding letter. Please include a brief biography and contact information for the nominee. Send nominations by February 1st to: JAMES MADISON AWARD American Library Association Washington Office 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 403 Washington, D.C. 20004-1701 Email: pmcdermott@alawash.org For further information or questions, please contact Patrice McDermott at 800-941-8478. ****** ALAWON (ISSN 1069-7799) is a free, irregular publication of the American Library Association Washington Office. All materials subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be reprinted or redistributed for noncommercial purposes with appropriate credits. To subscribe to ALAWON, send the message: subscribe ala-wo [your_firstname] [your_lastname] to listproc@ala.org or go to http://www.ala.org/washoff/alawon. To unsubscribe to ALAWON, send the message: unsubscribe ala-wo to listproc@ala.org. ALAWON archives at http://www.ala.org/washoff/alawon. ALA Washington Office, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 403, Washington, D.C. 20004-1701; phone: 202.628.8410 or 800.941.8478 toll-free; fax: 202.628.8419; e-mail: alawash@alawash.org; Web site: http://www.ala.org/washoff. Executive Director: Emily Sheketoff. Office of Government Relations: Lynne Bradley, Director; Camille Bowman, Mary Costabile, Don Essex, Patrice McDermott and Miriam Nisbet. Office for Information Technology Policy: Rick Weingarten, Director; Jennifer Hendrix, Carrie Russell, Claudette Tennant. ALAWON Editor: Bernadette Murphy.