Professor Kirtley's Panels & Seminars

May 15, 2008 – San Francisco, CA, served on a panel, “Legal Ethical Issues Created by Today’s 24/7 Sports Media World,” at the Sports Lawyers Association 2008 annual conference. More information: http://www.sportslaw.org/conferences/2008brochure.pdf

April 21, 2008 – Washington, DC, conducted a digital video workshop with Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu in Columbo, Sri Lanka. The workshop on Media Ethics was conducted from the World Bank’s Washington, DC studios for journalists in Sri Lanka.

February 24, 2008 – St. Paul, MN, was a “contributing expert” at the “New Media, New Standards? Ethics in Online Journalism” program sponsored by Minnesota Pro Chapter of SPJ, the Silha Center, the Minnesota Journalism Center, and other groups on at the UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radiol. More information: http://www.mnspj.org/2008/02/24/save-the-date/

November 8, 2007 – New York, NY, appeared on a panel, “Newsgathering, Right of Privacy and Related Torts” at the Practising Law Institute's annual Communications Law conference.

November 3, 2007 – Toronto, Canada, took part in a panel discussion, “What trouble is on the horizon? International Developments” at the 2007 Annual Conference of Ad IDEM/Canadian Media Lawyers Association.

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October 26, 2007 – Los Angeles, CA, appeared on a panel, entitled “Applying Old-Age Laws to a New-Age Internet,”at the California First Amendment Coalition's 12th Annual Free Speech and Open Government Assembly at the USC Annenberg School for Communication. More information is available at: http://www.cfac.org/content/2007_program.pdf

September 20, 2007 – Gainesville, FL, appeared on a panel, entitled “Hit the Ground Running: FOI Advice from the Experts,” at the Florida FOI Summit marking the 30th Anniversary of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at the University of Florida.

August 11, 2007 – Washington, DC: Took part in a panel, entitled: “A Class in Privilege Then and Now: Is There Any Change?,” at the AEJMC Annual convention. The panel discussed trends in the developing law of reporter’s privilege, including the proposed federal shield law.

August 9, 2007 – Washington, DC: Took part in a panel, entitled: “Of Propaganda, Patriotism and Patronage: The Legal, Ethical and Practical Implications of Journalists Working with Government Agencies,” at the AEJMC Annual convention. The panel addressed issues arising from journalists at El Nuevo Herald in Miami simultaneously working for the U.S. government-sponsored Radio Marti and TV Marti.

May 4, 2007 – Kansas City, Missouri, appeared on a panel, “The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship? - Privacy and Technology Intersect” at the 20th Annual Media and the Law Seminar, “A Media Lawyer’s Guide to the Galaxy.” The conference was sponsored by the University of Kansas School of Law, University of Kansas- Continuing Education, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and the ABA TIPS Media, Privacy and Defamation Law committee. More information is avaiable online at: http://www.continuinged.ku.edu/programs/ml/agenda.php

March 20, 2007 – Apple Valley, MN, was a panelist for “Privacy - What must we give up? - The interplay between our rights and our security,” sponsored by the National Honor Society at Eastview High School. Other panelists included Associate Justice G. Barry Anderson (of the Minnesota Supreme Court) and former FBI special agent Coleen Rowley. More information is available online at: http://www.district196.org/evhs/today/daily/March07/3-20-07.htm

March 8, 2007 – Columbus, OH, was a panelist for the Federalist Society panel, “Journalists Under Fire: Is a 'Journalists Privilege' Needed to Protect the Flow of Information Between Reporters and their Sources?” More information is available online at: http://www.fed-soc.org/calendar/lawyerdivision.htm

February 17, 2007 – Minneapolis, MN, conducted a breakout session, “All the Law Allows: Is There Life After Hosty?” discussing legal issues facing scholastic journalists at the Associated Collegiate Press “Best of the Midwest” convention. More information is available online at: http://www.studentpress.org/acp/

February 9, 2007 – Key Largo, FL, was a panelist and facilitator at a workshop, "Hot Issues in Ethics" at the American Bar Association's Forum on Communications Law 12th Annual Conference, which took place Feb. 8-10, 2007.
The Conference brochure is available on the Forum's website at: http://www.abanet.org/forums/communication/home.html

January 27 and 28, 2007 – Minneapolis, MN, took part in post-performance panel discussions after the staged reading of the play, “In Darfur” at the Guthrie Theater. She addressed the media ethics issues raised in the play. Details about the play, written as a collaboration between playwright Winter Miller and NY Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, appear in the Star-Tribune story below and at www.guthrietheater.org.

