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Workshop information Workshop Name Effective Electronic Public Meetings Part 1 The Basics Date Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Location Zoom Webinar Deadline 2/23/2021 Price $20.00 Speakers: Paul M. Ferguson, Assistant Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Office of Open Government and Andrew T. Phillips, Attorney, von Briesen & Roper, S.C., outside general counsel for the Wisconsin Counties Association. Philip Freeburg, Law Educator and Distinguished Lecturer, UW Madison Extension, Local Government Education Program. Assistant Attorney General Ferguson will provide an overview of DOJ's guidance on the applicability of the open meetings law during the current pandemic. This overview will include the DOJ Office of Open Government advisories and address some reoccurring issues encountered by those attempting to ensure compliance with the open meetings law using an electronic (virtual) meeting format. Attorney Phillips will discuss the practicalities of how local governments can best follow the state guidelines for electronic meetings. In-person meeting safety issues and concerns and ¿ reasonably accessible meetings. Attorney Philip Freeburg will review the importance of Electronic Meeting Rules Policies and provide Electronic Meeting tips, including mixed meetings and accommodations The presentation materials will also include a list of electronic meeting platforms as part of the registration materials. This webinar's price is $20.00, and please use this LGE registration link to sign up. . After registering, you will receive an email with a Zoom link that will allow you to complete your webinar registration.   Participant information * - required Last Name * Required! First Name * Required! Suffix Organization Name * Required! Title/Position * Required! Address * Required! Address 2 City * Required! State * Required! Zip Code * Required! E-mail * Required! To contact you about your registration Phone * Required! Please include area code, XXX-XXX-XXXX   Please provide the following demographic information about yourself. This information is used to ensure our programming is reaching a diversity of audiences and to fulfil our obligations as a recipient of federal funding. You reserve the option to not provide this demographic information. Should you choose to not provide this information, please choose "Prefer not to respond."   Please indicate your race. Choose only one answer. I identify as having (check all that apply):   American Indian or Alaska Native (1)   Asian (2)   Black of African American (3)   Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (4)   White (5)   Two or more races (6)   Prefer not to respond (7) Please indicate your ethnicity. Choose only one answer. Hispanic or Latino (1) Not Hispanic or Latino (2) Prefer not to respond (3) Please indicate your “Sex”. Choose only one answer. Female (1) Male (2) Prefer not to respond (3) Please indicate your age. Choose only one answer. Adult (19 years or older) (1) Youth (18 years or younger) (2) Prefer not to respond (3)   Registration Category $20.00 If you have a Promo Code, please enter it here Payment Method Credit Card Check   Doing Business As: The charge will appear on your credit card statement as UW Local Gov. Education. Cancellation Policy: To cancel a registration/payment, please contact lgc@extension.wisc.edu. Privacy Statement: The Local Government Center does not sell, rent, trade or distribute any personally identifiable customer information to any third party, except as required by law. Information collected by The Department of Animal Science is used for the administrative and operational purposes of our services. Contact: Please contact lgc@extension.wisc.edu, if you have any questions about your registration. NOTE: If you have a disability and desire accommodation, please advise us as early as possible. Requests are confidential.