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AINS holds regular user training sessions at our dedicated support center at headquarters in Gaithersburg, MD.  We also offer on-site user training as well as refresher courses and role based tutorials. Some courses are offered online and can be tailored as private one-on-one user specific information sessions. Additionally, for our FOIAXpress users we hold an annual conference and event in downtown Washington D.C. At our FOIAXpress Users Group (FUG) Conference we introduce all the new features and functions of upcoming releases, hold role-specific breakout sessions and grant awards for excellence. 

FOIAXpress Basic User Trainings

AINS is pleased to announce a new series of FOIAXpress basic training sessions at our training classroom in Gaithersburg, Maryland. We require a minimum of six students and a maximum of ten students for each session. All training sessions below are subject to cancellation if a sufficient number of registrants is not reached. If a training session has to be rescheduled or cancelled, registrants will be notified one week prior to the scheduled training session and we will reschedule you for the next available session or refund your registration fee. For those of you that need to obtain authorization from your agency to attend, please use one of the training dates below for approval. If the date that you selected becomes unavailable, then we will gladly register you for the next available session or refund your money.  For full session details and to register, click the registration links below.

FOIAXpress Basic User Training - March 2012

March 14 & 15 : Register

FOIAXpress Basic User Training - April 2012

April 11 & 12 : Register

FOIAXpress Basic User Training - May 2012

May 23 & 24 :  Register

FOIAXpress Basic User Training - June 2012

June 20 & 21 :  Register

The Basic User Training session will cover how to use “all” features and functions of our latest FOIAXpress release from creation of request to closing. However, please be sure that all attendees clearly understand that this session will not be specific to their agency’s practices but that we can guarantee to cover the entire life cycle of a common request. The session consists of two full days of hands-on training with breakfast & lunch provided.

We hope to see you there!

"Get Familiar With the FOIA" Training Seminar 

AINS is offering an all day "Get Familiar With the FOIA" training class to be held on the Tuesdays preceeding our two-day FOIAXpress training classes.  This module is an excellent supplement to the New User Training for FOIAXpress and is highly recommended for those users who may be new to FOIA as well as FOIAXpress.  Additionally, the one day "Get Familiar with FOIA" training can also be purchased as a stand-alone class. 

Based on requests from attendees at our FOIAXpress user trainings, we created this intensive one-day seminar to be geared toward new members of the FOIA community or to individuals who are already working in the FOIA arena, but have not had a chance to receive any formal training in the subject matter.

The goal is to help participants orient themselves and their work within the larger picture of the FOIA. The class will include training on FOIA processing procedures, an in-depth look at the FOIA exemptions, a review of the FOIA fee structure and a history of FOIA legislation. Moreover, this class is a great add-on to our two-day "FOIAXpress Basic User Training". Class will be held at AINS Training Facility in Gaithersburg, MD.

Schedule for the Tuesday "Get Familiar With the FOIA" classes: 

  • 8 am    Start – Welcome
  • 8:30     Module 1 – FOIA Procedures and Q&A/review
  • 10:00   Break
  • 10:15   Module 2 – FOIA Exemptions and Q&A/review
  • 11:45   Lunch 
  • 12:45   Module 3 – FOIA Fee Structure with Q&A/review 
  • 2:15     Break 
  • 2:30     Module 4 - History of FOIA with Q&A/review 
  • 4:00     Closing

Contact Lionel Thomas at 301-670-2345 or lthomas@ains.com today to register! The upcoming classes are scheduled for: March 13th & April 10th.  We hope to see you there!