January 18-19, 2007 – Washington, DC, was an invited participant at the ASNE (American Society of Newspaper Editors) First Amendment Summit. Prof. Kirtley was also one of a smaller group that met on January 19 to continue the discussion on dealing with current threats to press freedom, including subpoenas and the possibility of criminal prosecution under the espionage laws. More information is available online at: http://www.asne.org/index.cfm?id=6417

December 12, 2006 – Eagan, MN, appeared on a panel, “National Security and Its Effects on Civil Liberties” moderated by Prof. Arthur R. Miller of Harvard Law School at Thomson West Publishing’s Town Hall Auditorium. More information is available online at http://westlegaledcenter.com/

November 17, 2006 – Stillwater, OK, moderated a panel discussion, “Church and State: Is There Really a Separation?” at the 8th Annual First Amendment Congress at Oklahoma State University. More information is available online a t http://www.odl.state.ok.us/fyi/foi/

November 13, 2006 – Minneapolis, MN, moderated a panel, “Sources’ Rights: Who would a Federal Reporters’ Shield Law Protect?” for the University of Minnesota chapter of SPJ, held at Coffman Union’s Presidents Room. More information is available online at: http://www.umnspj.org

November 9, 2006 – New York, NY, was a panelist at the Practicing Law Institute’s Communications Law 2006 conference on November 9-10, 2006 in New York City. She appeared on the panel, “Newsgathering, Right of Privacy and Related Torts.”

September 29, 2006 – Alexandria, VA, was a panelist at the “Media Law Conference: Protecting the First Amendment in Challenging Times,” sponsored by the Media Law Resource Center, the Newspaper Association of America, and the National Association of Broadcasters. The panel was “The Next Big Thing -- Hot Issues for 2007 and Beyond.” More details at http://sitecore.naa.org/conferences/medialaw06/program.html

September 26, 2006 – Washington, DC, was a panelist at the American Society of Access Professionals (ASAP) Annual Symposium. The panel was "FOIA in its 40th Year Goes Around the World." More details are available online at: http://www.accesspro.org/symposium2006/index.html

September 16, 2006 – Kansas City, MO, was a panelist on the “Edith Wortman Blue Ribbon Panel: The First Amendment and You” at the Association for Women in Communications Professional Conference. More information is available online at: http://www.womcom.org/AWCConferences/2006/KSC/awards/edith_wortman_award.htm

August 24, 2006 - Chicago, IL, was a panelist at the National Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Convention and National Journalism Conference. The panel was “FOIA 40 Years Later.” More information is available online at: www.spj.org/c-p20.asp

August 11, 2006 – Tulsa, OK, was a panelist at the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) 22nd Annual Convention, speaking on “Free Press in Indian Country: Dreams and Reality.” Additional information is available online at www.naja.com/programs/convention.

August 3, 2006 – San Francisco, CA, took part in two panels at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference: “FOIA Celebtrates its 40th Anniversary: A Promise Fulfilled or a Bureaucratic Roadblock?” sponsored by the Law and Newspaper Divisions, and “Questioning Whether to be Neutral on a Moving Train: What Should Journalism and Mass Communication Educators Do in Response to Attacks on the Press?” sponsored by the JHistory Internet Group. More information is available online at: http://www.aejmc.org/.

June 29, 2006 – Was one of two lecturers conducting a teleseminar, “Government Organizations: The Freedom of Information Act and the Importance of Transparency” for the Public Affairs and Government Section of the Public Relations Society of American (PRSA). Information about the teleseminar is available online at http://www.prsa.org/rits/Files/File/Public_Affairs_and_Government/062906flier.pdf .

