ALT Event: Global to Local: Lessons for Open Government & Civic Engagement for DC. This event is co-organized by the DC Open Government Coalition and the U.S. General Services Administration's U.S. Open Government Secretariat. This nonpartisan event will feature an overview of international/national open government efforts and how they relate to local communities such as DC. Specifically, the event will set the stage for discussing transparency reform for all DC residents, including efforts to establish a Transparency Reform Commission. October 15, 2024 5:00pm - 6:30pm ET Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Public Library - 901 G St NW Washington, DC 20001; (registration required) This event will be open to the public and recorded. The final attendee list, agenda, meeting recording, and high-level notes of the discussion will all be posted to the U.S. Open Government Secretariat Public Engagement website.

ALT Agenda: 5:00 p.m. Welcome, Kirsten Mitchell, President of the DC Open Government Coalition 5:05 p.m. Overview of international/national open government efforts and how they relate to local communities such as DC, Daniel York, Director, U.S. Open Government Secretariat, U.S. General Services Administration 5:15 p.m. Keynote Speaker, Kathleen Patterson, D.C. Auditor 5:30 p.m. Panel on Establishing a Transparency Reform Commission in DC Speakers: • Niquelle Allen, Director of the DC Office of Open Government (confirmed) • Ginger McCall, former Public Records Advocate, state of Oregon (contirmed) • Robert Becker, Coalition board member who has drafted legislation to create a transparency reform commission in DC (confirmed) Moderator: Tom Susman, Founder, DC Open Government Coalition, and five-term member of the federal FOIA Advisory Committee 6:10 p.m. Q & A/Feedback 6:25 p.m. Closing remarks