Do you find yourself locked in disputes with FOIA requesters (or agency colleagues)? Would you like to learn constructive ways to resolve or avoid disputes in the future?
OGIS will present a training session designed to help FOIA professionals develop dispute resolution skills on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at the Archives building on Constitution Ave between 7th and 9th streets NW in Washington, DC. This free, all-day session is appropriate for anyone in your agency who works with FOIA, including FOIA Public Liaisons, program managers, FOIA processors, FOIA attorneys and others. Participants will develop a working knowledge of Alternative Dispute Resolution techniques, learn how working with OGIS can help resolve disputes, practice active listening and good communication, and develop strategies for working with difficult people.
If you would like to register for this program, please register using Eventbrite at: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/dispute-resolution-skills-training-session-april-13-2016-tickets-22924276127. Space for this training program is extremely limited and the program fills up quickly, so please do not wait to register.
I would love to attend this, but being on the west coast makes it impossible. It would be great if you could broadcast this seminar for those of us not in DC.
Thanks for your comment. We are looking into how we can make the meetings more accessible. While we will not be able to broadcast this meeting, we do live Tweet the meetings from out Twitter handle: @FOIA_Ombuds