April 30, 2006 – Minneapolis, MN, was a panelist at the 4th annual Gary Klott Ethics Symposium at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) annual conference. The title of the panel was: “Short Sellers and the Media: the use (and misuse) of negative tips to newspeople.” More information is available online at: http://www.sabew.org

April 4, 2006 – Murfreesboro, TN, moderated a panel, "Fabrication and Plagiarism," at a conference, "Fact and Fiction in Journalism: Fabrication, Plagiarism and Confidential Sources," sponsored by the John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies at the Colllge of Mass Communications at Middle Tennessee State University. Panelists included Joann Byrd (former Washington Post ombudsman), Bill Hilliard (former editor of the Portland Oregonian), John Hillkirk (executive editor of USA Today), and Jonathan Landman (New York Times). The three-day conference took place from April 4-6, 2006. More information is available at: http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/519080/

February 20, 2006 – Minneapolis, MN, moderated a panel discussion for the event, “The End of Journalism: Why News Still Matters,” held at Coffman Memorial Union on the University of Minnesota Campus. Panelists included Bill Kovach, Chair of the Committee of Concerned Journalists, Ted Canova, former News Director for Fox-9/UPN 29 (Twin Cities), Dave Kansas, Editor, Money Section of the Wall Street Journal, and Nora Paul, Director of the Institute for New Media Studies, University of Minnesota. More information is available online at: http://www.silha.umn.edu/events.htm

February 10, 2006 – Boston, MA, moderated a panel, entitled "Protecting Sources by Going to Jail: Is There a Better Way?" at the New England Press Association's 2006 Convention and Trade Show. Prof. Kirtley substituted for Paul McMasters, who was unable to attend for health reasons. Among the panelists was Lee Levine, the 2001 Silha Lecturer. More information is available online at: www.nepa.org

February 8, 2006 – Spokane, WA, was a panelist on the The Washington News Council's Public Forum on the Spokane Spokesman-Review ’ s Jim West Coverage. Over 250 people attended the panel discussion, which was broadcast throughout the state of Washington on February 15, 2006 . More information is available online at: http://www.wanewscouncil.org/

December 2, 2005 – Oklahoma City, OK, served as the moderator for a Town Hall Talk: “How Do We Restore Our Own Credibility?” at the Southern Newspaper Publishers Foundation's conference, and for another talk, “Ethics: New Threats; New Frontiers ” held at The Oklahoman. Click here to view the conference program.

November 10, 2005 – New York, NY, appeared on a panel, “Newsgathering, Right of Privacy, and Related Torts” at the Practising [sic] Law Institute's Communication Law 2005 conference.

October 18, 2005 – Washington, DC, was a panelist at the NABEF National Freedom of Speech Week program, “Freedom of Speech: Do the Same Press Rules Apply in a Changing Media Landscape?” at the National Press Club. More details are available at http://www.nabef.org/freespeech/agenda.htm
October 18, 2005 – a short write-up about the panel appeared in the National Journal's Technology Daily, PM Edition.

October 16, 2005 – Las Vegas, NV, was a panelist at the SPJ National Convention. Prof. Kirtley appeared on the panel, “Challenges to a Free Press,” from 3:45-5 p.m. More details are available at http://www.spj.org/convention_prog.asp

October 8, 2005 – Took part in a post-screening discussion of the new film, “Good Night, and Good Luck,” at its Twin Cities premiere at the Walker Art Center. Other participants in the discussion were David Strathairn, the actor who portrayed Edward R. Murrow in the film, and Chuck Samuelson, executive director of the ACLU of Minnesota. More information is available online at: http://calendar.walkerart.org/event.wac?id=2373

September 30-October 2, 2005 – Oxfordshire, UK, was one of only two invited participants from the United States at a conference, “Freedom and Security: an appropriate balance?” convened by the Ditchley Foundations at Ditchley Park. http://www.ditchley.co.uk/calendar/index.htm

September 19-20, 2005 – London, UK, gave a short presentation critiquing the new UK Freedom of Information law, as an invited delegate to the Media Law Resource Center's London Conference. More information is available online at: http://www.medialaw.org/Template.cfm?Section=Events

August 19, 2005 – Minneapolis, MN, appeared on a panel, “Ethics, Schmethics -- What's Going Wrong?” at the Asian American Journalists Association 17th Annual National Convention at the Hyatt Regency hotel. More information is available online at: www.aaja.org/programs/convention

August 11, 2005 – San Antonio, TX, AEJMC 88th Annual Convention: at a pre-convention half-day workshop, “Court-ing News: Essentials for Journalists and Those Who Teach Them to Cover the Courts,” Professor Kirtley appeared on the panel for Session II, “The Trial and Instructions: Law versus What Media Represent."

