ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 15, Number 
Date: January 17, 2006

In this Issue:  Sunshine Week 2006

Sunshine Week 2006: Are We Safer in the Dark?
A National Dialogue on Open Government and Secrecy 

Brought to you in celebration of Sunshine Week by 
* American Library Association
* American Association of Law Libraries
* American Society of Newspaper Editors /Sunshine Week
* Association of Research Libraries
* Coalition of Journalists for Open Government
* League of Women Voters 
* National Freedom of Information Coalition
* OpenTheGovernment.org
* Special Libraries Association

A panel discussion will start in Washington, DC and link via satellite to locally hosted discussions in communities across the country.

A panel of experts from around the country will kick off a lively discussion about open government and secrecy -- the problems we are facing with it, how it impacts communities, and what the public can do about it. 

Locally sponsored programs in communities around the country will discuss issues of access in their communities  and how to keep all levels of government open. 

When? 
Monday, March 13, 2006, 1:00pm - 2:30pm ET; local programs following. [* Local times will vary.]

Regularly updated information can be found at http://www.openthegovernment.org/article/subarchive/85 , including groups in your area sponsoring a local program in our Directory of Registered Sites.

Registration 
Online registration will begin on January 17, 2006. http://tinyurl.com/c57xr. The last day to register will be March 6, 2006.


About Sunshine Week 
The first national "Sunshine Week: Your Right to Know" was launched in March 2005 and will be celebrated in 2006 from March 12-18. Sunshine Week's intent is to raise awareness of the importance of open government to everyone in the community, not just journalists. 

For other ALA Sunshine Week events, including the Madison and the Cooke awards, go to http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/washevents/events.htm

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