National Archives to Host Public Interest Declassification Board

The National Archives has posted a Media Alert for March 17; this alert is to announce an open meeting of The Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) in order to seek the public’s reaction to its recent report on “Improving Declassification.” Included in the meeting format, representatives of selected public interest groups will make formal presentations and members of the general public will be given the opportunity express their thoughts regarding the report.The meeting is scheduled to take place Monday, March 17, 2008, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the National Archives and Records Administration, Jefferson Conference Room, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20408.

Registration is required due to space constraints, interested persons will need to register by March 12, 2008.  You can register by email at pidb@nara.gov (you will need to give your name and telephone number) or call PIDB staff at the Information Security Oversight Office at (202) 357-5039.

For more information on the details of this meeting please visit: http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2008/nr08-70.html