August 9, 2005 – San Antonio, TX, AEJMC 88th Annual Convention: appeared on a panel, "Freedom of Information and Scientific Data Post 9/11."

May 13, 2005 – St. Paul, MN, was a panelist at the Public Radio News Directors Incorporated “Talk Show Conference” held May 13, 2005 at Minnesota Public Radio. The topic was “What makes a good talk show guest?” More information is available online at: http://www.prndi.org/

April 15, 2005 – Los Angeles, CA, was a panelist at the American Bar Association's Seventh Annual Conference, “The Golden State of ADR.” The panel was titled: “Dealing with the Press in Multi-Party, Environmental Disputes: Challenges with Confidentiality.”

April 9, 2005 – Calgary, Alberta, Canada – panelist at the Media and the Law Seminar 2005 ("Delivering the Message: Is the Public Well Served?") held by the Law Society of Alberta on April 9, 2005. The topic of the panel was: "You Be the Judge: How Well is the Public Informed by the Justice System and the Media?" More information is available online at: http://www.lawsocietyalberta.com/news/eventsawards.cfm

March 17, 2005 – Washington, DC, Participant in Roundtable at the 5th Annual Hurley Symposium, "The Seduction of Secrecy: Toward Better Access to Government Information on the Record" at the National Press Club on March 17, 2005. The symposium was covered by C-SPAN and aired on C-SPAN 2 on March 18, 2005 . The Editor & Publisher article, “ Panel Discussion on Anonymous Sourcing Coming to National Press Club,” by Joe Strupp, provides a preview. The article is available online at: http://editorandpublisher.com/eandp/search/article_display.jsp?schema=&vnu_content_id=1000815671 . Much more information, including a PODcast, transcript, etc., can be retrieved from http://www.journalism.missouri.edu/news/releases/2005/related/hurley-symposium-2005.html

March 3, 2005 – Miami, FL, was a panelist for “Journalists Under Fire,” presented as part of Communication Week 2005 at the University of Miami. More information is available online at: http://com.miami.edu/events/CommWeek05/thursdaym3.htm .

January 14-15, 2005 – Boca Raton, FL, was a facilitator for two separate workshops on “Hot Issues in Ethics” at the 10 th Annual Conference of the American Bar Association's Forum on Communications Law.

February 3-4, 2005 – Paris, France, was a panelist for Session 2: “Between Security and Openness: Should There Be Limits to Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Information?” at the International Conference on Freedom of Expression in Cyberspace, a UNESCO thematic meeting for the World Summit on the Information Society. Kirtley was also a participant at other events at the conference. The conference was held at UNESCO's headquarters.

November 20, 2004 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – presented a paper, “Plus Ca Change, Plus C'est La Meme Chose: A Reflection on the Reporter's Privilege in the United States, 1995-2004,” as part of the “International Developments:” panel at the Canadian National Media Law Conference.

November 18, 2004 – New York, NY, was a panelist on “Newsgathering, Right of Privacy and Related Torts: at the Practising Law Institute's Communications Law 2004 Conference.

October 25, 2004 – Minneapolis, MN, was a panelist for “Indecency in the Media” at the Minnesota Broadcasters Association Annual Conference.

October 8, 2004 – Eugene, OR, a presentation, “Comity, Shmomity: Will U.S. Courts Continue to Refuse to Enforce Foreign Libel Judgments?" was part of a panel, "Exporting the First Amendment Abroad: Sullivan 's Global Impact," at a conference, " New York Times v. Sullivan Forty Years After: Its Impact on Freedom of the Press in the United States and Abroad" at the University of Oregon in Eugene. The conference was co-sponsored by the University of Oregon 's School of Journalism and Communication and by the School of Law . http://jcomm.uoregon.edu/sullivan/

October 1, 2004 – Chicago, IL, appeared on a panel, "What Do E-Voting Machines Know About My Vote?" at a symposium, "E-lection 2004: Is E-voting Ready for Prime Time?" sponsored by the Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law at the John Marshall Law School, a link to which can be found at http://evoting.jmls.edu September 11, 2004 – New York , NY , appeared on a panel, “Fair Press vs. Free Trial,” at the 2004 Society of Professional Journalists National Convention in New York City .

