Monthly PLAIN Meeting - September 10, 2008 | |||||||||||
Department of Commerce, Office of the Inspector General, 7th floorThe next PLAIN meeting is September 10 from 2:00 to 3:30 at the Department of Commerce, Office of the Inspector General. Please arrive promptly! Curious about what happens behind the scenes of the Electoral College? The Office of the Federal Register's Legal staff will discuss their role in this year's presidential election. They'll talk about how they updated their Electoral College informational material and Presidential Elections pamphlet. Expect before and after examples of the material with no mud racking. It promises to be a lively discussion even without negative campaign ads! Amy Bunk and Joanne Locke
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2008 Clear Communication Workshop | |||||||||||
GSA Auditorium, Washington, DC
On April 1, 2008, the Plain Language Action and Information Network (PLAIN) and the Council of Federal Executive Secretariats co-sponsored a Workshop on Clear Communication. The opening plenary session featured Congressman Braley (D-IA) who gave us an update on H.R. 3548, the Plain Language in Government Communication Act of 2007, which he introduced last fall. Speakers at the breakout sessions covered writing clear correspondence, writing for the Web and legal writing. The closing plenary featured the Plain Talk coordinator from Washington State.
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