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Registration is now open for the 2024 National FOI Summit! This year, the event will be one day only and will focus on the use and impact of artificial intelligence within the public records realm.
The registration fee — $25 for NFOIC members, $30 for non-members — includes admittance to several live sessions. If you cannot attend live, you can access session recordings for six months after the event.
The summit will be from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET on Nov. 14, online via Zoom Events. (Note this is a new platform this year and you can attend using the Zoom app or by logging into your Zoom account online.)
Here’s a sneak peak at the sessions we’re working on:
- Cutting through the hype surrounding AI and public records
- Demos of AI-based tools and a look at how members are using them
- Responding to policies and legislation regarding AI
- State Open Government Hall of Fame induction
Coalition member session: Share your victories and challenges from the past year
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About NFOIC
The National Freedom of Information Coalition is a national 501(c)3 nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of state and regional affiliates. Through its programs and services and national member network, NFOIC promotes press freedom, legislative and administrative reforms and litigation to ensure open, transparent and accessible state and local governments and public institutions.
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