August 7, 2004 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Appeared on the panel “Contemporary Libel Law and the Legacy of New York Times v. Sullivan” at the annual AEJMC convention.

August 6, 2004 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Appeared on the panel “A Conflict of Laws: American Media Coverage of Canadian Crimes,” at the annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention.

May 16, 2004 – Indianapolis, IN, attended SDX Foundation Board meeting. May 9-11, 2004 – Washington DC , was an invited participant at the Inter American Press Association's Hemisphere Summit of National Congresses of the Americas on Freedom of the Press.

April 17, 2004 – Troutdale, OR, appeared on a panel, “Spotlight on ethics: How hard can it be to tell the truth?” at the SPJ Region 10 Conference.

April 16, 2004 – Portland, OR, conducted a workshop on current freedom of information issues for the staff of The Oregonian .

March 27, 2004 – Bloomington, MN, was a panelist for “Media Ethics: Making the Tough Calls” at the Midwest Journalism Conference.

January 23, 2004 – Boca Raton, FL, was a panelist for a plenary session, "Let the Sunshine In: The Promise of the Internet, The Threat to Personal Privacy, and Florida 's Unique Approach" at the American Bar Association Forum on Communications Law's 9th Annual Conference.

November 20-21, 2003 – Columbus, OH, spoke at the National Conference Addressing Issues Related to Celebratory Riots, co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota, Ohio State University, and the U.S. Justice Department. She appeared on a panel on Nov. 20, "The CIty Government Perspective on Celebratory Riots," and discussed the role of the news media prior, during and after riots. Visit http://studentaffairs.osu.edu/riots/ for more information.

November 13, 2003 – New York, NY, appeared on the “Access” panel at the Practising Law Institute's annual Communications Law conference.

November 1, 2003 – Minneapolis, MN, appeared on a panel for a public forum on the USA PATRIOT Act sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Minneapolis held at the Women's Club of Minneapolis. http://www.lwvmpls.org

October 29, 2003 – Orono, ME, was a panelist for the William S. Cohen Papers Forum, “The Media Threatened? Protecting the Free Flow of Information,” at the University of Maine. Presented “The Perils of Privilege: The Role of the Citizen-Journalist in a Democratic Society.” http://www.library.umaine.edu/cohen/forum.htm

October 9, 2003 – Denver, CO, wrote and acted as the interlocutor for a "Fred Friendly"-style seminar, "Media Ethics in Wartime," for 25 high school teachers. The program was part of a series called "The High School Ethics Project," sponsored by the Center for Education in Law and Democracy in Denver. Panelists included Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Russ Carparelli; Denver Post reporter Gwen Florio; Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Leone; and media lawyer Christopher Beall.

September 11, 2003 – Tampa , FL , attended the board meeting for the SDX Foundation at the national Society of Professional Journalists convention.

August 2, 2003 - was a panelist at the AEJMC Annual Convention in Kansas City, "Cinching the Cloak of Secrecy: Framing Freedom of Information as a National Security Threat."

August 1, 2003 - appeared on a panel, "Post 9-11: Public Records and the Privacy Debate" at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) 30th annual meeting in Washington, DC..

June 26-28, 2003 - New York, NY, was a panelist discussing the proposed Global Internet Freedom Act at a conference on "Press Freedom on the Internet," sponsored by the World Press Freedom Committee and the Communications and Media Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. For additional information go to http://www.wpfc.org/index.jsp?page=Internet%20Press%20Freedom%20Conference.

May 17, 2003 - Nashville, TN, was a panelist for "Homeland Security: Secrets in America" at the National Freedom of Information Coalition/SPJ Sunshine Project Annual Conference. More information is available online at http://www.nfoic.org/Meetings.html.

April 11-12, 2003 - Dallas, TX, was one of two instructors, with Professor Susan Ross of the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication at Washington State University, to speak at the "Freedom of the Press Seminar" at the First Amendment Institute.

