FOIAchat

FOIAchat is a weekly conference on Twitter from 2 PM to 3 PM EST under the hashtag #foiachat. The discussion invites collaboration between activists, citizens, bloggers and journalists on public records requests topics. Topics include the Freedom of Information Act and state equivalents, open meetings laws, and related issues.

This summary of a previous FOIAchat discussion is to be used as a reference guide for research or further discussion. Read our legal disclaimer.

FOIAchat serves as a forum for engaging discussion. Anyone on Twitter is welcome to participate, and all levels of knowledge are welcome. The results of the discussions are summarized through archived minutes below.

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[edit] 2012

This is a list of topics for the remaining 2012 calendar year. To make recommendations on future topics, feel free to contact Joshua Meyer, of WikiFOIA or Kristin, from Sunshine Review. If you have proposed links or topics within the already scheduled topic, feel free to post them here ahead of the FOIAchat.

[edit] May

May 4— FOIA in the news
May 11— Closed meetings - how to stop them, what to do when a government breaks the law
May 18—
May 25—

[edit] June

June 1— FOIA in the news
June 8—
June 15—
June 22—
June 29—

[edit] July

July 6— FOIA in the news
July 13—
July 20—
July 27—

[edit] August

August 3— FOIA in the news
August 10—
August 17—
August 24—
August 31—

[edit] September

September 7— FOIA in the news
September 14—
September 21—
September 28—

[edit] October

October 5— FOIA in the news
October 12—
October 19—
October 26—

[edit] November

November 2— FOIA in the news
November 9—
November 16—
November 23—
November 30

[edit] December

December 7— FOIA in the news
December 14—
December 21—
December 28—

[edit] Previous chats

[edit] January

January 6, 2012: FOIA in the news
January 13, 2012: Social media and public records
January 27, 2012: Disciplinary records and ethics violations

[edit] February

February 3— FOIA in the news: Impact of federal FOIA on state laws
February 10— Obstacles to open records
February 17— Electronic records management
February 24— Medical records

[edit] March

March 2— FOIA in the news
March 9— Requesting lobbying information
March 16— Special guests Erin Siegal and Scott Hodes: Federal FOIA issues
March 23— Election records
March 30— Phone records and allowances: how to get them, what they tell you

[edit] April

April 6— No FOIAchat, holiday weeked
April 13— FOIA in the news: FOIA lawsuits
April 20— How to pay for and proceed on a public records suit
April 27— FOIA lawsuits, copyright, and trade secrets

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