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Monthly PLAIN Meeting - April 7, 2010

Office of the Federal Register

Please join us, from 2 to 3:30 on April 7, in welcoming Anne-Marie Hasselrot, Deputy Director, Ministry of Justice, the Kingdom of Sweden. Ms. Hasselrot will be discussing the Swedish approach to clear legislation  lawyers and plain language experts work as a team. She'll also talk about some of the most common plain language problems.  In addition, she'll discuss problems with legal writing in the European Union. Here is a link to Sweden's plain language page.  http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/4409

 

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Directions:

The Federal Register Office is located three blocks north of the Union Station Metro at: 800 North Capitol Street, NW Suite 700, Washington DC 20001.  Go through security in the lobby, you must have a government issued photo id. The Federal Register is located on the 7th floor.  Follow the sign saying public inspection to enter the lobby.

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2008 Clear Communication Workshop

April 1, 2008
GSA Auditorium, Washington, DC

photo of Congressman Braley
Congressman Braley

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.

Don Byrne's Presentation Notes
WA State Program Update
Dana Botka's PowerPoint Presentation
Annetta Cheek's PowerPoint Presentation
Sandra Hilfiker's PowerPoint Presentation

 
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