April 5, 2003 - Cleveland, OH, was a panelist on April 5 for "Personal Liberty in an Era of Terrorism," at the Thirteenth Meeting of the Judicial Conference of the Eighth Judicial Circuit. One of her co-panelists was Ken Starr, the special prosecutor in the Whitewater probe.

March 14, 2003 - Arlington, VA, was a panelist at the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center's National FOI Day Conference. Her panel, "The Courts: Are They the Answer?" was moderated by attorney Lee Levine, the 2001 Silha Lecturer. More information available online at http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=6504%20.

February 20, 2003 - Minneapolis, MN, was a panelist for "Remember 9-11: The Media and the 'War on Terror'" held at Coffman Memorial Union. SJMC Director Albert Tims moderated the panel discussion that included Kirtley, James Druckman of the Political Science department, and Scott Libin, SJMC Cowles Fellow and former news director at KSTP-TV.

December 10, 2002 - Minneapolis - met with Lakshman Kumar Upadhyaya of Tribhuvan University Law Faculty, Kathmandu, Nepal. He was visiting the University of Minnesota under a Fulbright program while working with Human Rights Center of the Law School.

November 16, 2002 - Toronto - was a panelist for "Anti-Terrorism: Subpoenas, Sources, and Access - International Developments Affecting the Media," at the 2002 National Media Law Conference sponsored by Ad Idem, the Canadian media lawyers' association.

November 14, 2002 - New York - appeared on the "Access" panel at the Practising Law Institute's Communication Law 2002 conference.

October 22, 2002 - Minneapolis - met with nine World Press Institute Fellows with Professor Kathleen Hansen, director of the Minnesota Journalism Center, to be briefed about journalism education in the United States. The countries represented by Fellows this year were: Australia, Brazil, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda.

October 6, 2002 - Minneapolis - was a panelist for "Terrorism: The First Amendment and Responsible Journalism -- The Delicate Balance," at the 109th Annual Conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

September 17, 2002 - Minneapolis - Six journalists from Armenia attended Professor Kirtley's Mass Communication Law class. Their visit was facilitated by the Minnesota International Center.

September 10, 2002 - Minneapolis - Ten journalists from Germany attended Professor Kirtley's Mass Communication Law class. Their visit was facilitated by the Minnesota International Center.

September 25, 2002 - Alexandria, Va. - panelist on "Posted No Journalists: Newsgathering Laws in Foreign Countries at the 2002 NAA/NAB/LDRC Libel Conference, "Searching for the First Amendment." Additional information is posted online at http://www.naa.org/ppolicy/legal/libel02/program.html.

August 12, 2002 - Minneapolis - panelist on "Kids and Sex: Are Media Promoting Debate or Peddling Fear? A Conversation with Judith Levine, author of Harmful to Minors." The panel took place at The Open Book, and was sponsored by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, Minnesota, and Ruminator Books.

August 10, 2002 - Washington, D.C. - panelist on "Will September 11 Change the American Constitution?" The panel was moderated by Harvard Law professor Arthur Miller at the American Bar Association's annual meeting. The panel was carried broadcast live and repeated at later dates on C-SPAN. The video can be viewed at http://www.cspan.org/laws_courts.

August 6, 2002 - Miami - moderator for a panel, "Arresting Facts about Crime Coverage," part of a pre-convention workshop, "Covering Crime: A Multi-Dimensional Workshop" at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference.

July 26, 2002 - Denver - panelist for "The Electronic Trail: Perils of Policymakers and Private Citizens" at the National Conference of State Legislatures annual meeting, " Summit for America."

June 24, 2002 - hosted seven Armenian journalists at the Silha Center to discuss media law and media ethics. The journalists were in the United States under the auspices of the State Department's International Visitor Program, and their visit was facilitated by the Minnesota International Center.

June 21, 2002 - Washington, D.C., panelist at a plenary session, "The Role of the Press and the Judicial System" at the Inter American Press Association's Hemisphere Summit on Justice and Freedom of the Press in the Americas. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was the keynote speaker and participated in the panel which immediately followed his remarks. The program was taped by C-SPAN for broadcast at a future date. For more information, go to http://www.sipiapa.org. Pictures of Professor Kirtley's presentation at the event are available at: http://www.bigwood.biz/SIP/pages/IAPA097.htm and http://www.bigwood.biz/SIP/index_6.htm.

