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2002 FOI Day conference: Agenda
02.26.02
Speakers' bios
National FOI Day resources page
8:00 a.m.
Continental breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Welcome
Introductions
Opening Address: History Denied: Restricting Access to Presidential Records
- Richard Reeves, historian, author, syndicated columnist
9:15 a.m.
Panel Discussion: Access Denied: Prudent Policy or Information Lockdown?
- Moderator: Ken Paulson, First Amendment Center
- Patrice McDermott, American Library Association
- Steven Aftergood, Federation of American Scientists
- Dan Metcalfe, Department of Justice
- Carl Stern, George Washington University
10:15 a.m.
Release of New Report: Homefront Confidential: Does Security Require Secrecy?
- Presenter: Lucy Dalglish, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
FOI Updates
10:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion: Disclosure Denied: Limiting the Damage From Leaks
- Moderator: John Podesta, Georgetown University School of Law
- Frank Sesno, former CNN Washington bureau chief
- Scott Armstrong, Information Trust
- Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
- Timothy R. Sample, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
11:45 a.m.
BREAK
Noon
LUNCH — FEG Dining Room
12:45 p.m.
James Madison Awards
- Presenter: John W. Berry, American Library Association
- Response: Kassy Benson, John E. Moss Foundation
1:00 p.m.
Keynote Address: Reflections of a Former Government Insider
- Steven Garfinkel, former director, Information Security Oversight Office
1:45 p.m.
Adjournment