Calendar of Events

Walt Mateja, DPA Programs VP
Ph: 302-377-1077
E-mail: wam@dca.net
 

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NOVEMBER 2011

Taming the Chaos

“Freedom of Information in a Digital Age: The Current FOI Landscape”

Delaware Press Association and the Delaware Freedom of Information Coalition (DELCOG) are partnering to bring you “Freedom of Information in a Digital Age: The Current FOI Landscape," a ” We the People” event at the historic Goodstay Center on the Wilmington Campus of the University of Delaware.

Our speaker, Ken Bunting, the executive director of the National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC), will talk about the unrestricted free flow of information as a cornerstone of democracy and how we’re doing regarding freedom of information and open government at the national level. He then will zero in on open government issues here in Delaware such as the increasing cost of access to that which the public should have: access to records, access to courts, access to data. He will address ease of access to public documents via the Internet, use of digitized public information, weaknesses in Delaware’s Freedom of Information Act, reform of state lobbying laws, the cost to the public when easy access and open government are lacking, and more.

Bunting is a former Pulitzer Prize judge and former associate publisher and executive editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer where he was in charge of responses and strategy regarding legal matters involving the newspaper and its staffers, including copyrights, trademarks, and litigation as well as First Amendment and access issues.
 

Directions to the Goodstay Center, 2600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilmington
 

Head north on Route 52 (Pennsylvania Avenue) from Wilmington for approximately one and a half miles. Turn left onto UD’s Wilmington campus at the first light after the light at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue (Route 52) and Greenhill Avenue. Heading south on Route 52 from Pennsylvania, pass the Greenville Shopping Center on the left, cross Route 141 and continue for 1/4 mile. Look for the UD sign on the right by Tower Hill School pedestrian overpass. Turn right at the traffic light onto the Wilmington campus. The Goodstay Center is the first building on the left. Ample free parking on site.
 

Please Register
 

The program is free and open to the public. Join us at 6:30 p.m. for networking and light refreshments. The program will begin at 7 p.m. To ensure enough seating, please let us know by November 9 if you’ll be coming. Guests are welcome.

Please send: 1) your name, 2) guests’ names and 3) a phone number to DelcogData@aol.com. Add subject line: “Registering for November 14 Program"

For more information, contact DelcogData@aol.com or 302-655-2175.

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DECEMBER 2011

Taming the Chaos: When Politics and Economics Mix

Professor Charles M. Elson, the Edgar S. Woolard, Jr., Chair in Corporate Governance and the Director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware, is a leading authority on corporate governance issues such as executive compensation, corporate compliance, securities regulation, corporate legal matters and Delaware issues. He will talk about taming the chaos when economics and politics mix.

Professor Elson has written extensively on the subject of boards of directors and is a frequent contributor or expert commentator on corporate governance issues through various scholarly and popular publications and media interviews. He is a consultant and adviser in both corporate and non-profit arenas and has served on boards that oversee CEO succession, director evaluation, and director compensation; other boards have benefitted from his expertise on strategic planning, risk governance, corporate self-regulation, and coping with fraud and other illegal activity.

He has been a professor of law and a visiting professor at several universities, including Stetson University College of Law (1990 – 2001) as well as the Cornell Law School and the University of Maryland School of Law. He is vice chairman of the American Bar Association Business Law Section’s Committee on Corporate Governance, a member of its Committee on Corporate Laws, and is “of counsel” to the law firm of Holland & Knight, one of the largest law firms in the world.

Book Signings and Holiday Cheer

Plan to do some holiday shopping during the social hour. Beginning at 11:30 a.m., a number of DPA authors, editors and photographers will be on hand to chat with members and guests and to offer books, photos, magazines and manuals on a wide range of topics.

While you shop, enjoy some holiday cheer — the cash bar will be open throughout the social hour and the luncheon.

2012 Communicator of Achievement

Following the program, Beth Miller, the DPA and NFPW 2011 Communicator of Achievement, will introduce the 2012 COA. The annual COA Award, given for outstanding professional achievement as well as for service to DPA, NFPW and the local community, is the highest honor DPA bestows on its members.

Celebrate with Us at Deerfield Golf & Tennis Club

The Holiday Luncheon will be held in the Ballroom at Deerfield Golf & Tennis Club, 507 Thompson Station Road, Newark. Social hour with cash bar and book signings begins at 11:30 a.m. with lunch at 12:30 p.m.

Directions: Click here for a map and detailed directions
Note: Once you’ve turned onto Possum Park Road, continue straight for approximately 2 miles (crossing Paper Mill Road). At the Bank of America Building, Possum Park becomes Thompson Station Road. Once you've crossed Paper Mill Road, the entrance to Deerfield Golf & Tennis Club will be about a half mile straight ahead down Thompson Station Road. You will see the entrance to White Clay Creek State Park on your right immediately before the entrance to Deerfield on the left. Large parking lot by clubhouse.

Reservations: Please sign up no later than Monday, December 5.

– MAKE YOUR LUNCHEON RESERVATIONS –

Walt Mateja is the DPA Programs Director. For more information, contact Walt at
302-377-1077 or wam@dca.net.

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