June 13, 2002 - San Diego, Calif., panelist for "Ethics: Going to Jail for Your Journalism" at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists 20th Annual Convention in San Diego.

April 29, 2002 - Olympia, Wash., served as moderator for "The First Amendment in America Today: Can a 200-Year-Old Absolutist Right be Applied in the 21st Century?" as part of the First Amendment Forum at Evergreen State College.

April 19, 2002 - Kansas City, Mo., panelist on two panels for the 15th Annual Seminar, Media and the Law 2002: "Ethical Dilemmas Every Media Lawyer Encounters," and "Balancing National Security Concerns with the Public's Right to Know and Individuals' Rights of Privacy." The seminar was sponsored by the University of Kansas Continuing Education program.

April 5, 2002 - Bloomington, Minn., panelist for "On the Security Front," at the Midwest Journalism Conference.

March 22-23, 2002 - Houston, Texas, was one of two faculty for the "Freedom of the Press" seminar of the First Amendment Institute.

March 15, 2002 - Roanoke, Va., appeared on the "FOI and Privacy" panel at the Virginia Press Association/Associated Press 2002 Winter Conference, "Ground Zero in the Newsroom: Covering the Homefront in the War on Terror."

February 20, 2002 - Minneapolis, led a seminar, "Careers in Media Law," at the University of Minnesota Law School.

February 15-16, 2002 - Boca Raton, Fla, was facilitator for two sessions on "Hot Issues in Ethics," at the American Bar Association's Forum Committee on Communications Law conference.

February 7, 2002 - St. Paul, Minn., debated the topic "Civil Liberties," with former Justice Department attorney William Michael Jr., at Metropolitan State University.

December 12, 2001 – Minneapolis was a panelist for "First Amendment Rights in the Wake of September 11, 2001," moderated by Harvard law Professor Arthur Miller. The program was sponsored by West Group and All District Legal Education as a continuing legal education course for attorneys.

November 16, 2001 – Washington, D.C., was a panelist for "The First Amendment and Technology," part of the symposium, "The First Amendment: New Challenges for a Changed World," presented by the Media Institute’s Cornerstone Project.

November 8, 2001 – New York, was a panelist on "Cyberliability and the Internet," at the Practising Law Institute’s annual Communications Law conference.

October 22, 2001 – Minneapolis, participated in a panel, "Terror! Media Coverage of September 11 and the Aftermath," at Cowles Auditorium, an event cosponsored by the Minnesota Professional Chapter of SPJ, SJMC’s Minnesota Journalism Center and the Silha Center. A complete audio recording of the event is available on the Minnesota Public Radio’s web site at http://news.mpr.org/features/200110/23_helmsm_media/index.shtml.

October 22, 2001 – Minneapolis, gave a presentation on the First Amendment and the September 11 aftermath to a group of 10 international journalists who visited SJMC under the auspices of the World Press Institute.

October 20, 2001 – Minneapolis, participated in two panels at the National Writers Union, Twin Cities Local Conference, "The WOW (Who Owns What) Conference: Intellectual Property in the New Millennium." The panels were entitled, "Ideal Legal Protection for IP in the Wake of Tasini v. The New York Times," and "Intellectual Property, Values & Ethics." The Web site for the National Writers Union can be found at www.nwu-tc.org.

October 16, 2001 – Minneapolis, met with two journalists and an attorney from Swaziland at the Silha Center. The visitors were exploring the possibility of the creation of a news council in their home country.

October 11, 2001 – Minneapolis, conducted a seminar for members of the University of Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists. The topic of the seminar was government secrecy in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

October 4-5, 2001 – Bellevue, Wash., appeared on two panels, "Protecting Words and Pictures: Intellectual Property Rights" and "The Public vs. the Press," at the National Society of Professional Journalists convention.

September 25, 2001 – Minneapolis, presented "Basics of Press Law," at the Minnesota State High School Journalism Convention.

August 3, 2001 - Hong Kong, participated in panel discussion broadcast online by the Freedom Forum. The tape of the July 12 seminar, "Privacy Intrusion - Where to Draw the Line?" was co-hosted by the Hong Kong Journalists Association at the Freedom Forum Asian Center. Program was available online at http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=13041.

April 26, 2001 – Kansas City, Mo., appeared on two panels at the Fourteenth Annual Media and the Law Seminar. The panels were entitled, "Internet Communications III: Data Collection in a Time of Privacy," and "Ethics in Media Law: Situations Every Media Lawyer Encounters."

March 30-31, 2001 – Nashville, Tenn., judge in the preliminary and quarterfinal rounds of the 11th National First Amendment Moot Court Competition at Vanderbilt University Law School.

March 15, 2001 – Washington, D.C., invited as a participant to "National Strategy for Enhancing State FOI Laws." Roundtable is sponsored by the Rockefeller Family Fund. February 17, 2001 – Washington, D.C., panelist at the Scripps Howard National Roundtable, speaking on "Collision Course? Business and Journalism."

February 15-16, 2001 – Boca Raton, Fla., acted as chief facilitator for a workshop entitled, "Hot Issues in Ethics," for the ABA Forum Committee on Communications Law.

November 17, 2000 – Washington, D.C., was an invited participant in the Privacy Agenda Roundtable at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.

November 14, 2000 – New York, spoke on a panel, "When Do Information Privacy Rules Violate Freedom of Speech," at the Practising Law Institute's Communications Law conference.

September 25, 2000 – London, an invited participant at the Libel Defense Resource Center’s Conference. Topic was "Developments in English Libel and Privacy Law."

August 9-10, 2000 – Phoenix, Ariz., panelist, "The Bottom Line: How Business Practices are Shaping Media Law," and "Honoring IRE: A Legal and Ethical Look at Investigative Reporting," at the AEJMC conference.

July 19, 2000 – Chicago, panelist, "State Public Records on Privacy," National Conference of State Legislatures Annual Meeting.

July 17-18, 2000 – Los Angeles, panel chair, "Ethics and the Newsgathering Process;" panel participant, "Sources and Subpoenas," and "Developments in Libel and Privacy Law," at Litigating Newsgathering Claims and Litigating Libel and Privacy Claims, Practising Law Institute.

June 16-17, 2000 – New Orleans, panelist, " Law School for Reporters," Louisiana State Bar Association.

June 14-15, 2000 – New York, panel chair, "Ethics and the Newsgathering Process," and panel participant, "Sources and Subpoenas," at Litigating Newsgathering Claims, Practising Law Institute.

April 28-29, 2000 – Houston, faculty for "Freedom of the Press," First Amendment Institute, Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas.

April 19, 2000 – Eden Prairie, Minn., conducted a workshop on media law for approximately 40 employees of the Sun Newspapers group.

April 8-9, 2000 – San Francisco, panelist, "The Media and Mediation: When ADR and the First Amendment Clash," ADR by the Bay: The Golden Gate to Collaborative Problem Solving, American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution.

April 3, 2000 – Charlottesville, Va., panelist, "Media Influences: What's Public, What's Private?" at the National Symposium on Character in Politics held at the University of Virginia Center for Governmental Studies. The panel was covered by C-SPAN.

March 17-18, 2000 – Nashville, Tenn., judge in the preliminary and quarterfinal rounds of the 10th National First Amendment Moot Court Competition at Vanderbilt University Law School.

February 11-13, 2000 – Washington, D.C., panelist at Scripps Howard Roundtable, "Media Ethics: Doing It Right," at the National Press Club. The panel was covered by C-SPAN.

November 11-12, 1999 – New York, on two panels, on "Reporter's Privilege," and "Prior Restraint," at the Practising Law Institute Conference on Communications Law.

October 14-15, 1999 – Miami, panelist speaking on "High Profile Cases," at the National Association of Women Judges Conference.

October 2-4, 1999 – Indianapolis, on two panels, speaking on "Reporting on the Edge," and "Working the Net as a Reporting Tool," at the Society of Professional Journalists National Convention.

September 22-27, 2000 – Arlington, Va., on two panels, speaking on "Investigative Reporting Outside the United States," and "Academic Panel on First Principles," at the Libel Defense Resource Center Conference.

September 15, 1999 – Hong Kong, panelist at the Freedom Forum Asian Center. She spoke on "Fighting Libel, Defamation and Contempt: Weapons for Muzzling the Media."